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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from October to April at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022.  The purpose of this payment is to assist qualifying households with their energy costs.  The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household.  It is not intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Parent's Leave and Benefit are currently available for five weeks to all eligible parents of children born or adopted from 1 November 2019 and must be used within the first two years of the child’s life or adoption.  Parent’s Benefit is paid at €250 per week - the same rate as Maternity, Paternity and Adoptive Benefits.  Provision was made in Budget 2022 to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible for the allocation of Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) to those who require one to transact with a public body. Persons taking up employment require a PPSN so they can pay tax and social insurance. Any person applying for a PPSN for employment purposes, regardless of where they live, must specify the reason they require a PPSN and also submit the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1021 and 1022 together. The Ability Programme, introduced in June 2018, was a three-year pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities. The funding for the programme amounted to around €16 million and was provided jointly under the European Union’s ESF 2014-2020 Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning Operational...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department facilitates annual internships within the ICT and the Business Intelligence units. Internships are offered for a fixed term and interns are paid the first point of the Executive Officer salary scale for the duration of their internship. The following table outlines the number of internships that were approved in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Year Number of...