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

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection operates secondments on the basis that they are temporary assignments where the secondee returns to the Department at the end of the secondment.  Any extension of the secondment would be a matter for agreement between the Department and the receiving organisation. 

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

Heather Humphreys: In December, in light of the then continuing uncertainty arising from the labour market impacts of Covid-19 and in recognition of the extended period of consultation with stakeholders, it was agreed to extend all current contracted employment service providers contracts, including the Local Employment Service, Job Clubs and JobPath providers until the end of June...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was in receipt of a rate of Back To Education Allowance (BTEA) related to their underlying entitlement to a Jobseekers Benefit payment.  The person's entitlement to Jobseekers Benefit payment has now exhausted. Jobseeker’s Allowance is a means-tested payment.  The person concerned is only entitled to a reduced rate of Jobseekers...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Redundancy Payments Act 1967, as amended, provides for the making of payments by employers to employees in respect of redundancy.  It is the employer’s responsibility to pay statutory redundancy payments to all eligible employees.  In the event that an employer is unable to pay due to financial difficulties, an application for payment from the Social Insurance Fund may be...

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

Heather Humphreys: Participants of JobPath do not have access to the Training Support Grant (TSG) provided by the Department.  However, the JobPath companies will on a case by case basis provide similar funding. JobPath providers have their own discretionary funds available to pay for training or other interventions; the decision to approve or reject any request for funding is solely at the discretion...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is currently in receipt of the Widower(er)'s & Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension at the maximum rate for those aged under 66 years.  This pension will remain payable while the person remains widowed and is payable regardless of other income.  The social welfare system is primarily a contingency-based system, with entitlement based...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded maximum rate Widower(er)'s & Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension with effect from 16/04/2021, which was confirmed in writing on 07/03/2022.  The first payment issued, to the bank account provided, on 16/03/2022, but it has been returned to the Department as it could not be lodged. We wrote to the person concerned on 24/03/2022...

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

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.  Partial Capacity Benefit (PCB) is a payment which allows certain categories of people to return to work (if they have reduced capacity to work)  and continue...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of income supports for people unable to work due to illness or disability.  The largest disability related social assistance scheme is the Disability Allowance.  At the end of March 2022, in excess of 155,000 persons were in receipt of this means tested payment. A PhD disregard was introduced in 2021, for persons in receipt of Disability...

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

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.   Receipt of an academic scholarship would not impact on the IP payment.  People in receipt of Invalidity Pension can participate in courses of education. ...

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

Heather Humphreys: The system of social assistance supports provide payments based on an income need.  The means test plays a critical role in determining whether an income need arises as a consequence of a particular contingency – such as disability, unemployment or caring.  This ensures that the recipient has a verifiable income need and that resources are targeted to those who need them...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department is providing ongoing support and services to assist people covered by the Temporary Protection Directive who are fleeing Ukraine and who arrive in Ireland, such as the provision of PPSNs and income supports. However, the issue of accommodation has become more acute in recent weeks. Currently, where a recipient of a means tested social assistance payment provides accommodation in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: One of the criteria for Widow(er)'s & Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension is that the applicant must be the legal widow, widower or surviving civil partner of the deceased person under Irish State law.  In order to determine this, a civil marriage certificate which has been registered with the Registrar of births, deaths and marriages, in the...

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

Heather Humphreys: Prior to the awarding of his Invalidity Pension in October 2017 the person concerned had been in receipt of Illness Benefit.  An issue arose in relation to the increases being paid in respect of his dependents on the Illness Benefit claim giving rise to an overpayment of €2,105.33. The person concerned was advised as to the position in a letter...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department has no record of the individual in question having worked in the Department of Social Protection.  If the Deputy has further information perhaps he could forward it to my office so that further enquiries can be made.

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

Heather Humphreys: The system of social assistance supports provides payments based on an income need.  The means test plays a critical role in determining whether or not an income need arises as a consequence of a particular contingency – such as disability, unemployment or caring.  This ensures that the recipient has a verifiable income need and that resources are targeted to those who...

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

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is in receipt of an Invalidity Pension from the Department. Invalidity Pension is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions.  I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy. 

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

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department and its agencies do not use CCTV cameras equipped with facial recognition technology. I hope this clarifies the matter. 

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland.  I can confirm that there are no employees who are currently seconded to another public, private or semi private entity who are being paid for by my Department.