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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: To date my Department has allocated 19,545 PPSNs across 16,080 households to people coming into the State under the Temporary Protection Directive since February 24th 2022. Among this total there are 6,031 households with children under the age of 18; the breakdown of these households by the number of children under 18 is provided in the tabular statement below. One child ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Government is committed to providing emergency support to meet the immediate needs of those fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as providing employment advice and guidance. In addition to a support centre established in Dublin Airport, three city centre hubs to support Ukrainian nationals have been established by the Government, in Dublin, Cork and Limerick. These...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: A Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) may be required for various reasons, not just employment, and a person is entitled to apply to my Department for a PPSN when they require one in order to transact with a public service body. Students, including those who travel to Ireland for their education, generally require a PPSN in order to enrol or register for a course with an educational...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of schemes to assist low-income households with energy costs. These include regular payments like the Fuel Allowance, the Electricity or Gas Allowance available under the Household Benefits scheme and discretionary payments made under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme. The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payments (ENP) is to assist people with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Given the fluctuation in demand for the Community Welfare Service (CWS), particularly during the pandemic when resources were allocated to areas where they were most needed, staffing numbers within locations changed frequently. Therefore the information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. The current CWS staff numbers and vacancies are outlined in the tables below. Work is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Correspondence (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection has no record of a general data protection regulation, GDPR, request from the person in question. In relation to FOI requests made by this person, I refer the Deputy to question 16080/22, which was answered on the 28thMarch 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the department that statistics are not available on the number of self employed farmers in receipt of Invalidity Pension (IP) and nor are there statistics available on the number of persons in receipt of IP due to a farm accident. Therefore it is not in a position to supply the information in the manner sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review of the entitlement of the person concerned, it was found that she had a decrease in her means from her previous assessment. Based on the information provided to the Department, an increased personal rate of disability allowance (DA) was awarded with effect from 16 March 2022. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 31 March 2022 and was also...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: There are currently 2 officers from my Department on secondment to the European Union (EU) Commission (DG Social Affairs & Inclusion) in Brussels. On 23 June 2016 there was one officer on secondment to the EU Commission (DG Employment) in Brussels. Their roles are outlined in the table below. The posts vacated by these officers have been filled on a permanent basis and the seconded...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department contracts with two providers for the provision of the JobPath service, Seetec and Turas Nua. The JobPath contractors are responsible for the costs of running the service with the Department paying a small registration fee when a persons first engages with the service and Job Sustainment Fees when a customer gains and sustains employment for 13, 26, 39 and 53 weeks. No...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Local Employment Services have been outsourced since their inception in the 1990s. My Department is currently undertaking a significant expansion of public employment services. In particular, specialised employment services for those farthest from the labour market - currently available in just twelve counties - will soon be available State-wide for the first time. In the first phase of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defibrillators Provision (7 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The provision of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in workplaces to assist in the prevention of sudden cardiac death is an important aspect of modern occupational first aid. Almost all offices and buildings accessible to the public under my remit are equipped with AEDs, with more than 70 provided since 2016. The Department will continue the roll out of defibrillators with the aim of...