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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department has received an application for Occupational Injury Benefit from the person concerned. However, we have not yet received any medical evidence to support this claim. The person concerned needs to provide a completed Certificate of Incapacity for Work. This can be sent electronically by their GP directly to the Department, or a paper version of the Certificate, which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (17 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the person referred to by the Deputy. A letter issued to him on 13th November 2021 providing him with his PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In order to qualify for a payment under the terms of the Illness Benefit scheme, a person must have paid a prescribed number of reckonable PRSI contributions in the relevant tax years prior to their claim. The person concerned has been paying class S contributions, paid by those who are self employed, in the relevant tax years. Class S contributions are not considered reckonable...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is primarily responsible for the provision of income supports to individuals. The PUP payment was the main income support introduced for those impacted by Covid-19 which was payable to eligible workers up to age 66 years. In line with the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan the PUP is being gradually withdrawn between September 2021 and February 2022, using a tapered...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Oireachtas Committees (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A copy of the Poverty Impact Assessment (PIA) relating to jobseekers rates of payment for young people was issued for the attention of the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development, and the Islands on 21st July 2021. The correspondence advised that the assessment was carried out further to the requirement as set out in Part 2 Section 7 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB), under the aegis of my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the Citizens Information Service (CIS). CIB provides funding and support to eight regional CIS companies, including North Leinster CIS. Each of these companies is overseen and governed by a Board of Directors. I have therefore forwarded your correspondence to CIB for its...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 22 September 2021. Their application, based upon all the evidence submitted, was refused on medical grounds as it was not found that they were substantially restricted in taking up employment. The person concerned was notified in writing of this decision on 26 October 2021 and was also notified of their right to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department commissioned Indecon International Consultants to carry out research into the cost of disability in Ireland. The Programme for Government commits the Government to using this research to properly inform the direction of future policy. Costs of disability are significantly wider than the income support system, which is why a whole-of-Government perspective is being taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection is committed to making the information on all its online portals accessible to all, regardless of ability. In order to achieve this, we have designed our portals to follow guidelines set out by the W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium). The W3C WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) produces accessibility guidelines that are an internationally recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE registration process, which involves the authentication of a person's identity in a face-to-face interview, results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC), which can be used as proof of identity when accessing public services. At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended the SAFE registration process and the centralised online appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A Public Services Card (PSC) is only one of the forms of identification that are accepted by the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) when a person attends an NDLS office to renew their driver's licence. The NDLS also accept a driver's licence (Irish or UK), a Passport, a national identity card (for EU/EAA/Swiss citizens), an Irish Certificate of Naturalisation or an Irish Travel Document...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the person referred to by the Deputy. A letter issued to her on 10th November 2021 providing her with her PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Children in receipt of Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA), who are admitted to hospital, can retain entitlement to the payment for a period of 13 weeks in any 12 months. This period will be extended to 26 weeks from January 2022. When preparing estimates for Budget 2022, the Department estimated that the extension could benefit up to 170 children. However, as DCA is a demand led scheme, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Children who are in receipt of Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) and who are admitted to hospital, can retain entitlement to the payment for a period of 13 weeks in any 12 months. This period will be extended to 26 weeks from January 2022. Children who remain in hospital after birth do not qualify for DCA as it is paid in respect of children with additional care needs who are being cared for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is payable to a qualified child's 16th Birthday, after which they may have an entitlement to Disability Allowance. The number of children in receipt of DCA in the month immediately before their 16th birthday will vary each month and over time. However, as an indication of the potential cost, at December 2020 there was just under 4,000 children aged 15 in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the person referred to by the Deputy. A letter issued to him on 10th November 2021 providing him with his PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) of €1,525 towards the cost of electrical goods and flooring on 08/10/2021. Following a request for a review, the Reviewing Officer found that the Designated Person complied with the legislation and guidelines in awarding €1,525 on the basis the person concerned has €3,000 in her Credit Union account....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review of the Illness Benefit claim from the person concerned, a decision was made that they are capable of work and as such are not entitled to Illness Benefit from the 28th July 2021. A self-assessment form submitted by the person, along with medical reports submitted by the person's GP and a medical assessment from the Department's medical assessor were considered. After...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Social welfare legislation provides that all income and capital belonging to an applicant (and his or her spouse/partner, where applicable) is assessable for means testing purposes for social assistance schemes, such as the State Pension Non-Contributory (SPNC). This includes capital such as savings, investments, and property (other than the principal family home). Under the means...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Family Law Cases (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Issues relating to maintenance orders are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice, who has responsibility for the Family Law Acts, which govern maintenance requirements. If a person was in receipt of maintenance that they are entitled to, following a court order, and has stopped receiving it, that person should contact the Courts Service. The Court on application may make an...