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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 695 and 696 together. The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund provides investment to ambitious and strategic projects that support rural renewal, strengthen and build resilience in rural communities and assist in the regeneration of towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000 and outlying areas. The lead party in an application must be a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Services (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government commits the Government to use this research into the cost of disability to individuals and families to properly inform the direction of future policy. My Department commissioned Indecon International Consultants to carry out research into the cost of disability in Ireland. This matter is significantly wider than the income support system which...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A Personal Public Service (PPS) Number is a unique reference number that helps a person access social welfare benefits and public services in Ireland.  If applying for a PPS Number to take up employment, a person must have a signed offer of employment from the employer confirming when the job is due to start or when it started.  This letter should be on company headed paper...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 to 323, inclusive, together. My Department is now at an advanced stage in its first phase of procuring new employment services.  This phase involves the procurement of regional employment services for seven counties in the Midlands and North-West across four lots.  These counties do not have an existing local employment service and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am happy to confirm that the service referred to by the Deputy is scheduled to resume from next week.  People will be able to apply for a Public Services Card (PSC) or renew their PSC in Tubbercurry one day a week. My Department has an extensive range of offices providing essential services across rural Ireland.  This service will complement the service already provided in other...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 26 January 2021.  A decision of an Appeals Officer is generally final apart from in some limited circumstances.  The Chief Appeals Officer has power under...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability.  Entitlement to these supports is not contingent on the nature of the illness/disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work.  My Department spent a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 328 together. Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment (JST) is a is a special arrangement under the Jobseeker’s Allowance scheme.  It is a means-tested payment to support lone parents whose youngest child is over 7 and under 14 years old. It is a requirement for recipients of the payment to engage with the Department's Intreo service....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme provides funding to support the revitalisation of our rural towns and villages. This year's Town and Village Renewal Scheme places particular emphasis on addressing vacancy and dereliction, supporting remote working, and enhancing town centre living in line with the objectives of “Our Rural Future –Ireland’s Rural Development Policy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is now at an advanced stage in its first phase of a two-phase procurement of new employment services.  This procurement process follows extensive consultations by my Department with the existing service providers over the last number of years. This phase involves the procurement of Regional Employment Services for seven counties in four lots for the North-West and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an in work family payment which provides additional income support to employees on low earnings with children. An application for WFP was received from the person concerned on 19 October 2021.  Following receipt of further requested information/documents from the person concerned, they have been awarded WFP with effect from 26 August 2021 to 24...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Advertising (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: For the purpose of this response, I have interpreted “the amount spent on advertisements including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertisement” as media buying costs incurred from public information campaigns, announcements and recruitment notices. My Department administers over 90 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The amounts paid to recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment since March 2020 to date (October 2021) are set out in the following table. - €m March 2020  110.9 April 2020 778.8 May 2020  824.5 June 2020 858.1 July 2020 421.3 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The amounts paid out to Jobseeker Allowance recipients each month since March 2020 to October 2021 are set out in the following table. - €m March 2020  152.9 April 2020 137.8 May 2020  125.7 June 2020 128.6 July 2020 139.6 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 to 157, inclusive, together. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was introduced in an extremely short period of time in order to cushion the incomes of citizens following the onset of an unprecedented public health crisis. Within a month of the PUP scheme going live, over 507,000 people received at least one payment.   Recipient numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded disability allowance (DA) with effect from 25 August 2021. They were notified of this decision directly in writing on 5 November 2021. The first payment will be made by their chosen payment method on 10 November 2021. Arrears of payment due will issue as soon as possible once any necessary adjustment is calculated...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department received a claim for fuel allowance for the person concerned on 26 October 2021.  A Deciding Officer of the Department wrote to the person concerned on 08 November 2021 requesting further information relevant to his claim.  The claim will be finalised as quickly as possible on receipt of the requested information. I hope this clarifies the position...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,506 schools and organisations benefitting 230,000 children.  The objective of the programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them.  The programme is an important component of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Home Care Packages (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The HSE Home Support Service (formerly called the Home Help Service or Home Care Package Scheme) is a matter for the Department of Health and the HSE and I have no role in the matter. This Question is therefore more appropriate to my colleague, the Minister for Health.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (10 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The details of expenditure on advertising for my Department from its first full financial year in 2018 (following its establishment in July 2017) and in the year to-date, are set out hereunder. 2018 2019 2020 2021 €13,790 €19,813 €6,196 €4,796