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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a PRSI based payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. There are a number of conditions that must be satisfied in order to qualify for CARB, including employment conditions and certain PRSI contribution conditions. Only PRSI conditions paid in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Disability allowance (DA) is a means tested scheme and the way means are assessed is laid down in social welfare legislation. In summary, any income, with some exceptions, belonging to the person is assessable as means for DA purposes. Where a person is in receipt of DA and is also a self employed farmer, then the Department assesses the prospective income from the farm in the next 12...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is listed in tabular form below. The tables contain all contracts undertaken by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016, for 2020 and to date in 2021. 2020 Purpose Value ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Functions (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a dedicated mailbox for each of the main schemes whereby Teachtaí Dála can raise specific queries for their constituents directly with the relevant scheme area. These mailboxes are monitored every day and have been operating very quickly, efficiently and effectively. With the onset of COVID-19, the imposition of social distancing meant that my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €28.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €784 each year) from October to April, to 370,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €300 million in 2021. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested the information asked for by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, and I will contact him directly when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Investigations (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 406, 407 and 408 together. I can advise the Deputy that any allegations of misconduct made against an employee of the Irish Prison Service (IPS) are treated very seriously, both by the IPS and by me. The allegations raised by the Deputy have not been made to me or to the IPS and we were not aware of them previously. There are a number of ways a person...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested the information asked for by the Deputy from the Garda authorities, and I will contact him directly when this is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. Reforming the system to better support vulnerable victims as they come into contact with our criminal justice system is a priority for this Government and is being done through the implementation of Supporting a Victim’s Journey- our detailed and ambitious plan to implement the recommendations of the O'Malley Review....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Development Plan (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The capital allocation for the Justice Vote Group encompasses An Garda Siochána, Courts, Prisons and Justice Votes. The capital expenditure ranges across a number of areas such as ICT, Transport investment and capital building and refurbishment works. While much of this investment programme is ongoing, it will also encompass new projects over the period of the National Development Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Victim Support Services (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested a report from An Garda Síochána on the matters raised by the Deputy. I will contact the Deputy directly when the requested information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seized Property (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seized Property (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Social Welfare Fraud (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will appreciate that the Garda Commissioner is primarily responsible for the effective and efficient use of the resources available to An Garda Síochána, including responsibility for the formulation of proposals in relation to the opening and closing of Garda stations, taking into account crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure that the best possible use is made...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have been advised by the Irish Prison Service that on 12 October 2021 there were 3,821 persons in custody, of whom 2,296 have served prison sentences for previous convictions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Animal Welfare (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, matters relating to animal welfare are not under my remit as Minister for Justice. I understand that the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which is within the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, provides a modern and robust framework for dealing with issues relating to animal welfare. I further understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the purchase, allocation, and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the purchase and allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a multi-agency statutory body established under the Criminal Assets Bureau Act 1996. The Bureau’s remit is to target a person's assets, wherever situated, which derive, or are suspected to derive, directly or indirectly, from criminal conduct. Since its inception, the Bureau has been at the forefront of fighting...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Oct 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the administration and management of An Garda Síochána, including the stationing of Gardaí and their allocation to Garda units. As Minister for Justice, I have no role in these matters. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps this distribution of...