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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 513 together. The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a key policy initiative under the Government's new national employment services strategy; Pathways to Work 2021-2025. WPEP is a funded work placement scheme to provide work experience for jobseekers who have been unemployed for more than six months, including time spent on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a key policy initiative under the Government's new national employment services strategy; Pathways to Work 2021-2025. This sets out the national framework for activation and employment supports to assist persons, whose employment has been adversely affected by COVID, back to work while continuing to support those who were unemployed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 and 512 together. The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a key policy initiative under the Government's new national employment services strategy; Pathways to Work 2021-2025. WPEP is a funded work placement scheme to provide work experience for 10,000 jobseekers who have been unemployed for more than six months, including time spent on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP) is a key policy initiative under the Government's new national employment services strategy; Pathways to Work 2021-2025. WPEP is a funded work placement scheme to provide work experience for jobseekers who have been unemployed for more than six months, including time spent on the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP). Participation on WPEP is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The attribution of contributions measure is intended to ensure that persons entitled to and in receipt of certain Covid-19 income supports, including the pandemic unemployment payment, will not be disadvantaged in accessing social insurance benefits in the future. The legislation underpinning the measure makes provision for the Minister for Social Protection, with the consent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Illness Benefit (IB) is a payment made to people who are unable to work due to illness and who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions. Illness Benefit is a short term scheme and is not a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. Persons in receipt of Invalidity Pension (IP) or Illness Benefit (IB), the latter for a minimum of 26 weeks, who wish to enter or re-enter employment or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a means-tested payment for people with an injury, disease or disability that has continued, or may be expected to continue, for at least one year and, as a result of this disability, the person is ‘substantially restricted’ in undertaking work that would otherwise be suitable. Legislation provides that the DA means test takes account of the income...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 to 521, inclusive, together. The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,506 schools and organisations benefiting 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The information that the Deputy has requested will take time to collate. Once the information has been collated the Department will provide this information directly to the Deputy without delay.When an individual registers a complaint with the Department of Social Protection, the Department does not collect the gender of the complainant. I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy at...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Fines (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, under the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the enforcement of road traffic legislation. As Minister for Justice, I have no direct role in these matters. Fixed Charge Notices can be issued for offences related to overtaking or attempting to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Freedom of Information (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can assure the Deputy that I am committed to fulfilling all obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and I am satisfied that my Department strives at all times to respond accurately and fully to all requests received. In the period from June 2020 to end August 2021, my Department has received 1,059 requests and 1,000 decisions have been made. As the Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is committed to supporting the development of all its staff in line with our HR Strategy and the wider People Strategy for the civil service, and looks for opportunities to support and invest in its people. The provision of training and development programmes has been identified as a key strategic action to enable the civil service to meet its strategic people priorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: At the outset, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere condolences to all families who have been affected in such devastating circumstances. I can inform the Deputy that work is progressing in amending Section 120 of the Succession Act in order to ensure that perpetrators of domestic homicides could not benefit through inheritance. My Department is working with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the continued disruption of the supply of all illicit drugs remains a priority for An Garda Síochána and the other state agencies tasked with responsibilities...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Parliamentary Question 497 of 22 June 2021 refers to the estimated cost of installing a minimum of two defibrillators in each Garda station that is open on a 24/7 basis. I can confirm that a substantive response to Parliamentary Question 497 of 22 June 2021 was issued to the Deputy on 6 July 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Civil Service (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, in April of this year the Government approved the drafting of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill, a commitment in the Programme for Government and Justice Plan 2021. This general scheme was developed to deliver on the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) following publication of its fundamental in-depth...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by the Garda Commissioner that on the 26 August, 2021, “Operation Tombola” was initiated in the DMR in all Divisions and will remain in place in the lead up to and over the Halloween period. The Deputy will wish to be aware that proactive policing initiatives within the DMR under ‘Operation Tombola’ include but are not limited to the following...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is by law responsible for the general management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes the deployment of members of An Garda Síochána throughout the State. As Minister, I have no role in these independent functions. I am assured, however, that Garda management keeps...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Functions (28 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I understand the Deputy to be referring to authorisations made under the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Act 2009. I can inform the Deputy that it is the Minister for Justice who may, in accordance with the provisions of the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications...