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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an income tested in-work payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. Income that is assessable for WFP includes an applicant's and their spouse's average net weekly assessable weekly earnings from employment, plus any other household income such as income from self employment, other social protection payments...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Banking Sector (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Since the Deputy last raised this matter in June, my Department has introduced further payment system changes to cater for some Canadian pensioners whose payments were being processed by more than one correspondent bank in Canada. As previously stated, EFT payments to markets outside of Ireland where the sending bank is not a member of the domestic clearing system, such as the US or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The number of parents who have applied for parents benefit since it was extended from two to five weeks in April 2021 to date (15th Sept) is 28,073. The total number that have applied since January 2021 to date (15th Sept) is 35,928. It should be noted that while a claim may be awarded in one month, the leave and benefit could be availed of at a different time, or over a period of months, as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the available evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision. Under social welfare legislation the decision of the Appeals Officer is generally final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by the Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment, made to persons who are providing full-time care and attention to a person who has such a disability that they require that level of care. It is a condition for receipt of CA that the applicant’s means are less than the statutory limit which in this case is €222.60 weekly. Means are any income belonging to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 to 129, inclusive, together. JobPath provides employment assistance and advice to the long-term unemployed on behalf of my Department. JobPath service providers are paid based on performance and, except for the initial registration fee, payments are made only when a client has achieved sustained employment that is verified by the Department and therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's IMT Division employs a range of policies, tools and practices to safeguard the integrity, confidentiality and availability of my Department’s data and IMT infrastructure and to protect it from all potential threats, both external and internal. To facilitate this, the IMT Division engages expert support from specialist resources through its managed service contract....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is driving the implementation of the National Remote Work Strategy and coordinates this through its Remote Work Interdepartmental Group, which includes representatives from multiple Government Departments and agencies. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is leading on the legislative right to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is leading on the legislative right to request remote work, and is providing guidance to employers and employees to promote the adoption of remote and hybrid working arrangements. Its #MakingRemoteWork communications campaign aims to raise awareness of the advice and information available from Government to help...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's ICT managed service is provided by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform through the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). The OGCIO's IT Infrastructure has a breadth of infrastructure monitoring in place and provides a 24/7 service. However, for operational security reasons, neither the OGCIO nor my Department is in a position to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The civil service has developed a comprehensive Blended Working Policy Framework which is currently being discussed with employee representatives and which will guide Civil Service employers on how to roll out the measures required in order to put blended working in place on a permanent basis and develop their own Blended Working policies. The Department, like other civil service...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The agencies under the remit of my Department are Pobal, Water Safety Ireland, the Western Development Commission and the Charities Regulatory Authority. All are independent legal entities, each with a Board of Management responsible for managing their own corporate affairs and staffing issues , including access to ICT supports, procurement and remote working arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Mar is eol don Teachta, is iad Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe atá freagrach as céim a trí d’fhorbairt an Chaladh Mhóir ar Inis Meáin. Tá oifigigh mo Roinne i dteagmháil rialta leis an gComhairle Contae chun dul chun cinn a dhéanamh ar an togra. I mí Iúil thaistil grúpa chuig ionad an NMCI (National Marine College of Ireland) i...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (22 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I was delighted to be in a position to launch the 2021 Supervalu TidyTowns competition on 21st May last and look forward to the award ceremony later in the year. In my view, TidyTowns is a wonderful competition. It reaches in to practically every town and village in the country and promotes a sense of community and identity as well as instilling a sense of pride in that home town or village....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: An overpayment of lone parents allowance of €66,340.08, from when the claimant married, was raised in this case. An officer determined that the claimant’s late spouse may have had an entitlement to an increase with their social welfare payment for the claimant and two child dependents for the period of the overpayment and reduced the amount for recovery by €44,976.03,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance (BSCFA) scheme is a non-statutory scheme which provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. In order to qualify for BSCFA, an applicant must satisfy a number of qualifying conditions, one of which requires the applicant’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (21 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 3 June 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 August 2021. Further medical evidence was received and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (21 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is currently in payment in respect of over 50,000 children. The Department collates statistical information relating to DCA recipients on a county basis annually and the latest figures, from December 2020 are shown below. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy. County Nos. County Nos. County Nos. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rental Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Rent supplement continues to play a key role in supporting families and individuals in private rented accommodation, with the scheme supporting 15,939 active recipients at the end of August 2021. The scheme provides short-term income support to eligible people living in private rented accommodation whose means are insufficient to meet their accommodation costs and who do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (21 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that the relevant provisions governing the compulsory registration of fathers are contained in Section 6 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014. This Section requires technical amendments prior to commencement by way of primary legislation. It is expected that these changes will be proposed as part of an amending Bill currently being prepared in the...