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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The tenders for the JobPath service were published in December 2013 and Jobpath contracts were awarded in July 2015. Both contracts for the JobPath service were subsequently extended to maintain the service for 2020 and, subsequently, 2021. There was no tendering process, applications, evaluation, allocation or new contracts associated with the JobPath service in 2021. For the Deputies...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE registration process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, is a face to face process which results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). It is not possible for someone who does not already have a PSC to acquire one without attending an in-person appointment. Any person who requires a PSC should contact their local DSP office. My Department carries...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As part of my Department's obligations to ensure proper delivery of its service and compliance with the various scheme conditions, including that Exchequer resources provided for those schemes are protected, Social Welfare Inspectors are required to carry out a range of inspections. These include desk-based assessments of customer claims, face-to-face interviews with customers, home visits,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 726 and 727 together. As part of my Department's obligations to ensure proper delivery of its service and compliance with the various scheme conditions, Social Welfare Inspectors are required to carry out a range of inspections. The appointment and duties of Social Welfare Inspectors are provided for in Section 250 of the Social Welfare (Consolidation)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 728 and 729 together. I am not aware of any attempt to hack my phone.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Freedom of Information (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The number of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department since 2016 is set out in the table below: Year  Number of FOI Requests 2016 2,089  2017 2,443  2018 2,510  2019 2,614  2020 1,706  ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Commissions of Investigation (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: No commissions of investigation under the aegis of my Department were established in the period of time outlined by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Pensions Commission was established in November 2020 to examine the sustainability of the State Pension system and the Social Insurance Fund, in fulfilment of a Programme for Government commitment.  The Commission was also asked in its Terms of Reference to examine the issue of retirement ages in employment contracts that are set below the State Pension qualifying age, and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Appointments (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: No formal or informal roles were held by the person referred to in either the Department of Social Protection or the bodies under its aegis during the lifetime of this Government.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A person claiming widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's contributory pension must provide evidence that they are the legal widow, widower or surviving civil partner. The original civil marriage certificate which has already been provided by the person concerned does not provide the civil status of either of the parties to the marriage. The person concerned has been requested to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The services mentioned by the Deputy are not part of the portfolio of applications issued on Department of Social Protection computers or mobile devices and are not used to transact departmental business.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Land Issues (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 867, 870 and 891 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the difficulties experienced by property owners arising from trees and high hedges on neighbouring land were raised in both the Dáil and the Seanad during the passage of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009. My Department consulted on the matter with the Law Reform Commission, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am informed by the Garda authorities that there have been a total of 258 drug-related incidents recorded on the Garda PULSE system in the R District in 2021, as of 01:30 on 19 August 2021. This District comprises of Coolock, Malahide and Swords Garda Stations. I am further informed that information on the types of drugs and associated weights/volume and purity are only...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traffic Management (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of the Garda organisation under the Garda Síochána Act 2005. This includes decisions on the deployment of members of An Garda Síochána throughout the State. Furthermore, under the Section 43(1) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can inform the Deputy that the regulation of virtual assets and cryptocurrencies are matters appropriate to my colleague the Minister for Finance. I am informed by An Garda Síochána that personnel attached to the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau have received specialist training in the analysis and tracing of cryptocurrencies transactions. The Bureau continues to enhance...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and the bodies, agencies and offices under the aegis of my Department, with the exception of An Garda Síochána, follow the Civil Service Code of Practice on the employment of people with disabilities and also adhere strictly to Equality legislation including the Disability Act 2005 and Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015. As the Deputy may be aware, Part 5 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Government commits in the Programme for Government to reviewing the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 and to broaden the range of convictions that are considered spent. As part of this review process, a public consultation on spent convictions was launched in October 2020. My Department is continuing work on identifying and assessing the possible...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 888 and 905 together. I wish to assure the Deputy that I recognise the ongoing pain of the O'Farrell family on the tragic death of Shane and deeply sympathise with them on their loss. As the Deputy will be aware, a highly respected retired Judge, Gerard Haughton, has been conducting a scoping exercise into the tragic circumstances surrounding Shane...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Flexible Work Practices (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, all Government Departments, Agencies and Offices are currently working in line with Government COVID-19 guidance, which provides for home working to continue where possible. A central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service will be finalised in conjunction with employee representatives over the coming months. This framework will inform the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (9 Sep 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Director of Public Prosecutions is an independent law officer under the provisions of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1974 (as amended). The Office of the DPP is within the vote group of the Department of the Taoiseach and I have no role in the functions of the Director or the Office of the DPP. As Minister for Justice, it is not appropriate for me to...