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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...carers including Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Combined spending on these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion. Carer’s Allowance is a means-tested social assistance payment awarded to those carers who are caring for certain people whose needs are such that they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, which is supporting over 370,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million. 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (5 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...all of its services.  The budget allocation for CIB for 2023 will form part of the annual estimates process.  However, I can inform the Deputy that, in 2022, CIB’s overall budget allocation is €60.258million.  A 5% increase on this would equate to an approximate increase of just over €3 million.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (5 Jul 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...in the Revised Estimates Volume 2022, which is available here: assets.gov.ie/207416/1ebb916d-9839-458f-a4df-9fa77be9b7de.pd f The Revised Estimate 2022 provides a gross allocation of €378.6 million, of which; €202.3 million is allocated to the Rural Development, Regional Affairs and the Islands programme area; €171.7 million is allocated to the Community Development...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...illness). The person being cared for must require full-time care and attention. There are currently 90,833 people in receipt of Carer's Allowance. This represents an increase of almost 21% in the past 5 years, from 75,264 in 2017. This year the estimated expenditure on the Carer’s Allowance scheme is over €990 million.As part of Budget 2022 significant changes were made...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...xa0;Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 introduced two weeks of paid Parent’s Leave for each parent of a child born or adopted after 1 November 2019.  In Budget 2021, this Leave increased from 2 weeks to 5 weeks.  Since these changes came into effect in April 2021, my Department has awarded Parent’s Benefit to some...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Nos. 1092 and 1131 together. The Household Benefits Package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence.  My Department will spend approximately €273 million this year on HHB for over 492,000 customers.  The package is generally available to people living in the State aged 66 years or over who are in receipt of a social welfare type...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...defined period. CLÁR was re-launched in 2016 following a number of years when the scheme was closed to new applications.  Since then, almost 1,800 projects have been supported with funding of over €45.2 million. The measures being funded under CLÁR 2022 are:  Measure 1:  Developing Community Facilities and Amenities  Measure 2: Mobility, Cancer...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (14 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The total gross allocation provided to my Department in 2022 is €378.5 million. This total allocation is split across three programme areas, with €202.3 million allocated to the Rural Development, Regional Affairs and the Islands programme area. The full year cost of increasing funding for this programme area by 5%, 10% and 20% is outlined in the below table. Funding for this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Digital Hubs (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for his words of encouragement. Our Rural Future, Ireland's Rural Development Policy 2021-25, recognises the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. Accordingly, over recent years, my Department has invested some €100 million in the sector to build, improve and expand hubs. In May 2021, I launched the national hub...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...of schemes, particularly through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) and the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. As the Deputy will be aware, I announced funding of more than €18 million under the 2021 Town and Village Renewal Scheme, which included 28 projects related to remote working and hubs. I have recently launched the 2022 Town & Village...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. Notwithstanding the clear benefits to individuals and families in terms of quality of life indicators, remote working from hubs will also support local economies, reduce carbon emissions and may arrest or reverse the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Officers (TROs) will shortly begin to be appointed in Local Authorities. The remit of the TROs will be to assist local town teams to develop Town Centre First plans and to access funding. The new €15 million Community Centres Investment Fund will support community groups with the upgrade and development of their community centre facilities. My Department will host two online...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 56 together. Our Rural Future clearly sets out the transformative effects that remote working can have in communities across Ireland. Accordingly, over recent years my department has invested some €100 million in the sector, to build, improve and expand hubs. In May 2021 I launched the National Hub Network - connectedhubs.ie.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...addition, two other companies - MABS Support company and National Traveller MABS, which provide technical advice, training and other support to MABS companies. The CIB provided an allocation of €21.54 million for the MABS regional companies for 2022.  My Department has been informed by CIB that the number of employees employed by the MABS companies, broken down by grade, is as...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. Notwithstanding the clear benefits to individuals and families in terms of quality of life indicators, remote working from hubs will also support local economies, reduce carbon emissions and may arrest or reverse the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated network of remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy to 2025. In recognition of this, my Department continues to invest heavily in the establishment and strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (31 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 859, 860 and 862 together. Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated network of remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy to 2025. In furtherance of this commitment, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (26 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from October to April, at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022.  The purpose of this payment is to assist qualifying households with their energy costs.  The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household.  It is not intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection has provided a budget of €68.1 million for School Meals in 2022. The estimated cost of increasing the budget in 2022 by 5%, 10%, 20% and 25% is set out in the table below. 2022 REV School Meals Estimate (€000): €68,100 % Increase 5% 10% 20% 25% Cost of Increase (€000) ...