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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection has paid €2,456,697 for external security in 2024. These payments were made to the Department's sole external security provider, SARS. The contract with SARS is due to expire on 30 September 2024 and a public procurement process is in progress for a new contract.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Environmental Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Farm Assist is a statutory means-tested income support specifically for farmers on low incomes. There are just over 3,700 claims in payment at present. The Government has provided €50.93 million for the scheme in 2024. I have introduced a number of improvements to the means test for Farm Assist in recent years. Under the Farm Assist means test, income from a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) is paid to people in receipt of Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. Other people who are not in receipt of a social welfare payment but who are providing full time care and attention may also be eligible and can apply for the grant. The payment is made regardless of the carer's means but is subject to certain...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Immigration Policy (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: To ensure Ireland’s approach to supporting people covered by the Temporary Protection Directive is sustainable, equitable and in line with that of our European Union partners, the Government agreed in May 2024 that Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in state-provided serviced accommodation, where food and utilities are provided, should receive the same level of payment regardless of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review, the person concerned has been awarded State Pension (contributory) from the date they reached pension age. The first payment including any arrears due will issue to their nominated account on Friday 12 July 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance is payable in respect of a child aged under 16 who has a severe disability requiring continual or continuous care and attention substantially over and above the level of care and attention normally required by a child of the same age and where the level of that disability is such that the child is likely to require this level of care and attention for at least 12...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 5 June...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 19...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Following the introduction of legislation in March 2024, newly arriving Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine who seek State-provided accommodation are accommodated in Designated Accommodation Centres for a maximum of 90 days, and are provided with food, laundry and other services and integration supports. They are entitled to a weekly payment of €38.80 per adult and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Following the introduction of legislation in March 2024, newly arriving Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection from Ukraine who seek State-provided accommodation are accommodated in Designated Accommodation Centres for a maximum of 90 days, and are provided with food, laundry and other services and integration supports. They are entitled to a weekly payment of €38.80 per adult and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and habitual residency conditions. I can confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the above-named...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. I can confirm that my Department received an application for DA from the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing State Pension (Contributory) by €15 a week is €415.8 million. This cost includes a proportionate increase for Qualified Adults. It does not include any cost associated with other schemes paid to people over State Pension Age, including State Pension (Non-Contributory) and Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Websites (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides multiple channels for the public to access Social Welfare Application forms:In person - by visiting their local Intreo CentreOnline – application forms can be downloaded from Gov.ie website. Alternatively, people can use our “Request a Postal Form” which is also available on the Gov.ie website.By phone – by contacting the National Intreo...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Back to Education Allowance provides income support for jobseekers and others in receipt of certain social welfare payments who pursue courses of education at further and higher level. The focus of the scheme is to assist people to improve their qualifications and as a result improve their access to sustainable employment. The Government has provided €35.73 million for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. There are over one million customers with direct eligibility. This increases to 1.75 million customers when spouses and companions are included. The estimated expenditure on the Free Travel in 2024 is €104 million. The objective of the Free Travel...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The table below sets out the number of full time equivalent staff in the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Appeals Office Staff -...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is a weekly tax-free payment for employees with children which supports people in low paid employment. Working Family Payment is designed to prevent in-work poverty for low paid workers with child dependents, and to offer a financial incentive to take up employment. Once awarded, WFP is payable for 52 weeks. At the end of the 52-week period, a customer must...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. An application for CA was received from the person concerned on 03 December 2021. Once claims are in payment, the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Communications (9 Jul 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection's public helpline numbers are officially advertised on a dedicated Social Welfare Numbers webpage on Gov.ie. Currently, there are 45 public helpline numbers advertised. Additionally my Department advertises 58 branch office numbers on the Local Branch Offices webpage on Gov.ie. Details of these numbers are set out in the table below. While calls to my...