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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Bodies (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As indicated to the Deputy in reply to his previous questions on this matter, the European e:Justice Portal contains information on both European Union law and the national law of the Member States of the EU. The Portal is maintained by the European Commission. Information is provided by Member States via the European Judicial Network (EJN). While membership of and responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Justice is leading on the drafting of the implementation plan for the Drogheda Scoping Report, and is coordinating input from relevant departments, agencies and the Louth local authority to drive the recommendations forward. My Department will maintain an oversight role on the implementation of the scoping report, in close cooperation and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has spent €12,566.66 on social media advertising since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021. This was exclusively for boosting social media posts in relation to the 'No Excuses' awareness campaign on sexual harassment and sexual violence. Two of the agencies under the aegis of my Department have incurred costs for social media...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department has had no spend on social media content production since the beginning of January 2021 until 12 June 2021. All content for social media is produced in-house with the exception of media campaigns such as the Still Here and No Excuses campaigns, for which there were no social media content production costs for the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has had no public relations consultancy costs since January 2021. Four of the agencies under the aegis of my Department have incurred costs for public relations consultancy services in the timeframe outlined, as set out in tabular form below. Agency Cost (€) An Garda Síochána 79,008.82...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has already made significant progress on the commitments set out in the Programme for Government. The Justice Plan 2021 was published earlier this year and outlines a wide range of actions under the Department's five strategic goals, which are: 1. Tackle crime, enhance national security and transform policing 2. Improve access to justice and modernise the courts system 3....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and the agencies under its remit are committed to ensuring a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland, where regardless of ethnicity or background, every person is treated and valued equally. As the Deputy may be aware, Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 provides for a statutory report on the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector. The Department’s 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The relevant Vote headings and sub-headings for my Department are published on an annual basis in the Revised Estimates Volume which is available on the gov.ie website at the following link . For the information of the Deputy the table below provides this detail for 2021. Vote Heading Sub-heading Main programme areas funded (where applicable) ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 422 and 423 together. My Department has spent €4,798.52 on social media advertising and €36,322.44 on social media content production during the period in question. The amount spent by agencies under my Department's remit on social media advertising for the same period is set out below. Agency Amount Pobal ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The table below details information on amount spent by my Department (my Department incurred no costs) and the agencies under its aegis on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021: Western Development Commission WDC has spent €3,515.27 on public relations consultancy costs since January 2021. This includes costs related to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Climate Action Plan (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Climate Action Plan 2019, the Interim Climate Action Plan from earlier this year and Climate Action Plan 2021, when it is complete, are more than spending programmes. They include regulatory and taxation measures and aim to mobilise private investment. It would be difficult, and indeed misleading, to identify their Exchequer cost. The Climate Action Plan sets out, for the first time, how...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department and the agencies under its remit provide a number of supports which contribute towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged communities. These include the following: SICAP The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is Ireland’s primary social inclusion funding intervention. SICAP 2018 – 2022 aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Enterprise Support Grant (ESG) is available to eligible self-employed recipients who close their Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and re-start their business. A grant of up to €1,000 is available under this measure to assist with the costs associated with reopening a business. I have recently extended the grant to make it available to those who claimed the grant in 2020 but who...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The July Jobs Stimulus set out the Government investment plan of €200m investment towards training, education, skill development, work placement schemes, recruitment subsidies and jobs search and assistance measures; these measures aim to help those who have lost their jobs find a new one, retrain or develop new skills, in particular for emerging growth sectors. Included in this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As outlined under the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan, which was launched on June 1st 2021, a central focus of the recovery process will be on helping people get back to work, through the provision of employment support, additional training and work placement opportunities. Central to achieving this objective will be the Government’s forthcoming national employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Youth Services (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As outlined under the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan, which was launched on June 1st 2021, a central focus of the recovery process will be on helping people get back to work, through the provision of employment support, additional training and work placement opportunities. Central to achieving this objective will be the Government’s forthcoming national employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobsPlus is a subsidy that is paid to employers who recruit long-term unemployed people for new positions in their workplace. Employers can avail of JobsPlus when filling new positions or positions that arise as a consequence of natural turnover. The employer can receive a subsidy of €7,500 or €10,000 per eligible employee. The July Jobs Stimulus provided for changes to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As outlined under the Government’s Economic Recovery Plan, which was launched on June 1st 2021, a central focus of the recovery process will be on helping people get back to work, through the provision of employment support, additional training and work placement opportunities. Central to achieving this objective will be the Government’s forthcoming national employment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has proven to be a vital support to people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic. To date, Government has spent some €8 billion on the scheme, demonstrating its commitment to workers impacted by the pandemic. On 1stJune Government announced its National Economic Recovery Plan to support the reopening of the country as it recovers from Covid-19....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (16 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Training Support Grant, available through my Department, is designed to support quick access to short-term training where the training is not delivered by a State provider. As part of the July Stimulus the funding available through this grant was doubled from €500 to €1,000. There is a provision of €11.3m for this support in 2021 to assist with the training needs of...