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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of pandemic-related supports operated by my Department is set out in the tables below. The numbers refer to the number of individual persons who last worked in Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector, who received at least one payment since these supports were introduced up to the week ending 13th June 2021. (R)...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

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. I confirm that my Department received an application for CA from the person concerned on 27 June 2019. The person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was engaging with the Local Employment Services (LES) and was referred to County Kildare Leader Partnership for support in setting up his own business. Departmental records indicate the person concerned was participating in their Business Development Programme in February 2020 with a view to finalising his Business Plan in March 2020. Subsequently the LES was unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Job Clubs provide a service to assist jobseekers to enter / re-enter employment through the provision of CV preparation and formal workshops. Please note that due to public health restrictions, referrals to all contracted public employment services including Job Clubs were suspended on three separate occasions during 2020 (March, October and December). Referrals for 2021 commenced in early...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Maternity benefit is a payment made for 26 weeks to employees and those in self-employment who are on maternity leave and who satisfy certain pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. A decision to extend the period of maternity leave for employees would have to be implemented by my colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, who has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Activation is the selection and referral of a person on a jobseeker payment to a compulsory engagement and case management process to support them back into employment. An individual activation meeting is arranged with a Case Officer to agree and complete a Personal Progression Plan (PPP). The PPP sets out a series of jointly agreed undertakings and actions to advance and/or enhance the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (15 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: Parental Leave (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Parent’s Leave and Benefit Act 2019 introduced two weeks of paid parents leave for each parent to be taken in the first year after the birth or adoptive placement of a child. Following the commencement of the Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2021, an additional three weeks of paid parents leave is available to each parent, and the period in which the leave can be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing maternity, paternity benefit and adoptive benefit by €10 per week is as follows: Maternity Benefit Paternity Benefit Adoptive Benefit €10.4m €0.6m €0.005m The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. As the Deputy is aware, my Department supported CE schemes since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. CE participants,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is a statutory income support for qualifying employees and the self employed who have lost employment due to Covid-19. Under the National Economic Recovery Plan to support the reopening of the country, PUP has been extended beyond the end of June 2021 in recognition that some sectors, including the airline industry, will continue to be impacted. A...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a range of employment-related supports for jobseekers, including jobseekers with disabilities. Employers can avail of supports if employing a jobseeker with a disability or to retain an existing employee who has or who acquires a disability. Customers in receipt of disability or illness related payments are not subject to the compulsory activation engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: There are 11 people in my Department in receipt of a higher duty allowance for over 2 years and 2 in the Citizens Information Board. There is nobody in the Pensions Authority in receipt of a higher duty allowance in respect of the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Child benefit is the principal way the State assists families with the costs of raising children. It is paid in respect of all qualified children up to the age of 16 years, or to the age of 18 in respect of children who are in full-time education or who have a disability. It was paid to 639,347 families in respect of 1.2 million children this month. The Department invites child benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for a Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) payment with effect from 11/02/2021. He received a SWA payment for the period 11/2/2021 to 26/05/2021 pending the submission of a letter from Kildare County Council confirming his address, as he stated he was residing in a property owned by the Council. The person concerned was given notice in writing...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has had his application for Benefit payment for the over 65's reviewed by a deciding offer and a decision to award a payment of €203.00 per week from the 25th January 2021 has been made. An award letter is being issued to the person concerned confirming these details. I trust that this clarifies the position.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The number of people in receipt of Carer's Allowance in County Wexford on 31 May 2021, along with the number receiving the allowance for each of the past five years are set out in the table below. Co. Wexford No. in receipt of Carer’s Allowance 31 May 2021 3,887 2020 3,853 2019 3,569 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (15 Jun 2021)

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. I confirm that my department received an application for (CA) from the person concerned on 18 December 2020. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Programme for Government (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 was enacted with the primary purposes of reforming the law relating to the ownership and management of common areas of multi-unit developments and facilitating the fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies (OMCs). OMCs are companies registered under the Companies Acts, the members of which are the owners of residential units...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1101, 1102, 1129 and 1130 together. The information requested by the Deputies has been sought. Unfortunately it was not possible to compile it in the time-frame permitted but I will revert to each of the Deputies directly as soon as the information is available.