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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, contains a commitment to increase the diversity within An Garda Síochána prioritising the identification and removal of barriers to recruiting and retaining people from diverse and minority background. This work is being taken forward as part of An Garda Síochána's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, community-based CCTV is governed by section 38(3)(c) of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and the Garda Síochána (CCTV) Order 2006 (SI 289 of 2006). This legal framework requires that any proposed community CCTV scheme must 1. be approved by the local Joint Policing Committee, 2. have the prior support of the relevant Local Authority, which...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: It has not been possible to collate the detail requested by the Deputy within the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy to provide this information as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has provided, in Appendix 1, details of the specific funding streams available to Local Authorities to apply for in tabular form and the amount awarded under each scheme to Local Authorities in each of the years 2019 and to date in 2021. The amount that has been given by county is provided in the attached Excel document. Details of all my Department’s programmes can be...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR Programme provides funding under a number of different Measures for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population over a defined period. Measure 1 of the Programme provides supports to make access to school or community facilities safer for children and adults. However, it does not typically provide...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The CLÁR programme provides funding for small-scale infrastructural projects in designated rural areas that have experienced significant levels of de-population in the past. Since the programme was relaunched in 2016, it has provided funding of almost €39 million for over 1,600 projects. I launched the 2021 programme on 15thMarch and I was pleased to secure a 10% increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cybersecurity Policy (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's ICT services are provided by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). I have been informed that the OGCIO implements a security-by-design and defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. The OGCIO continues to operate and monitor all relevant systems to the highest levels, and is closely engaged with experts in the National Cyber Security Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As part of its day to day operations, and in order to carry out tasks required in the course of the performance of our functions, my Department holds personal data for a range of purposes. My Department is committed to protecting the rights and privacy of all its data subjects in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2018. My...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Data Protection (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The agencies under my Department's aegis are Water Safety Ireland (WSI), Pobal, the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA) and the Western Development Commission (WDC). As part of their day-to-day operations, and in order to carry out tasks required in the course of the performance of their functions those agencies hold personal data for a range of purposes. Those agencies are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (20 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19thJuly 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. I can confirm that Table A shows the number of civil servant posts filled through open and internal panels since April 2020 in the Department of Rural and Community Development: Table A Position ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 150, inclusive, together. The Jobseeker's Benefit and Jobseeker's Allowance schemes provides income support for people who have lost work and are unable to find full time employment. These statutory schemes allow individuals to work up to 3 days a week and still retain access to a reduced Jobseeker’s payment. Jobseeker's Benefit is paid for up...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 152 together. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is available to those who have lost their jobs due to the restrictions necessitated by the public health emergency. The Short-Time Work Support scheme is a social insurance contribution payment provided under Jobseekers Benefit, for employees temporarily placed on a shorter working week by their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) scheme offers support for people who are long-term unemployed and who are interested in self-employment as a route to entering the labour market. The scheme plays a vital role in supporting the development of new enterprises for the long term unemployed and is payable for a 24 month...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,506 schools and organisations benefitting 230,000 children. The objective of the programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,506 schools and organisations benefitting 230,000 children. The objective of the programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children who are unable, due to lack of good quality food, to take full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 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. The Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) is an annual payment for carers who look after a person in need of full-time care...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: An application for the Carer’s Support Grant (CSG) was received from the person concerned on 29 July 2020. A person may apply for CSG in any given year 8 weeks before the date on which the grant is payable and up to 31 December the following year. To qualify for CSG, a carer must be providing full-time care to the care recipient for a continuous period of at least six months and this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Proofing of Policies (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Pensions Commission was established to examine sustainability and eligibility issues with the State Pension system and the Social Insurance Fund, in fulfilment of our Programme for Government commitment. I was keen to ensure that the Commission had strong female representation in its membership, and I am pleased that the majority of members – 7 out of 11 – including...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability. It is important to note that entitlement to these supports is not contingent on the nature of the illness/disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work. Illness Benefit is the primary income...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned submitted an application for One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) with effect from 29/10/2021. This application was disallowed on 24/02/2021 as the person concerned failed to provide the requested documentation necessary for her means to be established. The person concerned made an application for a Supplementary Welfare Allowance payment on 20/01/2021 which was disallowed on...