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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will appreciate, in accordance with the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána. Further, the allocation of Garda resources is made in light of identified operational demands. This includes deployment of personnel among the various Garda divisions. As Minister, I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (12 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Garda Commissioner is, by law, responsible for the management of An Garda Síochána, including personnel matters and deployment of resources. As Minister, I have no responsibility for these matters. I am assured however, that Garda management keeps the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Teanga Gaeilge (12 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: WRK05600 type: 7 --> Tá tuarascáil maidir leis an bhfaisnéis atá á lorg ag an Teachta iarrtha agam ar an nGarda Síochána ach, ar an drochuair, ní raibh an tuarascáil sin ar fáil in am. Scríobhfaidh mé chuig an Teachta a luaithe a bheidh an tuarascáil ar fáil.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Programme for Government (12 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, the recently published rural development policy, recognises remote working hubs and Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) as being key economic assets for towns and villages throughout Ireland. By supporting sustainable economic activity and local job opportunities, hubs can help to drive both urban and rural regeneration and support the balanced regional development goals...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (12 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The table here provides the information requested by the Deputy of the amount expended by my Department on advertising and awareness raising initiatives related to Covid-19 from March 2020 to date in 2021. Name Company contracted to provide service, (Print,online & broadcasting media organisations) Service Provided Amount Paid Zinc Design ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department, in conjunction with all Government Departments and Offices, is obliged to move banking operations to Danske Bank on foot of a Government Decision to tender for an “All of Government” Banking Service. The Government’s objective was to identify the most economically advantageous arrangement for the provision of an efficient, streamlined, cost-effective...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 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 generally not contingent on the nature of the illness or disability but on the extent to which a particular illness or disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity to work. In March of last year,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's Community Welfare Service has responsibly for the administration of the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme. The supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system in that it provides assistance to eligible people in the State whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. Supports...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, Community Welfare Officers in my Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. Where a tenant cannot furnish the property from within his/her own resources, s/he can apply for an exceptional needs...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: To date over €7.4 billion has been paid in relation to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) since its introduction in March 2020, to address the surge in unemployment due to Covid-19. Employers have a general duty of care towards their workers and that care is often expressed in the form of negotiation, compromise and flexibility. Some of the options considered for workers...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 15 April 2021. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: There are 3 categories of claimant who may qualify for Jobseeker’s Benefit while partially employed. They are short-time workers, casual workers and part-time workers. In order to classify a person as either a short-time, part-time or casual work employee, each case is examined on its merits having regard to the person’s employment history, any fluctuation in the number of days...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As provided for in Budget 2021, Parent’s Leave and Benefit have been extended from 2 weeks to 5 weeks for each parent. These additional weeks are available to parents in respect of children born or adopted on or after 1st November 2019. The period during which this leave can be taken has also been extended from 12 to 24 months so it can be taken up to a child's second birthday or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: JobClubs are a contracted service of my Department which provide a range of services, supports and facilities to jobseekers to help them return to work. Currently there are 40 Job Clubs with 37 contractors operating in various locations across the state. The name and locations of Job Clubs are as follows: Job Club Name Location Dublin Northwest Area...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Pension entitlement is determined on the basis of the eligibility conditions applicable on the date an individual reaches pension age. The person concerned was born in 1956. The age at which a pension is payable is currently 66 years. The Deputy will be aware that the Commission on Pensions has been established to examine sustainability and eligibility issues in relation to State pensions...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Working Family Payment (WFP) is an income tested in-work payment which provides additional financial support to employees on low earnings with children. Income that is assessable for WFP includes an applicant's and their spouse's average net weekly assessable weekly earnings from employment, plus any other household income such as income from self employment, other social protection payments...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 536 together. Social welfare legislation provides that, for social assistance schemes such as Disability Allowance, income and capital (such as savings, investments and property other than the family home) belonging to the claimant and his or her partner, where applicable, is assessable for means assessment purposes. The purpose of this is to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce a pension auto-enrolment system. The objective of this commitment is to address the low proportion of employees in Ireland with supplementary pension cover, which includes both occupational and personal pensions. The rate of supplementary pension coverage in Ireland is around 55% of the working population (CSO, Pension Coverage...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As part of the July stimulus, the Government committed to increase resources dedicated to the delivery of employment services within the Department’s own Intreo service, and, in addition, to expand the coverage of the local employment type services to areas not currently covered by existing providers. My Department has already increased its own complement of employment service staff...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection has not provided funding to An Taisce in any of the years referenced by the Deputy.