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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Nov 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 this appeal was allowed on the 4th November 2024 and notification of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (6 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department operates a large number of schemes which fund hundreds of projects and groups throughout the country each year. Funding announcements, and the list of approved projects for each announcement, are regularly published on www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-rural-and-community -development/ . My Department collates funding allocations on a county, rather than constituency,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Nov 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. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: There are some 2,200 primary schools currently eligible for hot school meals for the 2024-2025 school year. As announced in Budget 2025, Hot School Meals will be extended to all remaining primary schools in 2025 meaning that there will be 3,200 eligible schools in respect of 550,000 children. All schools who wish to avail of funding are responsible for choosing their school meals supplier...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is payable to an insured person who satisfies certain Social Insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions and who is permanently incapable of work due to an illness or incapacity and for no other reason. An application for IP was received from the person concerned on 24 September 2024. The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Nov 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. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection does not record if a person is a International Protection Applicant, neither at PPSN allocation nor at any stage during claim processing. The Daily Expense Allowance is payable to all applicants for International Protection who live in or are on a waiting list to move into accommodation provided by the International Protection Accommodation Services...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a means tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. The applicant must be suffering from an injury, disease, congenital deformity or physical or mental illness or defect, which has lasted for one year or is expected to last for one year and as a result of which they are substantially restricted in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm the appeal has been concluded in this matter and that a response has been prepared and is expected to issue to the society from the Appeals Officer in the coming days. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: At the outset, it is important to clarify that where a carer is providing care to more than one person, the personal rate of Carer's Allowance payable is increased by a maximum of 50% of the standard personal rate. This 50% increase is not a Half-Rate Carer’s Allowance payment, but an exceptional increase in the standard personal rate. The Half-Rate Carer’s Allowance payment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €382 million in 2024. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. The main schemes in my department that provide support to lone parents and are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €382 million in 2024. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. Based on 40,354 additional recipients of the working family payment qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of increasing domiciliary care allowance is outlined below. Increase to monthly rate Cost €m €10.00 €8.02 €15.00 €12.03 €20.00 €16.04 €25.00 €20.05 €30.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 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 on the 12th June 2024. It...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 631 and 660 together. Under the law as currently enacted, entitlement to a Widows, Widowers or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory pension is only available to a surviving partner who was party to a marriage or civil partnership. As the Deputy is aware, on 22nd January, the Supreme Court delivered its judgment on the entitlement of an unmarried...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance 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 can confirm that two applications for Carer's Allowance were received from the person concerned on 22 October 2024. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Matters relating to civil and public sector pension schemes are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. However, it should be noted that public service agreements relating to pay entitles civil and public sector pensioners covered by those agreements to pension increases. In general, public servants recruited...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been in receipt of State Pension (contributory) since 26 May 2014. I have arranged for annual tax statements for 2020 to 2023 plus a year-to-date statement for 2024 to issue to the person concerned which outlines the total taxable payments issued by my Department. State pensions are not taxed at source by my Department. The person concerned can contact the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Disability allowance (DA) is a means-tested payment for people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. The applicant must be suffering from an injury, disease, congenital deformity or physical or mental illness or defect which has lasted for one year or is expected to last for one year and, as a result of which, they are substantially restricted in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Nov 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. Legislation provides that the means test takes account of the income and assets of the person (and spouse, civil partner...