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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the 2ndperson concerned made an application for an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) on 15/02/2021. This claim was disallowed as it was determined on the basis of the application and supporting documentation provided that the need was not exceptional and it was considered reasonable that the person concerned had sufficient means to cover the costs...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was notified on the 4th March 2021 that her Domiciliary Care Allowance has been awarded on appeal from the 1st February 2020. Arrears due for this period will issue with her March 2021 payment on the 16th March 2021. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is guided by the governing legislation and there is no discretion to direct that Section 110 (1) of the Act shall not be applied. Section 110 (2) was superseded by section 9 of Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Act 2009, which came into operation on 1 January 2010. Therefore, under current social welfare legislation, a self-employed contributor will not be regarded as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered with that office on 2 October 2020. 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. These papers were received on 29 October 2020. The appeal was referred to an Appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Mar 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. CA reviews take place in a number of circumstances as follows:- - If the decision on a new claim is negative the customer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome that Minister O’Gorman has brought the White Paper to end Direct Provision and to establish a new International Protection Support Service to Government, which will meet the Government commitment to end direct provision. This White Paper outlines a model for developing a new International Protection Accommodation and Support System that will be implemented between now and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached tables.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: National Economic and Social Council (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can advise the Deputy that I am aware of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) paper on ‘The Position of the Self-Employed’ that was published last November. I note that the paper considers a number of issues concerning self-employed workers, and groups these into the four policy areas of: the social insurance contributions made by self-employed workers; the social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 622 and 621 together. The Department provides income supports through contributory payments (which are based on a person's social insurance record) and means-tested social assistance payments. Social welfare legislation provides that the means test takes account of the income and assets of the person (and spouse or partner, if applicable) applying for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the individual referred to by the Deputy. A letter issued on 8th March 2021 with details of her PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,557 schools and organisations benefitting 227,000 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: Departmental Advertising (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department delivered 20 public information campaigns related to COVID-19 from March 2020 to March 2021. The aim of these campaigns was to increase public awareness of the available income supports and Department services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The full cost of COVID-19 related public information campaigns was €1,826,918 excluding VAT, agency fees and creative/design fees....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Back to Education Allowance (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The below table outlines the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under this Department's remit in 2019, the cost in terms of wages and allowances of same and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis: Agency Number of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: €15 million is allocated to the LEADER Food Initiative to support the further development of food and beverage businesses throughout rural Ireland. The scheme is managed by my Department with funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is delivered at local level though Local Action Groups (LAGs), using the LEADER methodology. Projects are jointly approved by...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department's total expenditure on advertising in relation to COVID-19 for the period requested was €1,845. This related to message development for advertising purposes but it was not directly used in any media campaign.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (4 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: An application for Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) has been received from the person concerned and is currently being processed. There are a number of issues that need to be further investigated, but pending a formal decision on that application I can confirm that an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) will be made to the person this week. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (4 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below, and includes those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment for the weeks specified who were working in either pre-primary education or in child day-care activities. This breakdown is based on the sector of the last known employer. Week Commencing Total 21 December 2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Short-time work support scheme operated under the Jobseekers benefit scheme is designed to support employees in situations where their days are reduced by their employer on a temporary basis and they are not being remunerated for the days. An individual’s duration of eligibility for the Short time work support will depend on their PRSI contributions. The support is paid for 234...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (4 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered with that office on 7 December 2020. 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. These papers were received on 4 January 2021. On 5 January 2021 the appeal was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Electricity Supply Board (4 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Following contact by an official of my Department with the Deputy's office, I understand that the question relates to an individual social insurance contributor. During his employment with the ESB, the person concerned was paying the modified class D social insurance rate that applied to public servants who were recruited prior to 6th April 1995. This class of social insurance gives...