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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (18 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, an application for an Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) has not recently been submitted by the person concerned. To facilitate the person concerned, my officials issued an ENP pack by post on 16/02/2021. Upon receipt of the completed application form and supporting documentation, the claim will be assessed and a decision will issue to the person...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The table below provides the contact details for the sections which deal with all ongoing and established grant funding in my Department and in each agency under the remit of my Department. Department of Rural and Community Development Programme areas Contact email for the section Phone Contact Atlantic Economic Corridor (AEC) Officer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Payment of Treatment Benefit is provided for under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. Under the Treatment Benefit scheme, dental, optical and aural services are provided to insured employees, the self-employed, and retired people who have the required number of qualifying Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions. An estimated 2.25 million insured contributors qualify for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned submitted a claim for Jobseeker’s Benefit (JB) in June 2019. The claim could not be processed as the person concerned did not provide a valid Irish Residence Permit (IRP) formerly known as a GNIB card or a letter from the Department of Justice confirming his right to remain in the State. The person concerned applied...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Maintenance Payments (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Government established a Child Maintenance Review Group to examine certain issues in relation to child maintenance in Ireland. The Group is chaired by former Circuit Court Judge Catherine Murphy and includes legal, policy and academic professionals as well as officials from my Department and the Department of Justice. The Group's Terms of Reference are to consider and make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Maternity benefit is a payment made for 26 weeks to employed and self-employed women who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions based on their own social insurance record. The person concerned does not qualify for maternity benefit at this time as she is not currently in employment and does not satisfy the required PRSI contribution conditions. She is advised to contact her local...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Treatment Benefit Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In order to qualify for treatment benefit ( when aged over 66 years) a PRSI contributor must satisfy the conditions of having a total of 260 paid contributions at class A/E/H/P/S since starting work and 39 contributions paid or credited in the relevant tax years. The person concerned does not meet this criteria. Although he has the 260 required paid contributions, he does not have the 39...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Fuel allowance is a means-tested payment to provide assistance to householders on long-term social welfare payments towards the cost of their heating needs. The main eligibility conditions that apply to the fuel allowance scheme are that a person must be in receipt of a qualifying payment, must satisfy a means test and must either be living alone or with other qualifying persons. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseekers Benefit is a statutory scheme which is available to people who have lost their employment and who satisfy the scheme's statutory conditions including the requirement to have paid sufficient social insurance contributions. The benefit is paid for 234 days (or 9 months) to people who have paid 260 or more PRSI contributions and for 156 days (6 months) to people who have paid less...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: In 2008 when my Department became aware the late mother of the person concerned was admitted to a Nursing Home, a social welfare inspector of my Department consulted with both the nursing home and a family member of the deceased regarding payment of the arrears of pension. Unfortunately the arrears were not paid at the time and remained unpaid until the matter was raised by the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dietary Allowance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Diet supplement, administered under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, is payable to qualifying persons, in receipt of the supplement prior to February 2014, who have been prescribed a special diet as a result of a specified medical condition. There are currently 1,700 people in receipt of diet supplement at a cost of €0.9 million in 2020. A review of the costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The data requested by the Deputy, where available, is set out in the tables below. The data refers to recipients of the selected schemes in January 2021, while the earnings data relates to 2019. Due to the extended deadline for returns, earnings data in respect of the self-employed for 2019 may not be fully complete. Caution should be exercised around the NACE sector details in particular....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Feb 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 in respect of two care recipients from the person concerned on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is the statutory body responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice (including money and budgeting advice) and advocacy services on a wide range of public and social services. A national network of Citizens Information Centres, overseen by eight regional companies, provides information, advice and advocacy services to the public. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Childcare Services (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Enhanced Illness Benefit scheme, there have been a total of 2,177 claimants working in pre-primary education or in childcare. As of February 15th 2021, 137 of these are currently receiving a payment. Note that the industry breakdown of persons in receipt of this scheme is based on the last known employer. I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: This domiciliary care allowance application has been finalised. The person concerned was notified in a letter dated 13th January 2021 that domiciliary care allowance has been awarded from 1st June 2020. This includes a back-dating payment for the maximum six months allowable in respect of the months June to November 2020. Arrears due for this period issued with the January 2021 payment on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I confirm that my Department received an application for disability allowance (DA) from the person concerned on 12 February 2021. The processing time for individual Disability Allowance (DA) claims will vary in accordance with their relative complexity in terms of the three main qualifying criteria, the person’s circumstances and the information they provide in support of their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (17 Feb 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: Carer's Allowance (17 Feb 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 7 January 2021. Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is currently in receipt of Illness Benefit at a rate of €203 per week. Illness Benefit is classed as a short term scheme and is not a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. Under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance scheme a heat supplement may be awarded in cases where a person has exceptional essential heating costs due to ill health or infirmity and who cannot...