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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, was introduced in July 2011 and to date has attracted the participation of 44,388 participants, including 381 in the Civil Service. There are currently 4,865 participants on the programme, of which 10 are in the Civil Service. The Terms and Conditions of the scheme include a basic requirement that an internship must not under any circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The staffing ratio rules to which the Deputy refers are the responsibility of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) and the HSE. The Community Employment (CE) programme is a valuable resource in the provision of a range of services to communities, including childcare services. The Department introduced a new CE Childcare Strand at the beginning of 2013 under which there is...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, commenced in July 2011 and to date has attracted the participation of 44,388 participants and over 18,000 Host Organisations. There are currently 4,865 participants on the programme. The JobBridge Scheme was introduced as an extraordinary response to the unprecedented collapse in the economy – particularly the sharp increase in unemployment....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobBridge, the National Internship Scheme, commenced in July 2011 and to date has attracted the voluntary participation of 44,388 participants and over 18,000 Host Organisations. There are currently 4,865 participants on the programme. I table below outlines the current numbers of JobBridge participants by County. The scheme was introduced as an extraordinary and temporary response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The table below details the number of CE participants and Supervisors by County, as at 31/10/2015. Source: CSM. CE PARTICIPANTS as at 31.10.2015 COUNTY Total CARLOW 389 CAVAN 338 CLARE 603 CORK 2,062 DONEGAL 1,150 DUBLIN 5,670 GALWAY 1,436 KERRY 1,006 KILDARE 886 KILKENNY 460 LAOIS 305 LEITRIM 148 LIMERICK 1,326 LONGFORD 350 LOUTH 836 MAYO 762 MEATH 519 MONAGHAN 417...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,700 schools and organisations which benefits approximately 217,000 children at a total cost of €39 million. An additional €3 million was allocated to the programme as part of Budget 2016, bringing the total allocation to €42 million in 2016. There are two schemes operated under...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. Over 17,200 rent supplement tenancies have been awarded this year showing that landlords are accommodating significant numbers under the scheme. I am fully aware of the findings of the recent Daft.ie rental report...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Registration of Deaths (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The procedures governing the registration of deaths are provided for under Part 5 of the Civil Registration Act, 2004. The only circumstances under which a death can be registered by the registrar in the register of deaths are - - Under Section 41 of the Act of 2004, a death is registered on foot of a certificate provided by a coroner containing the required particulars of the death...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Data (24 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The rural social scheme (RSS) commenced in 2004. The scheme provides income support for 2,600 low-income farmers and fishermen and requires participants to work 19.5 hours per week. The scheme is delivered locally in county Kerry by North and East Kerry LEADER Partnership, South Kerry Development Partnership, IRD Dunhallow and Údarás na Gaeltachta in the Gaeltacht areas. ...

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Deputy Niall Collins should not talk nonsense. Who closed the college in Templemore?

Roads (Criminal Activity) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: We reopened the college in Templemore.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Deputy's party was the architect of this particular legislation. That is the fact of the matter.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Deputy Cowen should not be such a bully.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Deputies opposite gave out about the revaluations that were carried out.

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: We have put 2 million people back to work.

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Deputy does not want to hear it, does he?

Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: He should behave himself.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome Deputy Willie O’Dea’s confidence that the Government will be returned.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: When the Deputy is looking at his ballot paper in the general election and wants the Government to be returned, he might consider voting No. 1 for the Labour Party since his own seat is so safe.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Report Stage (18 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Government is not taking it for granted for one minute that it will be returned. However, I thank the Deputy for his support. It is really heartening, coming from a Deputy such as him that there is an expectation that the Government will be returned.