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

Heather Humphreys: The telephone support allowance (TSA) is an allowance of €2.50 which is paid to over 135,000 customers weekly. The estimated full year cost of the scheme in 2021 is over €18 million. To receive the allowance a customer of my Department must be in receipt of a qualifying payment such as the State Pension and also in receipt of the Living Alone Allowance and the Fuel Allowance....

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

Heather Humphreys: The Ability Programme was introduced in June 2018 and is a pre-activation programme for young people with disabilities. The funding for this programme will amount to around €16 million over a three-year period and is being provided jointly under the EUs ESF Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning Operational Programme, 2014-2020 (PEIL, 2014–20) and the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As requested in your representation, the fuel allowance application for the person concerned will be reviewed. In this regard, a deciding officer has requested further information in order to reassess his eligibility for the fuel allowance. As soon as this information has been received, his entitlement to the fuel allowance will be reviewed and he will be notified directly of the outcome. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ministerial Correspondence (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department administers over 80 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person in the State. The Department is committed to ensuring that members of the public and employers are fully aware of the welfare supports and services that are available to them. During 2020, the Department ran a number of public information campaigns which encouraged employees to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I confirm that an application from the person concerned for disability allowance (DA) was received by the Department on 19 November 2020. The processing time for individual DA claims may 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 claim. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department is reviewing 2,698 claims for a jobseeker's payment from employees of the company concerned and is writing to the individual employees requesting that they contact their employer for the information that is required to complete the review. The employer is required to complete a UP38 form in respect of the employee, providing details for each day in the review period on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance Scheme is a means tested payment to assist pensioners and other long-term social welfare dependent householders towards their heating costs during the winter season. The payment is made at the weekly rate of €28.00 over the winter season (28 weeks in the 2020/2021 fuel season) to over 372,000 low income households. The numbers of Fuel Allowance recipients in Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (11 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. Means are any income belonging to the carer and their spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant, property, (except their own...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned is now 62 years of age and he will no longer be selected for Activation through Intreo and he will not be selected for Jobpath. He can however contact a Case Officer at his own request if he has any queries on courses or TSG ( Training Support Grant ) funding, whilst he is receiving a Jobseekers Allowance payment. I trust this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (11 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 An application for CA was received in respect of the person concerned on 13 November 2020. It is a condition for...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is a statutory scheme which is available to support those who have lost their employment due to the pandemic and where they were not being paid by their employer. In cases where a person's working hours have been reduced employees may claim part-time jobseeker payments or Short-Time Work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Births (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSN) of each parent are required particulars set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, as amended. The PPSN of the parents should be provided by a qualified informant (usually the parents of a child) in order to complete a birth registration. Registration of a birth can be completed where either or both parents do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: 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 provided under the SWA scheme can consist of a basic weekly payment, a weekly or monthly supplement in respect of certain expenses, as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department administers over 80 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person in the State. The Department is committed to ensuring that members of the general public are aware of the welfare supports and services that are available to them. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department has delivered 18 public information campaigns designed to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The estimated full year cost of a €5 increase in the weekly rate of Disability Allowance is €43.1 million, based on the estimated number of recipients in 2021. This costing includes a proportionate increase for qualified adults. It should be noted that this costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (11 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Further Revised Estimates for the Department of Rural and Community Development provided a gross capital allocation of €168.7 million for 2020. Provisional capital outturn amounted to €154.3 million, representing a saving of €15.4 million. €13.18 million of this has been carried over for use in 2021, ensuring that the funding is available to support projects...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dental Services (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The dental benefit operated by the department is demand led, with the Department providing for an annual oral examination and cleaning for all qualified PRSI contributors and their dependent spouses who opt to avail of such services. An allocation of €57.16m has been assigned for the dental benefit scheme in 2021. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: To date my Department has issued over 4.5 million Public Services Cards (PSCs). At the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department temporarily suspended PSC appointments and the online system used to manage those appointments. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and World Health Organisation guidelines and help protect the health and well-being of our customers and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bord na Móna (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a statutory support which is available to people who have lost their employment as a direct consequence of Covid-19. If an employee loses their job for reasons which are not related to Covid-19, they can avail of support under the Jobseeker's Benefit or Jobseeker's Allowances schemes. Jobseeker's Benefit is a social insurance scheme based on an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Tús is a targeted activation measure specifically designed and delivered to those jobseekers who are on the live register and have been unemployed for twelve months or more. Eligible jobseekers can commence on Tús following their random selection and referral by the Department to the Implementing Bodies (IBs) who deliver Tús or by self-referral for eligible jobseekers actively...