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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has had their application for Pandemic Unemployment Payment reviewed and is due two weeks arrears for the period 27th March to the 9th April 2020 which will total €700.00. The payment has been approved and will be paid to the persons nominated bank account within the next week. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to the individual referred to by the Deputy and a letter issued to the person concerned on 15th December 2020 with details of her PPSN. Officials from the Department have contacted the applicant for the requisite details so that her applications for PPSNs for her two children can also be processed. Upon...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned has been awarded invalidity pension with effect from the 22 October 2020. Payment will issue to his nominated bank account on the 17 December 2020. Any arrears due from the 22 October 2020 to 16 December 2020 (less any overlapping social welfare payment) will issue in due course. The person concerned was notified of this decision on the 11 December 2020. I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Over-payments of social welfare assistance and benefit payments arise as a consequence of decisions made under the relevant sections of the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 2005 (as amended). To the end of November 2020, some 15,700 cases of Illness Benefit over-payments have been raised to a value of €5.7 million. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Following a review and having considered the exceptional circumstances prevailing this year, an entitlement to a Christmas Bonus payment has been established for the person concerned. The person concerned is being awarded a bonus of 100% of his normal Supplementary Welfare Allowance basic payment of €479.70 which will issue later this week. Fuel Allowance is paid to recipients of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Tá an Roinn tiomanta i gcónaí dár ndualgais faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla a chomhlíonadh agus do sheirbhísí ardchaighdeáin a chur ar fáil dá custaiméirí i nGaeilge nó i mBéarla. Is é is cuspóir le Scéim Teanga reatha na Roinne 2019-2022 ná cur leis an dul chun cinn a baineadh amach thar na...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foireann Roinne (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Mar chuid de phróiseas pleanála mo Roinne maidir lena lucht saothair, tá socair gur fearr a chuirfear seachadadh an ghnó trí mheán na Gaeilge i gcrích más amhlaidh a shaineofar áiteanna a bhfuil riachtanas Gaeilge ag baint leo de rogha ar an nGaeilge a theorannú do phoist áirithe. Tá na hoifigí poiblí seo a leanas lonnaithe...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Is í mo Roinn an Roinn Rialtais is mó, agus thart ar 6,000 ball foirne inti, agus ráta suntasach iomlaoide foirne ag tarlú inti. Oibríonn mo Roinn leis an tSeirbhís um Cheapacháin Phoiblí chun deimhin a dhéanamh de thréchur foirne a bhíonn i gcumas plé le custaiméirí trí Ghaeilge. Mar chuid de phróiseas...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The revision of the age limit for Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) has been recommended in a number of reports produced over recent years and continues to be under consideration in the Department. The second report of the review of Budget 2012 proposals regarding Disability Allowance and Domiciliary Care Allowance, published October 2012, recommended an extension of the age limit for DCA...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised that the person concerned was paid the Pandemic Unemployment Payment at the rate of €203 per week for 7 weeks from 18/09/2020 to 05/11/2020. She was entitled to €250 per week. It is intended that arrears of €329.00 in respect of this period will be paid into the person’s nominated bank account on 22/12/2020. I trust that this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department administers over 80 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person in the State. These include everything from Carer's allowance, to Maternity benefit, to Jobseekers Allowance to State Pensions and Back to Work Enterprise Allowance. The Department is committed to ensuring that members of the public are fully aware of the social welfare supports and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has requested that employees return the UP38 form completed by their employer within 21 days. This has already been extended from the normal 14 days within which a person is required to submit any documentation required by my Department in order to make a decision on their claim. There is always flexibility allowed within these timeframes and where a person has difficulty...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Dec 2020)

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 scheme 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: Illness Benefit (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1), the Government, having regard to the manifest and grave risk to human life and public health posed by the spread of Covid-19, extended the Social Welfare Acts to provide for entitlement to illness benefit for persons who have been diagnosed with, or are a probable source of,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Free fuel (FF) allowance is a means tested payment, payable to people who either live alone or only with certain other qualified people. The person concerned was awarded the full rate of FF with effect from 2 October 2019 and he continues to qualify for this allowance. On 29 October 2019 a letter issued informing him of this. The first payment along with arrears due were made by his chosen...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: On 28 April 2020, an application form for fuel allowance was issued to the person concerned. The person concerned was in receipt of the State Pension contributory and the fuel allowance payment is means-tested for such customers. Following receipt of the completed application on 24 November 2020, the Deciding Officer requested additional information from the person concerned on 26 November...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, due to delays at EU level, there will be a delay between the end of the current LEADER programme, which was due to conclude at the end of this year, and the next EU programme which will not now commence until 2023. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to introduce a transitional LEADER programme to bridge that gap. Earlier today, I announced details...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: This Government's investments in digital connectivity and a hub infrastructure have created the potential to have a transformative effect on the future of rural areas and suburban communities. There is now an improved understanding of the scale and potential of remote working facilities to support enterprise, attract investment and support resilient communities. Since my Department was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has provided a number of Covid-19 related supports to community halls and centres. Such funding includes: The €2.5 million COVID-19 Emergency Fund.This was introduced in April 2020 to provide funding to community groups participating in the Government’s “Community Call” initiative which was led by the Local Authorities. Community halls and centres...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not allocated any specific budgets for social media advertising in 2021. However, the business planning process for 2021 remains ongoing and it is possible that a requirement for some limited expenditure of that nature may yet be identified.