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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the individual referred to by the Deputy has been contacted regarding his application for a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) by officials of my Department from Letterkenny Intreo centre so that they may proceed to progress his application. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned applied for a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) on 24/09/2020, confirming his date last worked was 14/09/2020. In assessing the claim the person concerned did not meet the eligibility criteria for a PUP as my Department had no record of any PRSI contributions. Following a review of the person’s claim with the Revenue Commissioners it was found that he...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Wage Subsidy Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme are different schemes meaning that entitlement to a concurrent jobseeker payment under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme does not imply the same entitlement under the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme. Section 28(5)(h) of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 provides that where the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 532 together. It is open to any individual to apply for support under the jobseeker's scheme from the Department in respect of periods of unemployment. The priority at this time is to ensure that payments are being made and to date over 3,200 claims have been put into payment in respect of employees at the company referred to by the Deputy....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513 and 529 together. The priority for my Department at this time is to ensure that payments are being made currently and to date over 3,200 claims have been put into payment in respect of employees at the company referred to by the Deputies. This work is almost completed and work will commence later this week on applications in respect of the period...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned entered insurable employment after the age of 56. They have a social insurance record of 156 contributions from self-employment for the tax years from 1991/92 to 1993/94 inclusive. They do not satisfy the qualifying conditions for State pension (contributory). The matter of a business partnership between the person...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Treatment Benefit Scheme provides certain dental, optical and aural services to insured persons who pay class A, E, H, P or S social insurance contributions. Social insurance contributions paid at either class B, C, D, J, K, M and V (voluntary contributions) are not reckonable for entitlement to treatment benefits. A brief description of each of these categories of workers or...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Jobseeker's Allowance (JA) is a means-tested payment made to people who are unemployed and who meet the qualifying conditions of the scheme. It is open to the person concerned to make an application for a JA payment. The quickest and easiest way to submit an application is online at www.mywelfare.ie. Alternatively the person concerned can apply through her local Intreo Centre in Newbridge....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department the person concerned submitted an application for a Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) payment on 02/09/2020 pending a decision on her Disability Allowance (DA) application. The SWA application was processed by a designated person and was disallowed as the applicant failed to provide sufficient documentation to support her application. A...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all the evidence, disallowed the appeal of the person concerned by way of summary decision on 11 June 2020. Under social welfare legislation the decision of an Appeals Officer is final and conclusive and may only be reviewed by an Appeals Officer in the light of new evidence or new facts. I...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is payable to the child's own mother (or father, if the mother is not available) in the first instance, or otherwise can be paid to the person who has custody of the child. While the child in this case is resident with her grandmother, her parents still retain custody even though they are abroad. According to the details previously submitted, they also continue to help...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 523 together. Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 806,000 people have applied for payment and in some cases, they have done so on a number of occasions as they moved in and out of employment. Consequently, there are over 1.4 million applications to be examined to determine if arrears are due. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I am pleased that I secured approval from Government last week to establish the Commission on Pensions, in fulfilment of the Programme for Government commitment. On Budget Day, I announced that the planned increase in the State pension age from January of next year will be deferred, in line with our Programme for Government commitment. In this regard, it will remain at 66 years pending...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It has been clarified with the Deputy's office that the question relates to a number of social insurance contributors who when applying for State Pension (Contributory) consider that their social insurance records are incomplete and, as a result, are not receiving or will not receive their expected pension entitlement. My Department holds contributor's social insurance records. Since...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned applied for a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) on 17/10/2020 confirming his date last worked was 14/10/2020. In assessing the claim the person concerned did not initially meet the eligibility criteria for a PUP as my Department had no record of PRSI contributions in 2018 or 2019. In reviewing the person's claim with the Revenue Commissioners it was found...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Social Welfare payments, including disability, invalidity and state pensions, returned to a weekly payment cycle last week. As all payments on any scheme have to be processed in the same way, the change back to a weekly payment schedule applied to all payment methods, whether by collecting cash at the post office or depositing money directly into a bank account. Fortnightly payments were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was introduced as a statutory social welfare scheme on 5th August to continue to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the pandemic. To be eligible for the payment a person must have been in employment and lost that employment as a direct consequence of the pandemic and they are not being paid by their employer. A self employed person must have...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: An application for state pension non-contributory was received from the person concerned on 30 September 2020. On 8 October 2020 a request for further information in order to establish the means of the person concern was issued. The required information was received on 3 November 2020. The person concerned was awarded state pension non-contributory with effect from 28 August 2020 and has...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was awarded a guardians payment at the weekly rate of €372.00 with effect from the 10th July 2020. Payment will commence at her nominated bank account from the 13th November 2020. Any arrears due will also be paid into her nominated bank account in due course. The person concerned has been notified accordingly. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (10 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the solicitor of the individual referred to by the Deputy has been contacted by officials of my Department regarding his application for a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) so that we may proceed to progress his application. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy