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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The enhanced Illness Benefit claim from the person concerned has been processed. A payment of €291.67 issued to the person concerned on the 27th October 2020 paying her the full amount due to her for the duration of her claim. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested is currently being compiled by my Department and will be made available to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 918, 919 and 945 together. The Department of Social Protection (DSP) always aims to provide the best possible customer service, ensuring all customers are served in a fair, courteous and timely manner, are informed of their rights, provided with full and clear information regarding entitlements and have their privacy respected. Not every Intreo customer...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Food Poverty (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) supports the actions of EU member states to provide material/food assistance to the most deprived. Funding of €3.8 billion is available via the fund between 2014 and 2020 across the EU. Each member state has to match this with a minimum of 15% national funding. The total value of the fund in Ireland for the period 2014 to 2020 is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 921 and 943 together. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is payable to people between the ages of 18 and 66 which is consistent with other social protection schemes payable to people of working age who have lost their employment. People aged 66 years and over are provided for through the contributory State pension or the non-contributory State means...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: As announced in the July Stimulus package, the enterprise support grant was extended to assist eligible self-employed individuals who exit the Pandemic Unemployment Payment or jobseekers schemes after 18th May 2020 to re-start their business which was closed due to the impact of the pandemic. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment, similar to existing jobseekers supports, is payable to people of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (3 Nov 2020)

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 regional Citizens Information Service companies provides information, advice and advocacy services...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (3 Nov 2020)

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 regional Citizens Information Service companies provide information, advice and advocacy services to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (3 Nov 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. A letter issued to the person concerned on 30th October 2020 with details of the PPSN. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was put in place from 5 August 2020 as a social welfare benefit to help mitigate the adverse economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is available to employees who lost their employment on or after 13 March 2020 as a direct consequence of Covid-19. It is also available to self-employed people whose income from self-employment ceased or reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Based on the evidence supplied in support of their application for disability allowance (DA), this person’s application was disallowed on the grounds that the medical qualifying condition was not satisfied. They were notified in writing of this decision on 22 June 2020. The person concerned requested an appeal of the decision and submitted additional medical evidence for consideration....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Where a person’s weekly earnings were between €200 and €299.99, the rate of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) is €250 per week. According to my Department’s records the person concerned earned an average of €252.35 per week in 2019 and the PUP rate of €250 is therefore correct for her circumstances. If these earnings are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned was in receipt of a Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) up to 29/09/2020. The PUP ceased from 30/09/2020 as, according to Departmental records, the person concerned failed to confirm her eligibility for this emergency support payment. The person concerned subsequently contacted my Department and provided the required information regarding her eligibility. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: An officer from the Newbridge Intreo Centre phoned the person concerned on 29/10/2020 to discuss her application for a Jobseeker’s Benefit payment. A Jobseeker’s Benefit pack was posted to the person concerned on 29/10/2020 as she is self-isolating and cannot attend the Intreo Centre in person. When the necessary documentation is returned to the Newbridge Intreo Centre it will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme provides a once-off payment to eligible families to assist with the costs of clothing and footwear when children start or return to school each autumn. The scheme operates from June to September each year. The allowance is payable for eligible children between the ages of 4 and 17 in respect of whom a qualified child increase is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The fuel allowance is a payment of €24.50 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €686 each year) from October to April, to an average of 352,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €261.35 million in 2020. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Training Support Grant (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Upon receipt of the completed application form, Listowel Intreo Employment Support Service has confirmed with the person concerned that the application form has been sent to the course provider. Once the course provider has completed their portion of the application form and returned it to the Intreo Office, contact will be made with the person concerned to progress their application.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A Case Officer conducted an assessment interview with the person concerned in November 2018 and confirmed that they met the basic eligibility criteria for the Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA). A business viability analysis is not conducted at this initial stage of the process. The person was referred to an Enterprise Officer in the Local Development Company for support to develop a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is reported annually in my Department's Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services report which is published on . In 2019, my Department received a total of 10,336 applications in respect of Invalidity Pension, of which 4,732 were rejected.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Data Protection (3 Nov 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In 2019, my Department identified 374 data breaches. My Department takes data protection obligations very seriously. In order to protect the personal data of its customers, the Department has in place a set of data protection policies, procedures and guidelines. While every data breach is a matter of great concern to my Department, the number of confirmed breaches should be viewed in the...