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Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: The Labour Party and Fine Gael in this Government provided for 2,260 new teachers, including 600 extra resource teachers. There is a big difference in what Fianna Fáil proposed and what it did not propose. In answering Deputy Fleming's claim that the €3 increase was miserable, I would love if it was much more but we have gone through three difficult budgets. I wish Deputy...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Fianna Fáil crashed the construction industry.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: It was caused by Fianna Fáil.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. Rent supplement is a statutory means tested scheme which is payable at differentiated rates of payment taking into account the applicant’s means and their family’s accommodation requirements....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that supports people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Following the completion of a public procurement process, two companies were selected to provide the JobPath service - Turas Nua Limited and Seetec Limited. The companies will deliver services...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobPath Implementation (5 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: JobPath is a new approach to employment activation that will support people who are long-term unemployed and those most at risk of becoming long-term unemployed to secure and sustain paid employment. Following the completion of a public procurement process, two companies were selected to provide the JobPath service - Turas Nua Limited and Seetec Limited. The companies will deliver services...

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: It allows for microloans.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I did not say anything.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Services Card Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. He is right that the public services card has been a fantastic success in many ways, including in simplifying use of free travel etc. and not just in terms of fraud. It has been very good and is best practice. It was initiated by our predecessors in 2005 and I acknowledge the interdepartmental work done in the very early stages. The Deputy talks about tweaking it...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Services Card Provision (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: If there is a lesson to be learned from the individual case the Deputy has raised we will endeavour to take it on board.

Social Welfare Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I thought Deputy O'Dea was going to say Charlie McCreevy.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (4 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) and Tús - the community work placement initiative - are two of a suite of interventions funded and managed by the Department of Social Protection to support long-term social welfare claimants to return to the labour market. The Government’s policy for activation is set out in Pathways to Work and includes measures for the long-term unemployed (on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Registration of Births (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Under section 46 of the Status of Children Act 1987, there is a presumption that the spouse is the father of a child. Section 22 of the Civil Registration Act 2004 requires that, in order to support a declaration that the spouse is not the father of the child, it is required to have separation, divorce or nullity papers, a rebuttal from the spouse that he is not the father, or a court order...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department may make a single exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off and unforeseen expenditure which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their weekly income. The Government has provided €27.9 million for the ENP scheme in 2015. There is no automatic entitlement to a payment....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other vulnerable persons (including lone parents, recovering drug mis-users and persons with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in part-time work and training within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. With respect to the participants...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. Rent supplement claims are generally reviewed once to twice yearly. Reviews are a key control of the scheme ensuring that the correct rate of the supplement is paid to those who continue to meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons (including lone parents, recovering drug misusers and persons with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in part-time work and training within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. The hours of participation for the CE...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment Projects by Main Sponsor type, October 2015: Sponsor Type Count Local Authorities 22 Údarás Na Gaeltachta 15 Citizen Information Centres 3 Educational Institutions - Town Councils - Partnerships 26 VECs/ETBs 2 Health Service Executive 3 Source: CSM. There are no educational institutions (i.e. schools) sponsoring Community Employment. Town councils were...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 221 and 224 together. Rent supplement plays a vital role in housing families and individuals, with the scheme currently supporting approximately 63,000 people at a cost of over €298 million in 2015. It is a condition of rent supplement that a person must have been residing in private rented accommodation or accommodation for homeless persons or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (3 Nov 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: Community Employment (CE) is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other vulnerable persons (including lone parents, recovering drug misusers and persons with a disability) with an opportunity to engage in part-time work and training within their communities on a temporary, fixed-term basis. With respect to the participants...