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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It is the responsibility of employers to put arrangements in place which will allow employees to work safely during the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis, taking into account their circumstances. These arrangements should follow HSE and public health advice. As the person concerned has not lost her employment due to COVID-19, she is not eligible to apply for the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The department received a claim for IP for the lady concerned on 26 June 2020. The claim was refused on the grounds that the medical conditions for the scheme were not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: This gentleman submitted an application for disability allowance (DA) on 22 May 2020. The application was disallowed on the grounds that he had means in excess of the statutory limit and he was notified in writing of this decision on 7 October 2020. The DA application for the person concerned was referred back to the deciding officer (DO) for a review of the means. Following a successful...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 14 August 2020. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. When these papers have been received from the Department, the case in question will be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 1 May 2020. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. These papers were received in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence, decided to disallow the appeal of the person concerned by way of a summary decision on 23 July 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...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A person’s entitlement to a jobseeker’s payment including the short-time work support for claims made prior to 1st September, where employees may have been in receipt of the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme, will depend on meeting the eligibility conditions of the scheme, including satisfying the Department with regard to days of unemployment and days of remuneration by their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In accordance with Social Welfare Regulations a claim to Illness Benefit should be made within six months of the commencement of the incapacity. If a claim is made outside this period it can only be considered for payment where the delay in claiming was due to either information received from my Department or the claimant being so incapacitated as to be unable to claim in time. On 13...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: A person must satisfy all the conditions for a jobseeker's payment including a means assessment as part of their application for jobseeker's allowance. At present customers who apply online for jobseeker's allowance are required to provide information regarding their means as part of their application. When a person's entitlement to jobseeker's benefit is coming to an end, a form is issued...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The school meals programme provides funding towards the provision of food to some 1,580 schools and organisations benefitting 250,000 children. The objective of the programme 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: Exceptional Needs Payment (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The ENP scheme is demand led and payments are made at the discretion of the officers administering the scheme, taking into account the requirements of the legislation and all the relevant circumstances of the case in order to ensure that the payments target those most in need of assistance. Cork City and County Council have responsibility for all matters relating to housing including the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405, 406, 415 and 417 together. The Pandemic Unemployment Payment is available to employees and self-employed people who have lost their employment and the income from that employment due to the pandemic, and who satisfy the other qualifying statutory conditions. Self-employed people must have suffered a reduction in their trading income to the extent...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The free travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx. 980,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: In Ireland, occupational pension schemes are generally set up under trust and are maintained by the employer on a voluntary basis. The trust deeds and rules of a scheme differ from one to another and, as with any contractual situation, reflect the level of obligation on the parties involved. While the Pensions Act 1990 provides a framework for the regulation and supervision of occupational...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS) replaced the Temporary Wage Subsidy (TWSS) scheme from 1 September 2020. My Department has advised that subject to satisfying the relevant eligibility criteria, employees may claim casual or part-time jobseeker payments or Short-Time Work Support payments for days of unemployment, even where their employer is claiming the EWSS for days of employment....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned submitted an application for a Jobseeker’s Allowance payment with effect from 8/9/2020. This application was awarded and the first payment inclusive of all arrears due will be available for collection on 20/10/2020 at the nominated post office of the person concerned. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the following tabular statement. Tabular statement attached. Recipient of invalidity pension by county at the 30th of September 2020 County Invalidity Pension Carlow 1,085 Cavan 870 Clare 1,285 Cork 7,791 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension is a pension paid to people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness. Illness Benefit is a payment made to insured people who are unable to work due to illness. To qualify for an award of either payment, a claimant must satisfy both PRSI contribution and medical conditions. Given the requirement to be permanently incapable of work or to be unable to work...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Oct 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 24 July 2020. The Chief Appeals Officer has power under section 318 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 to revise any decision where it appears to her that the Appeals Officer’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The European Targeted Mobility Scheme (TMS) is a European Union job mobility scheme which offers financial assistance to EU citizens aged 18+ in relocating for work or travelling to an interview in another EU country, Norway or Iceland. It also assists employers interested in recruiting for hard to fill vacancies from another EU country, Norway or Iceland. The aim of the scheme is to...