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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Self-employed workers who earn €5,000 or more in a contribution year are liable to pay social insurance contributions at the class S rate of 4%, subject to a minimum annual payment of €500. Such contributors are currently covered for a wide range of social insurance benefits including State pension (contributory), widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a payment made in respect of a child with a severe disability who requires additional care and attention. It is payable to the person providing for the child's care while they are resident with that person for at least 5 days each week. DCA can be paid, for a period not exceeding 13 weeks in any 12 months, if the child is admitted to hospital on a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government “Our Shared Future” includes a commitment to examine options for a pension solution for carers, the majority of whom are women, particularly those of incapacitated children, in recognition of the enormous value of the work carried out by them. This Government acknowledges the important role that carers play and is fully committed to supporting them...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 513, 516 and 517 together. The Community Employment (CE) Scheme is an active labour market programme designed to provide eligible long-term unemployed people and other disadvantaged persons with an opportunity to engage in useful work within their communities on a temporary, fixed term basis. A number of new conditions were introduced to the CE Scheme in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: If a person is advised to medically self-isolate they can apply for Illness Benefit for COVID-19 absences. To receive the enhanced payment, a person must be: - self-isolating on the instruction of a doctor or the HSE due to being a probable source of infection or diagnosed with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and - absent from work and confined to their home or a medical facility An Illness Benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 524 together. As the Deputy will be aware, Community Employment (CE) supervisors and assistant supervisors have been seeking for several years, through their union representatives, the allocation of Exchequer funding to implement a 2008 Labour Court recommendation relating to the provision of a pension scheme for CE supervisors who are employed by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Benefit (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's benefit (CARB) is a payment made to insured people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult in need of full-time care and attention. My Department received an application for CARB from the person concerned on 12 August 2020. Under the provisions of the legislation a person claiming CARB must be in remunerative full time employment (for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below, and refers to recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) for the week ending 03 October. Age Recipients in Wexford Under 20 166 20-24 795 25-29 460 30-34 508 35-39 589 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA) scheme offers support for people who are long-term unemployed and who are interested in self-employment as a route to entering the labour market. The scheme plays a vital role in supporting the development of new enterprises for the long term unemployed. The BTWEA is payable to self-employed individuals for a 24 month period from the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 22 June 2020 and applied for their State pension (contributory) on 24 July 2020. They were awarded the maximum rate of pension with effect from their 66th birthday. They were notified in writing of this decision and arrears due on 14 August 2020. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: State pension non-contributory is a means-tested payment for people aged 66 and over, habitually residing in the State, who do not qualify for a state pension contributory, or who only qualify for a reduced rate contributory pension based on their social insurance record. For the purposes of the means-test, it is necessary at the outset for applicants to provide full details of any...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the introduction of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme in March, approximately 750,000 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 million applications to be examined to determine if arrears are due. During the month of March, my Department received and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will appreciate that I am unable to comment or intervene on issues relating to a particular pension scheme. My Department has no role in setting the level of pension increases received by members of occupational pension schemes. Pension increases are entirely a matter for the scheme trustees and the sponsoring employer. Matters directly related to former Eircom, Telecom...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person in question is in receipt of invalidity pension. An application for the national fuel scheme (fuel allowance) was received from him on 04 September 2020 and he has been assessed as eligible for fuel allowance. The fuel season commences 01 October 2020 for the 2020/21 fuel season. He was notified on 29 September 2020 of this decision. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: EU Directives (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: There are no costs to my Department to date for fines for non-transposition of EU Directives into Irish law. I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: According to the records of my Department, the person concerned has been awarded a Jobseeker's Benefit payment from 01/09/2020. A decision will be made on her application prior to 01/09/2020 in due course. Once this decision has been made the Department will notify the person concerned. I trust this clarifies the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 531 together. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of young persons under 25 years and between 25 and 30 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing for credits, respectively by county is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Tabular statement below. The...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 and 532 together. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of the number of young persons under 25 years and between 25 and 30 years of age that are in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit and signing for credits for 12 months or more, respectively by county is detailed in the attached tabular statement. Tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 533 and 534 together The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below, and refers to people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in the week ending 03 October. County Under 25 years 25 to 29 years Carlow 428 215 Cavan 588 226 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 536 together. The requested information is presented in the table below and refers to the number of people in general, and those aged under 25, that are in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for the week ending 3rd October 2020. Weekly rate Number of people Number of people aged under 25 €203...