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

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government has committed to improve jobseekers supports for people aged under 24 over the lifetime of this Government. Under the July Stimulus package my Department, along with the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, will deliver on a number of key actions to assist young people back to work, which include: - extending and expanding...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under normal circumstances students are not eligible to receive unemployment payments. However the Pandemic Unemployment Payment scheme was made available as an emergency response to the unprecedented number of people, including students, who lost their employment as a consequence of the pandemic and who are not being paid by their employer. The Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Scheme is currently available to all people living in the State aged 66 years or over, to carers and to customers under 66 who are in receipt of certain disability type payments. There are currently approximately 978,770 customers in receipt of Free Travel. However, over 1.6 million people currently benefit from the scheme when companion and spousal passes are taken into account. ...

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 tables following. The numbers refer to the gross inflow of people receiving the payment each week; that is, outflows from the payment have not been taken into account. The dates refer to the date the payment was made. From June 29th, the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was paid at two rates (€203, €350). From...

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

Heather Humphreys: Social Welfare Inspectors are appointed under Section 250 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (as amended). They are required to investigate and report on customer’s claims and confirm that scheme conditionality is in order. The powers outline the requirement for a claimant to give an inspector information and any documents that s/he may require for the purposes of an...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Oct 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 is payable to people of working age up to age 66 years and there...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Christmas Bonus payment is made to long-term social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, lone parents and long-term unemployed people who rely wholly or mainly on their social welfare payments for financial support. As is the case every year, the payment of a Christmas Bonus is a discretionary decision made by Government in the context of the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated Personal Public Service Numbers (PPSNs) to the two individuals referred to by the Deputy and letters advising of their PPSNs issued on 5th October 2020. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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

Heather Humphreys: The 2021 estimates for Covid-19 related expenditure are being finalised as part of the 2021 estimates process and will be published on 2021 Budget Day.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (6 Oct 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 5th 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: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department does not engage a third-party company to conduct online or social media monitoring or to provide reports on social media coverage of the Department. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

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

Heather Humphreys: The table below shows the number of staff and sick leave days in my Department between March and September, by month, in 2019 and to date in 2020. MONTH YEAR No of Staff on Sick Leave No. of Sick Leave Days March 2019 1082 9368 2020 772 8576 ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 808 and 809 together. I understand that the emergency funding referred toby the Deputy relates to the COVID 19 Stability Fund which provided up to €35 million from the Dormant Accounts Fund to organisations in the Community and Voluntary Sector and Social Enterprises. The Fund was intended to provide a targeted, once-off, cash injection for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 810 and 811 together. Arising from the first and second calls under this scheme, 63 Category 1 projects have been approved for funding of €131 million and 76 Category 2 projects have been approved for funding of €35 million. Category 1 relates to major projects that can drive sustainable rural regeneration and development, while Category 2...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: This year’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme has been tailored to assist our rural towns and villages to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19. In addition to the usual project funding under the scheme, this year the scheme includes an Accelerated Measure which enables towns and villages to adapt to COVID-19 and to introduce initiatives immediately to support increased...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: EU Directives (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that there are no such cases or associated fines relating to the Department of Rural and Community Development.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: LEADER is co-funded by the European Commission under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The current programming period concludes in December 2020. Proposals for new regulations for the CAP 2021-2027 were launched in June 2018 by the European Commission. However, given the nature of the discussions on the CAP and the wider EU Budget post-2020, there has been a delay in adopting these...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 815 and 816 together. LEADER is co-funded by the European Commission under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The current programming period concludes in December 2020. Proposals for new regulations for the CAP 2021-2027 were launched in June 2018 by the European Commission. However, given the nature of the discussions on the CAP and on the wider...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Programme for Government contains a number of commitments in relation to the LEADER Programme, including a commitment to promote the role of independent Local Action Groups (LAGs), while ensuring that strong accountability and transparency mechanisms are in place to protect taxpayers’ money. Over the coming months, my officials will be working through the details of all of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has not engaged any company or other organisation to carry out the work described during the period in question.