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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Digital Hubs (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 75, 110 and 138 together. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 recognises the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. Notwithstanding the clear benefits to individuals and families in terms of quality of life indicators, remote working from hubs...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. Notwithstanding the clear benefits to individuals and families in terms of quality of life indicators, remote working from hubs will also support local economies, reduce carbon emissions and may arrest or reverse the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...space using their mobile device. The Connected Hubs mobile app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for iOS devices and the Google Play Store for Android. Last year, I allocated almost €9 million to the 2021 Connected Hubs Fund, which supported over 100 hubs and BCPs, and enabled them to develop and leverage the capacity and quality of existing remote working facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...space using their mobile device. The Connected Hubs mobile app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store for iOS devices and the Google Play Store for Android. Last year, I allocated almost €9 million to the 2021 Connected Hubs Fund, which supported over 100 hubs and Broadband Connection Points (BCPs), to add capacity and improve the quality of existing remote working facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...which target and address issues of social and or economic deprivation in rural and urban communities throughout the country. In the 2022 Revised Estimates, my Department was allocated €378 million. This funding ensures that we are in a position to further assist communities seeking funding and other supports for important local activities and projects. The Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, recognises the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. Notwithstanding the clear benefits to individuals and families in terms of quality of life indicators, remote working from hubs will also support local economies, reduce carbon emissions and may help to ameliorate the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (5 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025, places a central importance on the objective of achieving balanced regional and rural development and maximising economic growth and development in all parts of the country. The Policy contains a wide range of actions across Government which will support this aim. I recently published the first Progress Report for Our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...other supports that are provided in addition. In this year’s budget, as she will be aware, I made some specific changes regarding the disability allowance and the wage subsidy scheme, such as the €5 increase in the maximum weekly rate of the disability allowance, with proportionate increases for people receiving a reduced rate and an increase of €25 in the earnings...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Standard of Living and Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (24 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...that to those in receipt of the blind pension. As stated earlier, the number of people receiving payments such as disability allowance, carer's allowance and invalidity has increased by approximately 40% since 2015. This means that my Department is now helping and supporting more people through those payments than ever before. The total spending on our various disability supports this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (23 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In Budget 2022, my Department announced an estimate of €23.35 billion for 2022 which was based on emerging trends as the country moved on from Covid-19 restrictions which had been in place for much of the previous two years. When compared to the 2021 provisional outturn figure for my Department, this estimate included increases such as: - €274.3 million for jobseekers to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...incomes of all households in our country. This package will cost in excess of half a billion euro. As part of that package, measures introduced include an additional lump sum payment of €125 to all households in receipt of the Fuel Allowance payment which was paid last week at a cost of approximately €49 million. This, in addition to the €5 weekly Fuel Allowance...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...rising costs, the Government announced a package of measures in February that will have a positive impact on the incomes of all households in our country. This package will cost in excess of €500 million. These measures include an additional lump sum payment of €125 to all households in receipt of the fuel allowance payment, which was paid last week at a cost of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The Government is committed to protecting vulnerable households from the impact of energy costs. As part of the overall welfare budget package of €600 million in increases secured for 2022, I increased the fuel allowance payment by €5 per week, effective from budget night. I also increased the weekly income threshold for fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...xa0;to assist with energy costs.  These include - - The Fuel Allowance which is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (giving a total per recipient of €924 each year) from October to April (estimated to cost €366 million in 2022). - Electricity or gas allowances under the Household Benefits scheme (at an estimated cost in 2022 of €203 million). - A...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...efficiency of the housing stock in Ireland. As part of the overall welfare budget package of €600m in increases secured for 2022, I was pleased to be able to increase the Fuel Allowance payment by €5 per week effective from Budget night.  I also increased the weekly income threshold for Fuel Allowance by €20 from €100 to €120 over the relevant State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...vulnerable households from the impact of energy costs.  As part of the overall welfare budget package of €600m in increases secured for 2022, I increased the Fuel Allowance payment by €5 per week effective from Budget night.  I also increased the weekly income threshold for Fuel Allowance by €20 which enables more people to qualify for this support. Further...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from October to April, which is supporting up to an estimated 400,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022.  The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs.  The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...and other energy prices.  To help mitigate the effects of these rising costs, the Government announced a package of measures in February, costing in excess of a half a billion Euro. These measures include an additional lump sum payment of €125 which was paid last week to households in receipt of the Fuel Allowance payment.  This lump sum...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant.  At the end of January, there were 90,934 people in receipt of Carer's Allowance.  The estimated expenditure on Carer’s Allowance in 2022 is approximately €990 million.  Combined spending on all these payments to carers in 2022 is estimated to exceed €1.5 billion.   In so far as my...