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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has an important role to play in assisting households in the immediate aftermath of flooding events. Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme, the Department can make an exceptional needs payment (ENP) to help meet essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure, which a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Further to clarification received by the Deputy’s office, I understand this question relates to the general policy for the Widow’s, Widower’s and Surviving Civil Partner’s pension. This pension is a weekly pension paid to the husband, wife or surviving civil partner of a deceased person and is available to those who satisfy the necessary PRSI contribution...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE Registration Process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, is a face to face process which results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department has temporarily suspended the SAFE registration process. This decision was taken to comply with HSE and WHO guidelines in respect of social distancing....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned reached pension age on 13 May 2020. They applied for State pension (contributory) on 5 June 2020. The person has a contribution record of 340 paid full-rate social insurance contributions. As their contributions fall short of the required 520 paid full-rate contributions to qualify for standard State pension (contributory), their claim was disallowed. The person was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I refer the Deputy to the answer provided under Dáil Question No. 1014. The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) was introduced by my Department in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is an income support payment for both employees and the self-employed who have become fully unemployed due to a downturn in economic activity related to Covid-19. One of the qualifying...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Where a person in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment returns to work they should notify the Department of the date they resume working as they are not entitled to the payment when in work. Although the payment is closed from the day the person returns to work they will receive their final payment the following week as it is payable a week in arrears. Where a person will not...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Since the start of the pandemic unemployment payment on March 16th 2020, approximately 174,000 cases did not satisfy the conditions of payment for the reasons listed in the table below. Note that this is a count of specific cases, and not a count of individual customers who have applied for but did not receive a PUP. Reason % Overlap with Revenue...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Programme for Government (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: During the course of Government formation talks, the Department provided briefing material and costings related to various policy proposals. These were published on 3 July 2020 by the Department of the Taoiseach and can be found at Costings for the specific Programme for Government commitments related to this Department will be explored over the coming months in the context of estimates...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The primary State income support in respect of people who are aged 66 years or over is the State Pension – either the contributory State pension or the non-contributory pension, which is means tested. Recipients of State pension payments may, subject to satisfying eligibility conditions, have access to a range of additional supports. These supports include the living alone...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Consultancy Contracts (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The procurement of consultancy services supports my Department in providing diversity and inclusion training. Details of the consultancy service providers engaged by my Department since 2018 are set out in the following table: External Training / Learning Date Payable Supplier / Provider Description Amount 15/02/2018 Institute of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Legal Costs (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Department incurs expenditure on costs associated with legal cases from Vote 37 (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection) and the Social Insurance Fund. Some costs are borne by the Chief State Solicitor's Office. The following table sets out the amount paid by the Department for external legal services for the period since January 2016 to date: Year ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Data (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The main reservoir of date of vacancies posted to the Department for jobseekers and others seeking employment is held on the Department's JobsIreland online recruitment platform. JobsIreland.ieis a free, easy to use and is provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection which is available to employers across the country to advertise their vacancies and to jobseekers to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID 19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is a time-limited payment available to people aged between 18 and 66 years, and the age range is consistent with other jobseeker and social protection income supports paid to working age people. People aged 66 years and over are provided for within the Social Protection income support framework through the State Pension, either the contributory...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The SAFE registration process, which my Department uses to authenticate a person's identity, is a face-to-face process which results in the issuing of a Public Services Card (PSC). Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, my Department has temporarily suspended the SAFE registration process. This decision was taken in order to comply with HSE and WHO guidelines in respect of social...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Carer's allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that as a result they require that level of care. Means are any income belonging to the carer and their spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant, property, (except their own...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit Domiciliary Care Allowance and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: It is estimated that an additional €78 million in revenue would be generated in a full year from an increase to the current Class S rate of PRSI of 4% to 4.6%. This estimate is based on the latest available data and reflects macro-economic indicators for 2020. The estimate does not take into account any possible changes in contributor behaviour arising from increasing the rate of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my Department has allocated a Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) to this individual and issued a letter advising the person of their PPSN on 2nd July 2020. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned had an interview on 02/07/2020, for an alternative CE scheme of 19.5 hours per week. It is my understanding that the person concerned is willing to participate on this scheme. I trust that this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (7 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The COVID-19 enhanced Illness Benefit payment applies to a person who is incapable of work by virtue of being certified by a registered medical practitioner as being a person - (i) who is diagnosed with COVID-19, or (ii) who is a probable source of infection of COVID-19 and is self-isolating - such persons will have either been certified by their Doctor or will have received the HSE text...