Results 21-36 of 36 for "direct provision" speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...libraries in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Library Authorities (LAs) quickly identified the need for a service to deliver library items to the homes of isolating community members, care facilities and Direct Provision Centres. Currently more than half of our library authorities are delivering library stock to the vulnerable and housebound. This service is highly valued by...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ... 138,419 136,029 One Parent Family Payment 39,106 39,171 Supplementary Welfare Allowance 10,116 9,938 Direct Provision Allowance 3,420 3,424 Farm Assist 5,291 5,238 Jobseeker's Benefit 30,212 28,491 Maternity...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...Reform. Since its commencement in 2017, the reviews carried out by my Department relating to the Justice vote include a review Criminal Legal Aid carried out in 2018 and a review in relation to Direct Provision: Overview of Current Accommodation Expenditure in 2019. Links to these reviews are provided as follows: - Criminal Legal Aid:Overview of current system and potential lessons from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...libraries in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic Library Authorities (LAs) quickly identified the need for a service to deliver library items to the homes of isolating community members, care facilities and Direct Provision Centres. Currently more than half of our library authorities are delivering library stock to the vulnerable and housebound. This service is highly valued by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (28 Apr 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ..., which will help us to further improve processing times for applications. My Department is committed to implementing the key recommendations in the Expert Advisory Group Report to reduce processing times of both first instance decisions and appeals to 6 months respectively, as outlined in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and Establish a New International Protection...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance (31 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...a person must be in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for at least nine months before being eligible to apply for the scheme when pursuing a third level qualification. Time spent in Direct Provision is counted towards this BTEA qualification period. Any person seeking to enter education should engage with their local Intreo Centre to assess their options. If there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I welcome that Minister O’Gorman has brought the White Paper to end Direct Provision and to establish a new International Protection Support Service to Government, which will meet the Government commitment to end direct provision. This White Paper outlines a model for developing a new International Protection Accommodation and Support System that will be implemented between now and the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (20 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Applicants for International Protection accommodated under the system of Direct Provision operated by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) of the Department of Justice and Equality are provided with full board, accommodation and other services. My Department administers the daily expenses allowance (DEA) which is paid to protection applicants who live in the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...of self-employed people to access a re-rate service for their COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment should they be dissatisfied with the payment rate allocated to them - Access to COVID-19 Enhanced Illness Benefit and the Pandemic Unemployment Payment for people living in Direct Provision on 7 August 2020. The requirement to be genuinely seeking work is a long standing statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Applicants for International Protection accommodated under the system of Direct Provision operated by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) of the Department of Justice and Equality are provided with full board accommodation and other facilities/services. My Department administers the daily expenses allowance (DEA) which is paid to protection applicants who live in the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...of supports available form DEASP to employers when employing a person with a disability No Cost incurred N/A Meet the Employer Information Event On-site in the Direct Provision Centre, Mosney, Co Meath. 3rd March 2020 The event intended to provide group information sessions, one to one engagements with Case Officers and a 'meet the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Heather Humphreys: Applicants for International Protection accommodated under the system of Direct Provision operated by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) of the Department of Justice and Equality are provided with full board accommodation and other facilities/services. My department administers the daily expenses allowance (DEA) which is paid to protection applicants who live in...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...or services are not permitted to reopen at this time. Caravan parks are included in Schedule 2 other than insofar as they are providing: (a) essential accommodation (including accommodation for homeless persons and persons in direct provision and persons who are unable to reside in their usual place of residence due to reasons related to the spread of Covid-19 or otherwise), (b)...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections (3 Jun 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...complaints or locations.    However, the Health and Safety Authority has confirmed that among the almost 5,000 contacts which the WCU received since 01 March 2020 were a small number of contacts in relation to Direct Provision Centres. The process for following up on these contacts is as outlined above.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (17 Apr 2018)

Heather Humphreys: ...labour market through the Employment Permit Acts. To date no applications for an employment permit have been received by my Department from International Protection applicants from the Mosney Direct Provision Centre in Co Meath.