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Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...raise awareness of the additional needs payment. That campaign has worked. We know that because the numbers applying for and receiving the payments has increased. As of October 2022, more than 75,000 applications for additional needs payments have been processed and awarded. This represents a 63% increase in awarded applications compared with the same period in 2021. We have paid an...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...today. I am happy now to give a brief overview of the Supplementary Estimates for the Department of Rural and Community Development. The proposed Supplementary Estimates cover an additional €10 million for the energy support scheme for community and voluntary organisations not covered by other support schemes; an additional €150,000 for payroll costs relating to the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future (2021-2025), Ireland’s Rural Development Policy was launched in early 2021. The policy recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and the potential of remote working hubs as key economic assets for our rural towns and villages. My Department operates a number of funding schemes that support projects that facilitate remote working...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits Package (HHB) comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. My Department will spend approximately €273 million this year on HHB for over 500,000 customers. People over the age of 70 receive the Household Benefits Package, with one package provided per household. The package is also available to people living in the State aged...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (8 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The Job Initiative Scheme provided full-time employment for people 35 years of age or over who had been unemployed for 5...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cost of Living Issues (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...important than ever. Budget 2023 provides a 4% increase in my Departments allocation, which will deliver significant support for rural and community development next year. Funding of €393 million has been made available, with €201 million for rural development, €187 million for community development, and €5 million for the Charities Regulatory Authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as trails, walkways, cycleways, blueways and bridleways in rural areas. Earlier this year, I launched the 2022 Scheme with a budget of €15 million to support outdoor recreation projects nationwide. The Measures being funded under this year’s Scheme are: Measure 1: Small Scale Repair/Development/Promotion and Marketing (up...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In May this year, I announced €15 million of funding for Coillte as part of a new five year strategic partnership between my Department and Coillte to enhance outdoor recreational facilities on Coillte-owned land and to support increased tourism and economic activity in rural areas. This builds on the previous 5 year agreement which provided funding of €11 million over the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (27 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...be unavailable. Budget 2023 provides a 4% increase in my Departments allocation, which will deliver significant support for rural and community development next year. Funding of €393 million has been made available, with €201 million for rural development, €187 million for community development, and €5 million for the Charities Regulatory Authority. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (26 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. Only one allowance is paid per household. The Job Initiative Scheme provided full-time employment for people 35 years of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...financial incentive to take up employment. It is a targeted measure that is directly linked to household income and therefore directly supports low-income working families. There are approximately 45,000 families with 99,000 children who are currently in receipt of WFP. The estimated spend of WFP in 2022 is €349 million. Budget 2023 included the provision of a once off €500...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2023 (12 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, which is supporting over 370,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (6 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, which is supporting over 370,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (5 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, which is supporting over 370,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Community Development Projects (5 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: .... The policy recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive and integrated national network of 400 remote working hubs by 2025. In furtherance of this commitment, my Department’s focus to date has been on strategically developing the National Hub Network, the Network's shared online booking platform...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (4 Oct 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, which is supporting more than 370,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. Only one...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, which is supporting over 370,000 households in 2022, at an estimated cost of €366 million. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...funding in place. As outlined earlier I am tackling the situation through sustained investment. Since the LIS scheme was re-introduced in 2017 aggregate investment has now surpassed €100 million. I have prioritised the scheme in my Department. While of course there are competing demands on finite resources, in four of the past six years additional resources were directed to the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (15 Sep 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. Through schemes such as the Town and Village Renewal Scheme and the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund my Department has invited applications from local authorities and local communities for a range of projects in...