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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (25 Jun 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...take Questions Nos. 33, 63 and 64 together. JobsPlus provides a direct monthly financial incentive to employers who recruit long-term unemployed persons from the live register. In the first 5 months of this year, the Department made payments of €8.25 million to almost 3,600 employers in respect of 4,900 employees. Two levels of payment are provided - €7,500 or...

Other Questions: Job Initiatives (5 Feb 2015)

Kevin Humphreys: ...into employment. Several schemes that have been run by the Department of Social Protection have helped people immensely in returning to employment. More than €1 billion is available in 2015 for employment and education supports for jobseekers and other welfare recipients across a number of schemes. Funding of the order of €22.4 million is being provided in the...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...people and we have given a small amount back. I note those who are more interested in protest than in people will say it is mere crumbs, but in percentage terms, it is quite substantial. The €5 increase in child benefit is welcome. We will be able to pay it in January due to the Bill being passed this evening. The Bill will probably be signed on Christmas Day and the increase in...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Dec 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...the Seanad for the constructive debate undertaken here. I find it useful and informative. Several people, including Senator Moloney, remarked on my comment that the increase in child benefit of €5 was modest and rightly so. If there had been a decrease it would have been a massive decrease. Anyway, I recognise that putting €5 back into a mother's pocket or a family's...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Dec 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...household data shows that there was an annual increase in employment of 1.4% or 26,800 in the year to the third quarter of 2014, bringing total employment on a seasonally-adjusted basis to nearly 2 million people. Overall, almost 125,000 people have left the live register so far this year to take up employment. Importantly, the vast majority of people returning to work are returning to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (11 Dec 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...who are unable to provide for their accommodation costs from their own resources. There are approximately 71,800 rent supplement recipients for which the Government has provided over €344 million for 2014. Rent supplement expenditure and recipients by county from 2008 to date are provided in the attached tabular statements, expenditure by county is not available. There are...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (6 Nov 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...operated by the Exchequer. The average number of claimants on the rent supplement scheme for 2014 to date in payment is approximately 76,200 with an average annualised cost to the State of €4,450 representing €344 million which has been provided for the scheme in 2014. Waterford, represents 2% of the total recipient base with approximately 1,400 tenancies currently in...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (4 Nov 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: ...be based on the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan, which was published in January 2014. Implementation of the Youth Guarantee began in 2014. Starting in 2014, and for completion by the end of 2015, processes and programmes are being progressively rolled out to ensure that all of those young unemployed people who need most support (i.e. are assessed as having a low probability of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Would there not be a sum remaining, however, if the liabilities were transferred to the Department or the city council? Specifically, would the authority not be left with a net sum of some €5 million if it were not taking on the pension liabilities? Most of the staff concerned have been on secondment from different agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Programme Expenditure (10 Dec 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of the €5 million in capital funding recorded as not spent under the expenditure profile at end November in the most recent analysis of gross Voted expenditure Exchequer figures, the reason for the underspend; if he will provide a breakdown of the capital projects or outlays that have not commenced as yet, as per the profile;...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: 655. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has achieved the savings indicated in Budget 2013 of €5 million in the cost to her Department of medical certificates and reports for illness and disability related schemes for the year to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35491/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Invest in Irish Job Scheme: Discussion. (10 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...and for the work they have done. I am very nervous with regard to an issue that could run again against the tightening up policy we propose. It has been said we could be talking about from 40 to 50 individuals. I know of one or two of these and have seen them come in to the media events around their donation and then fly out the next day. These people choose where they pay their taxes....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jul 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: I thank the witnesses for coming in. Under head 5, can they explain the reduction in emissions under the national roadmap, or annual review, every five as against every one years? I agree with the witness who said that the expert advisory body should be more similar to the Fiscal Advisory Council and I ask him to elaborate on that. If similar terms of reference were used for the expert...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report 2013: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (24 Apr 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: .... The reports are very helpful, as are the witnesses' contributions. I want to start off with the benefit from the promissory notes and the extra €2 billion needed in 2014, with €400 million of that coming from the Department of Social Protection. Our growth base has been supported by exports but that is starting to taper off because of the problems in Europe and Britain....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 11 - Public Expenditure and Reform (Revised)
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Revised)
Vote 13 - Office of Public Works (Revised)
Vote 14 - State Laboratory (Revised)
Vote 15 - Secret Service (Revised)
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 17 - Public Appointments Service (Revised)
Vote 18 - Shared Services (Revised)
Vote 19 - Office of the Ombudsman (Revised) (23 Apr 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...playing. It has an important role in this democracy to hold the Government to account and to participate in this. It is unfortunate that Deputy Fleming has left. He proposed a reduction of €350 million, which included a reduction in sick leave, including uncertified sick leave; an average cut of 5% in allowances, saving €75 million; a deferral of increments in 2013; and...

Topical Issue Debate: EU-IMF Programme (28 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...central banks according to their share of the ECB capital base or on the basis of GDP and population. We should seek the return of these profits, which I estimate at between €3 billion and €5 billion. Those figures have not been contradicted by the Central Bank or the NTMA. Of that €3 billion, Germany would get the greatest share, equal to 19% of the total, or...

Promissory Notes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (6 Feb 2013)

Kevin Humphreys: ...among the eurozone nations and Central Banks, according to the ECB capital base, GDP and population. We should seek the return of this profit, which I estimate will be between €3 billion and €5 billion. If the profits amount to €3 billion, Germany will get the greatest share of 19% or €600 million, France will get 14% or €420 million and Ireland will...

Poolbeg Incinerator (29 Mar 2012)

Kevin Humphreys: It is 15 years since the Poolbeg incinerator was proposed. This saga has run for the same length of time as did the Mahon tribunal. For 15 years a local community has feared construction of this incinerator. The contract was at review stage up to end February. This was further extended to 31 August. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, will be aware that €80 million has already been...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (13 Oct 2011)

Kevin Humphreys: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health, given that it was reported in May 2010 that over €5 million had been overpaid to general practitioners from January 2009 to May 2010 (details supplied) for patients who were deceased to practitioners under the primary care reimbursement service, if he will detail the amount of these payments that have been reimbursed to the Health Service...