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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...an eight week period and maintain their full PUP entitlement. Furthermore, if a self-employed person takes up limited self-employment of up to 24 hours per week, they can retain income support under the Part Time Job Incentive. Those who are eligible will receive a weekly rate of payment of €128.60. There is no income limit applied in these cases. The extension of the Part Time...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is very much aware that many people from the music or arts sectors are not yet in a position to return to employment. For these people, many of whom are self-employed, the PUP continues to be an important income support. Rather than seeking to move people off this payment, I was pleased to work with the sector and to make changes to the scheme so that self-employed artists and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (1 Jul 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...payment. That meant they could do the occasional gig and it did not affect their payment. I understand that they are in a very difficult situation. To be fair, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media has put many supports in place for them. I know many artists who welcomed the supports. We must continue to work with the sector. Through the Minister for...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Artist Pilot Scheme was launched in mid-2017 for professional writers and visual artists as part of the whole of Government Creative Ireland programme while I had Ministerial responsibility for the Arts. A key feature of the initiative under the Jobseeker's Allowance scheme is that it acknowledged the status of self-employed visual artists and writers and gave them a 12 month window to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...requested by the Deputy in respect of pandemic-related supports operated by my Department is set out in the tables below. The numbers refer to the number of individual persons who last worked in Arts, Entertainment and Recreation sector, who received at least one payment since these supports were introduced up to the week ending 13th June 2021. (R) Arts,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (15 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...;42,000 per local authority. Lastly, as a development measure my Department has identified a number of activities and projects that may be delivered at BCPs. These include eHealth, education and training, remote working, and arts and culture. A number of these projects will be rolled out over the coming months. In the longer-term, I am committed to supporting the BCPs as they identify...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...in relation to the range of social assistance schemes it delivers. I am advised, however, that based on the Department's records, no claims for blind pension were disallowed in 2020 because of Arts Council grants or funding resulting in a claimant's means exceeding the statutory weekly limit. I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (26 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...disallowed on one or more of these conditions. The department does not collate the requested data on the number of applications for disability allowance (DA) that were rejected as a result of Arts Council grants or funding putting the applicant above the means test eligibility threshold and therefore it is not available. The total number of DA applications disallowed in 2020 was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Projects (26 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...rural communities across Ireland. Finally, in relation to specific aspects of Scéim na mBóithre Áise, or Gaeltacht Accommodation Roads scheme, the Deputy may wish to contact the the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media for further details.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Further Revised) (26 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...has never paid sector-specific payments because it gets very complicated and it is probably unworkable. For example, where does one draw the line between a painter or electrician on a film set in the arts sector and a painter or electrician on a building site? Many supports have been given to the music, entertainment and arts sectors through the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts,...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...in areas without adequate broadband coverage in every County in the State. This year, a series of pilot projects will commence at BCPs to trial the use of eHealth technologies, remote working facilities, arts/culture activities, and digital skills training courses. Digital skills training target cohorts will include those with low literacy and digital literacy levels, and young people...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...assist sites to develop their digital services. In this regard, my officials are currently planning pilot projects to test the feasibility of eHealth, education and training, remote working, and arts and culture initiatives. My Department also co-funds the WiFi4EU initiative in Ireland. WiFi4EU is an EC initiative that supports the provision of Wi-Fi services in centres of public...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...growing every month. My Department is working with these sites to support initiatives in the BCPs under various themes, including: remote working, skills and education training, eHealth services, and arts and culture events. Programmes will be run throughout the BCP network over the rest of the year. The WiFi4EU project started in 2018 and aims to provide free public Wi-Fi...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...to a maximum of €7,000 per annum. Uversity is a registered charity that has been awarding Higher Education Scholarships to adult learners since 2018. Legislation does not provide for such a disregard for funding from the Arts and Disability Connect scheme and, as such, any award made through this scheme would be assessed as income. Any extension of means disregards would...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (28 Apr 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...new Rural Development Policy: Our Rural Future. Through the Broadband Connection Points (BCP) initiative, my department is establishing a national network of approximately 300 community hubs in some of the most remote parts of the country, including areas in Waterford. These hubs will support remote working, skills and education training,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...legal forms utilised. Sector of Business Activity % Local/Community Development 34.03% Social Health/Community Care 23.14% Arts/Culture 8.0% Services 7.4% Environmental 5.5% Hospitality 4.4% ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (3 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...be in a position to announce details of this scheme shortly. My officials are also exploring the use of BCPs as educational settings, as locations for eHealth services and as locations for the creative arts. County Total BCPs Live BCPs CARLOW 8 4 CAVAN 12 8 CLARE 7 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Professional Artist scheme under jobseekers allowance is an initiative of the all-of-Government Creative Ireland Programme, introduced while I had Ministerial responsibility for the Arts. The scheme was initially introduced as a pilot scheme and was available to professional writers and visual artists. In September 2019 the Professional Artist Scheme was introduced as a permanent...