Results 1-20 of 381 for data protection speaker:Heather Humphreys

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 May 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...the introduction of a new Pay-Related Benefit for jobseekers. The Heads of Bill containing the General Scheme for the new scheme are published on my Department's website. The committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands completed the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft bill in March and published its report on the Oireachtas website. I plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (25 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an automatic enrolment (AE) retirement savings system is a Programme for Government commitment and a key priority for me as Minister for Social Protection. Implementation of the AE system is well underway, with the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 now having completed Second Stage in the Dáil and a tender process to contract for administration...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Poverty Data (25 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Conditions, the consistent poverty rates for persons unable to work due to long-standing health problems, was at 19.7%. However, in the recent published Survey on Income and Living Conditions data, that figure has now reduced to 16.5%, a reduction of 3.2 percentage points. While I am pleased that this rate is coming down, it is still higher than the general population. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (24 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an automatic enrolment (AE) retirement savings system is a Programme for Government commitment and a key priority for me as Minister for Social Protection. Implementation of the AE system is well underway, with the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 now having completed Second Stage in the Dáil and a tender process to contract for administration...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (23 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Programme in encouraging healthy eating. Students were asked how they felt about the Programme and their responses were overall positive, and they praised the taste and nutritional quality of the food. Data from Principals showed that their views of the nutritional values, the quality, and the portion size of the meals provided were favourable. Changing children’s attitudes towards...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...of pension coverage for too long, but this is now going to change. This Bill provides for a new, highly automated retirement savings scheme that will automatically enrol workers based on payroll data. Initially, employees aged between 23 and 60 years who earn over €20,000 per year and who are not already paying into a pension scheme will be enrolled. Participants will be allowed...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (16 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an automatic enrolment (AE) retirement savings system is a Programme for Government commitment and a key priority for me as the Minister for Social Protection. Implementation of the AE system is well underway, with the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 now published and a tender process to contract for administration services well advanced....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an automatic enrolment (AE) retirement savings system is a Programme for Government commitment and a key priority for me as the Minister for Social Protection. Implementation of the AE system is well underway, with the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 now published and a tender process to contract for administration services being well advanced....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection operates its contract for cash payment services with An Post. The Department and An Post agreed a protocol in 2014, which was renewed in 2019, governing the forms of identification which claimants, or their agents, must produce in order to collect payments. There has been no change in this agreed protocol or in the forms of identification required of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (20 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...intended as a physical token of identity to be used in transactions between the citizens and the State, not just between citizens and my Department. One of my functions as Minister for Social Protection is the authentication of the identity, as set out in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. Once a person has successfully authenticated their identity, they are issued with a PSC...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: While sectoral supports in this area are a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Department of Social Protection administers the Farm Assist scheme, which is a statutory means-tested income support specifically for farmers on low-incomes. There are approximately 4,000 claims in payment at present. The Government has provided €50.93 million for the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (20 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The introduction of an auto-enrolment retirement savings system is a Programme for Government commitment, and a key priority for me as Minister for Social Protection. Last year, I published 'The Design Principles for Ireland’s Automatic Enrolment (AE) Retirement Savings System', which sets out the new system in detail. Under AE, employees will have access to a savings scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (7 Feb 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The total permanent headcount for the Department of Social Protection as sanctioned by DPENDR for 2024 is 6,464 (up 100 from 2023). At the end of 2023 the Department was 22.52 under the permanent staff allocation of 6,364. Departmental staff (Social Welfare Inspectors, for example) may undertake work across both social assistance and social insurance schemes. In addition, staffing levels in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department shares personal data with a number of Government Departments, bodies, agencies, and local authorities, for the purposes which are set out in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 and in other Acts. The personal data shared may include identity data, such as Personal Public Service Number (PPSN), name, address, date of birth, as well data relating to life events such as date...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department shares personal data with a number of Government Departments, bodies, agencies, and local authorities, for the purposes which are set out in the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 and in other Acts. The personal data shared may include identity data, such as Personal Public Service Number (PPSN), name, address, date of birth, as well data relating to life events such as date...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the sharing of data is covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which took effect from 25 May 2018, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 with the commencement of final sections of that Act coming into effect in December last year. With regard to personal and or person-specific data sets, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (7 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...thresholds for over those aged over 70 will increase to €512 per week for a single person over 70 and €1,024 per week for a couple. Applicants aged over 70 no longer need to be receiving a qualifying social protection payment and the threshold for the capital disregard increased from €20,000 to €50,000. For those aged under 70, the means threshold was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (7 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...thresholds for over those aged over 70 will increase to €512 per week for a single person over 70 and €1,024 per week for a couple. Applicants aged over 70 no longer need to be receiving a qualifying social protection payment and the threshold for the capital disregard increased from €20,000 to €50,000. For those aged under 70, the means threshold was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Information and Communications Technology (5 Dec 2023)

Heather Humphreys: One of my statutory functions as Minister for Social Protection is the authentication of a person's identity in the manner described, and for the purposes set out, in primary legislation. Once a person has authenticated their identity by way of the SAFE registration process, they are issued with a Public Services Card (PSC) which can be used as proof of identity when accessing public...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...no contractual arrangements entered into or payments made to cyber security firms directly by my Department in recent years. The OGCIO implements a multi-layered approach to cyber security and to protecting ICT systems, infrastructures and services. It builds resilience into its ICT solutions as a matter of course, and has disaster recovery plans and sites in a Government Data Centre....