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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Sport and Recreational Development (11 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...of outdoor recreational infrastructure such as walking trails, cycleways and blue ways throughout rural Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme in 2016, funding of over €113 million has supported more than 1,700 projects across the country. Under Measure 3 of the 2020 scheme, funding of €500,000 was approved for the Connemara Trails & Eurovelo Route project. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...;73 million. The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) was introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme over €156 million has been allocated to more than 1,700 projects across Ireland. I expect to be in a position to announce the successful projects under the 2023 scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...the person concerned had an entitlement to the state pension (non-contributory) at the weekly rate of €52.00. As the mixed insurance state pension (contributory) was payable at a financially more beneficial weekly rate of €115.20, the person concerned was awarded this pension. Following the Government Decision in 2018 to introduce a Total Contributions Approach (TCA) to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (10 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme over €156 million has been allocated to more than 1,700 projects across Ireland. As committed under Our Rural Future, Ireland's rural development policy, and in line with the Town Centre First Policy, scheme priorities are...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...assistance, subject to meeting the standard eligibility conditions. The Government has made these changes in order to continue to meet the EU Temporary Protection Directive requirements, whilst aligning more closely with other EU Member States approaches. An estimate of any possible savings as a result of this change is not available at this time. This is due to the number, range...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...needed by a child of the same age. The payment is not means-tested. There is no restriction on the number of children for whom a person may claim the payment. In other words, where a person is caring for more than one child who qualifies for Domiciliary Care Allowance, they may claim the monthly allowance for each. Since January, the rate of Domiciliary Care Allowance increased from...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...pension (contributory). This was recognised by the Pensions Commission in its report which recommended that long-term carers should be given access to the State pension (contributory) and defined long-term caring as caring for more than 20 years. It was also recognised that long-term carers may, for example, have difficulty establishing the minimum number of 10 years (520) paid...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department administers more than 90 separate schemes and services, which affect the lives of almost every person in the State. We are fully committed to ensuring that members of the public are aware of the welfare supports and services available, and ensure key changes are communicated to them. Public information campaigns play an important role in achieving this objective. All...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...was recognised by the Pension Commission in its report which recommended that long-term carers should be given access to the State Pension (Contributory) and defined long-term caring as caring for more than 20 years. It was also recognised that long-term carers may, for example, have difficulty establishing the minimum number of 10 year’s (520) paid contributions. As the Deputy...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...Fund and the Disability Awareness Support Scheme. The Reasonable Accommodation Fund provides financial support for people with disabilities and for employers to help make their workplaces more accessible. One of the supports available currently under this scheme is the Workplace Equipment Adaptation Grant which provides funding towards modifications such as ramps to increase...

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

Heather Humphreys: .... In keeping with the recommendations of the Pensions Commission, long-term carer's contributions can be awarded to a person who has cared for an incapacitated person for a period of 20 years or more. These contributions will be treated the same as paid contributions for State Pension (Contributory) entitlement only and can be used to satisfy the minimum 520 contributions condition. ...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...an income, for example occupational pensions, or pensions or benefits from another country. The application for CA was disallowed on the grounds that person concerned was engaged in employment for more than 18.5 hours per week and their means were determined to exceed the statutory limit. The person concerned was notified on 19 January 2024 of this decision, the reason for it and of...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...should be noted that statistics relating to the number of DCA applicants that are successful/ unsuccessful on a second, or subsequent application are not collated by my Department. In some cases, more than one decision may be made on an application, where an applicant provides further information/documentary evidence and/or seeks a review of a decision, i.e. an application can be...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...in January 2025. The AE system is being set up to help people who do not currently have pension coverage to start saving for their retirement. Employees who are aged between 23 and 60, earning more than €20,000 a year across all of their employments and who aren’t currently in an occupational pension scheme or equivalent will be automatically enrolled. Payroll data will...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...The reconfiguration of Disability Allowance and Domiciliary Care Allowance has been highlighted in a wide range of reports going as far back as the Report of the Commission on Social Welfare in 1986, and more recently, in the Make Work Pay report in 2017. The consultation period for the Green Paper on Disability Reform has been extended to 31 July 2024. I encourage anybody who has an...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Island Communities (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...between Gaeltacht and non-Gaeltacht islands was raised. My Department committed to reviewing the funding model for the local development companies on non-Gaeltacht islands to ensure they are supported more effectively to carry out their functions. The terms of reference for the review are being finalised at present and will include an examination of the concerns and anomalies that...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...for each sub-region together with an allocation based on the population density and the level of deprivation in each area. The process of allocating LEADER funding within a sub-regional area where more than one application was received used the same metrics examined at a more granular level. County Mayo has been allocated €8.8 million in funding for the programming period...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme over €156 million has been allocated to more than 1,700 projects across Ireland. As committed to under Our Rural Future and in line with the Town Centre First Policy, scheme priorities are reviewed at the end of each scheme year...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) was introduced in 2016 and is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme, more than €156 million has been allocated to in excess of 1,700 projects throughout Ireland. In line with the commitment in Our Rural Future, TVRS priorities are reviewed at the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...), introduced in 2016, is one of a number of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland. Since the launch of the scheme over €156 million has been allocated to more than 1,700 projects across Ireland. The Scheme has supported towns and villages the length and breadth of the country. In line with the commitment in Our Rural Future, TVRS priorities...