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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: There is always a sense of anxiety and concern in any community regarding crime. As a result, we have provided more front-line gardaí. Deputy Micheál Martin will know that there are more gardaí on our streets than ever before. There are 1,500 more Garda members, which is 1,000 more officers assigned to front-line duties and there are 1,265 extra civilian staff. We increased...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ... Rate of Payment (€) Count Less than 100 1,166 100 to <150 958 150 to <201 1,279 201 or more 36,694 Total 40,097 Table 2: Full rate Carer's Allowance rates of payment, for recipients aged 66 or over with one caree ...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. The Government takes full responsibility. I do not agree with her assertions. The Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, and I all want more gardaí on the street. We want more gardaí on the beat in communities. This is why we are recruiting more gardaí, with more than 300 recruits in Templemore as we speak. We have new classes every 11...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Genealogical Services (9 Dec 2014)

Heather Humphreys: ...of the 2014 Act allows for public access, via , to the register entries. That legislation was signed by the President on 4 December. As I said, users will be able to see entries for births more than 100 years ago, marriages more than 75 years ago and deaths more than 50 years ago.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (17 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ..., compared with 5,500 in 2020, 6,000 in 2019 and 6,500 in 2018. This is a demand-led scheme and the numbers in receipt of a payment are falling, mainly due to the age profile of the customers. More than 70% of customers are aged 50 and over, more than half of the claimants are aged 55 and over, while 30% are aged 60 and over. I hope that the expansion of the scheme to include a lot of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Nov 2019)

Heather Humphreys: The Minister for Justice and Equality was in the Chamber this morning for Question Time and is currently in committee answering more questions. I assure the Deputy that the Government has invested more than ever before in the Garda, with an unprecedented €1.882 billion allocated for 2020. There are more gardaí on the streets than at any time in the past.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...been diagnosed with Covid-19. The enhanced rate of Illness Benefit came to an end on Friday 30 September 2022. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. EIB was payable for up to 10 weeks where a person was diagnosed with...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Disability Services (6 Jul 2023)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy for raising this because that is what I want to do. I want to get more people to know about it. I want more employers to take it up and I want more employees to benefit from it. The money is there. We have published a consultation, as I said, on the reasonable accommodation fund. We want more people to use it. There has been a very good response so far. If I need to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Approximately 500 new mortgages are drawn down each week, so the opportunity is there. We are creating more houses. More and more are coming on stream all the time and we can see that. The only way we would achieve house prices of €300,000, as the Deputy's party is suggesting, is to have a recession. That is the only way house prices will come down. I am being realistic about all...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 – Rural and Community Development, and the Islands (Further Revised) (14 Oct 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ..., and they could not afford to do it themselves. I accept the point made by the Deputy about the scheme. It is something we will examine. I also take Deputy Carey's point that we need to work more closely with the Department of Transport to have a more joined-up approach and ultimately get more lanes done.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (17 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: ...in setting new targets. The Department of housing is working with the ESRI on research that will inform the national and geographical needs based on our population growth. We need to build more houses, but we need to build them in the right places. The Taoiseach wants our targets to be ambitious and that is a good thing. The final figures for last year will probably show that...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Job Creation (28 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: .... As the Deputy well knows, we have been through the findings many times before. In short, the OECD found that people who engaged with JobPath had a better chance of getting a job and were also more likely to have higher earnings than those who did not engage with the service. My focus is now very much on the future. JobPath was of its time. It was there at a time when we had high...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jun 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...payable to self-employed persons or an employee who is told to self-isolate or has been diagnosed with Covid-19. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. The number of claims received and the individuals claiming EIB up to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (15 Sep 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...payable to self-employed persons or an employee who is told to self-isolate or has been diagnosed with Covid-19. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. The number of claims received and the individuals claiming EIB up to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Feb 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...payable to self-employed persons or an employee who is told to self-isolate or has been diagnosed with Covid-19. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. The number of claims received and the individuals claiming EIB up to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Apr 2022)

Heather Humphreys: ...payable to self-employed persons or an employee who is told to self-isolate or has been diagnosed with Covid-19. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. The number of claims received and the individuals claiming EIB up to...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...2021 246,379 146,685 Table 2 sets out the durations for Enhanced Illness Benefit claims. It is important to note that a person may have received Enhanced Illness Benefit on more than one occasion since the payment was introduced, and thus have more than one claim for Enhanced illness Benefit. The data in Table 2 refers to the claimduration. Table 2: Enhanced Illness...

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

Heather Humphreys: ...of applications is addressed, we can look at widening the criteria. There are many schemes. My Department is a small one and we do not have a massive budget. The Deputy might urge me to put more money into the scheme. I have put more money into it in the past two years. The baseline is €11 million and it will take time to clear the backlog. The Minister for Transport,...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I have told the Deputy exactly what we are doing. When it comes to the housing situation, things are improving, more houses are being built and the figures are very positive. There will be an announcement later this week on the figures to date. It is very encouraging. Many more houses are being built and more accommodation is available. I do not want to conflate housing and this issue....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Welfare Payments (29 Nov 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I will see if I can get the figures and I will send them to the Deputy. To be fair, we have made a significant number of changes for the self-employed in the past six or seven years or more. I remember when self-employed people got nothing. We have made a lot of progress in that regard. They now receive more than 90% of the other benefits when they pay their PRSI. They pay 4% in...