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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (28 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...my condolences to the person concerned the sudden loss of her partner. My Department provides a range of income supports for people who are parenting alone. These include the Widow(er)’s and Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension, One Parent Family Payment, and Jobseekers Transitional Payment. One of the qualifying conditions for Widow(er)’s...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: Maternity Benefit is paid by the Department of Social Protection to women who have a certain number of paid PRSI contributions on their social insurance record and who are in insurable employment up to the first day of their maternity leave. A self-employed individual who applied for and was awarded the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in 2020 would subsequently be allocated with a full 52 S...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Registration of Deaths (2 Nov 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy will, I expect, share my concerns about the sensitivities of introducing legislative change in relation to stillbirth registration. The death of a baby before birth is a terrible loss to the parents and may not necessarily be a bereavement that they would wish to share with other people. In legislating in this area, I am conscious of the need to represent the broadest set of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (10 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Maternity benefit is a payment made for 26 weeks to employed and self-employed pregnant women who satisfy certain pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. In order to qualify for maternity benefit, a person must be in employment immediately before the first day of her maternity leave. The last day of insurable employment must be within 16 weeks of the end of the week in...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: I thank Senator Craughwell for tabling the amendment but, as I indicated in the House on Monday, I will not be able to accept it. I am happy to consider it and will certainly ask my officials to look at the matter. Senators Ardagh, Higgins, Lombard, Wall, Seery Kearney, Chambers, Carrigy and Crowe have spoken and I understand and appreciate the points that all of them have made. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government has requested employers to be as flexible as possible in allowing staff time off to look after their children or other family members.  This may include offering paid compassionate leave, remote working from home, altering shift patterns around their partners work, bring forward annual leave entitlements, etc.  Where it is not possible to make appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Heather Humphreys: The Government has requested employers to be as flexible as possible in allowing staff time off to look after their children or other family members.  This may include offering paid compassionate leave, remote working from home, altering shift patterns around their partners work, bringing forward annual leave entitlements, etc. Where it is not possible to make appropriate...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2013)

Heather Humphreys: ...to speak on this Bill. It proposes to implement the recommendations of the constituency commission's report of 2012, which included a reduction in the number of Dáil constituencies from 43 to 40 and a reduction in the number of Deputies from 166 to 158. These changes follow a commitment in the programme for Government. For some time, there has been growing demand to reduce the...

Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No.2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2011)

Heather Humphreys: On the occasion of my maiden speech, I wish to put on record not just formally but sincerely that I am deeply conscious of the honour that has been bestowed on me by the people of Cavan and Monaghan. I thank my family and all the people who helped me on a voluntary basis during my election campaign but, most of all, I thank the people who voted for me. I am especially conscious of the trust...