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

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension is a long-term income support payable to an insured person who satisfies certain PRSI contribution conditions and who is permanently incapable of work due to an illness or incapacity. Access to invalidity pension is available to class S self-employed contributors to protect them in the event of long-term injury or disablement. Illness Benefit is the primary short term...

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

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17 if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves. The person concerned applied for Child Benefit in June 2023. This claim was disallowed as she did not satisfy the...

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

Heather Humphreys: In March 2022, the EU adopted the Temporary Protection Directive, which allows people arriving from Ukraine under the Temporary Directive to move through the EU as EU citizens. They are also entitled to avail of income supports from my Department. Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who are in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance are subject to the same eligibility conditions as all other...

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

Heather Humphreys: There are a number of control checks in place to ensure people in receipt of Jobseekers Allowance continue to meet the conditions for the payment they receive, including checks to ensure they are resident in the country. These checks include in person ‘signing-on’ at a DSP Intreo Centre and collection of payment at the Post Office. These control checks apply to all recipients...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from late September to April, at an estimated cost of €382 million in 2024. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs. Only one allowance is paid per household. While the Departments schemes are reviewed on an ongoing basis any further...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Household Benefits Package comprises the electricity or gas allowance, and the free television licence. The Department of Social Protection will spend approximately €285 million this year on the Household Benefits Package for over 521,000 customers. People over the age of 70 receive the Household Benefits Package, with one package provided per household. The package is also...

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

Heather Humphreys: The One-Parent Family Payment is a means tested payment for lone parents, under 66, whose youngest child is under seven. The Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment is a means-tested payment for lone parents whose youngest child is aged between 7 and 14 years. The Jobseeker’s Allowance payment may be paid to lone parents where the youngest child is aged 14 or over, subject to the...

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

Heather Humphreys: The full-year outturn on Illness Benefit in 2022 was €614.073 million.

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

Heather Humphreys: Carer's Allowance (CA) is a means-tested social assistance payment made to a person who is habitually resident in the State and who is providing full-time care and attention to a child or an adult who has such a disability that, as a result, they require that level of care. Please see the table below containing the number of persons in receipt of the full rate of CA; the number in receipt...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) provides funding for the development and construction of capital projects in towns, villages and rural areas across Ireland. Funding is allocated to local authorities and other State-funded bodies. Calls for applications to the Fund are sought under two categories – Category 1 and Category 2. Category 1 relates to large scale...

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

Heather Humphreys: Island communities were among the pioneers of local and community development in Ireland. Local development companies play a vital role in the development and delivery of modern infrastructure, employment and accessible transport for their communities, in partnership with various stakeholders, including my Department. The local development companies on non-Gaeltacht Islands are funded...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1712 to 1716, inclusive, together. The LEADER Programme is a key intervention of Our Rural Future, the Government’s Policy for rural development, which aims to deliver a range of actions to rural communities over the lifetime of the policy. The process to select the Local Action Groups (LAGs) responsible for the delivery of the 2023-2027 LEADER...

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

Heather Humphreys: Community centres are a vital resource for any community, and in recent years I have prioritised the development and enhancement of community centres across the country to improve access and provide suitable social spaces. Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund in particular, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on over 860 existing...

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

Heather Humphreys: The total costs incurred to date in 2024 associated with Ministerial visits abroad, including accompanying officials, is €9,044.28.

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department currently occupies office space at Trinity Point, Dublin 2, and Government Buildings, Ballina, Co. Mayo. Both offices are in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW) and are at full occupancy. My Department also has responsibility for the Islands, with a small staffing complement based in Na Forbacha, Co Galway. This office space, located in the Connemara...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme 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. As committed to under Our Rural Future and in line with the Town Centre First Policy, scheme priorities are...

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

Heather Humphreys: Last year I announced a new €20 million fund to support communities with shovel-ready projects on green or brownfield sites for the construction of new community centres. My Department received 22 applications to this fund from locations all around the country. I can confirm that Carlow County Council has submitted an application in relation to a community hub in Carlow on the...

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

Heather Humphreys: The provision of library services, including the provision of library buildings, is primarily a matter for local authorities in their capacity as library authorities under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the provision of an extension to Carlow County Library is a matter for Carlow County Council. The response provided to PQ 2613/24 on January 23rd, as quoted in the details...

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

Heather Humphreys: Under Section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he/she is responsible, including the appointment of dog wardens. My Department does not have any responsibility in relation to animal welfare. Responsibility in relation to the...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department implements a range of supports and schemes aimed at supporting rural and community development across Ireland in support of policies such as Our Rural Future, Our Living Islands and Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities. In total, across all schemes administered by my Department, over €85.6 million in funding has been allocated to projects in County Mayo over...