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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Parking Provision (21 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The mission of the Department of Rural and Community Development is to promote rural and community development and to support vibrant, inclusive and sustainable communities throughout Ireland. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (21 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: Our Rural Future recognises the opportunity for rural rejuvenation that remote working presents and commits to establishing a comprehensive national network of 400 remote working hubs over the lifetime of the policy. In support of this, my Department has invested significantly in the establishment and development of hubs through the range of schemes which make up my Department's Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (21 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: My Department is responsible, in part, for the delivery of the Social Innovation Priority of the European Social Fund+ 2021-2027. The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) is the European Union (EU)’s main instrument for investing in people and supporting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights. My Department's Social Innovation Programme is divided into two key...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department received an application for Illness Benefit from the person concerned on 13 February 2024. They did not qualify for an Illness Benefit payment as they do not satisfy the contribution conditions which requires a minimum of 104 total PRSI contributions paid. A letter issued to them on 13 February informing them of this decision. The person concerned may continue to submit...

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

Heather Humphreys: Child Benefit is a monthly payment made to families with children up to the age of 16 years. Currently, the payment continues to be paid in respect of children until their 18th birthday where they are in full-time education, or have a disability. In Budget 2024, the Government decided to extend the payment of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds who are in full-time education or have a disability....

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. I am advised by the Social Welfare Appeals Office that an Appeals Officer, having fully considered all of the available evidence,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Social Protection provides services via email, phone and face to face for a wide range of customers. Staff throughout the department are encouraged to report any instances of threats or violence on our online Health and Safety Incident App . The annual number of incidents of all forms of threats where An Garda Síochána were contacted are set out in the table...

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

Heather Humphreys: My department provides a number of supports to assist young people with disabilities into training and employment, which include the WorkAbility Programme, Early Engagement and EmployAbility. The WorkAbility: Inclusive Pathways to Employment Programme is a successor to the Ability programme and runs from January 2024 to December 2028. This programme is co-funded by the European Social...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a Domiciliary Care Allowance appeal by the person concerned was received...

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

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a suite of income supports for those who are unable to work due to an illness or disability. These include contributory payments, based on PRSI contributions, such as Illness Benefit and Invalidity Pension, and non-contributory payments, based on a means test, such as Disability Allowance. Entitlement to these supports is contingent on the extent to which a...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a Carers Allowance appeal by the person concerned was received in that...

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

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. Except in certain exceptional circumstances, DA is not payable for any period in respect...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that a Carers Allowance appeal by the person concerned was registered in that...

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

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity Pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. The person concerned is in receipt of Invalidity Pension (IP) from my department since 18 June 2015. On 14 September 2023, the person in question was awarded an...

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

Heather Humphreys: Disability Allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged 16 or over and under the age of 66. This disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, means test and Habitual Residency conditions. A medical review of this individual's continued entitlement to DA was undertaken. Based...

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

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 734, 738, 739 and 740 together. The introduction of an automatic enrolment (AE) system is a Programme for Government commitment and a key priority for me as the Minister for Social Protection. Under AE, employees will have access to a savings scheme, co-funded by their employer and the State. For every €3 a worker pays into it, they will have...

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

Heather Humphreys: The main income supports to carers provided by my department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and the Carer’s Support Grant. Spending on these payments is expected to amount to over €1.7 billion this year. Carer's Benefit is available to people who leave the workforce or reduce their working hours to care for a child or an adult...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that significant efforts and resources have been devoted to improvements in...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The table below confirms the number of staff in the Social Welfare Appeals office for the past five years. Appeals...

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

Heather Humphreys: The Social Welfare Appeals Office is an Office of the Department of Social Protection which is responsible for determining appeals against decisions in relation to social welfare entitlements. Appeals Officers are independent in their decision making functions. The table below confirms the number of appeals registered by the Social Welfare Appeals office for the past five years. ...