676. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if parents are entitled to have information regarding where the ingredients are sourced for the school meals recently rolled out in primary schools in Kerry and throughout the country; if this information is available for each meal provided to school children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2734/25]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
1,418 questions match, newest first.
677. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection to investigate the amount of additional wastage caused by the free school meals, per person, per school and per county, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2745/25]
678. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2768/25]
679. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a review of the invalidity pension application of a person (details supplied). [2783/25]
680. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider expanding the humanitarian assistance scheme to cover commercial, agricultural and small businesses who have suffered damage in the recent storms and the snow in early January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2792/25]
681. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the terms of the widow's or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or co-habiting couples, and the judgment of the Supreme Court on 22 January 2024; the expected timeline in terms of the legislative changes that are required in respect of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2798/25]
682. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal against a refusal of disability allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2825/25]
683. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the current quality standards for hot school lunches; and the way these standards are monitored and maintained. [2873/25]
684. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools under the hot meal programme currently; and the number of schools which have registered complaints with the quality of the food to the relevant office in his Department. [2874/25]
685. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects a decision will be made on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) who submitted the appeal in May 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/25]
686. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if disability allowance will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied); if an oral hearing will be arranged urgently as this would benefit her Department’s officials in understanding the condition of the applicant; and if he will expedite the process. [2912/25]
687. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2024 is enacted without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2939/25]
688. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if financial assistance is available to persons who rely on medical devices powered by electricity to purchase electricity generators as a back-up in case of a power outage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2947/25]
689. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if a healthy-meal approach is taken or nutritional experts consulted for the provision of hot meals in schools, which contain many additives, a prevalence of fructose and palm oil in their ingredients; if the nutritional value of the meals can be improved prior to a full roll out across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
690. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a schedule of special advisors attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special advisor. [3005/25]
691. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the decision to revoke the free travel scheme for a person (details supplied). [3013/25]
692. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of farm assist in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3015/25]
693. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of fish assist in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3016/25]
694. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3017/25]
695. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3018/25]
696. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's benefit for the self-employed in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3019/25]
697. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker's transitional payment in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3020/25]
698. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of professional artists on jobseeker's allowance in the State, and in County Clare, for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3021/25]
699. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received a supplementary welfare allowance payment in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/25]
700. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the blind pension in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3025/25]