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Pearse Doherty Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding the transfer of occupational pensions to other EU jurisdictions under the IORP II Directive (Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive), to provide the number of transfer requests and accompanying declarations signed by the individual concerned that have been submitted each year since 2012 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
152. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3616/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a fuel allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3685/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a domiciliary care allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3687/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed breakdown of all funding allocated for the year ahead or spent in the past fiscal year by his Department on artificial intelligence systems or artificial intelligence research; what programmes or Department operations are conducted using artificial intelligence tools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/25…
Thomas Gould Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
156. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person can receive domiciliary carer's allowance past a child's sixteenth birthday or whether the child is required to apply for disability allowance. [3718/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
157. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on when a final decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance and the associated travel pass for the son of the person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3741/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
158. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is additional support available for women on maternity leave who have been temporarily relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/25]
Paul Nicholas Gogarty Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
159. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to provide additional supports for women on maternity leave who have been relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance temporarily, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care, for example, additional child support payments, fuel allowances, and so on, given the additional income pressures they fa…
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he can explain the decision to decline disability allowance for a young lady (details supplied) who has been receiving domiciliary care allowance for over ten years, despite no change in her medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3745/25]
Alan Kelly Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
161. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE quantity surveyors employed by his Department as of 30 January 2025; and if he provide same figures as of 31 December 2022, in tabular form. [3759/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
162. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of each time his Department, or public bodies under the aegis of his Department, enlisted the services of consultants in 2023 and 2024; the purpose, value, and duration of each contract in relation to public bodies under the aegis of his Department, including where consulting contracts are classified under ‘business-as-usual outsourcing’ …
Ged Nash Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
163. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons his Department has changed its policy on blended work for staff of his Department; the rationale for the change; what it will mean for staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3841/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
164. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a domiciliary care allowance appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3887/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/25]
James O'Connor Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
166. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding advice sought, following a meeting with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3917/25]
James O'Connor Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
167. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has investigated the possibility of undertaking a review of the current means test for disability allowance to ensure that people affected by disability, who are marginally over the income threshold limit, are not left without adequate support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3918/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Social
168. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify rates of payment made under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3929/25]
Máire Devine Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
169. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3690/25]
John Lahart Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
170. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice the alternative arrangements available for Cuban nationals applying for an Irish visa, given that the current process requires online payment, reliable postal services, and the ability to travel to Mexico for an interview, none of which is feasible for most applicants in Cuba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3630/25]
John Lahart Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
171. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice for an update in respect of the Stardust redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3643/25]
Robert Troy Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
172. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice when a person (details supplied) will be called for a naturalisation ceremony. [3644/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
173. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice to address the significant delay in providing the appropriate paperwork to a person (details supplied) in respect to an approved spousal visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3680/25]
Máire Devine Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
174. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware of the poor reported systems availability of the new Immigration Service Delivery's Digital Contact Centre; the targeted systems availability for the Digital Contact Centre; the system's actual availability percentage of the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3691/25]
Máire Devine Written 6 Feb 2025 · to Justice
175. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Justice if he is aware that the Immigration Service has apparently deactivated phone lines and emails forcing users to attempt contact only via the Immigration Service Delivery's Digital Contact Centre channel, which some users are reporting has poor systems availability; whether other contact methods can be reinstated until the Digital Contact Centre systems availabili…