101. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the review for a humanitarian assistance scheme application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14236/25]
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102. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the blind pension is means-tested and counted as taxable income; the reason is it removed when visually impaired people earn over a certain amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/25]
103. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the humanitarian assistance scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/25]
104. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine a case where, in the assessment of income and savings query by his Department and a review of a spouse’s pension allowance, a credit union loan was not assessed for this couple based in County Leitrim (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14350/25]
105. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will request his staff to reopen the appeal of a person (details supplied) who’s application for carer’s benefit has been rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/25]
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has paid for the repair of any vehicles owned by asylum seekers or Ukrainian migrants; and if so, the total amount spent on this expenditure for each of the last five years. [14357/25]
107. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 and introduce a certificate formally recognising a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14358/25]
108. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection when his Department officials last met with the Data Protection Commissioner to ensure the highest standards are being met by the Department, and all agencies under its remit, in terms of compliance with data protection legislation. [14448/25]
109. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department allowed welfare officers or offices to pay for repairs to vehicles registered outside this country whilst here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14452/25]
110. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the full range of supports that his Department provides to Ukrainian war refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14459/25]
111. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding is being provided to his Department this year due to additional expenditure arising following storm Éowyn; if additional funding is provided, the programmes and schemes that will benefit from this additional expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14589/25]
112. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the role of his Department in giving effect to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance ‘Working Definition of Antisemitism'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/25]
113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 686, 687 and 688 of 25 February 2025, when a response will issue to this Deputy as promised in his reply of one month ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14275/25]
114. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department officials discussed the introduction of new internal disciplinary measures for An Garda Síochána, which form part of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, with any member(s) of the Garda Representative Association; and, if so, to outline the details of this discussion. [14277/25]
115. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of high-end ‘bait bikes’ purchased for use by An Garda Síochána; the cost of each ‘bait bike’; and, of those ‘bait bikes’ purchased, the number currently in use. [14278/25]
116. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the tools, if any, used by his Department, and/or An Garda Síochána, to monitor social media accounts suspected of criminal intent, the use of terms which may cause public unrest, and other actions of ‘bad actors’. [14279/25]
117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the annual cost of delivering an additional 500 community Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14282/25]
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the Garda recruitment campaign was advertised in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/25]
119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 4 March 2025, regarding the number of crimes that were recorded where the suspected offenders were on bail, to outline the breakdown of the other 41% of offence types committed by offenders on bail for 2024 for which detail was not given in that reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/25]
120. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for family reunification received from persons residing in County Louth from 2020 to 2025. [14330/25]
121. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time for a family reunification application.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14331/25]
122. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for family reunification from persons residing in County Louth currently being processed. [14332/25]
123. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the Garda vetting process; when the review is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14346/25]
124. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice the average timeframe a new Garda recruit can be expected to wait for their vetting application to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14347/25]
125. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice if he or his Department’s officials discussed the introduction of new internal disciplinary measures for an Garda Síochána, which form part of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, with any member(s) of the Garda Representative Association or the Garda Síochána leadership team or civilian Garda leadership team; and if so, to outline the details…