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Barry Heneghan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Housing
654. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce schemes that encourage mutual home ownership model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17648/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Housing
655. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will deal with the significant decrease in planning permissions, specifically in the three Dublin council areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17649/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
656. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a memorandum of understanding or formal data-sharing agreement exists between An Garda Síochána and the Department of Social Protection concerning the transfer of personal data for social welfare investigations; whether such an agreement includes provisions governing data-sharing by An Garda Síochána members seconded to the Department of Justice; …
Cathal Crowe Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
657. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason seasonal workers (details supplied) cannot avail of the new jobseeker's pay related benefit. [16521/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
658. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on progress being made to support those living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
659. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16553/25]
Alan Kelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
660. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who are over 65 years of age and in receipt of the half-rate carer’s payment ,and what it would cost to pay this cohort the full carers payment. [16602/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
661. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends on introducing a temporary measure which would align surrogacy leave to adoptive leave and benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16653/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
662. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person whose employment is based around the school or academic year is excluded from the job seeker’s pay related benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16657/25]
John Lahart Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
663. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to adding inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, to the list of conditions eligible for disability allowance, given that it is a lifelong illness with no known cure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16662/25]
John Lahart Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
664. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider removing the means test for disability allowance, to prevent financial dependence and vulnerability among people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16663/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
665. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for reasons of…
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
666. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he intends to amend the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 to ensure a complaints and conduct measure is introduced under section 9 of the 2017 Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16706/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
667. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if the register for Irish Sign Language interpreters has the power to investigate complaints made to it, and implement measures, up to and including, suspension from the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/25]
Paul Lawless Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
668. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of women denied the non-contributory State pension due to their husband's contributory pension through his employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16821/25]
Paul Lawless Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
669. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the State to allow all women to qualify for the non contributory State Pension, regardless of their husband's pensions or earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16827/25]
Alan Kelly Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
670. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE forensic accountants directly employed by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [16877/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
671. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16881/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
672. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications refused under the humanitarian assistance scheme, by county, in the aftermath of storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16989/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
673. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will conduct an updated poverty impact assessment of age-related rates of jobseeker's for young people aged 18-24 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17004/25]
Brian Stanley Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
674. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to abolish the means test for carer’s allowance; if so, if it will be done in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17037/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
675. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17062/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
676. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the half-rate of carer's allowance; the corresponding social welfare payment they are in receipt of further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
677. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) which has been under appeal since December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17296/25]
Martin Kenny Written 8 Apr 2025 · to Social
678. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a humanitarian assistance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17339/25]