Questions

276. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection to address concerns regarding the nutritional value of the meals provided under the hot school meals programme; if he is aware that certain dietary requirements are not catered for under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17150/25]

277. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial measures the Government is taking to support parents who wish to stay home with their children in light of a poll (details supplied) that showed 69% of mothers with children under 18 would prefer to stay home with their children if their financial situation allowed it. [17167/25]

278. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the date of the Social Welfare Appeals Office decision that a postmaster was an employee and not self-employed, which has been appealed to the High Court by An Post (details supplied). [21819/25]

279. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the PRSI pension contributions recorded for women who are absent from the workforce while caring for children; his proposals to alleviate the undue financial hardship incurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21857/25]

280. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme; the number of appeals received; the number of appeals as of yet undecided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21858/25]

281. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of social welfare applications, that are first refused and are subsequently granted on appeal; the average time it takes to process appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21874/25]

282. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to support and expedite a carer’s benefit appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21881/25]

283. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has evaluated the true at-risk-of-poverty rate for people with disabilities when accounting for the extra cost of disability; whether his Department will adjust poverty measurement tools or set new targets in light of this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21963/25]

284. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will reform the State’s equivalence scales or poverty metrics to formally include a “disability weight” reflecting the higher living costs associated with disability; and if he will outline any plans to adopt such adjustments. [21964/25]

285. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their jobseeker’s allowance application, given the application was submitted 12 weeks ago; if serious consideration will be given to granting this allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/25]

286. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that consideration will be given to amending the rules surrounding pension entitlements so that women who had to leave work due to marriage could qualify for a pension in their own right regardless of their husband’s means (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21995/25]

287. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the application of a person (details supplied) for the humanitarian assistance scheme for Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/25]

288. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice the number of applicants for Irish citizenship from those holding United States citizenship during each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21774/25]

289. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice the precise date when the owners of units 64 and 65 on the Palmerstown/SDCC side of Cherry Orchard Industrial Estate were notified that the buildings were ‘no longer under consideration’ as an international protection centre as per a circular sent out to elected representatives recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21973/25]

290. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice the number of offers to accommodate people seeking international protection that have been made by property owners in the Dublin mid-west constituency, or directly sought by his Department; the general locations of such offers; the number of letters of approval that have been issued since 2024; the number that are under active consideration, again listi…

291. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Justice if there are plans to review the process whereby international protection centres are located in communities, in terms of being more proactive in consulting with said communities and providing concrete guarantees as to additional medical and other support resources, education and training and general recreational amenities; and if he will make a stateme…

292. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice regarding residents of IPAS accommodation employed in roles with companies who have some work outside of the area in which the accommodation is based, if there is a mechanism for such residents to access alternative accommodation while working in an alternative area in order to avoid losing their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21977/…

293. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice the procurement processes are in place to ensure that Government contracts are not entered into with regard to properties that are not compliant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/25]

294. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued to non-EEA nationals under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 for 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of those orders that were challenged by way of litigation to the High Court to prevent the removal of non-EEA nationals from the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

295. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; the number of those orders were challenged by way of litigation to the High Court to prevent the removal of non-EEA nationals from the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21832/25]

296. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are undocumented were issued with a letter confirming his intention to issue a deportation order against them, also referred to as a Section 3 letter for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21833/25]

297. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, who having being issued with the Deportation Order or a Section 3 Letter consented to the deportation order, left the State voluntarily within an agreed time period or submitted a humanitarian leave remain application for 2022, 2023, 2024, in tabular form); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21834/25]

298. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who engaged with the voluntary returns unit per annum for 2022 to 2025 inclusive; the number persons that notified the relevant authorities of their intention to leave voluntarily during that period; in those cases, the number of instances of non-issuance of deportation orders were in fact issued; and if he will make a statement on the…

299. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the resourcing of immigration services in this State; the number of immigration officers employed by the State; the resources attributed to their office and are adequately resourced to carry out their duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21836/25]

300. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of non-nationals have applied for stamp 4 residence permission on the basis of their child’s status in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21837/25]