126. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reforming the State’s equivalence scales or poverty metrics to incorporate a disability-related weighting to reflect the higher cost of living associated with disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24808/25]
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127. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of a cost of disability allowance or supplement to address the additional living expenses faced by people with disabilities; and if he will outline any plans to increase existing disability payments to meet minimum essential living standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24809/25]
128. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of the higher poverty gap experienced by households affected by disability, the measures his Department is taking to address this disparity; if he will commit to setting targets to reduce poverty depth among disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24810/25]
129. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an assessment of the extent to which current supports such as the household benefits package, fuel allowance, and free travel scheme alleviate the additional living costs incurred by people with disabilities; and if he will outline any plans to expand or enhance these supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24811/…
130. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will review the adequacy of disability payment rates based on severity of disability; if he will consider the introduction of a tiered or graduated payment system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24812/25]
131. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal for an invalidity pension (details supplied); if an oral hearing will be scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24819/25]
132. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is aware of cases where people with passes under the free travel scheme are being charged booking fees for some public transport services (details supplied); what actions his Department is undertaking to address these hidden booking costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24860/25]
133. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice if there are currently any plans to open accommodation for refugees or asylum seekers on the grounds of St. Davnet's Hospital Campus, Rooskey, Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/25]
134. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24586/25]
135. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives seized by Gardaí in 2024 and to date in 2025 across the Dublin region, in tabular form. [24636/25]
136. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of arrests made in relation to knife seizures across the Dublin region in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [24637/25]
137. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of incidents that have been recorded in which a knife has been used as a weapon across the Dublin region in 2024 and to date in 2025. [24638/25]
138. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the number of seizures of knives in each county in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24715/25]
139. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice the average purity of cocaine, heroin and cannabis seized here in each of the past five years. [24718/25]
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Section 5 planning applications that were submitted; the number that were granted to applicants for town centre IPAS or Ukrainian accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24749/25]
141. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice in the context of the statement in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report that all Prison Education Centres meet the quality assurance standards demanded by QQI, the number of scheduled classes that were cancelled in each prison over the period 2015-2025; the reasons for such cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24767/25]
142. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice in the context of the statement in the Irish Prison Service Annual Report that all Prison Education Centres meet the quality assurance standards demanded by QQI, the reason classes in prisons are not provided on a year round basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24768/25]
143. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice when in 2025 he plans to repeal section 19A of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992, which currently allows the private counselling and therapy records of victims of sexual abuse, including child victims, to be accessed by the accused given continued calls from the Council of Europe, victims, and numerous NGOs for this provision to be abolished; if legislative refor…
144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice with respect to the May infringement package announced by the European Commission (details supplied) his plans to address INFR(2024)2205 with respect to combatting racism and xenophobia, his intention to bring forward legislation in this area and the timeframe he is working to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24818/25]
145. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice the proposals, if any, he has to extend CCTV coverage to towns in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/25]
146. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made in the last 12 months for permission to remain under the reactivation employment permit scheme; the average processing time for applications made over this period; the number of successful and unsuccessful results issued during this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24889/25]
147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice to outline the membership of the strategic migration policy unit located within his Department; when it was established; how often has it met; its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24890/25]
148. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for decisions on naturalisation applications; the shortest time in which a positive decision has been given within the last five years; the longest time a decision has taken within the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24891/25]
149. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice to outline the steps that are taken in making a determination on a naturalisation application; whether these steps are taken with respect to every single naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24892/25]
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice whether his Department has statistics for average waiting times for decisions on naturalisation applications by original nationality of the application, if so, to provide the names and time periods of the five countries with the longest waiting time and the five countries with the shortest waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24893/…