126. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts supporting the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors expected to be liable for the higher 40% income tax rate, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34650/25]
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127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if contributors to the auto-enrolment scheme who are liable for the 40% higher income tax rate will be informed, either before or during enrolment, that the State incentive on their contributions would be doubled if they were to join a private pension scheme instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34651/25]
128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if employer contributions to auto enrolment pension accounts will be exempt from PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34669/25]
129. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available from his Department to bereaved parents of children. [34682/25]
130. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's standard operating procedures for dealing with bereaved parents of children; if staff training has been received or is regularly provided to personnel dealing with parents in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34683/25]
131. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34796/25]
132. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the options that may be available to a person (details supplied) to rectify an historical recording error regarding an alleged period of missed contributions towards social insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34797/25]
133. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people approaching the State pension age of 66 years within the remainder of 2025 who do not have the required social insurance contribution record to qualify for the State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34798/25]
134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his attention has been drawn to the case of an Afghan national (details supplied) with family in Ireland; the actions he will take to support their safe passage out of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/25]
135. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 27 May 2025, to advise which application form is needed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34598/25]
136. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene in the case of an injured individual (details supplied) in Gaza awaiting approval of his visa to ensure his safety. [34652/25]
137. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 20 May 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered. [34723/25]
138. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of bench warrants outstanding in the Donegal division as of 18 June 2025. [34724/25]
139. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within the DMR north division, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34725/25]
140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 20 May 2025, if he has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities in order for this PQ to be answered.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34726/25]
141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within the Sligo-Leitrim division, in tabular form. [34727/25]
142. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider extending the right to citizenship to great-grandchildren of Irish citizens, without the need for their parent to have attained citizenship before they were born.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34779/25]
143. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to reform the family court system to improve the enforcement of child maintenance orders, including the use of wage attachment mechanisms, in light of ongoing issues with non-payment and inconsistent enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34850/25]
144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department is engaged in any negotiations, planning, or contractual arrangements for the use of the Old Rectory site in Glanmire, County Cork, as a location for an IPAS centre or for the accommodation of international protection applicants; if so, when this site was identified; the proposed capacity and timeline; whether local r…
145. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average rate per bed per day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34903/25]
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the lowest rate per bed per day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34904/25]
147. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the highest rate per bed per day paid for accommodation in IPAS accommodation in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34905/25]
148. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on each occasion since January 2024 where a serious offender was granted bail or released early due to prison or detention centre overcrowding, the nature of the offence that was, the alternative arrangements that were made for public safety, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34907/25]
149. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of prison or remand places occupied in the past 12 months by individuals detained purely for immigration-related reasons; and the total cost of this to the State. [34908/25]
150. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the assessment that has been made of the risk to public safety posed by the release or non-detention of individuals accused of involvement in organised crime due to the lack of remand spaces; and if he will publish this assessment. [34910/25]