151. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who received successful HAS 2 award payments for Storm Bert and Storm Éowyn, in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36284/25]
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152. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers claiming wage subsidy scheme funding under each of the three strands, for each year from 2020 to 2024; the number of participants for each strand for each year from 2020 to 2024; the total expenditure on wage subsidy scheme in each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36317/25]
153. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection if the back-to-school allowance will be payable to every child in care without being means tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36547/25]
154. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing community employment, Tús and rural social scheme payments by €1 per week, each year for three years. [36569/25]
155. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of doubling the monthly child benefit payment for a year for all recipients of the one family payment and the working family payment. [36570/25]
156. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of doubling the monthly child benefit payment for a year for all households with medical card holders. [36571/25]
157. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of abolishing the means test applied to foster parents in receipt of the child benefit payment. [36572/25]
158. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing the State pension by €1 per week per person. [36573/25]
159. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing all working-age social welfare payments (recipients aged 18-65 inclusive) to bring them in line with the minimum essential standards of living. [36574/25]
160. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional first-year and full-year cost of increasing the age limit for the one-parent family payment to 12 years. [36575/25]
161. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional first-year and full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance. [36576/25]
162. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the current cost of non-State pension social protection payments to people aged 65. [36577/25]
163. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children resident in IPAS accommodation who are eligible to receive the child benefit payment. [36578/25]
164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of providing a carer’s pension, at 2% contribution of the minimum annual living wage. [36586/25]
165. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the carer's benefit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36649/25]
166. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his views on the absence of a security clearance system for commercial entities in Ireland. [36395/25]
167. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in correspondence from a national association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36568/25]
168. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the channels that exist for a prisoner in the UK, with family connections in Ireland, to be transferred to the Irish prison system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36253/25]
169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on efforts to develop recommendations for the Government on a contribution model for people in international protection accommodation; if he has contracted any external consultancy provider to assist in this process; if so, if he will provide the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36280/25]
170. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 920 of 11 February 2025, the number of calls made to An Garda Síochána, by month and by year, from 2016 to 2024, that would fall under the heading of domestic violence, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36282/25]
171. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is satisfied with the current approach to the possession of knives in public places; if he will review sentencing guidelines and enforcement practices to ensure a tougher stance on knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36306/25]
172. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken to strengthen the enforcement of section 9 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990, particularly regarding the possession of knives in public without lawful excuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36307/25]
173. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department will consider developing a dedicated strategy to address knife crime, drawing on examples from other jurisdictions such as London, where rising knife-related incidents have led to targeted policy responses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36309/25]
174. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when community safety partnerships will be established; if he is aware that the delay is impacting communities where task forces on antisocial behaviour are unable to be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36318/25]
175. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Department’s engagement with, and contribution to, the Government’s position on the EU proposal for a ban on lead in ammunition and fishing tackle under the reach regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36348/25]