276. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection the total budget for the treatment benefit (PRSI used dental) scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36786/25]
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277. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of a decision on a carer’s allowance application by a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/25]
278. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of carer’s allowance have to be reassessed when the new changes are introduced, including persons who were recently reassessed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36839/25]
279. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if the amount of savings allowed for persons in receipt of carer’s allowance will be increased when the new changes are introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36840/25]
280. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36844/25]
281. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase carers hours by one hour in line with part time contracts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36850/25]
282. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) and advise on entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36851/25]
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the quality assurance mechanisms his Department has in place to monitor the implementation of the Hot School Meals Programme; if he will confirm whether any inspections or audits were carried out during the 2024–2025 academic year; if his Department intends to publish the findings of these inspections; and if he will outline the enforcement procedures t…
284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is satisfied that the meals served under the Hot School Meals Programme align with national and international nutritional guidelines for children; if his Department has conducted any independent assessments of the meals provided; and if he will outline the specific steps taken to address the prevalence of ultra-processed foods, such as chips,…
285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the steps his Department has taken to ensure that children with coeliac disease and other medical dietary requirements are fully and equally included in the Hot School Meals Programme; if he has engaged with relevant advocacy groups (details supplied); and whether his Department is preparing reforms to provide medically safe, inclusiv…
286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted any assessment of the levels of food waste generated under the Hot School Meals Programme; whether any formal cost-benefit or value-for-money analysis has been carried out; and if he will indicate whether infrastructural investment or centralised food preparation models are being considered to improve sustainability and e…
287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the scope, methodology, and reporting timeline of the current review of the Hot School Meals Programme; to confirm whether nutritionists, school management bodies, and parent organisations will be consulted as part of the process; and to indicate whether his Department is satisfied that sufficient quality control and supplier capacity exist t…
288. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific health measures in place for international protection applicants residing in emergency accommodation (details supplied) where a co-resident has tested positive for Covid-19; if there are protocols to ensure isolation and medical care for those sharing rooms and communal spaces with infected individuals; and if he will mak…
289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of applications for asylum or a protection order that were determined to be fraudulent, and the number of prosecutions initiated in this regard, in each of the years from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36679/25]
290. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 12 June 2025, if he will provide a detailed summary of costs solely associated with the delivery of the modular units in Clonmel. [35244/25]
291. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to increase the number of civilian staff in An Garda Síochána in the Dublin metropolitan region. [36736/25]
292. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when Ireland will finally ratify and implement the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture, given Ireland’s long-standing commitment and repeated calls from civil society and international monitoring bodies; if he will provide a clear timeline for establishing the national preventive mechanism; and to outline the barrier…
293. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to ensure Ireland’s prison system complies fully with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules), particularly regarding the use of solitary confinement, access to healthcare, contact with the outside world and access to rehabilitation supports; and if he will comm…
294. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if a special visa programme has been considered for Palestinians undergoing war and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank. [36759/25]
295. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an estimate of the cost to place Garda trainees on the first point of the Garda pay scale, from day one of training in phase one. [36765/25]
296. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to provide for Garda trainees to commence training on point one and or a high percentage of point one, from day one of phase one of training. [36766/25]
297. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he and or his officials have engaged with An Garda Síochána leadership team and or the Minister and or his officials at the Department of Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding further enhancement of the Garda trainee allowance system and or pay scales. [36767/25]
298. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the length of time it is taking from Irish citizenship ceremonies to when new citizens receive their certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36782/25]
299. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on a visa stamp 4 application by a person (details supplied); and if the case will be expedited. [36783/25]
300. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will intervene in a case regarding an application for leave to remain (details supplied). [36799/25]