Questions

660. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will issue a statement to person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54918/25]

661. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the awarded contractor/supp…

662. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is met. [55083/25]

663. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied) and many other smaller rural schools are being disregarded in the provision of hot school meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55130/25]

664. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to be released by hi…

665. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the research that his Department has undertaken to ensure that it is always more financially advantageous to take up employment rather than jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55277/25]

666. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available and taxes/levies charged from the State from 1 January 2026 to a single person where they are, in receipt of jobseekers' allowance and not working, working 19 hours-per-week at the new minimum wage rate, working 39 hours-per-week at the new minimum wage rate, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55278…

667. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for his Department an…

668. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will investigate a case (details supplied) concerning an individual who has recently become unemployed and is experiencing ongoing issues with social welfare payments; if he will ensure that the matter is resolved; if he will provide contact details for the individual’s nearest INTREO office to facilitate a meeting with an officer; and if he wi…

669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the employment schemes or supports available for young adults with a mild intellectual disability in the Dublin 9 area; if he will provide details of the nearest INTREO office and contact information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55404/25]

670. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading D.1 to D.10, in tabular form. [55182/25]

671. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55274/25]

672. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an update on the inter-agency engagement involving his Department, Tipperary County Council, Tuath Housing, and An Garda Síochána regarding public safety concerns at the modular unit development on Heywood Road, Clonmel; the outcomes of that meeting; and the further actions planned to address ongoing community con…

673. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who are in the international protection application process who were directly contacted by email in relation to voluntary return policy announcement made on 29 September 2025; and the number who are from the Occupied Palestinian Territories and who received such communication. [54556/25]

674. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda transfers in and out within Kildare-Carlow division in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [54581/25]

675. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 888 of 17 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities in order to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [54582/25]

676. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of suspicious transaction reports submitted to Garda financial intelligence unit in 2024 and to-date in 2025 in relation to identity fraud and financial fraud; and the number that resulted in investigations and or prosecutions, in tabular form. [54583/25]

677. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 887 of 17 September 2025, if he has received the necessary information from Garda authorities in order to have this Parliamentary Question answered. [54584/25]

678. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the age profile of the Garda fleet within Limerick division. [54585/25]

679. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to visit a service (details supplied) before the end of 2025. [54617/25]

680. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the funding for a facility (details supplied) will continue beyond 31 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54670/25]

681. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising campaign, in 2023 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54674/25]

682. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the National Cyber Security Centre’s expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising campaign, in each of the years 2023 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54677/25]

683. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of Garda Trainee Recruitment Campaign in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54679/25]

684. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding Ireland's status and level of engagement with the European Public Prosecutor's Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54683/25]