1177. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has any plans, or if he has done any work on reciprocal arrangements, whereby Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland will access core welfare payments, such as carer's allowance, when their PRSI contributions have been used up and they are no longer eligible for carer's benefit; if he is aware of the hardship incurred on carers resident …
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1178. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the specific circumstances under which a person who is working is not entitled to be auto-enrolled in My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58378/25]
1179. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the specific circumstances under which a person who is working may be a member, simultaneously of a private pension and My Future Fund where the employer contributes to the private pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58379/25]
1180. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of languages in which a comprehensive guide to My Future Fund is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58380/25]
1181. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a copy of the guidelines issued to employers regarding auto-enrolment and the treatment of workers eligible for auto-enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58381/25]
1182. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options for workers for whom My Future Fund would be more financially favourable than their existing pension plan; if such persons can become enrolled in the My Future Fund and under which circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58382/25]
1183. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if the refusal of a fuel allowance application can be re-examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58387/25]
1184. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the law restricts civil solemnisation exclusively to HSE-employed registrars; whether there are policy or safeguarding reasons underpinning this; if there are plans to review or update legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58394/25]
1185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to reconsider the application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58395/25]
1186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the sanctions in place for employers who refuse to implement auto-enrolment by the January 2026 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58436/25]
1187. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the sanctions in place for employers who are shown to be illegally obliging workers to join another pension scheme such that they are prevented from accessing My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58437/25]
1188. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department and bodies under its aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and, if so, the amount in each case. [58464/25]
1189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the reason 50,000 fewer employees are expected to be enrolled in My Future Fund; the demographics of this group, by age, profession and gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58467/25]
1190. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58500/25]
1191. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58518/25]
1192. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in County Donegal who will be affected by the changes in Budget 2026 to the living alone allowance; the estimated number of people that would have benefitted if further funding was provided for allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58522/25]
1193. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the permanent cost of disability payment, inclusive of older adults, been assessed for the 2027 Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58554/25]
1194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the decision and all correspondence relating to a carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied), who has initiated a complaint against his Department for the very poor treatment they have received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58563/25]
1195. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals submitted in County Kildare for disability allowance for each year from 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58607/25]
1196. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals submitted in County Kildare for carer’s allowance for each year from 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58608/25]
1197. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine an application for the state contributory pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58650/25]
1198. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a bereaved partner’s contributory pension appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58667/25]
1199. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will revise the fee paid to dentists holding contracts under the dental treatment benefit scheme; the status of these plans; the timeframe for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58675/25]
1200. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 2 October 2025, the reason the information requested is not collected given that previously this information was collated successfully in response to Parliamentary Question No. 310 of 21 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58810/25]
1201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently review a fuel allowance payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58931/25]