176. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in County Kilkenny registered with My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4623/26]
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177. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the eligibility criteria for jobseeker’s benefit or allowances, as they exclude many young people from welfare payments who are well deserving, as in the case of a person (details supplied). [4626/26]
178. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken by the Department to develop a charter of rights for so called critical or front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4725/26]
179. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid to survivors of clerical abuse and the number of survivors compensated by the State; how much of that amount was contributed by religious institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4732/26]
180. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason no social welfare inspector or community welfare officer is available in the Castlerea office, County Roscommon; if and when these positions will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4784/26]
181. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection if a community welfare officer could be assigned to attend the Castlerea office, County Roscommon, one day per week to meet with local people in need of this service for appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4785/26]
182. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection how he ensures that all websites operated by his Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4824/26]
183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if any website or other platform operated by his Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/26]
184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by his Department on social media or online platforms, including identifying separately payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but not limited to major platforms (details supplied). […
185. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the extension of the homeowner's once-off payment in respect of 2025 mortgage interest payments; if he will consider a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4972/26]
186. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will intervene to reinstate the disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5080/26]
187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses in the State in each of the past five years, by type of educational course, university, or English language school, by country of origin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4537/26]
188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Irish immigration residence permissions issued to students pursuing educational courses which have been terminated in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4538/26]
189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of incidences of students holding an immigration stamp 2 permission that have been found to be in breach of the restrictions on working hours (20 hours per week during term time) for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4539/26]
190. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to the introduction of a single Garda vetting application process which would be sufficient proof of an individual passing the process for any applications sought within a specific time period or for individual sectors such as sports clubs or educational facilities; the reasoning behind the need for an…
191. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he or any of his officials have used artificial intelligence to write speeches, produce social media content for his Department, or to issue responses to parliamentary questions, since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4598/26]
192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of the barrier that court fees may have on individuals seeking to engage in litigation especially in cases of constitutional importance; if his Department is undertaking any work to review these fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4663/26]
193. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the implementation of Recommendation 1.12 of the Garda Inspectorate report on Transnational Organised Crime 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4685/26]
194. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he intends to introduce legislation which would ensure that responsibility for the prosecution of offences would be removed from the Garda so that all court proceedings would be conducted by legal professionals as recommended in the report on the operation of bail in Ireland entitled, ‘An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in I…
195. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration in respect of each the 15 recommendations in the report on the operation of bail in Ireland entitled ‘An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland’ (details supplied); if he accepts the recommendation; the status of work to implement the recommendation; the timeframe envisaged to implement the recommendation; and if he will ma…
196. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of immigrants that have been admitted to the State since 2016 who have identified as Native American, broken down by immigrant category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/26]
197. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures the Department is taking to implement child maintenance enforcement reforms, in particular for self-employed parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/26]
198. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures being taken by the Department to monitor and tackle femicide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4735/26]
199. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of new domestic violence refuge places delivered in 2025, and to provide a county-by-county breakdown of same. [4786/26]
200. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if new Garda stations were opened in 2025; and if he will provide details of same. [4787/26]