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Paul McAuliffe Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1908. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding mechanisms available to an organisation (details supplied) through his Department; if there are sustainable funding options available for the organisation through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25600/26]
Ged Nash Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1909. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to extend the free travel companion scheme to all cases where a persons disability requires them to travel with a companion on public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25712/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1910. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to carers allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25786/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1911. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer's and disability allowance applications for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25787/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1912. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25803/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1913. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the PRSI dental scheme given concerns that the recent fee changes have created a two tier cleaning benefit, whereby patients with greater periodontal need receive a lower level of State support; if he will outline plans to update the scheme to reflect inflation and the cost of providing care; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Albert Dolan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1914. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the fact that fees paid to dentists under the PRSI scheme have not kept pace with inflation since 2007, placing pressure on private fees and on the viability of small dental practices; if he will consider a full review of the scheme's fee structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25879/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1915. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for a reduced payment for a periodontal treatment (€42) when compared to a simpler scale and polish procedure where people can claim €50 under the Dental Benefit Scheme; whether there are any plans to address this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1916. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the fuel allowance increased to €45 per week. [25933/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1917. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to receive a fine, the assoc…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which his Department holds, or has access to, data on social insurance contributors, disaggregated by nationality; if he will provide, for the most recent year available, the number of active contributors to the PRSI system by nationality; the proportion this represents of the total number of persons of that nationality resident in the St…
Ken O'Flynn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which his Department holds, or has access to, data on social insurance contributors disaggregated by nationality; if he will provide, for the most recent year available, any such data including the number of active contributors to the PRSI system by nationality; the proportion this represents of the total number of persons of that nationa…
Paul Lawless Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1920. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from his Department for each of the pas…
Pearse Doherty Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection pending any broader policy decision on the treatment of Troubles-related compensation awarded under historical Northern Ireland criminal injuries schemes (including the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977), if he will give an undertaking to examine individual cases on their merits; if he will exercise any ministerial or ad…
Louis O'Hara Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1922. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 24 March 2026, if his Department can make contact with a person (details supplied) [26305/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1923. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will abolish the requirement of a means test for Irish citizens in order that they may qualify for a carers allowance, to ensure the continuance of this vital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26368/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1924. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the current level of savings disregard in relation to a pension or welfare assessment was set; when it was last reviewed in light of inflation; if it can be index linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26412/26]
Paul Lawless Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1925. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the jobseeker's pay related benefit does not provide for adult or child dependant additions, as was the case under the previous jobseeker's benefit scheme; if an assessment was carried out on the impact this change would have on single income households with multiple dependants; if his Department intends to review this aspect of the sc…
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1926. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of young jobseekers on the reduced youth rate of jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26539/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1927. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of equalising rates of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's pay-related benefit for those under the ages of 18 to 24 in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26540/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1928. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the updated Pathways to Work strategy; if the updated strategy will have targeted measures for youth; if so, the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26543/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1929. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the publication of the successor Roadmap for Social Inclusion plan; if the updated plan will have targeted measures for youth; if so, the measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26544/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1930. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to review the eligibility criteria for fuel allowance in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26570/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1931. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection to advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26571/26]
Liam Quaide Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Social
1932. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration is being given to compensatory cost-of-living supports for families with children, particularly school-age children, in light of the continuing pressure of childcare, housing and household costs. [26574/26]