271. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the research, evaluation, or analysis conducted by his Department in relation to unemployment supports and activation measures in the past three years; and whether any such work has been published or made available for external scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/26]
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272. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all academic or independent research projects on unemployment, jobseeker activation or welfare conditionality that his Department has commissioned, funded or co-funded, formally collaborated on or granted access to administrative data for, in each of the past three years; and to provide the titles of such projects; the institutions involved; the …
273. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any external academic researchers have been granted access to anonymised or administrative data relating to jobseeker payments or activation measures in the past three years; if not, the policy basis for restricting such access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27376/26]
274. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will share any research, evaluation, or administrative analysis undertaken by his Department to assess the social, economic, or behavioural impacts of penalty rate reductions or sanctions on jobseeker recipients; if no, such analysis has been conducted to confirm this explicitly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/26]
275. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures by which external researchers may apply for access to administrative data held by his Department in relation to unemployment and jobseeker payments, including the number of applications or approaches for access received and approved in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/26]
276. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to partial capacity benefit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/26]
277. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); to provide an update on their pension application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27401/26]
278. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their fuel allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27403/26]
279. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their fuel allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27409/26]
280. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension made by people with dementia under 66 years-of-age for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications that were accepted, rejected and under review; the main reasons those applications were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/26]
281. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their disability allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/26]
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of funding allocated and paid by his Department under wig grant or hair replacement support schemes (including payments under the treatment benefit scheme or any other relevant schemes) in each of the past five years; and the number of recipients in each year, broken down by county, in tabular form. [27592/26]
283. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he is aware of instances of fridges being removed from residents in IPAS centres; and if ample consideration is given to and provision made for, vulnerable people with medically mandated dietary requirements or medicines which may require refrigeration (details supplied). [27369/26]
284. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department has considered any proposals to ban online gambling advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27481/26]
285. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his Departments position on ‘unjust enrichment’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/26]
286. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a person’s naturalisation process is taking so long (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27366/26]
287. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason there has been a significant delay in delivering the recommendations in the Garda Vetting Review in 2021; when these recommendations will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27406/26]
288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if data is available on the number and type of complaints made under Coco's law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27412/26]
289. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the measures his Department is taking to protect children from online gambling advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27459/26]
290. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when an IRP renewal application will be processed and the IRP card issued (details supplied) given it is over 17-weeks since the application was submitted which is five weeks over the current processing timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/26]
291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of blue cards that have been returned to his Department due to incorrect details inputted on the card by his Department; and if his Department will issue a free and quick return for blue cards where there are mistakes. [27496/26]
292. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason persons renewing their IRP cards online who had a notification that the fee is waived, are now being refused IRP cards on the basis that the fee was not paid; if his Department is aware of this; and if so, the number of persons who were refused on these grounds. [27497/26]
293. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for a list of all proposed or planned International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres in Mullingar, Athlone and the wider Midlands region, and nationally; the current status of each proposed centre; the expected capacity of each; and the anticipated timelines for opening, in tabular form. [27603/26]
294. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the engagement that has taken place with local communities, public representatives, and local authorities in advance of the identification or development of proposed IPAS centres in Mullingar, Athlone and across the Midlands; and if he will provide details of any consultations, briefings, or impact assessments carried out. [27604/26]
295. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria used to select locations for new IPAS centres, including in Mullingar, Athlone and the Midlands; and the extent to which factors such as local service capacity, housing availability, healthcare access, and school places are taken into account. [27605/26]