351. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the plans to introduce the higher qualifying income limits for carer’s allowance from July 2026; and when and the way in which applications should be submitted. [31538/26]
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352. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and increase the current €30 per week initial means disregard applied to the State pension (non-contributory), for those in receipt of part of an occupational pension, in light of rising living costs and the impact on low-income older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31555/26]
353. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will undertake a review of the means assessment applied to recipients of the State pension (non-contributory) who also receive an occupational pension, with particular consideration of assessing 50% of that income to ensure a fairer and more proportionate system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31556/26]
354. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time a person can avail of carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/26]
355. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if savings are taken into account in the means test for disability allowance; if so, the amount allowed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31568/26]
356. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to persons who are self-employed and become ill and unable to work but do not have the required stamps for illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31569/26]
357. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to commission research to address the evidence gap on the costs of disability incurred by people over 65 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31648/26]
358. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total spending arising from social welfare schemes administered by his Department in 2012, when unemployment was over 15%, and 2025 when unemployment was approximately 4%; to account for the dramatic increase in spending by his Department despite the huge fall in unemployment; if his Department has carried out any projections or risk assessments on …
359. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of public service cards which were issued or renewed to adult applicants in each year from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31704/26]
360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of current recipients of the State pension (Contributory) and State pension (Non-Contributory); the number of these recipients who do not have a currently valid public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31705/26]
361. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if taking into account the on-going case of a person (details supplied) their weekly pension deduction and the overpayment decision will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31751/26]
362. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; the further benefits and supports they are entitled to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31767/26]
363. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason employers must complete weekly INTREO forms for part-time employees despite the availability of RPN data; if he will review this duplication of reporting requirements with a view to reducing administrative burdens on employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31778/26]
364. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has consulted with disability rights groups on the call to raise the base rate of disability allowance to €350 per week; and if he supports the continued means testing of this allowance. [31788/26]
365. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will provide the data relating to the number of applicants to the disability allowance whose applications were rejected on the basis of failing the means test component. [31789/26]
366. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the lag times, per county including Clare between 999 calls being revived in the dispatch centre and the allocation of the call to a local Garda, in tabular form; if these times are not recorded, the reason they are not recorded; the actions proposed or being implemented to reduce the lag time; and if he will make a statement on t…
367. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration with regards to phase 2 of the Road Safety Strategy, the issues that have been identified; the actions being taken to address the high level of roads policing enforcement cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31586/26]
368. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of visa applications processed and approved on a weekly basis; if he will provide a breakdown of approvals by category including family reunification, employment, study, and other categories, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/26]
369. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration can be given that, when a childcare worker has received Garda vetting within the valid three-year period, that vetting can be transferred to a new childcare service; if the childcare worker moves job, rather than having to submit a brand new vetting application for the new employment; and if he will make a stateme…
370. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a join family spouse visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31681/26]
371. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection to remain in Ireland from 2027. [31690/26]
372. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection and who are in permanent employment in the public service, to remain in those posts from 2027. [31691/26]
373. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options for those currently afforded temporary protection to apply for naturalisation in Ireland. [31692/26]
374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda age cards issued in each year from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31708/26]
375. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide a schedule of EU-funded projects undertaken by his Department from 2020 to date in 2026 in the areas of risk, emergency planning, crisis management; and/or were coordinated by his Department, or in which it participated. [31742/26]