1209. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will undertake a review of the means test for disability allowance, with particular regard to the assessment of a partner’s income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42956/26]
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1210. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reviewing the means test for disability allowance to allow persons with a disability to access the allowance in their own right (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42989/26]
1211. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if jobseekers benefit has been categorised as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance; if not, if he will consider making this change before the next fuel allowance season as it is a payment which should be included.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42990/26]
1212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the way medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards are treated as assessable savings or means by his Department and State agencies under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/26]
1213. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update regarding a request for review of DCA application in respect of a person (details supplied). [43093/26]
1214. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider adding disability recipients to the annual €2,000 lump sum payment in Budget 2027; and if he will make a permanent cost of disability payment to protect vulnerable people from poverty. [43096/26]
1215. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of providing a carer’s pension, 2% contribution of the minimum annual living wage. [43103/26]
1216. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of expanding the free travel scheme to include those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [43104/26]
1217. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of pension provision for foster carers and kinship carers respectively. [43106/26]
1218. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending the guardian payment to cover children over the age of 12. [43107/26]
1219. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the rate of guardian payment to be on par with foster allowance. [43108/26]
1220. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of hiring a case worker to help social welfare applicants. [43109/26]
1221. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing support for social welfare applicants struggling with literacy/accessibility. [43111/26]
1222. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of doubling the provision of paternity leave benefit to four weeks. [43112/26]
1223. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing jobseeker’s allowance by €1. [43113/26]
1224. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the State pension by €1. [43114/26]
1225. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing qualified child payment for over and under 12s by €1. [43116/26]
1226. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of establishing a social welfare adequacy commission. [43117/26]
1227. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the age-limit of the one parent family payment to 12 years and jobseeker’s transitional payment to 15 years. [43118/26]
1228. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the age-limit of the jobseeker’s transitional payment until a family’s youngest child has completed secondary education or turns 18, whichever is older. [43119/26]
1229. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65 year-olds. [43120/26]
1230. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of extending adoptive leave by one week. [43121/26]
1231. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of introducing a part-time rate of jobseekers self-employed for those making less than a 40-hour week at the current minimum wage. [43123/26]
1232. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full-year cost of increasing the maximum rate of the additional needs payment for additional diet expenses by €1. [43125/26]
1233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full-year cost of increasing community employment, Tús and rural social scheme payments by €1 per week, each year for two years. [43126/26]