26. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he expects the cost of disability payment to be introduced in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46030/26]
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27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension and to increase the current means limit of €100 which has been in place since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44962/26]
28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will commit to fully abolishing the restrictive means test for carer’s allowance. [46328/26]
29. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to the difficulties faced by renters accessing the emergency response payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46283/26]
30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the review of means testing in the social protection system will be completed this quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44961/26]
31. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people currently recorded as long-term unemployed; the measures in place to support their return to sustainable and secure employment; the further actions to reduce long-term unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45625/26]
32. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection if, given that over 60% of appealed decisions are overturned, the steps he is taking to address the high initial rates of refusal for the domiciliary care allowance; if his Department has undertaken any research into the costs incurred by families in rural counties for private assessments to support appeals for a payment to which they are have been proven…
33. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has reviewed the processes of eligibility assessments, appeals, and administration which disabled people must undergo to access supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46269/26]
34. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update in relation to progress on improving nutritional standard of the hot school meals programme; if he will provide for a pilot project looking into the socio-economic benefits of a model of local procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46173/26]
35. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to assess the financial adequacy of the State pension and supplementary social welfare payments for older, single persons who face escalating living costs and a chronic deficit of suitable single-unit accommodation options. [46329/26]
36. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will make progress on his commitment to abolish the means-test for carers in the next Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46172/26]
37. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the current processing time for appeals of all social welfare payments in 2026. [46170/26]
38. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider combining maternity benefit, paternity benefit, adoptive benefit, and parent’s leave into a single-family scheme providing up to 12 months following the birth or adoption of a child; and whether such a scheme could operate on pay-related basis similar to the pay-related jobseekers’ benefit payment. [46169/26]
39. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will consider increasing the capital disregard for the blind pension as part of Budget 2027, having regard to the higher €50,000 disregard that applies to disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46274/26]
40. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with public transport operators in relation to these operators charging free travel pass holders booking fees for free travel journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44951/26]
41. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify, if a household benefits package is backdated; the way in which the TV licence aspect of it is paid to An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/26]
42. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider including retired public servants who did not pay the higher rate insurance contribution while they were employed for consideration in the fuel allowance scheme and any other pension linked benefits that they are currently excluded from. [46259/26]
43. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the process for notification of entitlements for carers following the death of the person they are caring for. [46298/26]
44. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a pilot of the Hot School Meals Programme to be administered by Meals on Wheels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46282/26]
45. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that parents of children with additional needs may be unable to receive disability-related payments, such as the domiciliary care allowance if they take holidays exceeding two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46324/26]
46. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering the introduction of a universal cost of disability payment that is not means-tested and not taxed, to help people with disabilities pay for additional costs associated with living with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46364/26]
47. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has considered recruiting more staff as medical assessors to speed up the process of appeals in invalidity, disability, and carers applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46150/26]
48. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered the potential impact that a new working age payment may have on secondary benefits such as access to a GP medical card. [46171/26]
49. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the eligibility for the domiciliary care allowance so that it continues until a child reaches the age of 18, in line with the transition to adulthood and continued care needs faced by families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46198/26]
50. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to significantly increase the living alone allowance; and to review the qualifying criteria. [46326/26]