531. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 25 September 2025, if the interdepartmental working group on non-binary gender has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48901/26]
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532. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to address matters raised in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49014/26]
533. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider an increase in the rate of carer’s allowance in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49031/26]
534. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49099/26]
535. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if an increase in the rate of disability allowance is planned as part of Budget 2027; the level of any increase being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49156/26]
536. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 624 of 16 June 2026, to state how the 5,364 EU/EEA nationals and 2,606 nationals from other countries are entitled to disability allowance; are entitled to have been on it continuously for over five years; which such individuals are the subject of restrictions on their right to reside in Ireland, such as finding ade…
537. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether retired workers will be represented at an upcoming meeting of his European counterparts along with social partners, organised by his Department (details supplied), and in particular whether the Senior Citizens Parliament will be invited to participate. [49180/26]
538. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether retired workers will be represented at an upcoming meeting involving his European counterparts along with social partners (details supplied) and in particular whether the Senior Citizens Parliament will be invited to participate. [49181/26]
539. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied). [49185/26]
540. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the guidance,or assistance that can be afforded to a school (details supplied) whereby they are having difficulty in securing a hot school meals provider. [49192/26]
541. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration will be given in Budget 2027 to further supports for families of people with disabilities who are heavily reliant on private transport due to the lack of accessible public transport services in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49422/26]
542. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases in which Part 5 applications for the making of Decision Making Representation Orders under the Assisted Decision Making Acts have been provided with independent advocacy support from the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities funded by Comhairle. [49485/26]
543. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49587/26]
544. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49666/26]
545. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of disability allowance recipients currently subject to periodic entitlement reviews; the criteria used to determine the frequency of such reviews; whether consideration is given to the long-term or permanent nature of a person's medical condition when scheduling reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49677/26]
546. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns among families of individuals with severe and enduring mental health conditions regarding repeated disability allowance reviews; whether his Department will examine ways to reduce the administrative burden on claimants whose conditions are unlikely to improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49678/26]
547. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has assessed the impact that repeated disability allowance reviews can have on claimants with severe mental health conditions and their carers; whether consideration is being given to introducing longer review periods for such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49679/26]
548. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a telephone allowance case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49754/26]
549. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a submission from a representative social protection office (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49762/26]
550. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the attached submission on the wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49763/26]
551. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department is engaged with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding potential reforms to Garda vetting and safeguarding-disclosure arrangements in the Early Years sector; and if he will outline the status of any such engagement. [48848/26]
552. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an Irish Residency Permit renewal application (details supplied); when it is likely that same will be processed in view that the application is pending over 15 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48863/26]
553. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current average waiting times for the different types of visa applications being made to his Department, for each of the past five years; and the reason the processing time is growing longer specially for Stamp 4 and family reunification visas. [48929/26]
554. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is he is aware of the difficulties being created by the long wait time for Stamp 4 renewal applications which can lead to the applicant being under severe stress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48930/26]
555. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the present status of the application by a person (details supplied) for retention of their permission to remain. [48933/26]