86. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection If he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the application. [67401/26]
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87. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the final number of participants in MyFutureFund eligible to opt out during the first opt-out window ending on 31 August 2026; the number and percentage who opted out; the number who subsequently cancelled an opt-out request during the cooling-off period; the total value of employee contributions refunded; the corresponding value of employer and Stat…
88. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason working family payment recipients cannot access the fuel allowance in two lump sums; and if he will consider this option (details supplied). [67476/26]
89. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the disability allowance income disregard to €1,000 per week. [67460/26]
90. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reforming the disability allowance means test to assess a disabled person’s own income rather than that of their partner or other family members, in order to improve financial independence and reduce poverty among disabled people. [67459/26]
91. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the impact of the current disability allowance means test on recipients who live with a working partner who also receives carer’s allowance, particularly where the partner’s earnings reduce the disabled person’s payment. [67458/26]
92. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the weekly income disregard for Disability Allowance to €1,000 as part of Budget 2027, in line with a pre-Budget submission (details supplied). [67457/26]
93. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the time limits for backdating all social welfare payments under the remit of his Department, in tabular form. [67438/26]
94. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the data his Department holds on food waste and single-use packaging arising from the Hot School Meals Programme; whether a national assessment of food and packaging waste has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67636/26]
95. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the proportion of contracts under the Hot School Meals Programme that are currently held by for-profit companies, not-for-profit companies, not-for-profit organisations, community organisations or cooperatives, respectively; the consideration that has been given to increasing the participation of community and not-for-profit providers in the programme; a…
96. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection when he intends to publish the evaluation of service review of the School Meals Programme (details supplied), specifically the Hot School Meals Programme; whether the review will be made publicly available in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67639/26]
97. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection for a list of schools in Dublin West, Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 who access the Hot School Meal Programme. [67517/26]
98. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to introducing a zero rate of employer PRSI for employees under 25 years of age, similar to schemes previously introduced in the United Kingdom for young workers and apprentices; and if he will outline any assessment undertaken by his Department of the potential impact such a measure could have on youth employment an…
99. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will consider introducing a reduced employer PRSI rate of 8% on the first €36,000 of earnings per employee, with a pathway to a 5% rate by 2029, to offset rising employment costs and support job retention and growth in regional Ireland. [68149/26]
100. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of firearms, prohibited weapons and items of ammunition seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the past ten years. [67295/26]
101. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to commission an independent review of the relocation process for residents (details supplied), to include consideration of medical evidence, disability and accessibility needs, continuity of education, provision of individual reasons and the availability of an effective appeal procedure; and if the findings will be published…
102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number and type of supported and accessible accommodation placements currently available for older persons, disabled persons and persons undergoing serious medical treatment who are being relocated from a location (details supplied), in tabular form; and the arrangements in place to provide suitable accommodation within reasonable …
103. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the procedures in place to ensure that his Department, the Ukraine Crisis Temporary Accommodation Team and accommodation providers are immediately notified and comply with court orders or decisions affecting the transfer or discharge of residents from State accommodation; and the steps being taken to prevent relocation or discharge not…
104. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the instructions that have been issued to management and staff of a location (details supplied) regarding communication with residents identified for relocation during the relocation process; if staff are permitted to inform residents that they will lose all accommodation or state supports in the event that they do not relocate by a sp…
105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount of revenue generated from the disposal of confiscated or forfeited assets in each of the past ten years; and the Exchequer accounts into which such proceeds were paid. [67312/26]
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of complaints and investigations undertaken by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission in the past ten years concerning allegations that members of An Garda Síochána unlawfully appropriated, stole, retained or improperly handled seized or confiscated property. [67311/26]
107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of protected disclosures received by An Garda Síochána, the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission and the Department of Justice Home Affairs and Migration in each of the past ten years concerning seized assets, evidence handling, confiscated property, proceeds of crime or related asset management …
108. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of allegations made against members of An Garda Síochána in relation to the theft, misuse, unauthorised access, mishandling, substitution or improper disposal of seized property or evidence in each of the past ten years; and the outcome of such investigations. [67309/26]
109. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration If he will expedite a decision on an appeal against the refusal of a residence card application for a person (details supplied). [67304/26]
110. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the type and extent of accessibility assessments that are carried out prior to relocating a blind or visually impaired person, a person with reduced mobility, or person requiring hospital treatment from a location to other accommodation; if the proposed route for the person to sanitary, dining and transport facilities is assessed; and …