116. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the qualifying eligibility and the rate of the living alone allowance. [67326/26]
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380. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the legislation to allow public services cards to be accepted as a form of identification when engaging with financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54416/26]
382. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to address the policy anomaly whereby someone with less working years can receive a higher rate of State pension due to the yearly average approach (details supplied). [54458/26]
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]
1259. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact of the domiciliary care allowance payment ceasing when a child reaches 16 years-of-age, particularly for families of children with type 1 diabetes, whose condition requires ongoing, intensive daily management well into late adolescence. [43376/26]
751. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact of leave in addition to maternity leave [34182/26]
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]
1173. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the funding of a training course for a person (details supplied) by her Department and Turas Nua. [18857/26]
9. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to increase the living alone allowance in recognition of the significantly lower income available to qualifying single householders relative to couples. [15159/26]
743. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if the homeowner's once-off payment will be open for applications this year (details supplied). [9356/26]
383. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to revise the approach to the income disregards for the means test for the carers allowance (details supplied). [53805/25]
328. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if the living alone allowance will be increased in budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52686/25]
772. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case for travel cost assistance for the parents of child (details supplied) who attends a school for the blind. [48618/25]
1325. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number or persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for more than 12 months; the number of those who have engaged on a training course or community employment scheme; the number who have not engaged on a training course or community employment scheme; and his views on job activation measures being undertaken for those on long term job se…
1326. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of claims made and paid out under the humanitarian assistance scheme for Storm Éowyn; the average payment; the amounts paid for example less than €500, €1000, €1,500, €2,000 and so on, in tabular form; the total amount paid to date; and the number of claims refused wholly or partially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
1363. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide financial assistance to pensioners (details supplied) that require home electrical oxygen, which significantly increases electricity bills in order to support them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45582/25]
1377. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the qualification criteria for the fuel allowance (details supplied). [46117/25]
1770. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of payments made in respect of the homeowner’s once-off payment in lieu of mortgage interest tax credit to date; and the average payment made and the overall value of the claim nationally. [41339/25]
1771. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application by a person (details supplied) for the homeowner’s once-off payment will be reviewed. [41340/25]
592. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department or any body under its aegis has any estimate of the value of unclaimed private pension assets in Ireland; if he outline what happens to such funds; if he will outline the current tracing system in place to ensure that deferred scheme members receive the pension they are entitled to; if he has any plans to improve the pension tracing…
539. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to including long-Covid for social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36005/25]
555. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the eligibility for the living alone increase, particularly for those not reliant on a social protection payment, but may, for example, have a modest occupational pension (details supplied). [32074/25]
576. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in the case of a person with a disability in receipt of a State payment such as disability allowance, the assets in different types of trust funds that may be set up for that person are taken into account in the means test for the disability allowance; the different treatment of the different types of such trust funds from a social welfare point …
215. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31287/25]
120. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the specific timeline for the removal of the means test for carer’s allowance as committed to in the Programme for Government; if he intends to significantly increase the income disregard in Budget 2026, as an important first step. [20776/25]