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Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
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]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
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]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
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]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1235. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing the State pension by €1 per week per person. [43128/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1236. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional first year and full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance. [43130/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1237. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the current cost of non-State pension social protection payments to people aged 65. [43131/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1238. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children resident in IPAS accommodation who are eligible to receive the child benefit payment. [43132/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1239. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance, child support payments, one parent family payments, working family payments, and jobseeker's transitional payments, respectively; the average payment received per household and the overall value of cash-transfers for each payment, in tabular form. [43137/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1240. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if kinship carers are eligible for the back-to-school allowance. [43138/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1241. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of disability allowance, disablement benefit, partial capacity benefit; incapacity supplement or illness benefit who lost their payments when they reached the normal retirement age of 66 in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and in the first quarter of 2026, by payment, in tabular form. [43136/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending parent’s leave benefit up to eight weeks. [43290/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
668. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of the emergency response payment; the estimated amount the payment will cost over the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36966/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
682. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there will be categories provided for family composition and circumstances in the emergency response payment beyond the categories of single, couple and dependent child; if he will give consideration to the additional cost of disability or costs incurred on a household, when there is a member unable to work due to illness, injury or disability; i…
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
360. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for urgent needs payments in each county in the first three months of each of the years 2019, 2025 and 2026 respectively, by category of application; and the number approved, in tabular form. [33758/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
361. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which he intends to project demand for the emergency response payment for future budget allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33843/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
362. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if renters whose essential personal items needed for immediate use (as per Stage 1) are destroyed as a result of weather events must rely on their landlord to make the ERP application on their behalf within the seven day time limit; if he will clarify the procedure for renters and landlords as regards stage 1, 2 and 3; if he will clarify, in particu…
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
363. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are categories for family composition and circumstances beyond the categories of single, couple and dependent child; if he will give consideration to the additional cost of disability or costs incurred on a household when there is a member unable to work due to illness, injury or disability; if consideration will be given to the heightened …
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
364. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for a clear and comprehensive definition of the 'reduced and tapered level of support'; the way in which amounts will be calculated; the way in which it will be accessed; the protocols used to determine where and when they will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33846/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
365. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will elaborate on the note provided to members as regards the emergency response payment; if he will give clear examples of the protocol outlined when the person has opted not to insure the property; the way in which this protocol is applied in different scenarios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33847/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to share his protocol as to what does and does not count as an inessential or luxury item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33848/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if any support will be provided to those who apply for stage 2 or 3 of the scheme but whose dwellings are deemed 'beyond repair'; if he has given consideration to relocation support payments in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33849/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 7 May 2026 · to Social
368. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to extending the seven calendar day deadline to apply for Stage 1 of the ERP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33851/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
561. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will arrange for an official from the NSSO to meet with a person (details supplied) to discuss any under or over payment in their pension calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32003/26]
Louise O'Reilly Oral 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
1. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on any plans to expand the use of a digital ID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31202/26]
Louise O'Reilly Oral 30 Apr 2026 · to Social
3. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to an emergency cost-of-living payment to vulnerable households at risk of poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/26]