168. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the number of persons that have availed of parents benefit in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of mothers and the number of fathers who have availed of parent’s benefit in each of these years; if he believes further steps can be taken to encourage greater uptake of parent’s benefit; and if he will…
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169. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for 24 months or longer, by county; if he will confirm when he intends to publish a new employment strategy focused on intensive engagement with those most distant from the labour market as committed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39921/25]
170. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that have benefitted since the minimum required hours under the wage subsidy scheme was reduced from 21 hours to 15 hours in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/25]
171. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when he plans to publish draft proposals for consultation on the new working age payment, which will ensure that inconsistencies within the social welfare system, which disincentivise work, are removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39923/25]
172. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons over 66 who have qualified for the fuel allowance since the expanded means test for over 66s was introduced, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39924/25]
173. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a widows pension who are under age 66; if he will provide an estimated cost of allowing persons in receipt of widow’s pensions to access illness benefit in the event that they get sick at work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39925/25]
174. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the period of a social welfare payment following the death of a dependent from 6 to12 weeks as committed in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39926/25]
175. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending illness benefit to the self-employed; if he will outline the estimated increase in PRSI rates which would be required to meet this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/25]
177. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who retires from employment at the age of 65 is entitled to receive jobseeker’s pay related benefit until they reach the age of 66; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40152/25]
630. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children who would benefit from extending the free travel pass to families in receipt of the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38985/25]
631. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have been in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance payment for two years or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38986/25]
632. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have been in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance payment for five years or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38987/25]
633. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38988/25]
634. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of fuel allowance in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38989/25]
635. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the cost of a €1 increase in each of his Department’s payment schemes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/25]
636. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of a €1 increase in jobseekers’ payments; the cost of a €10 increase in jobseekers’ payments; the cost of a €12 increase in jobseekers’ payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/25]
637. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who have availed of jobseeker’s pay-related benefit since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38992/25]
581. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending access to the State pension to foster carers so that they can receive contributions for time spent caring for vulnerable children; if the Minister has commenced work on this Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/25]
582. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of self-employed people who have availed of carer's benefit since it was extended to the self-employed; if he can provide a breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/25]
583. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance to working family payment recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/25]
584. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications received by his Department under the humanitarian assistance scheme in respect of Storm Éowyn; if he will confirm the total value of applications received and the total value of applications approved; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications approved, by county, and the number refused, by county;…
585. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the average processing time for applications under each payment scheme in his Department; and how this compares with the Department's own targets for processing times for each payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37526/25]
586. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of live social welfare appeals which have been waiting for a decision for one year or longer; if he can provide a breakdown by payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37527/25]
587. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the number of oral hearings held by the Social Welfare Appeals Office in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37528/25]
588. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the ESRI's proposal for a second tier of child benefit; his views on whether the ESRI's proposal could give rise to work disincentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37529/25]