766. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the publication of the successor Pathways to Work Strategy, which was anticipated early this year; the reason for the delay in its launch; and the timeline for its publication. [64948/26]
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345. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to address the issue where those in receipt of the widow’s pension cannot avail of illness benefit in Budget 2027; the reason such a restriction is in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48413/26]
157. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if NAERSA will accept a voluntary opt-in to autoenrollment backdated to 1 January 2026 for a person (details supplied) when said employee had signalled a willingness to opt-in in advance of 1 January 2026 but it was a number of months into 2026 before their employer signed them up to MyFutureFund. [44384/26]
124. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration was given to providing information about leaving school from Citizens Information services (details supplied) through ISL videos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35768/26]
750. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if long Covid and associated incapacity to work is recognised by his Department as eligible grounds for invalidity pension. [33981/26]
1886. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection Please also include the number of applications for this area and in which geographical area they were in. [25320/26]
1889. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the analysis that has been undertaken of the share and number of State pension recipients that do not qualify for the fuel allowance. [25400/26]
1890. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the benefits that are calculated based on gross income; the benefits that are calculated based on net income and the rationale for using two different types of basis of calculation. [25402/26]
1891. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the powers and processes the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has put in place to pursue companies actively avoiding their auto enrolment responsibilities. [25404/26]
1892. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of compliance notices the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has issued between 1 January and 31 March 2026. [25405/26]
1893. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority compliance notice appeals that have been initiated in the District Court between 1 January and 31 March 2026. [25406/26]
1894. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of inspections undertaken by authorised officers, set out per economic sector, for the period 1 January to 31 March 2026. [25407/26]
1895. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if compliance notices are the first engagement of National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority authorised officers with an employer in respect of a breach of the operation of the law, or do authorised officers engage in informal communication initially with employers [25408/26]
1896. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that those signing the voluntary opt-in form will only contribute and accumulate benefits from that date forward.
[25409/26]
1897. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an employee, deprived of auto-enrolment of the scheme from 1 January would be asked by NAERSA to fill out a voluntary opt in scheme. [25411/26]
1900. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the grounds and criteria for individuals with dementia to be accepted or rejected for disability payment when under 65 years-of- age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/26]
1189. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the support schemes for the purchase of hearing aids; the change in that scheme for each of the years 2019, 2022 and 2026, the number of people covered by the scheme in each of those years; and to set out the data that the Department collected on the cost charged by private providers of hearing aids. [19586/26]
1198. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance made by people with dementia aged up to 66 years-of-age for each of the years 2021-2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of applications that were accepted, rejected and under review; the main reasons why those applications were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19837/26]
196. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the engagement of his Department with the project (details supplied) aimed at strengthening the role of civil society organisations which provide access to information, advice and active help (free legal aid) services to citizens with regards to their rights, with a view to creating a European network of citizens advice organisat…
197. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the engagement of his Department, or the engagement of any agency under the aegis of his Department with the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) accreditation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17336/26]
708. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14398/26]
709. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the State agencies within his Department that have made provision for the pension auto-enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14416/26]
324. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of refusal for first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7187/26]
325. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of refusal of appeals by first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7188/26]
326. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of judicial reviews taken in respect of the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7189/26]