Questions

630. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if discretion or an exceptional administrative sanction can be applied to the medical care scheme under the occupational injuries scheme to reimburse private medical expenses for an injured worker; if he is aware of a case (details supplied) where a worker has been waiting three years for a public appointment, forcing them to fund private consultant…

372. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33958/26]

70. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection for a full breakdown of charges that pension providers are charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10855/26]

398. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department, or any agency under its aegis, has procured services from a company (details supplied), including but not limited to internet connectivity, satellite communications, or associated technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40484/25]

568. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme for stages 1, 2 and 3 following Storm Éowyn; the total number of applications received by his Department; the number of applications processed to date; the number of applications approved and rejected, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37408/25]

97. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects to publish the comprehensive review of means testing across the social welfare system as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32707/25]

102. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for applications for each payment under his Department’s remit; if he plans to introduce new targets and provide additional resources to expedite the turnaround times in processing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32708/25]

1416. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a humanitarian assistance scheme application submitted by a person (details supplied); if all required documentation has been received and assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/25]

1443. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a claim made under the humanitarian assistance scheme (details supplied); if he will investigate the reason no correspondence has issued to the applicant to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20074/25]

1444. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a claim made under the humanitarian assistance scheme (details supplied); if he will investigate the reason no correspondence has issued to the applicant to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20075/25]

1480. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied) who was recently discharged from hospital on the day of a major storm event and required the urgent use of a generator to power medical equipment and heating; if he will take into account the individual’s low income, disability status, and the …

1481. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied) who has not received any response from his Department following their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21156/25]

1482. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied) who has not received any response from the Department following their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21157/25]

1483. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21159/25]

505. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which an application to the humanitarian assistance scheme was refused in the case of an elderly couple from County Longford (details supplied); the reason the application was deemed ineligible on the grounds of late submission, despite recent statements in Dáil Éireann suggesting the scheme remains open; if a review or appeal process i…

499. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reconsider the reinstatement of the community welfare officer service in Ballymahon, County Longford, given the significant aging population in the area and the lack of accessibility for residents who now struggle to engage with the service remotely; if he will consider providing an in-person service at the local dispensary for two aftern…

1055. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme for loss of food due to extended power outages following storm Éowyn; the total number of applications received by his Department; the number of applications processed to date; the number of applications approved and rejected; to provide a breakdown, by county, of applicat…