35. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the current refusal rates for first-time applications for carer's allowance, domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance; the percentage subsequently overturned on review or appeal; the current average processing time for first-time applications of these three payments; the current average processing time for a review and/or appeal; and the…
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16. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to improve turnaround times on decisions regarding applications for supplementary welfare allowance to cover transport costs for getting to hospital appointments for patients who receive notification of an appointment at short notice and do not have sufficient time to apply and wait for approval of their travel supplement; and if he will …
34. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps his Department is taking to combat current high levels of youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22100/26]
78. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the new action his Department is taking to reduce high levels of youth unemployment in the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/26]
864. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason it is necessary for parents to provide a burden of proof in the form of an assessment report, which cannot be obtained due to long waiting list, for assessment of needs for children for an application for domiciliary care allowance; when an application form and medical report is all that is currently required; and if he will make a stat…
865. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if an official diagnosis, along with an assessment report, is a compulsory requirement when granting domiciliary care allowance, as the applicants are only required to submit an application form and medical report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12568/26]
186. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will intervene to reinstate the disability allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5080/26]
81. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if the employees of a company that has entered receivership (details supplied) can apply for new employment, jobseeker’s allowance, supplementary welfare allowance or any other social welfare payment during the lengthy receivership period without this action having a negative impact on their redundancy entitlements; and if he will make a statement …
140. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports his Department are providing to the workers, subcontractors and franchisees of a company (details supplied) following the company’s receivership announcement in October 2025; the financial assistance his Department can provide to those workers of that company who are self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62269…
1150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if increased PRSI contributions for the self-employed to allow them to avail of social welfare entitlements, such as illness benefits, has been included in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57797/25]
404. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for implementing pension auto-enrolment. [28822/25]
405. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has been established, its membership and terms of reference. [28823/25]
406. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to businesses to enable them to plan for the implementation of pension auto enrolment. [28824/25]
407. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of workers in the State who currently do not have an occupational pension, are earning over €20,000 and aged between 23 and 60 years. [28825/25]
121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the review of the rural social scheme, and when the remaining recommendations of the report will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14518/25]
1441. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if it is possible for self-employed workers to increase their PRSI contributions to allow them to avail of social welfare entitlements, such as illness benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/25]
1029. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the carer’s allowance, and who has passed the means test for the fuel allowance, is assessed for the fuel allowance in their own right or does everyone in the household need to qualify in order for the applicant to be successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/25]
1030. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the carer’s allowance who have applied for the fuel allowance; and of these, the number of applications who have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/25]
107. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when the means test for the carer’s allowance will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8605/25]
121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when changes to the rural social scheme will be enacted to enable participants of the scheme to sign contracts for three years instead of one year; and if he will provide an update on the implementation of the report on the review of the rural social scheme. [8604/25]
398. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will confirm whether Class S PRSI contributions have been included in the calculation of a constituent’s State contributory pension (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4012/25]