101. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if the once-off €500 dost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 will be paid to people who received disability allowance but have since moved to the State pension on reaching 66 years given that the additional costs of their disability continue; and if he will consider extending the payment to this group. [74633/26]
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102. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has engaged with a company (details supplied) regarding difficulties experienced by free travel pass holders when attempting to book journeys online; if alternative booking arrangements, including telephone reservations, are available for passengers who have difficulty using online booking systems; and if he will engage with…
103. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to correspondence (details supplied); the supports are available to address this situation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74546/26]
104. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on a policy matter (details supplied); and the reason his Department will not accept a letter from a hospital as proof of illness for illness benefit claims. [74561/26]
105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who transitioned from disability allowance to either the State pension (contributory) or the State pension (non-contributory) on reaching the age of 66 in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [74594/26]
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons previously in receipt of disability allowance whose weekly social welfare income was reduced, unchanged or increased following their transition to the State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory) on reaching the age of 66 in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and the average change in payment experie…
107. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the eligibility criteria for the €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; whether persons who were formerly in receipt of disability allowance but who were required to transfer to the State Pension (Non-Contributory) on reaching pension age are excluded from the payment; the number of such pensioners affecte…
108. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on pension query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74606/26]
109. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has been informed of any closures or concerns about hot school meal providers by the food safety authority Ireland; if so, when; and the response of his Department. [74836/26]
110. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the financial position of low-income households and family carers who borrowed funds to install solar PV systems prior to the introduction of the enhanced SEAI grant supports for carer's allowance recipients; whether additional supports are being cons…
111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of Irish citizens, who have worked abroad, draw their pensions from abroad and therefore are excluded from supports such as the living alone Increase and certain age-related benefits on the grounds that they do not qualify for an Irish State pension or related contributory payments are also; and if he plans to change this. [74906/26]
112. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that older persons with significant disabilities who have transitioned from disability allowance to the State Pension (Non-Contributory) may face substantial additional costs arising from disability, including transport to essential medical appointments and ongoing care needs, but are excluded from the €500 cost of d…
113. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals who transferred from a long-term disability payment to the State pension at 66 will qualify for the new cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74881/26]
114. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the rate of the electricity allowance payable under the household benefits package in light of ongoing increases in household energy costs; whether any increase in the allowance is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74940/26]
614. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients who transferred from invalidity pension to State pension contributory and-or non-contributory for each of the last three years, in tabular form. [73364/26]
615. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients who transferred from Disability Allowance to State pension contributory and or non contributory for each of the past three years, in tabular form. [73362/26]
616. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of recipients of social protection payments; the total value of those payments in 2022; and best estimate for 2026 in County Laois. [73484/26]
617. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if a rural resident in their early 30s, who has completed a Tús placement and is not a qualifying farmer or fisher can currently access the RSS under any existing provision; if not, if he will consider extending the Rural Dweller Pilot to younger rural residents who have completed Tús, particularly where a recognised community organisation can demons…
618. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) on 22 September 2026, requesting him to review arrangements for transferring private pension savings from Australia to Ireland for Irish citizens who have worked in Australia and have returned to reside and work in Ireland. [73540/26]
619. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the grades of staff within his Department that have the authority to issue penalty rate on receipt of social welfare payment where that person has failed to engage with Intreo employment services; and the number of sanctions issued for same in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [73404/26]
620. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the changes to the seaweed harvesting disregard announced as part of budget 2027. [73454/26]
621. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that community welfare officers are now described as designated persons; the reason this title change occurred; and who recommended it. [73584/26]
622. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated number of persons in receipt of the State pension who have a significant disability but who will not qualify for the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; whether an assessment has been carried out of the additional disability-related costs faced by this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [736…
623. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the exclusion of pension-age persons with disabilities from the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; the engagement that has taken place with disability advocacy organisations on this issue; whether any proposals are being considered to ensure future cost-of-disability supports are based on disa…
624. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 is limited to recipients of long-term disability payments and does not include people with significant disabilities who are in receipt of the State pension; whether his Department has examined the additional costs faced by disabled pensioners and their fa…