424. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants entering the back-to-education allowance scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40666/25]
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509. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children currently residing in IPAS accommodation who are eligible for child benefit as opposed to the DEA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35291/25]
599. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of fish assist in each county, in tabular form. [34480/25]
181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas Members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30781/25]
878. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of divorces granted in each year from 2015 to date; to provide a breakdown of the number which are opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28997/25]
879. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection for costings in relation to implementing a PRSI scheme for extended sick leave. [29037/25]
948. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 28 May 2025, for an explanation of the numbers contained in the table; how the number of claims awarded and rejected each year exceeds the number of claims registered; whether there was a change in resources in 2021 that caused a rise in the average time to award; the reason it increased again; and if h…
430. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families who applied for the domiciliary care allowance for each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, indicating separately the number of applications granted, refused, and the number of refusals that were subsequently overturned on appeal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27486/25]
256. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of same-sex marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [25024/25]
257. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [25025/25]
828. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department monitors the employment status of those who have been granted Irish citizenship in recent years; if so, the number of adults who were granted citizenship from 2020 to date in 2025 currently in receipt of either jobseekers benefit or jobseekers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24327/25]
829. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of non-nationals who are currently in receipt of either jobseekers benefit or jobseekers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/25]
832. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families that have received newborn baby grants since the scheme commenced in February, in tabular form, on a county-by-county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24373/25]
351. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22910/25]
355. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children who applied for the disability allowance at the age of 16 when their domiciliary care allowance finished over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22970/25]
356. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children who applied for the disability allowance at the age of 16 when their domiciliary care allowance finished; the number who did not qualify for disability allowance; the number over the past three years per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22971/25]
298. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and advise on the supports available. [22593/25]
305. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/25]
1461. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will disclose which groups have lobbied him regarding the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024, the automatic enrolment of workers into pension schemes, the timing and implementation of automatic enrolment, including all documentation, correspondences, meetings and minutes of meetings with lobbyists related to automatic enro…
1487. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide figures for the number of people who have had their jobseekers’ payments cut each month to date in 2025; the amount deducted from payments as a result; how this compares with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21257/25]
1488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of enterprises in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme to support employment of those with disabilities and the number of individuals so supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21274/25]
660. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who are over 65 years of age and in receipt of the half-rate carer’s payment ,and what it would cost to pay this cohort the full carers payment. [16602/25]
665. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for reasons of…
672. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications refused under the humanitarian assistance scheme, by county, in the aftermath of storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16989/25]
676. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the half-rate of carer's allowance; the corresponding social welfare payment they are in receipt of further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17111/25]