Parliamentary questions

760. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the final contract value, term, and reference number for the managed service contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for the My Future Fund auto-enrolment scheme; the names of all bidders and the evaluation weighting applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48582/25]

761. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to publish the contract, KPI schedule, service-credit regime, and termination/step-in clauses for the My Future Fund administration contract, subject to necessary redactions; and to outline the independent assurance in place before go-live. [48583/25]

762. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the data-hosting location(s) for My Future Fund; if all personal data will remain within the EEA; the list of approved sub-processors and audit rights; and the schedule for publishing the data protection impact assessment summary. [48584/25]

763. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff (details supplied) working in Letterkenny and Dublin; the roles they perform; and the way his Department is ensuring knowledge transfer and State control over critical functions. [48585/25]

764. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the revised timeline to contributions from 1 January 2026, key readiness milestones, results of end-to-end testing, and contingency plans if payroll integration or employer onboarding falls behind. [48586/25]

765. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which his Department has assessed vendor legal and reputational risk in light of US whistleblower litigation against a company (details supplied); and if any contractual safeguards address adverse findings by foreign courts or regulators. [48587/25]

766. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the automatic enrolment retirement savings system supervision model addresses concerns raised by the Department of Finance in 2024 regarding forward-looking, risk-based supervision by the Pensions Authority. [48588/25]

767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to quantify the budgeted and actual spend to date on the My Future Fund, by line item (details supplied); and the cost impacts from the 2025 reschedule to 2026. [48589/25]

768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the cybersecurity standards required of the contractor for example, ISO 27001, SOC 2, the cadence of independent security audits; and the incident-response and breach notification timelines agreed with the Data Protection Commission. [48590/25]

769. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if participant data will be used solely for administering My Future Fund and not for marketing or unrelated analytics by any contractor or sub-processor; and the way in which this is enforced contractually. [48591/25]

770. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a primary school can refuse the hot school meals programme against the wish of parents. [48601/25]

771. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of applications for disability allowance that were refused in each month for the first eight months of 2025, in tabular form. [48615/25]

772. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case for travel cost assistance for the parents of child (details supplied) who attends a school for the blind. [48618/25]

773. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for a decision on an appeal for each social welfare payment, in tabular form. [48654/25]

774. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by him in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48684/25]

775. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare entitlements of a person (details supplied). [48688/25]

776. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to ensure students in small schools have access to hot school meals as a result of their provider ceasing the supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48701/25]

777. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for revised procurement documents for hot school meals; when they were issued to schools and providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48709/25]

778. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the support being provided to affected schools and parents to mitigate the disruption to schools unable to provide hot school meals. [48710/25]

779. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the reasons some schools are currently unable to provide hot school meals to their students, in tabular form. [48711/25]

780. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to mitigate the level of food waste being experienced in schools as a result of hot school meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48712/25]

781. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection if parents will be given the option to opt out of school meals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48713/25]

782. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to inspect more schools this academic year than last academic year. [48714/25]

783. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for publication of the nutritional review of hot school meals. [48716/25]

784. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for publication of the nutritional review of hot school meals. [48717/25]