Parliamentary questions

277. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the case of a social welfare appeals office decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35090/25]

278. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in the roll out of the hot school meals scheme in a school (details supplied) and to confirm that the roll out of this scheme in this school will be prioritised and delivered at the earliest possible time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35150/25]

124. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will urgently assess the impact of their random reviews of means tested payments to the very old and disabled, having regard to the fact that the impact on the vulnerable people involved in terms of stress and anxiety may be far greater than any benefit achieved for the State and may in fact contribute to addit…

125. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts underpinning the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors he expects in each €10,000 income bracket from €20,000 up to €100,000, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34649/25]

126. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline, in relation to the forecasts supporting the forthcoming auto-enrolment scheme, the number of contributors expected to be liable for the higher 40% income tax rate, both in absolute numbers and as a percentage of all contributors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34650/25]

127. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if contributors to the auto-enrolment scheme who are liable for the 40% higher income tax rate will be informed, either before or during enrolment, that the State incentive on their contributions would be doubled if they were to join a private pension scheme instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34651/25]

128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if employer contributions to auto enrolment pension accounts will be exempt from PRSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34669/25]

129. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available from his Department to bereaved parents of children. [34682/25]

130. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's standard operating procedures for dealing with bereaved parents of children; if staff training has been received or is regularly provided to personnel dealing with parents in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34683/25]

131. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34796/25]

132. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the options that may be available to a person (details supplied) to rectify an historical recording error regarding an alleged period of missed contributions towards social insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34797/25]

133. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people approaching the State pension age of 66 years within the remainder of 2025 who do not have the required social insurance contribution record to qualify for the State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34798/25]

557. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance increased to €170 for children aged between 4-11 years old and €305 for children aged over 12. [33522/25]

558. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure that women forced to leave the civil service due to the marriage bar can access a non-means-tested State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33599/25]

559. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal against the decision to refuse disability allowance in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited and approved given the applicant contends that her means were incorrectly assessed. [33601/25]

560. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit in the name of a person (details supplied). [33603/25]

561. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is responsible for the Gender Recognition Act 2015. [33609/25]

562. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that due to a recent change in Department policy, activation officers are now required to meet with jobseeker’s when they have only been on a social welfare payment for 300 days; if he is aware that they are then referred to Intreo partners, i.e., local employment area service, and so on; if he is aware that indivi…

563. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33648/25]

564. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33666/25]

565. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33684/25]

566. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection for an updated timeline on the progress of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025. [33726/25]

567. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding pension payment to person (details supplied); when payment will issue given that proposed recipient has been waiting for a number of years for Department sign off having reached pension age in early 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33732/25]

568. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the Minister’s Department following a…

569. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department has put in place to ensure that school leaders and boards of management are not required to undertake significant administrative responsibilities, such as the establishment of school meal programmes during the summer break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33841/25]