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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
423. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65-year-olds. [28453/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
424. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of extending parental leave and benefit by 1 week. [28454/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
425. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 Christmas bonus for all recipients of jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker’s benefit, jobseeker’s pay-related benefit, jobseeker’s transitional payment, jobseeker’s benefit self-employed. [28455/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
426. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 payment to all recipients of the working family payment [28456/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
427. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 payment to all recipients of the disability allowance. [28457/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
428. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 payment to all recipients of the carer’s allowance. [28458/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
429. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of a €50 payment to all recipients of the living alone allowance. [28459/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
430. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of €50 qualified child increment lump sum payment. [28460/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
431. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full year cost of doubling a single payment of the foster carer allowance payment. [28461/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
432. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of disability allowance, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28510/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
433. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of invalidity pension, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28511/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
434. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of illness benefit payment, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28512/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
435. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of blind pension, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28513/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
436. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of injury benefit payment, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28514/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
437. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of disablement benefit, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28515/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 29 May 2025 · to Social
438. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of partial capacity benefit, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28516/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 May 2025 · to Social
435. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the electricity allowance under the household benefits package, which has not increased in well over ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 May 2025 · to Social
436. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the charges that will be levied against members of the auto-enrolment scheme, split between different categories (details supplied); if there will be any other charges either on members or on their employers; if charge levels have yet to be decided, to indicate when prospective members will be informed of charge levels under the various heading…
Cormac Devlin Written 27 May 2025 · to Social
437. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance and the Revenue Commissioners on the regulatory impact of trustee liquidations on small pension approved retirement fund holders; if he will support the establishment of a fallback mechanism for affected pensioners to avoid hardship or disruption to income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Liam Quaide Written 13 May 2025 · to Social
797. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the launch of an information campaign to promote the expanded scope of the wage subsidy scheme; his plans to promote a greater level of awareness and uptake among employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23655/25]
Brian Brennan Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
279. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a contributory pension was not awarded to a person (details supplied); the other options available at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
280. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the median time to process carer’s allowance reviews and appeals currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
285. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22254/25]
Mark Wall Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
286. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if child maintenance payments are disregarded from secondary social welfare entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22282/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2025 · to Social
287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is aware of a review into a carer’s allowance application submitted by a person (details supplied); if his Department has received this review request; if a decision has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22303/25]