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Paul Donnelly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1799. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if each Intreo office has a defibrillator within the office and all staff within that office are fully trained in the use of this vital piece of equipment. [41877/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1800. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if employers will be allowed to enrol higher rate taxpayers in a company pension scheme and other employees in My Future Fund; if so, if employees who move from My Future Fund to a company pension scheme (or vice versa) on a change in tax status, be allowed to transfer accrued funds to the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1801. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question 127 of 19 June 2025, the number of the estimated 200,000 higher rate taxpayers eligible for enrolment into My Future Fund that are projected to join the scheme when it goes live on 1 January 2026, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/25]
Ged Nash Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1802. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will investigate the undue delay in an invalidity pension appeal case (details supplied); the likely date for the resolution of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41898/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1803. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for new applications for disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41981/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1804. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for new applications for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1805. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for new applications for invalidity pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41983/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1806. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for new applications for domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41984/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1807. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for new applications for back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41985/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1808. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for appeals with the social welfare appeals office for disability allowance, broken down into county and wait time by 1 month, 3 months and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41986/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1809. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for appeals with the social welfare appeals office for carer's allowance, broken down into county and wait time by 1 month, 3 months and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41987/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1810. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for appeals with the social welfare appeals office for invalidity pension, broken down by county and wait time by 1 month, 3 months and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41988/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1811. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for appeals with the social welfare appeals office for domiciliary care allowance, broken down by county and wait time by one month, three months and so on, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41989/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1812. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeframe for new applications received in 2025 to date for exceptional needs payments in Wicklow; the current processing timeframes for new applications, broken down by wait time from the date that the application was received until a decision was reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41990/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1813. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the current average processing time for disability allowance claims. [42005/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1814. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to reduce the waiting times for disability allowance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42006/25]
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1815. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for supplementary welfare allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42008/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1816. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection with reference to the programme for Government’s commitment to ‘examine how the social protection system can better support people fleeing domestic violence’ to outline the achievements to date to support victims of domestic violence and future plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1817. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of recipients of the domestic violence rent supplement since it was introduced in 2020, in tabular form; the learnings from the first five years of the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42130/25]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1818. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to the introduction of a dedicated 'safe fund', similar to the fleeing fund in the UK, to provide immediate (non means tested) financial assistance to victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence who need to leave abusive situations; if this measure can be considered as part of Budget 2026 to ensure that vi…
John Brady Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1819. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection if he uses personal emails for his Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42152/25]
Barry Ward Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1820. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied); the actions he is taking to ensure that this behaviour is prevented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42182/25]
John McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1821. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an invalidity pension for a person (details supplied) will be approved immediately. [42234/25]
Michael Cahill Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1822. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a detailed response will issue to a carer’s allowance case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42287/25]
Colm Burke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1823. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection when it will be possible for qualified cohabitants to apply for a bereaved partner’s pension, given that the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 has now been signed into law by the President; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42318/25]