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Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
411. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the Tús community work placement initiative, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40650/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
412. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the Tús community work placement initiative in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40651/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
413. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the wage subsidy scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participating employees under the scheme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40652/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
414. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's total expenditure under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of organisations supported under the programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40653/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
415. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his Department's expenditure under the back-to-education allowance, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the number of participants receiving the allowance, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40657/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
416. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40658/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
417. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of organisations funded under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40659/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
418. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of back-to-education allowance recipients, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence; and the total funding allocated to each county in the corresponding period, in tabular form. [40660/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
419. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average cost per participant under the wage subsidy scheme by county in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40661/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
420. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average grant per organisation under the WorkAbility programme, by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40662/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
421. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual average back-to-education allowance payment, per participant and by county, in each year of the programme’s existence, in tabular form. [40663/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
422. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new participants joining the wage subsidy scheme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40664/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
423. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new organisations funded under the WorkAbility programme in each county in each year of the programme’s existence; and the corresponding new funding allocated, in tabular form. [40665/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
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]
Cormac Devlin Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Social
425. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the entitlement of part-time school wardens to jobseeker's allowance during school closures, specifically in relation to bank holiday periods where the employer does not provide payment; and if he will investigate reports of inconsistent treatment of such claims by Intreo offices (details supplied), including cases where long-standi…
Eoghan Kenny Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
157. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the position as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to develop an extreme weather event assistance scheme for homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39954/25]
Albert Dolan Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
158. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE staff, by grade based in each INTREO office in Galway, in tabular form. [39742/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals currently with the scope section of the Department; and the number of these appeals that have run over one year. [39778/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals with the scope section of the Department with regard to State and semi-State body pensions; the average time they are ongoing; and the longest ongoing appeal. [39779/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals currently with the scope section of the Department with regards to a dispute over the modified rate of insurance governed by either paragraph 81, 82, 83 or 84 of S.I No. 312 of 1996, Social Welfare (Consolidated Contributions and Insurability) Regulations, 1996. [39780/25]
Brian Brennan Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
162. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the jobseeker’s allowance claim for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39867/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
163. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications under humanitarian assistance scheme 1 and humanitarian assistance scheme two which have been refused, in tabular form. [39873/25]
Mark Wall Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
164. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of allowing all fostering caring families to receive the back to school allowance without a means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39879/25]
Mark Wall Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
165. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of fostering caring families who will benefit from his recent announcement that foster caring families will be eligible for the back to school allowance through a means test; the total cost of this measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39880/25]
Mark Wall Written 16 Jul 2025 · to Social
166. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the living alone allowance for each of the last four years; the number per county; and the cost to his Department for each of those last four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39881/25]