Parliamentary questions

1454. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection whether an external company is contracted to provide security services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company and the value of the contract. [20389/25]

1455. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite a disability allowance appeal that is ongoing since 11 June 2024 in respect of a CAMHS survivor (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20411/25]

1456. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite a disability allowance appeal in respect of an applicant in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20421/25]

1457. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene in a situation regarding the provision of hot lunches at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20469/25]

1458. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their carer’s allowance appeal, given that the application has been submitted for some time; that serious consideration would be given to granting this allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20487/25]

1459. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the current policy with respect to the cessation of the widows or widowers contributory pension when an individual in receipt of the widows or widowers contributory pension reaches 66 years of age and qualifies for their own State pension; whether an individual must transfer solely to the contributory State pension; and if he will m…

1460. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning around keeping jobseeker’s allowance and supplementary welfare allowance at its current rate given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20498/25]

1461. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will disclose which groups have lobbied him regarding the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Act 2024, the automatic enrolment of workers into pension schemes, the timing and implementation of automatic enrolment, including all documentation, correspondences, meetings and minutes of meetings with lobbyists relat…

1462. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20577/25]

1463. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the substantial reduction in income for some recipients of the widow’s/widower’s/surviving civil partner’s contributory pension when they reach the age of 66 and transition to the State pension and the hardship incurred as a result; if he is aware that this disproportionately affects women; if he will review th…

1464. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason it is taking the Social Welfare Appeals Office nearly two years to make a section 318 decision in the case of a person (details supplied); and his views on whether it is reasonable that a decision be made promptly to allow the person’s family to sort out their deceased mother’s affairs. [20611/25]

1465. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider a matter regarding a disability allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20626/25]

1466. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection what the current plans are regarding the potential removal of means testing for carers, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [20649/25]

1467. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider granting a person (details supplied) additional PRSI credits for the purposes of the State pension (contributory) for the period where they were caring for their parent full-time and in receipt of carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20702/25]

1468. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of request for back pay by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20734/25]

1469. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to include androgenic alopecia in the treatment benefit scheme to provide some relief from the high financial burden of purchasing wigs or other such accessories. [20753/25]

1470. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when carer’s allowance will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/25]

1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy of a person’s entitlement to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension at the age of 66 given issues that have been raised due to the loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/25]

1472. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Ireland under the EU temporary protection directive that were paid the non contributory State pension in each of the past three years; the number of beneficiaries of the EU temporary protection directive that are currently being paid the non contributory State pension; if a means test has been applied to bene…

1473. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20934/25]

1474. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20946/25]

1475. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any allowances payable to people resident in IPAS accommodation; the average and median amount paid to residents on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21078/25]

1476. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total cost of the daily expense allowance, paid to all those that live in or are on a waiting list to move into IPAS accommodation, by year, in tabular form;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21080/25]

1477. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of the beneficiaries of temporary protection paymentsince the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/25]

1478. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the beneficiaries of temporary protection payment who are also employed in a full-time or part-time capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21086/25]