814. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23967/25]
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815. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if the living alone allowance will be increased, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23976/25]
816. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase the means test allowance for single people over 70 years to qualify for fuel allowance in line with couples (details supplied); if he will take into consideration that it is the same cost to heat a house for a single person as it is for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23977/25]
817. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a case affecting carers allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24010/25]
818. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for phasing out the means test relating to the carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24011/25]
819. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if children (details supplied) are included in the hot meals programme; if the dietary conditions of the programme has been reviewed recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24197/25]
820. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns among childcare sector workers that they must claim jobseeker’s benefit for every school holiday; if there are plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24205/25]
821. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will consider exempting funds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24220/25]
822. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals referred to JobPath providers (details supplied) since a contract was first commenced; the number of individuals referred to each provider who have secured and remained in employment for 12 months or more, since a contract for both providers commenced. [24301/25]
823. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on carer's allowance review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24302/25]
824. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is aware of employment service providers (details supplied) subcontracting any work specifically related to the JobPath programme. [24304/25]
825. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost to the Department of Social Protection of the contracts signed with employment services providers (details supplied) since they were first signed, to date in 2025, and if the Minister make a statement on this. [24305/25]
826. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount paid to employers through the JobPath programme facilitated by Turas Nua and Seetec, specifically in cases where employment is sustained over a specified period and the amount his Department has paid to employers in total since the commencement of contracts with Turas Nua and Seetec. [24308/25]
827. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of information of individuals in receipt of social welfare that are passed on to Turas Nua or Seetec from the Department of Social Protection; under what GDPR legislation is this transaction happening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24310/25]
828. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether her Department monitors the employment status of those who have been granted Irish citizenship in recent years; if so, the number of adults who were granted citizenship from 2020 to date in 2025 currently in receipt of either jobseekers benefit or jobseekers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24327/25]
829. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of non-nationals who are currently in receipt of either jobseekers benefit or jobseekers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/25]
830. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing can be arranged in respect of an application for carer’s allowance (details supplied). [24331/25]
831. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance his Department can offer to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/25]
832. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families that have received newborn baby grants since the scheme commenced in February, in tabular form, on a county-by-county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24373/25]
833. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that exist to support workers who are in receipt of carers' allowance payments and also on maternity leave, but whose maternity leave is paid directly to their employer thus resulting in a net loss per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24422/25]
834. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has plans to introduce a special scheme that would provide social protection for maritime/fishing sector workers, similar to that available in Spain. [24452/25]
835. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection for an overview of data collected on the effectiveness of labour activation policies administered through Intreo centres; the frequency with which Intreo centres successfully match service users with employment; the data on the type of employment generally recommended by Intreo centres; the data on individuals' earnings after entering employmen…
350. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have accessed the rent supplement for victims of domestic violence in counties Wicklow and Wexford in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23001/25]
351. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22910/25]
352. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the training support grant will allow for the funding of driving lessons beyond the initial 12 in order to give individuals the best opportunity to pass the driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22911/25]