1075. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme by county in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12649/25]
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1076. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide clarity on the rules of eligibility and the criteria required to qualify for the humanitarian assistance scheme in light of the impact of Storm Éowyn; if receipts are required for claims under the scheme; the reasons for the significant disparity in payment amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12695/25]
1078. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a humanitarian assistance scheme application was refused for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose electricity supply was out for over five days following Storm Éowyn, and who does not have home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12787/25]
1083. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no leeway for those who were unable to access information about the humanitarian assistance scheme due to power outages from Storm Éowyn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/25]
101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he has taken to ensure storm readiness and to support those impacted by storms given the recent issues that arose in the aftermath of storm Éowyn. [8361/25]
102. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on his Department’s humanitarian assistance for those impacted by storm Éowyn in Cavan/Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8463/25]
110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the reasonable accommodation fund and the disability awareness support scheme; if there are future plans for the expansion of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/25]
112. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection how he plans to deal with the very slow delivery of reimbursements from the humanitarian assistance scheme despite saying at the beginning it would take mere days. [7935/25]
116. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the efforts the Government is taking to assist victims of recent extreme weather events in Kerry, such as the extreme flooding in November 2024 and the more recent storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/25]
126. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a reformed scheme to give effect to all nine recommendations outlined in the review of the reasonable accommodation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7672/25]
129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a variation in the manner in which HAS1 forms received since storm Éowyn have been dealt with in different counties or social welfare districts; if so, if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/25]
131. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for humanitarian assistance that have been received by his Department in the wake of storm Éowyn; the number that have been processed; the number that have been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8593/25]
132. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on his Department's humanitarian assistance for those impacted by storm Éowyn in Sligo and in Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8265/25]
135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who applied for the various humanitarian assistance schemes introduced after the recent storm; the number who were successful in their application; the number who were unsuccessful; and the amount paid out under the humanitarian assistance schemes. [7723/25]
138. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will offer rapid intervention on an urgent case of a person (details supplied) whose mobile home was entirely destroyed during storm Éowyn, thus deeming them homeless. [7936/25]
142. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection to report on his Department’s humanitarian assistance for those impacted by storm Éowyn in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8317/25]
146. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if the HAS1 forms are means tested since Storm Éowyn; if payment will issue in cases where frozen food had to be discarded due to power outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8606/25]
153. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration could be given to the provision of free transport to those in emergency accommodation. [8363/25]
311. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding paid to applicants to 21 February 2025 under the current humanitarian scheme (section 1) in the aftermath of storm Éowyn in counties Leitrim and Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8796/25]
315. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the need for cross-departmental co-ordination with the Department for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to tackle the issues of barriers to employment for people with disabilities, and the practices of the civil service in dealing with disability benefits once in employment. …
203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for an urgent needs payments in Kerry, by reason, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, respectively, in tabular form. [8531/25]
204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection for social protection to report on the rural social scheme; how many people access this scheme per county; what is the level of payment, broken down per county, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8532/25]
574. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the implementation of the wage subsidy scheme for persons (details supplied), if in these circumstances an application can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/25]
270. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider amending the free travel scheme to allow persons who have a disability and are in employment to be eligible for the free travel scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6825/25]
271. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time that accommodation in a hotel or bed and breakfast will be covered under the humanitarian assistance scheme for people whose homes were destroyed by storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/25]