Parliamentary questions

1018. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11473/25]

1019. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of the free travel pass for those medically unfit to drive, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11509/25]

1020. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons annually, by county, who have been sanctioned for not fully and-or in part engaging with employment activation programmes; and if she will provide a separate table by service provider in which the sanction arose from. [11510/25]

1021. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual amount paid to service providers to provide employment activation programmes since Jobpath was established to date. [11511/25]

1022. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection for a list of all contracts that a company (details supplied) has with his Department. [11526/25]

1023. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the social welfare payments a person (details supplied) is entitled to. [11564/25]

1024. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure and number of claims over the lifetime of the Covid-19-related lay-off payment scheme; the average lump-sum payment to compensate employees made redundant between 13 March 2020 and 31 January 2025 for a Covid-related gap in their employment record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11575/25]

1025. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount each weekly social protection payment should be at to maintain their value compared to pre-pandemic levels (2019) in real, inflation-adjusted terms, in tabular form; the rates these should be at if indexed against employment earnings for the same period to restore the real value of core rates; and if he will make a statemen…

1026. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to replace jobseeker’s assistance; what consultations have been held on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11577/25]

1027. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce a new structure and employment supports for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11578/25]

1028. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have received the HAP under Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the emergency humanitarian assistance scheme operated by his Department from 31 January 2025; the average payment; the average length of time before people had to wait for payment; the number of outstanding applications to date; if additional resources will …

1029. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of the carer’s allowance, and who has passed the means test for the fuel allowance, is assessed for the fuel allowance in their own right or does everyone in the household need to qualify in order for the applicant to be successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11644/25]

1030. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the carer’s allowance who have applied for the fuel allowance; and of these, the number of applications who have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11645/25]

1031. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for the lower rate of PRSI in Class D that applied to civil servants who commenced employment prior to April 1995; the reason it was discontinued in April 1995 in favour of Class A, which applies to the majority of workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11654/25]

1032. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s appeal by a person (details supplied) that was submitted in July 2024. [11656/25]

1033. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal by a person (details supplied); the status of the appeal. [11658/25]

1034. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11681/25]

1035. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made on abolishing the means test for carers. [11755/25]

1036. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses; and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [1…

1037. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection to list the buildings occupied or vacant or land in Dublin 8, 10 or 12 which his Department owns or is leasing, and have been identified as surplus to requirements now or in the near future or that are underutilised; the plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11781/25]

1038. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 4 March 2025, if his Department will not be recovering the amount despite the account details not matching the account name (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/25]

1039. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to provide an additional, second rate of means-tested child benefit to the households containing the 90,000 children living in consistent poverty; and if he will consider the introduction of such a payment. [11887/25]

1040. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to deliver child benefit to mothers from the tenth week of pregnancy; and if he will consider the introduction of such a payment to help mothers with the cost of preparing for the arrival of children. [11888/25]

1041. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to backdating arrears for six months for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/25]

1042. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if he will support this query; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11902/25]