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Michael Healy-Rae Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
Barry Ward Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
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]
Niamh Smyth Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1479. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21115/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1480. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied) who was recently discharged from hospital on the day of a major storm event and required the urgent use of a generator to power medical equipment and heating; if he will take into account the individual’s low income, disability status, and the …
Micheál Carrigy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1481. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied) who has not received any response from his Department following their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21156/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1482. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied) who has not received any response from the Department following their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21157/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1483. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on an application under the humanitarian assistance scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21159/25]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1484. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on extending the widowed parent tax credit beyond five years; his further views on extending financial supports for widows and widowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21180/25]
John Clendennen Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1485. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21229/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1486. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been any change in policy in relation to sending people to Seetec faster after they apply for jobseeker’s payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21256/25]
Paul Murphy Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1487. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide figures for the number of people who have had their jobseekers’ payments cut each month to date in 2025; the amount deducted from payments as a result; how this compares with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21257/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of enterprises in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme to support employment of those with disabilities and the number of individuals so supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21274/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1489. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to increase the levels of hourly payment made under the wage subsidy scheme which helps enterprises employ those with disabilities. [21275/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1490. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection when an appeals meeting for disablement benefit will be made for a person (details supplied). [21282/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1491. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21295/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Social
1492. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when will a decision will be made regarding a carers allowance review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21299/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
289. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to invalidity pension, if a change has taken place with regard to the application criteria from ‘incapable to work for the following 12-month period’ to ‘incapable to work permanently’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18094/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
290. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment who were retrospectively deemed ineligible for the amount they received and asked to repay overpayments; the delay between each such recipient receiving their last payment and being informed that they were subsequently being deemed ineligible; the reason for this delay; the process by w…
Pádraig Rice Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
291. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to revise the fee paid to optometrists under the PRSI benefit scheme; if so, the status of these plans; the timeline for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18171/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
292. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is an age limit for the new baby grant concerning adoptive children; what the age limit is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18201/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
293. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the new income disregard for the carer’s allowance that will come into effect on July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18202/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Social
294. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if the homemaker’s scheme also covers households where parents are unmarried but a qualified cohabiting couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18203/25]