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Paul Murphy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
306. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years that are in receipt of a rate of a jobseekers' allowance other than €153.70 and €244 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8771/25]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
307. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years that are in receipt of the full rate of jobseekers' allowance of €244 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8772/25]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
308. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons under 25 years that are in receipt of the lower rate of jobseekers' allowance of €153.70 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8773/25]
Paul Murphy Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
309. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of abolishing the reduced rate of jobseeker’s allowance for persons under 25 years in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8774/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
310. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to support and expedite a carers benefit appeal in respect of a person from County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8784/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
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]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
312. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a partial capacity benefit appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8832/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine a contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) and address any discrepancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8835/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
314. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he recognises the anomaly in the social welfare system which means that people in receipt of widow’s pension, and who are working, are penalised if they become ill and can no longer work, because they cannot claim illness benefit for example; if he intends to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8915/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
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. …
Mattie McGrath Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Social
316. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection when the means testing for carer’s allowance will be abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8961/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
187. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of international protection applicants who have received an exceptional needs payment in the past 12 months; the expenditure by his Department on international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8209/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time, by payment, in tabular form. [8228/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional needs payments and the number disallowed in 2019 and in 2024, by category, in tabular form. [8229/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
190. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the mean and maximum waiting times for additional needs payment, by county, in tabular form. [8230/25]
Paul Murphy Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
191. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the recent news article regarding scandals surrounding a company (details supplied), given the fact that Tusla has announced that it has ended its cooperation with that company, if any Government bodies under his aegis are still using the services of the company; and if so, he will provide details of this cooperation. …
Cian O'Callaghan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
192. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the pension entitlements of a person that returned to work in the civil service at age 45 for 20 years and paid the B stamp for PRSI as they were not allowed to pay A stamp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/25]
Carol Nolan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if social media advertising in relation to black market activity is being monitored by social welfare inspectors in respect of hairdressers and beauticians working from their own homes who may also be in receipt of social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8309/25]
Paul Lawless Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
194. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection when the abolition of the means test for carers will occur as families are depending on this pre-election promise being fulfilled promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8339/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to reduce application waiting times for social welfare payments. [8360/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
196. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider having illness benefit payment available to self-employed individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8366/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
197. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the assistance he is giving to schools under the school meals programme who are unable to secure a catering provider to roll out this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8367/25]
Mark Wall Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
198. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for an appeal for invalidity pension currently in the State; the average time for same in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8408/25]
Mark Wall Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
199. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments paid in the last three years by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8409/25]
Mark Wall Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Social
200. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reopening community welfare offices and clinics throughout the State given the importance of this service to those that need it most; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8410/25]