954. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the details of his Department's review of means testing across all social assistance schemes, with particular reference to the disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/25]
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955. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of parents eligible for parent's leave in the past twelve months; and how many weeks of leave, if any, those parents took, by county, in tabular form. [30599/25]
956. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plan to review parent's leave to make it more flexible and viable for parents, including partial weeks or single days of parent's leave; transferring unused leave to the partner parent; and the option to redistribute payment across a reduced number of days/weeks. [30600/25]
957. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to support and promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities; the progress made under the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; the new initiatives planned to improve access to the workforce for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/25]
958. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) for their daughter who it is documented has having medical difficulties, that serious consideration would be given to granting this domiciliary care allowance due to these difficulties and the level of care required; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
960. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the fuel allowance available for 32, 40 and 52 weeks per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30688/25]
961. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance scheme to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30689/25]
962. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments, in tabular form (details supplied). [30690/25]
963. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of equalising the jobseekers rates for under 25s to the current rate of €244 per week for jobseekers over 25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30691/25]
964. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reinstating the bereavement grant at the rate of €850 per person deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/25]
965. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the qualified adults payment for his child who is sill of age to receive it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30717/25]
284. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional supports or supplementary payments available to individuals on maternity leave, including access to the supplementary welfare allowance or mortgage interest supplements; if he will review the current rate of maternity benefit and the potential introduction of a mandatory employer top-up scheme to better support working families and pro…
287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline if a reform of the half-rate carer's payment for people receiving a disability payment will be included as part of the Government's plans to phase out means testing the carers allowance; if this has been investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27762/25]
291. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will supply the number of carers allowance applications received in each years 2020 to 2024; the number of such applications that were approved on first examination; the number directed to review and changed on review; the number directed to appeal and changed on appeal; the average waiting time in each of those years for each stage of the p…
294. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a rent supplement application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry following the submission of additional information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28347/25]
413. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment changes made to the treatment benefit scheme, from 2021 to date in 2025. [26696/25]
415. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social welfare supports for those that work in a freelance capacity; if the exceptional needs payment can be reviewed to allow further flexibility and support for people in this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26747/25]
427. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment changes made to the treatment benefit scheme from 2021 to date in 2025. [27161/25]
278. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an appeal for a person (details supplied) has been ongoing for over a year and has not been assigned to an appeal officer yet, despite all documentation having been submitted. [26439/25]
279. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an application for carer’s allowance will issue for a person in County Mayo (details supplied). [26477/25]
84. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on plans to introduce pay related parents benefit; for an estimated cost for this extension if it was modelled on the same payment rates which apply to jobseekers pay related benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26213/25]
85. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the roll out of the companion pass to all over 70s from September 2025; when his Department will be engaging with over 70s on how they can obtain the pass; if the pass will be issued automatically to persons over 70; if he will provide an estimate on the number of people by county who will benefit from this extension of the companio…
87. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the reasonable accommodation fund and disability awareness scheme. [26251/25]
601. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the scheme or benefits introduced to replace the former jobseekers benefit which enabled a person who had lost their employment to draw a social welfare payment, while out of work, based on their insurance contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25482/25]
631. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of introducing a long-term carer’s pension [25920/25]