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Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
711. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of rent supplement in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3036/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
712. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3040/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
713. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the back to work family dividend in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3041/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
714. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of basic supplementary welfare allowance in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3042/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
715. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of one parent family payment in County of Clare, for each year from 2001 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3043/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
716. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of students who benefit from the school meals scheme in the county of Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3044/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
717. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the working family payment in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3045/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
718. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the back to work enterprise allowance in the county of Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3046/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
719. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of benefit payment for 65-year-olds in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3047/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
720. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection about the case of a person (details supplied) who, having applied for and being refused an invalidity pension, appealed this decision and has been denied her request for an oral hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3127/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
721. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to a carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3131/25]
Mark Wall Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
722. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers per county; the number for the past three years per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3132/25]
Mark Wall Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
723. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of functions previously carried out by community welfare officers which now have been centralised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3133/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
724. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering any changes to the back-to-education allowance to allow PhD students or those studying a course that is not under the EU Erasmus programme to receive a disability allowance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3135/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
725. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals whose local post office has been closed due to storm Éowyn and who have not been able to attend a neighbouring post office, will be allowed to collect any missed payments when effected post offices re-open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3153/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
726. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service officer/security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3204/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
727. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and/or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3222/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
728. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection following on from the recent Supreme Court case which recognised the rights of cohabiting partners to access the widow’s and widower’s pension, when such payments will begin to be disbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3237/25]
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
729. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024 respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the …
Ged Nash Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
730. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3276/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
731. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the social welfare (bereaved partner's pension) Bill, which completed pre-legislative scrutiny in the Thirty-third Dáil in July 2024, will be included in the spring legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
732. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3343/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
733. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the back-to-work family dividend in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3344/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
734. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of basic supplementary welfare allowance in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3345/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Social
735. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of one-parent family payment in County Clare for each of the years 2001 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3346/25]