856. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of premises her Department rents in Dunfanaghy, County Donegal; if all premises are currently in use by her Department; the length of time these premises have been rented; the cost at which these premises have been rented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46581/24]
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857. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to shorten the waiting times for appeals for carer’s allowance and other sections of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46582/24]
858. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will abolish the requirement of a means test for Irish citizens in order that they may qualify for a carer’s allowance, to ensure the continuance of this vital service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46598/24]
859. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be provided to the flood victims in Listowel and Killocrim, County Kerry, as a matter of extreme urgency, following the 23 November 2024 disaster that saw upwards of 70 homes destroyed by water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46634/24]
860. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46688/24]
861. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if Community Employment participants who earn over €20,000 per year due to dependent status are to be included the new auto-enrolment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46769/24]
862. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she agrees that those who have been paid a carer's allowance by the State should qualify for the contributory State pension without having to be a full-time carer for 20 years; if, when considering this, she will take into account that a carer does not control how long the person to whom they are providing care lives; and if she will make a statement…
863. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection why those in receipt of the State pension do not receive a Christmas bonus, and if she will consider a change to this. [46835/24]
864. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to abolish the means test for the carer’s allowance; the timeline for same; and whether this will include rate increases. [46836/24]
865. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection when the annual report under section 6 of the Gender Recognition Act for 2023 will be published. [46843/24]
866. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to details how much training is provided to Departmental staff answering phone calls from the public; what that training consists of; if they are trained in means-testing and how different payments interact; the amount of time that elapses between the beginning of training and those staff members receiving calls from the public; the measures in place…
867. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has in place a time limit for the carrying out of investigations into overpayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46888/24]
868. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is eligible for fuel allowance given they are 82 years of age and require the support. [46909/24]
869. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under her remit since 1 November 2024. [46935/24]
870. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to ensure that individuals facing life-limiting illnesses are not burdened by unnecessary bureaucratic procedures when applying for financial assistance as in the case of a person (details supplied). [1004/25]
871. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider updating the rule regarding fuel allowance for those on benefit payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1023/25]
872. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [1043/25]
873. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the application for the working family payment for persons (details supplied). [1074/25]
874. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied). [1157/25]
875. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection when payments will recommence for a person (details supplied) further to the decision of the chief appeals officer regarding the unlawful disallowing of their claims for jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare in 2020, when they will receive the payments unlawfully withheld from them; the reasons for the continued delay in processing the clai…
876. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years for a decision; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1249/25]
877. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a fuel allowance application by a person (details supplied). [1251/25]
878. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review an aspect of the school meals scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1265/25]
879. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind excluding people under the age of 66 years from receiving the living alone increase when they are receiving a widower’s pension which requires a person to be living alone; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1267/25]
880. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer’s allowance will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [1377/25]