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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
403. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the gross expenditure in the most recent full year available on working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46772/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
404. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average annual amount received per recipient household under working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46773/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
405. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the distribution of payments received under working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment; and the child support payment, by number of qualified children and payment band, in tabular form. [46774/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Social
406. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the maximum annual amount received by any household under working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46775/26]
Carol Nolan Written 17 Jun 2026 · to Social
122. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest statistics on the breakdown of the various social welfare payments, including unemployment benefit and unemployment assistance among 'broad nationality groups’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46210/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Social
633. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for applications for disability allowance, carer’s allowance and invalidity pension in County Cork for each month in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications currently awaiting decision; the steps being taken to reduce waiting times and improve decision turnaround; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
John Paul O'Shea Written 16 Jun 2026 · to Social
634. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Cork per Intreo area currently in receipt of the living alone increase; the measures being taken to increase awareness of the payment among eligible persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45865/26]
William Aird Written 10 Jun 2026 · to Social
163. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest data from the Central Statistics Office on trends in income inequality and poverty over the past decade; if the Gini coefficient has fallen from 32 to 27 between 2014 and 2024; whether the income quintile share ratio has declined over the same period; the changes in the at-risk-of-poverty rate and the consistent poverty rate since 2014; the …
Barry Heneghan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1205. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of parents or guardians required to complete forms or applications relating to children leaving school at 16 years- of age, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; if consideration has been given to extending supports such as child benefit until the age of 19 years-of-age in line with current educational participation; and if he …
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1215. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of providing a carer’s pension, 2% contribution of the minimum annual living wage. [43103/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1238. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children resident in IPAS accommodation who are eligible to receive the child benefit payment. [43132/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1239. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance, child support payments, one parent family payments, working family payments, and jobseeker's transitional payments, respectively; the average payment received per household and the overall value of cash-transfers for each payment, in tabular form. [43137/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
657. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of social welfare claims referred for fraud investigation in each year from 2021 to 2026, in tabular form, including a breakdown by category of suspected fraud where recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36868/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
673. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of rent supplement claims in an area (details supplied) in the years 2022 to 2026, in tabular form. [37110/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
674. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of one parent family payment recipients in an area (details supplied) in the years 2022 to 2026, in tabular form. [37111/26]
Grace Boland Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
685. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the State pension (contributory) living in the Dublin Fingal west constituency, by electoral division or local area within the constituency, in tabular form. [37383/26]
Grace Boland Written 19 May 2026 · to Social
686. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory) living in the Dublin Fingal west constituency, by electoral division or local area within the constituency, in tabular form. [37384/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 12 May 2026 · to Social
772. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of centenarian bounties paid in each of the years from 2016 to 2025; the projections of the number of payments made in 2026 and in coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/26]
Carol Nolan Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
567. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who have been in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; the ages and geographical locations of these recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32228/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
569. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff that are currently inactively employed by his Department or any organisation with responsibility to his Department. [32315/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
571. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for jobseeker's allowance that were refused in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [32821/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the Department's estimated proportion of an average household electricity and natural gas bill currently covered by the €1.15 per day allowance, using the most recent available national data sources; and if he will outline the methodology used to derive this estimate. [33019/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated proportion of an average household electricity and natural gas bill covered by the allowance at the time of its introduction in 2013, and the equivalent estimated proportion in 2026; and if he will outline the basis for these estimates [33020/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
581. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has utilised or considered data from the Central Statistics Office, Commission for Regulation of Utilities, or Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in assessing the adequacy of the electricity and gas allowance; and if so, to provide details. [33021/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 6 May 2026 · to Social
582. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the electricity and natural gas allowance has been subject to a Value for Money or policy evaluation review since 2013, in line with the Public Spending Code; and if so, to provide the date and outcome of any such review. [33023/26]