275. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has assessed the impact of this requirement for trustee signatures on processing times for pension claims. [38510/26]
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276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will introduce measures, including digital authorisation or simplified procedures, to expedite the process required for employees to obtain trustee signatures on pension claim forms and reduce administrative burdens on employees. [38511/26]
114. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection what protections or supports are available to individuals who invested pension savings with a company (details supplied) and who now face significant financial losses arising from the company's liquidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35695/26]
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the action he will take to ensure that vulnerable individuals are not left without access to an invalidity pension for months due to delays in processing appeals, such as in a case (details supplied); if consideration is given to ill health in how his Department interacts with applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31713/26]
13. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase his departmental budget allocation in budget 2027 to those in receipt of the State pension, in response to the increased cost of living as a result of the conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31283/26]
20. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on MyFutureFund, the automatic enrolment retirement savings system. [31106/26]
181. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has carried out any forecasting on the projected increase in expenditure required to meet pension payments over the coming years due our aging population; the estimated additional funding required each year between now and 2030 to pay for pension payments based on current payment rates; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
182. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of workers now enrolled in Auto-Enrolment; the total number of workers enrolled in each county; the number of additional workers who have voluntarily opted into Auto-Enrolment; the main sectors workers are coming from; to provide details on the age and gender profile of workers in Auto-Enrolment; and if he will make a statement on …
753. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who transitioned from disability allowance to State pension (non-contributory) upon reaching pension age in 2025; the estimated annual cost of providing those individuals with the State pension (contributory) instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29717/26]
773. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payment of statutory sick pay will impact on those receiving the bereaved partner's (contributory) pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29980/26]
799. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is aware that the taxation of near-neighbour community payments arising from onshore wind farm developments affects eligibility for non-contributory pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31560/26]
607. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on an invalidity pension application (details supplied). [28268/26]
277. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); to provide an update on their pension application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27401/26]
1851. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payment of statutory sick pay will impact on those receiving the non-contributory bereaved partner's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24048/26]
1857. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be taken on an application for State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24269/26]
1885. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the means test threshold for the Increase for a qualifying adult allowance for the State pension will be increased to take account of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25289/26]
669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the earnings thresholds that apply under the auto enrolment retirement savings scheme for workers paid weekly as compared to those paid monthly; whether he accepts that applying a €5,000 threshold over a 13-week period for weekly paid workers equates to an annual threshold of approximately €2,0000, while applying the same €5,000 e threshold over a 16…
352. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the issuing of contributions under the homemakers scheme for a person (details supplied), if there is entitlement to any payment under the contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/26]
1137. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20595/26]
1146. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason people in receipt of disability allowance, unlike people in receipt of invalidity pension, do not automatically transition to the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/26]
418. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the conditions for mutual recognition of pension contributions between Ireland and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18077/26]
420. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a contributory pension (details supplied) is being reduced due to early teaching years of 1974-1978/1979 is being treated differently from all subsequent years of teaching contributions therefore creating a gap in the contribution record. [18158/26]
194. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the absence of dedicated pension provision for long-term foster carers who may have reduced capacity to build up contributory pensions due to their caring responsibilities (details supplied); and if he will introduce measures, including credited contributions or a specific pension scheme, to ensure that foster carers are not disadva…
620. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place to reduce the number of years that a carer must care for in order to receive the carer’s pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/26]
634. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available to a person (details supplied) in a pensions matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16639/26]