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James O'Connor Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1210. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reviewing the means test for disability allowance to allow persons with a disability to access the allowance in their own right (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42989/26]
Robert Troy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1211. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if jobseekers benefit has been categorised as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance; if not, if he will consider making this change before the next fuel allowance season as it is a payment which should be included.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42990/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1212. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the way medical negligence or catastrophic personal injury awards are treated as assessable savings or means by his Department and State agencies under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43001/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1213. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update regarding a request for review of DCA application in respect of a person (details supplied). [43093/26]
Ann Graves Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1214. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider adding disability recipients to the annual €2,000 lump sum payment in Budget 2027; and if he will make a permanent cost of disability payment to protect vulnerable people from poverty. [43096/26]
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
1216. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of expanding the free travel scheme to include those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [43104/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1217. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of pension provision for foster carers and kinship carers respectively. [43106/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1218. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending the guardian payment to cover children over the age of 12. [43107/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1219. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the rate of guardian payment to be on par with foster allowance. [43108/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1220. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of hiring a case worker to help social welfare applicants. [43109/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1221. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing support for social welfare applicants struggling with literacy/accessibility. [43111/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1222. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of doubling the provision of paternity leave benefit to four weeks. [43112/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1223. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing jobseeker’s allowance by €1. [43113/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1224. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the State pension by €1. [43114/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1225. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing qualified child payment for over and under 12s by €1. [43116/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1226. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of establishing a social welfare adequacy commission. [43117/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1227. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the age-limit of the one parent family payment to 12 years and jobseeker’s transitional payment to 15 years. [43118/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1228. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the age-limit of the jobseeker’s transitional payment until a family’s youngest child has completed secondary education or turns 18, whichever is older. [43119/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1229. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65 year-olds. [43120/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1230. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of extending adoptive leave by one week. [43121/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1231. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of introducing a part-time rate of jobseekers self-employed for those making less than a 40-hour week at the current minimum wage. [43123/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1232. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full-year cost of increasing the maximum rate of the additional needs payment for additional diet expenses by €1. [43125/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full-year cost of increasing community employment, Tús and rural social scheme payments by €1 per week, each year for two years. [43126/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1235. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing the State pension by €1 per week per person. [43128/26]