508. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount being spent on free bus travel for Ukrainian people; and the number of Ukrainians who have free public transport. [72149/26]
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509. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of the current waiting times on social welfare applications. [72415/26]
382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals who have been in receipt of either jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since September 2021, by age category and by county. [69769/26]
383. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the rates of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and the contributory and (non-contributory pensions) in each year from 2012 to date. [69768/26]
384. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason founders of social enterprises established as companies limited by guarantee may be classified as self-employed and required to pay Class S PRSI, despite being paid through payroll, holding no shares in the organisation and being accountable to a voluntary board of directors; if this classification excludes them from MyFutureFund; the steps …
385. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the living alone allowance increased by €6 per week. [69808/26]
386. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Social Protection if a comprehensive review of the social welfare system is to be carried out to ensure capacity for all requirements including migration reforms and to ensure fairness, equity and transparency. [69755/26]
387. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if retired nurses that paid a D stamp during their employment will be given the same pension entitlements as nurses that now pay an A stamp under a revised arrangement, particularly those that applied at the time to change to the A stamp; and if the matter will be considered as part of budget 2027. [69918/26]
388. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers that are currently in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme in each of the three bands; the number of employers that avail of Employment Assistance Officers under Band 3; the number of employment assistance officers employed; and the cost of strand three in each of the past five years. [69916/26]
389. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if entitlement to a State Pension (Non-Contributory) for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if the information provided in this case will be accepted as sufficient to continue the payment. [69919/26]
390. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance scheme for people aged 66 and over (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69886/26]
391. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any funding available in his Department to support a new online tool (details supplied) which is assisting navigating supports from his Department. [69945/26]
392. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to pension entitlements for staff in voluntary residential and aftercare services, which have been effectively frozen since the financial collapse; if he is aware of the serious recruitment and retention challenges this has created within the sector which may leave voluntary care services at risk of closure; and if he…
393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection If he will address the concerns raised in correspondence details attached regarding the financial difficulties experienced by households where a person remains unable to return to work following cancer treatment and is approaching the end of their illness benefit entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69954/26]
394. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection he will consider permitting people to get fuel allowance if a family member, who is not on a qualifying payment lives with them. [70047/26]
395. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that suppliers for school meals comply with the removal of HFSS (high fat salt and sugar) items from meals, as a review showed suppliers still include these in 18 per cent of meals and they are the most consumed menu items by children. [69737/26]
396. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific action he is taking to move school meals (details supplied) towards a model where meals are cooked from fresh raw ingredients from scratch in one kitchen, and away from the current predominant ‘assembly and reheat’ model used in the Irish school meal programme. [69735/26]
397. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to address issues of packaging waste in the hot school meal programme and to adjust procurement guidance, or carry out trials, to support models which reduce both packaging and food waste, support sourcing of quality local ingredients, and ensure the food is cooked and served fresh, as the nutritional review and Ipsos survey do not ad…
398. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a carer’s allowance application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70080/26]
399. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the difficulties being experienced by families who are being refused fuel allowance on household means grounds where adult children remain living in the family home due to the lack of affordable rental accommodation and housing options; whether consideration is being given to amending the means assessment for fuel allowance in such ca…
400. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has met with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to discuss supports for those living with disabilities for waste disposal; the dates on which these meetings took places; the conclusions that were reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70101/26]
401. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered providing a reduction or payment assistance in relation to domestic waste charges for disabled people particularly to persons who have excess charges because they suffer from incontinence or other similar issues that incur extra waste disposal charges. [70100/26]
402. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection If he will expedite an appeal for working family payment for a person in Waterford (details supplied). [70142/26]
403. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps a school (details supplied) should take, now that they cannot source a provider for hot or cold school meals. [69989/26]
404. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) who has applied for a back to education allowance will receive an update. [70171/26]