Questions

306. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the Parliamentary Question No. 1420 of 8 September 2025; the estimated number of anomalies under the yearly averaging method of calculating the rate of pay for the State Pension (Contributory); the different types of anomalies encountered by his Department under this system; the estimated cost to the Exchequer if these anomalies were correc…

410. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department examined the contributions made by a person (details supplied) when they applied unsuccessfully for a pension. [49833/25]

298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the projections made regarding the sustainability of the State pension system given demographic trends as of September 2025; the funding gap projected over the next decade; and the reforms or measures being considered to ensure long-term security for current and future pensioners. [49455/25]

299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the implementation status and timeline of State auto-enrolment, in light of CCPC research indicating that 26 percent of Irish adults have no retirement plan; to provide year-on-year trend data since 2023; and to outline funded measures for financial literacy and default fund protections to reduce under-saving risk. [49495/25]

1366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the interaction between personal insolvency arrangements and pension entitlements with a view to ensuring that older people in financial distress are not left without adequate income in retirement. [45602/25]

1380. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied). [46163/25]

1391. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46362/25]

1400. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if further to the review of the non-contributory pension for a person (details supplied) a contributory pension can be considered; if a record of contributions will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/25]

1412. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection whether foster carers allowance can be used to qualify persons for a State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46888/25]

1415. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently allow for payment of invalidity pension for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47030/25]

401. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of abolishing the means-test for the State pension (non-contributory). [40596/25]

402. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of basing the means-test for the State pension (non-contributory) rate on individual income, rather than household income. [40597/25]

613. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending eligibility for the State pension (Contributory) to long-serving public servants, including teachers and local authority workers, who paid class D PRSI for decades but now find themselves excluded from receiving the State pension; if he acknowledges the financial hardship faced by many of these retired individuals, whose o…

628. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the State pension (contributory) in the name of a person (details supplied);and if their years as a homemaker and foster carer will be considered. [38917/25]

646. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people aged 80 and over who have had their pension entitlements reviewed in each of the past five years; the estimated cost of carrying out these reviews; the amount that has been recovered by the State in each of these years as part of this review, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39158/25]

655. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the income thresholds for State pension (non-contributory) in light of the significant increase in the cost of living in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39326/25]

661. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the pension entitlements of two persons (details supplied) will be examined to ensure that both are in receipt of their full benefit; and if their contribution history will be provided. [39570/25]

580. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the State pension being paid to a person (details supplied) ceased without notification; if the payment will be reinstated; and if arrears will be paid. [37494/25]

581. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of extending access to the State pension to foster carers so that they can receive contributions for time spent caring for vulnerable children; if the Minister has commenced work on this Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/25]

538. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a pension in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35998/25]

133. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people approaching the State pension age of 66 years within the remainder of 2025 who do not have the required social insurance contribution record to qualify for the State pension (contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34798/25]

118. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the commitment to examine what modification can be made to support women who fall outside of existing schemes to qualify for a State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33199/25]

161. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to review the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension with a view to increasing the current means limit of €100, which has remained unchanged for several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/25]

340. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms available by which a person (details supplied) can increase the rate of their State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33421/25]

403. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the introduction of an additional top-up or increased payment to recipients of the old age pension who also have a significant disability, considering the increased costs they face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31456/25]