Parliamentary questions

1876. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the merits of providing State subsidised food for people with a diagnosis of coeliac disease to reflect the significant financial burden placed on them due to the cost of purchasing specialist food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25087/26]

1877. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review has been carried out into the financial burden placed on people with a diagnosis of coeliac disease due to the cost of purchasing specialist food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25088/26]

1878. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the high cost of purchasing specialist food for people with a diagnosis of this disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25089/26]

1879. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a rent supplement application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if the application will be expedited. [25097/26]

1880. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); address the question raised therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25118/26]

1881. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25204/26]

1882. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 27 January 2026, when the calculation of means of a couple (details supplied) for their disability allowance claim will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25247/26]

1883. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider an important matter in relation to a DCA payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25269/26]

1884. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection the initial estimated allocation compared to the actual outturn for the period of carbon tax to his Department, disaggregated by the programme or measure funded, for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25274/26]

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]

1886. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection Please also include the number of applications for this area and in which geographical area they were in. [25320/26]

1887. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of allocated carbon tax funding that remained unspent at year end; the amount surrendered back to the Exchequer via the Central Fund; the amount carried over via formal arrangements for deferred surrender; and whether amounts carried over were retained for the specific programme/measure originally allocated or tra…

1888. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if an issue (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25368/26]

1889. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the analysis that has been undertaken of the share and number of State pension recipients that do not qualify for the fuel allowance. [25400/26]

1890. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the benefits that are calculated based on gross income; the benefits that are calculated based on net income and the rationale for using two different types of basis of calculation. [25402/26]

1891. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the powers and processes the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has put in place to pursue companies actively avoiding their auto enrolment responsibilities. [25404/26]

1892. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of compliance notices the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has issued between 1 January and 31 March 2026. [25405/26]

1893. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority compliance notice appeals that have been initiated in the District Court between 1 January and 31 March 2026. [25406/26]

1894. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of inspections undertaken by authorised officers, set out per economic sector, for the period 1 January to 31 March 2026. [25407/26]

1895. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if compliance notices are the first engagement of National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority authorised officers with an employer in respect of a breach of the operation of the law, or do authorised officers engage in informal communication initially with employers [25408/26]

1896. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that those signing the voluntary opt-in form will only contribute and accumulate benefits from that date forward. [25409/26]

1897. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an employee, deprived of auto-enrolment of the scheme from 1 January would be asked by NAERSA to fill out a voluntary opt in scheme. [25411/26]

1898. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25450/26]

1899. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of carer’s allowance can be assessed for the back to work enterprise allowance prior to ceasing their payment. [25463/26]

1900. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the grounds and criteria for individuals with dementia to be accepted or rejected for disability payment when under 65 years-of- age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25493/26]