Parliamentary questions

1901. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the PRSI dental scheme in view of concerns that the recent fee changes have created a two tier cleaning benefit, whereby patients with greater periodontal need receive a lower level of State support; and if he will outline plans to update the scheme to reflect inflation and the cost of providing care. [25543/26]

1902. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the fact that fees paid to dentists under the PRSI scheme have not kept pace with inflation since 2007, placing pressure on private fees and on the viability of small dental practices; and if he will consider a full review of the scheme's fee structure. [25544/26]

1903. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanism by which a company can be placed on a pre-approved list of local suppliers regarding the hot school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25553/26]

1904. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanism by which a company can be placed on a pre-approved list of local suppliers regarding the hot school meals scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25554/26]

1905. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on their disability allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25580/26]

1906. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department collects or retains data on the number of pupils who have opted out of the hot school meals scheme since its introduction; and if so, to provide that data, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/26]

1907. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if providers of the hot school meals scheme are paid a set amount which remains unaffected regardless of whether or not the number of pupils in a school accessing the scheme falls during the school academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25591/26]

1908. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding mechanisms available to an organisation (details supplied) through his Department; if there are sustainable funding options available for the organisation through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25600/26]

1909. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to extend the free travel companion scheme to all cases where a persons disability requires them to travel with a companion on public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25712/26]

1910. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to carers allowance for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25786/26]

1911. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer's and disability allowance applications for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25787/26]

1912. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25803/26]

1913. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the PRSI dental scheme given concerns that the recent fee changes have created a two tier cleaning benefit, whereby patients with greater periodontal need receive a lower level of State support; if he will outline plans to update the scheme to reflect inflation and the cost of providing care; and if he will make a…

1914. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the fact that fees paid to dentists under the PRSI scheme have not kept pace with inflation since 2007, placing pressure on private fees and on the viability of small dental practices; if he will consider a full review of the scheme's fee structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25879/26]

1915. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for a reduced payment for a periodontal treatment (€42) when compared to a simpler scale and polish procedure where people can claim €50 under the Dental Benefit Scheme; whether there are any plans to address this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/26]

1916. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the fuel allowance increased to €45 per week. [25933/26]

1917. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to recei…

1918. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which his Department holds, or has access to, data on social insurance contributors, disaggregated by nationality; if he will provide, for the most recent year available, the number of active contributors to the PRSI system by nationality; the proportion this represents of the total number of persons of that nationalit…

1919. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which his Department holds, or has access to, data on social insurance contributors disaggregated by nationality; if he will provide, for the most recent year available, any such data including the number of active contributors to the PRSI system by nationality; the proportion this represents of the total number of per…

1920. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from his Department…

1921. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection pending any broader policy decision on the treatment of Troubles-related compensation awarded under historical Northern Ireland criminal injuries schemes (including the Criminal Injuries (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977), if he will give an undertaking to examine individual cases on their merits; if he will exercise a…

1922. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 659 of 24 March 2026, if his Department can make contact with a person (details supplied) [26305/26]

1923. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will abolish the requirement of a means test for Irish citizens in order that they may qualify for a carers allowance, to ensure the continuance of this vital service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26368/26]

1924. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the current level of savings disregard in relation to a pension or welfare assessment was set; when it was last reviewed in light of inflation; if it can be index linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26412/26]

1925. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the jobseeker's pay related benefit does not provide for adult or child dependant additions, as was the case under the previous jobseeker's benefit scheme; if an assessment was carried out on the impact this change would have on single income households with multiple dependants; if his Department intends to review t…