Questions

202. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of restoring the right to retire at 65 and reintroducing the State pension. [31187/25]

443. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures that can be taken in the case of a person (details supplied) who falls short of the required contributions for their State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/25]

444. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to carry out a review of the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied). [28772/25]

282. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of their full State pension. [26485/25]

291. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person residing in Ireland, and their home is in another EU Member State, can have that home assessed under the means test for a State pension (non-contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26685/25]

292. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a timeframe for a person transferring their home to one of their children that would affect the means test on their State pension (non-contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26687/25]

94. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a request by a person (details supplied), to further backdate his State pension contributory award on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26352/25]

604. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that entitlement to survivor's pensions was expanded to included divorced people as part of a suite of measures in the mid-1990s to ensure that "no spouse would lose out in terms of his or her social welfare entitlements on becoming divorced" (details supplied); if he still supports that policy position; the rationale for reducing the…

605. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that people who suffer the loss of a second spouse or civil partner may access their original survivor's pension or rate of pension pursuant to section 124(4) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; if he is aware that the original policy rationale behind this provision was to ensure that the "pension position of these people wi…

606. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that divorced and separated people whose former partner dies after the enactment of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025 (as currently drafted) will no longer have an entitlement to a survivor's pension; if his Department has undertaken any risk assessment or poverty-proofing process concerning the proposals to re…

607. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has undertaken any human rights and equality impact assessment concerning the proposals to reduce the social welfare entitlements of divorced and separated people whose former partner has died in the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025; if he is aware that undertaking such an assessment is consistent with his Depa…

608. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who were divorced or separated from their former spouse or civil partner at the time of their death who then began receiving a widows, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension in each of the years 2019 to 2024; the number of those claims included an increase in respect of a qualified child or children; the t…

609. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who suffered a second bereavement and who re-commenced receipt of a widows, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension (or higher rate of pension) pursuant to section 124(4) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 in each of the years 2019 to 2024; the number of those claims included an increase in respec…

610. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline any estimates or projections available to his Department concerning the annual cost to his Department, the Exchequer and the Social Insurance Fund of expanding the scope of widows, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension schemes to include qualified cohabitants (as per the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) …

611. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline any estimates or projections available to his Department concerning the annual savings to his Department, the Exchequer and the Social Insurance Fund of reducing the scope of widows, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension schemes to exclude divorced people, separated people and people who have suffered a second bere…

633. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of increasing State pension payments by €1. [25923/25]

125. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection his progress to date in the planned modifications or changes to support women who currently fall outside the existing schemes to qualify for a State pension, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [21725/25]

131. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that ongoing pension reviews of the over 80’s are causing great anxiety and distress; if he will act to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21717/25]

1398. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a pension application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18869/25]

1432. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence regarding State pension category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19741/25]

1459. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the current policy with respect to the cessation of the widows or widowers contributory pension when an individual in receipt of the widows or widowers contributory pension reaches 66 years of age and qualifies for their own State pension; whether an individual must transfer solely to the contributory State pension; and if he will make a statement on t…

1463. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the substantial reduction in income for some recipients of the widow’s/widower’s/surviving civil partner’s contributory pension when they reach the age of 66 and transition to the State pension and the hardship incurred as a result; if he is aware that this disproportionately affects women; if he will review this policy with a vie…

1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy of a person’s entitlement to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension at the age of 66 given issues that have been raised due to the loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20829/25]

1472. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Ireland under the EU temporary protection directive that were paid the non contributory State pension in each of the past three years; the number of beneficiaries of the EU temporary protection directive that are currently being paid the non contributory State pension; if a means test has been applied to beneficiaries of the EU …

668. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of women denied the non-contributory State pension due to their husband's contributory pension through his employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16821/25]