611. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of providing companies with fewer than 50 staff with a flat rate PRSI rebate of €12.75 in respect of employees earning €592 per week or less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28305/26]
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612. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28665/26]
256. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the disallowance of an illness benefit claim of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27725/26]
257. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the travel allowance at Turas Nua is only provided if the client uses public transport or the client drives themselves, and not if the client uses a third party such as a taxi or hackney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27753/26]
258. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for contradictory accounts from his Department in relation to PPS numbers assigned to a person (details supplied) in view of the great distress and anxiety caused to this individual and their family as a result of Departmental errors; and if his Department will finalise their investigation into the matter and issue a report promptly. [27765/…
269. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the evidential or analytical basis used by his Department in designing and applying penalty rate reductions or sanctions within the jobseeker system; whether these measures are informed by empirical research; if so, to provide details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27372/26]
270. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker’s payment recipients who have had a reduced rate of payment applied due to penalties or sanctions, broken down by type of penalty, the duration, age group, social welfare office and the total aggregate value of payment reductions arising from such penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27373/26]
271. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the research, evaluation, or analysis conducted by his Department in relation to unemployment supports and activation measures in the past three years; and whether any such work has been published or made available for external scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27374/26]
272. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all academic or independent research projects on unemployment, jobseeker activation or welfare conditionality that his Department has commissioned, funded or co-funded, formally collaborated on or granted access to administrative data for, in each of the past three years; and to provide the titles of such projects; the institutions involved; the …
273. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any external academic researchers have been granted access to anonymised or administrative data relating to jobseeker payments or activation measures in the past three years; if not, the policy basis for restricting such access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27376/26]
274. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will share any research, evaluation, or administrative analysis undertaken by his Department to assess the social, economic, or behavioural impacts of penalty rate reductions or sanctions on jobseeker recipients; if no, such analysis has been conducted to confirm this explicitly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27377/26]
275. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the procedures by which external researchers may apply for access to administrative data held by his Department in relation to unemployment and jobseeker payments, including the number of applications or approaches for access received and approved in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27378/26]
276. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to partial capacity benefit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/26]
277. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); to provide an update on their pension application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27401/26]
278. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their fuel allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27403/26]
279. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their fuel allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27409/26]
280. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension made by people with dementia under 66 years-of-age for each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications that were accepted, rejected and under review; the main reasons those applications were rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/26]
281. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their disability allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/26]
282. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of funding allocated and paid by his Department under wig grant or hair replacement support schemes (including payments under the treatment benefit scheme or any other relevant schemes) in each of the past five years; and the number of recipients in each year, broken down by county, in tabular form. [27592/26]
1839. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility criteria for the domiciliary care allowance in respect of children diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; whether his Department has assessed the financial impact on families of children with such conditions; whether any review is underway to ensure that eligibility criteria appro…
1840. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of all taskforces that fall under his remit; the dates on which they have met since their inception; the membership of each taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23729/26]
1841. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of reviews of carer’s allowance carried out in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23855/26]
1842. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases that have been initiated under the Social Welfare Act since 2015 for systemic PRSI misclassification; to provide a breakdown of the outcome of these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23871/26]
1843. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/26]
1844. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if a scheme will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23935/26]