60. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if early onset dementia is recognised as a condition to qualify for disability allowance or illness benefit; the engagement his officials have had with any representative organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31334/26]
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91. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Social Protection on the possibility of extending the domiciliary care allowance eligibility age from 16 to 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29139/26]
356. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to persons who are self-employed and become ill and unable to work but do not have the required stamps for illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31569/26]
797. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on the application of a person (details supplied) for the treatment benefit scheme will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30958/26]
603. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total number of successful applications made for support under the working family payment for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27954/26]
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]
662. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of savings disregard in relation to a pension or welfare assessment; when the level was last reviewed; whether and when he will order a review in light of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/26]
676. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of WTE medical assessors employed by his Department as of 16 March 2026; the number that were employed as of 1 April 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22162/26]
1186. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection for the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal for a person (details supplied), in view of additional extensive care that the applicant requires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/26]
1193. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the correspondence (details supplied) regarding the eligibility for carer's allowance; if his Department has any plans to review the current 18.5 hour weekly work limit for recipients of carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19654/26]
1197. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a carers allowance application; if he will provide an update on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19801/26]
1199. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No.362 of 2 December 2025, if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19922/26]
1214. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has examined measures to protect entitlement to the free travel scheme for persons who lose eligibility for disability allowance due to changes in household means, including through marriage or cohabitation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20298/26]
1215. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify whether a formal diagnosis is required for eligibility for domiciliary care allowance, in light of cases where applications have been refused on the basis of the absence of a diagnostic assessment, despite departmental guidance stating that DCA is awarded based on the level of care required rather than diagnosis; and if he will make…
1225. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review a decision on a carer's application in respect of a person (details supplied), in light of additional information that has been provided by the applicant's carer; if his Department will reconsider the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20747/26]
25. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to carry out a comprehensive review of means tests across the social welfare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15049/26]
30. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the timeline and expected impact of the increases to the carer’s allowance income disregards due to take effect later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15631/26]
33. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to removing means testing for people with an end-of-life cancer diagnosis for access to social protection schemes such as household benefits package and fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14956/26]
46. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to publish the outcome of a review instituted by his Department on means testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15654/26]
59. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension and to increase the current means limit of €100 which has been in place since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14636/26]
62. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review and change the current unfair means test calculation on certain State benefits, including the pension (non-contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/26]
69. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on abolishing the means test for the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15568/26]
75. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carers in Dublin who will benefit from the changes to the means test criteria announced in Budget 2026; his plans for further changes in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14952/26]
79. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection when the review of means testing for qualifying allowances in the social protection system will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14635/26]
84. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the abolition of the carer's means test. [14268/26]