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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1227. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the age-limit of the one parent family payment to 12 years and jobseeker’s transitional payment to 15 years. [43118/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1228. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of increasing the age-limit of the jobseeker’s transitional payment until a family’s youngest child has completed secondary education or turns 18, whichever is older. [43119/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1229. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65 year-olds. [43120/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1230. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of extending adoptive leave by one week. [43121/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1232. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full-year cost of increasing the maximum rate of the additional needs payment for additional diet expenses by €1. [43125/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full-year cost of increasing community employment, Tús and rural social scheme payments by €1 per week, each year for two years. [43126/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1237. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the current cost of non-State pension social protection payments to people aged 65. [43131/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1241. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of disability allowance, disablement benefit, partial capacity benefit; incapacity supplement or illness benefit who lost their payments when they reached the normal retirement age of 66 in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and in the first quarter of 2026, by payment, in tabular form. [43136/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1251. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department records the number of persons accessing Rent Supplement under the domestic violence fast-track arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43255/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1252. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department records the number of persons accessing the Travel Supplement protocol introduced for victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43256/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any performance indicators exist to assess the effectiveness of emergency income supports provided to persons fleeing domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43257/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he intends to introduce a mechanism to record the uptake, outcomes and processing times associated with domestic violence-related emergency income supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43258/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding the proportion of persons presenting as homeless following domestic abuse who subsequently access social protection emergency supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1256. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending parent’s leave benefit up to eight weeks. [43290/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1257. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused DCA in respect of their child despite medical evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43341/26]
Robert O'Donoghue Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1262. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to amalgamating maternity benefit, paternity benefit and parent’s leave into a single family leave scheme providing up to 12 months of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child; whether such a scheme could operate on a pay-related basis similar to the new model introduced for jobseeker’s pay-relate…
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1265. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43502/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1266. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a pension payment was stopped or reduced in the case of a person (details supplied); whether the Department will urgently review the case given that the individual is now left without income; whether any interim support can be provided pending review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43522/26]
Michael Cahill Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently examine a domiciliary care allowance case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43538/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1276. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of proposals for a cost of disability payment; whether he intends to introduce such a payment in Budget 2027; the estimated timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43826/26]
Alan Kelly Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1277. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year costs if the back to school clothing and footwear allowance increased to €175 for children aged between 4-11 years and €305 for children aged over 12. [43845/26]
Barry Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1279. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the living alone allowance, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43853/26]
Michael Murphy Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Social
1282. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is considering to address the sharp reduction in income experienced by many women when they commence maternity leave and move from employment earnings to the maximum maternity benefit payment of €299 per week; whether his Department has examined the introduction of a more comprehensive pay-related maternity benefit scheme; and if he …
Ken O'Flynn Written 28 May 2026 · to Social
410. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by broad business category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40887/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 28 May 2026 · to Social
411. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications approved under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme in each year from 2020 to 2025 relating to beauticians, nail bars, barber shops, vape shops, smoke shops, mobile phone retail or repair shops, and similar personal-service or retail businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40888/26]