1143. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance reviews carried out in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18376/26]
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1144. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to reviews of carer’s allowance carried out in 2026; specifically if a carer is reviewed and is slightly over the current income limits but will be under the new income limits for carer’s allowance which take effect in July will their payment be impacted or will the Department apply some discretion in these cases; and if h…
1145. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the recently-launched survey on the cost of disability, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no large print version of the guidance document; if he is aware that the ‘easy read’ version is not suitable for those who need large print; that it is inaccessible to those with neurological issues; that the helpline is …
1146. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason people in receipt of disability allowance, unlike people in receipt of invalidity pension, do not automatically transition to the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/26]
1147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18433/26]
1148. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people with a disability that had their free travel pass withdrawn after taking up employment in each of the past five years, by year , in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18456/26]
1149. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the rules that lead to a person with a disability losing their free travel pass when they enter employment; whether he accepts that many people with disabilities face higher transport costs in order to access and remain in work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18457/26]
1150. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has examined if the potential loss of a free travel pass acts as a disincentive for people with disabilities who wish to take up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18458/26]
1151. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the process that applies when a person with a disability who holds a free travel pass takes up employment, including the way in which their entitlement is reviewed; the criteria applied; the average time taken to reach a decision; the number of such reviews carried out in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement …
1152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific nutritional standards mandated by his Department under the School Meals Programme; the way in which compliance with those standards are monitored at supplier level; the auditing or oversight mechanisms currently in place; if there is a formal mechanism for parents and schools to raise concerns about the food provided to their children;…
1153. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 2 December 2025, if he will provide an update on the working group formed by his Department in relation to means derived from deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18549/26]
1154. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact the Basic Income for Artists has on disability payments; and if he will make a statement on the way in which it can have the effect of making disabled artists ineligible for their disability payment and disabled people's consequent access to participation in the arts. [18570/26]
1155. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the impact the Basic Income for Artists has on disability payments; and if he will make a statement on the way in which it can have the effect of making disabled artists ineligible for their disability payment and disabled people's consequent access to participation in the arts. [18571/26]
1156. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff from his Department seconded to other Departments or agencies in the Civil Service, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the Department or agency, in tabular form. [18600/26]
1157. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff from his Department seconded to a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18618/26]
1158. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff from his Department seconded from a firm in the private sector, per annum from 2022 to date in 2026; and the details of the company, in tabular form. [18636/26]
1159. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a payment received under a State institutional redress scheme, including the mother and baby institutions payment scheme, is disregarded for the purposes of a means test when assessing eligibility for an exceptional needs payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/26]
1160. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of applications for carer's allowance that were refused in 2025, in tabular form. [18685/26]
1161. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a person becomes an approved supplier/fitter of wigs under the wig grant scheme. [18704/26]
1162. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the rollout of the hot school meal programme in a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18776/26]
1163. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the situation whereby employees whose employer (details supplied) has entered a mandatory 30-day collective redundancy consultation period have been informed that they can not apply for the jobseekers pay related benefit (JPRB) during this period and will instead only qualify for an exceptional needs payment capped at €254 per week;…
1164. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the correct procedure for employees of a company (details supplied) who obtain new employment during the statutory 30-day collective redundancy consultation period; the steps such employees are required to take in order to comply with his Departmental rules during this period; the reason departmental representatives were unable to provide accurate inf…
1165. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the statutory process that applies where a company enters a creditors’ voluntary liquidation and triggers a thirty-day collective redundancy consultation period, during which employees are not dismissed, are not required to attend work, and receive no wages; the way in which his Department treats the employment status of workers during this period; an…
1166. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the circumstances affecting employees of a company (details supplied), which ceased trading on 20 February 2026 and placed all staff on temporary unpaid lay-off pending a creditors’ voluntary liquidation expected to be completed approximately fourteen days after cessation, during which a statutory consultation period is running until…
1167. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he accepts that an anomaly arises whereby employees who are not working and receiving no wages during a statutory consultation period cannot access jobseeker’s benefit until the formal redundancy takes effect, even though their employment has effectively ended in practice; the policy in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18…