205. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to adjust the qualifying criteria for carer's allowance so that those who care for someone for at least 30 hours per week can qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12933/26]
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206. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the adequacy of existing supports for single mothers in the weeks and months after giving birth; if any review of the State support structures can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12937/26]
207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the adequacy of support services available to single mothers compared with those for two-parent families, particularly during pregnancy and the early months of their child's life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12941/26]
208. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is aware of a situation wherein an award of the basic income for artists may result in a household losing eligibility for disability allowance, putting them at risk of poverty; and for details of any steps he will take to address this. [12974/26]
209. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13093/26]
210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will update the name of a person (details supplied) on the MyGovID platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13113/26]
211. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Social Protection for assistance related to a welfare application (details supplied). [13165/26]
212. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the advice of the National Pension Policy Initiative to prohibit charges on accounts which are expressed in cash terms, which was followed in section 104 of the Pensions Act 1990, was not similarly adhered to for the MyFutureFund administration fees, in order to ensure that lower income participants receive similar value for money as higher in…
213. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who had their means assessed due to income from seaweed harvesting in the past two years; the number of these cases where no exemption of €1,270 was applied; whether these cases will be further reassessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/26]
836. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has considered a proposal relating to childcare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12563/26]
837. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the rates payable under the school meals programme were last increased. [11599/26]
838. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered expanding the domiciliary care allowance payment to children up to the age of 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11628/26]
839. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a full disability allowance payment can be urgently reinstated for a person living in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11631/26]
840. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the work and access scheme in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of applications approved in each of these years to date; the amount expended on the scheme in the same respective time periods, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11667/26]
841. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made for each of the respective seven supports under the work and access scheme to date; the number of these applications approved; the number declined; the number pending a decision; the amount expended under each support to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/26]
842. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of employees and employers currently utilising and benefiting from the wage subsidy scheme; the number of employers availing of strand 2 and strand 3 of the scheme; if an increase in the overall number utilising the scheme has occurred since the minimum weekly hours threshold was reduced in April 2024; and if so, the details of any…
843. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown, by employer size, (micro, small, medium and large) accessing, respectively, the work and access and wage subsidy schemes administered by his Department; the details of the supports provided to each employer category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11670/26]
844. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if numbers and details of use of the wage subsidy scheme and the work and access scheme, and the associated supports are monitored by his Department; if such statistics are or will be published on a routine basis; if so, to give details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11671/26]
845. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he can examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11695/26]
846. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11805/26]
847. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11823/26]
848. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11841/26]
849. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his Department's annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11867/26]
850. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 545 of 18 December 2025, if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11913/26]
851. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 14 January 2026, if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11914/26]