742. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that potential overpayments of the PUP are being recouped at present; if he is aware that estimates are being given to recipients; if he will consider providing more than 21 days for reply, with additional information given the length of time that has elapsed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/26]
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743. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that some former political prisoners released under the Good Friday Agreement may just miss out on the State contributory pension due to the impact of their years of imprisonment on their ability to build up enough PRSI contributions; and if his Department will consider a resolution to this issue, in the spirit of that peace agr…
314. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on his recent meeting with disabled persons' organisations and advocates for the introduction of a permanent cost of disability support payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7036/26]
315. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department collates data on the domestic violence pathway to rent supplement, introduced by the Department of Social Protection in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7110/26]
316. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is correct that self-directed pensions currently hold 12,000 residential rental properties (details supplied); whether he has considered the potential impact that restricting direct property investment within PRSAs will have on the Irish rental market; if he is concerned that the proposed change could result in the sale of the 12,000 residenti…
317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it takes for his Department to notify Revenue of changes in people's circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7133/26]
318. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of the €500 grant towards a hearing aid in each year 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7157/26]
319. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of optical support, broken down by free eye tests, free glasses and grants towards contact lenses for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7158/26]
320. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of the €500 grant for wigs for each of the years 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7159/26]
321. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people, by county, who availed of their entitlement under the treatment benefit scheme in respect of dental work for each of the years 2020-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7160/26]
322. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he can provide the latest breakdown, by county, of the number of employers who have signed up to auto enrolment; the total number of employees that have been enrolled, by county; the overall value of contributions collected to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7161/26]
323. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when the My Future Fund app will be launched in order that people can track their contributions and savings pot online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7162/26]
324. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of refusal for first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7187/26]
325. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the rate of refusal of appeals by first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7188/26]
326. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of judicial reviews taken in respect of the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7189/26]
327. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the success rate of judicial reviews taken in respect of the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025. [7190/26]
328. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of both primary and secondary school children in County Carlow that are benefitting from the free schools meals scheme. [7346/26]
329. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of both primary and secondary school children in County Kilkenny that are benefitting from the free schools meals scheme. [7347/26]
98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the next steps a school (details supplied) should take to access the hot school meals scheme, once it has agreed contractors and suppliers. [6746/26]
99. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of financial support under the Temporary Protection Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6944/26]
100. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of financial support under the international protection system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6945/26]
101. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of fraud cases with social protection payments detected in each of the past five years. [6636/26]
102. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of cases in which a person has fraudulently claimed carer's allowance for another person who was unaware of the claim made in their name; the checks which are made with the GP who signed the form, that they are the persons own GP. [6637/26]
103. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms in place to ensure that recipients of social welfare are still residing here full-time. [6638/26]
104. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection whether records are kept on the purpose of community welfare officer grants; if so, if that data includes grants awarded in domestic violence cases where families were required to leave the family home; if so, the number of such grants issued and value in each year from 2022 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6653/26]