Parliamentary questions

650. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who moves jobs after four years must start auto-enrolment again at 1.5% or will remain at 3%. [72033/25]

651. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department has spent on translation services from a company (details supplied) for the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72075/25]

652. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an additional needs payment in Cork city. [72112/25]

653. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an appointment with a community welfare officer in Cork city. [72113/25]

654. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of an additional needs payment in the last quarter of this year and the same period in 2020 and 2024 respectively, in Cork city, by category of payment, in tabular form. [72114/25]

655. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claims refused by payment in Cork; and the number accepted on appeal. [72115/25]

656. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of schools with funded breakfast clubs in Cork. [72126/25]

657. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if an assessment of need will still be required for an application for domiciliary care allowance given the recent policy reform announcement by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. [72237/25]

658. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the long waiting period for an assessment of need is taken into account during an application for domiciliary care allowance; and if it has been brought to his attention that applications have been refused due to the lack of an assessment though a child is on the waiting list for an assessment. [72238/25]

659. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been denied domiciliary care allowance due to the lack of an assessment of need though they have been waiting for an appointment for some months. [72239/25]

660. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of funeral assistance grants applied for by county and granted by county in each of the last three years , in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72417/25]

661. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of heat supplement payments awarded for each county, for each of the past three years; the average time this payment remains in payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72418/25]

662. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domiciliary care applications for each of the last three years; the number granted; the number of those turned down that were appealed; the number of those appeals that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72419/25]

663. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the case of a lone parent (details supplied) whose one parent family payment has been suspended; the reason for the suspension; if he will review the decision as a matter of urgency; and if he will confirm that the constituent has co-operated fully with all requests and procedures during the process. [72437/25]

664. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a deceased person’s (details supplied) next-of-kin are being pursued for a welfare debt the family were unaware off; the details in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72504/25]

454. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the campaigns by the Government to attract construction workers to come to Ireland and to return home to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71091/25]

455. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department, and agencies under the Department’s remit, purchase data on the habits and activities of social media users and other platforms; if so, the reasons for purchasing such data; the amount spent in 2024 and 2025 year to date on such expenditure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70872/25…

456. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application for disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be decided given the family urgently need assistance. [70934/25]

457. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if it can be ensured that in cases where a parent has been awarded full custody of their children, the child benefit payment will be paid to them in full, and regardless of gender, even if they remain living with their former partner or spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70941/25]

458. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the disability allowance is means-tested for couples who are cohabiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70988/25]

459. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the eligibility of a person (details supplied) for a pension (non-contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71182/25]

236. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is satisfied that the Pensions Authority and the Revenue Commissioners are working in tandem on the efficient roll out of the auto-enrolment pension for 1 January 2026; if he is satisfied that the system set up for this task is fit for purpose; if the system is proving unworkable, if he will extend the date for auto-enrolme…

237. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70610/25]

238. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of the years 2012 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70445/25]

239. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70531/25]