103. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to correspondence (details supplied); the supports are available to address this situation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74546/26]
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105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who transitioned from disability allowance to either the State pension (contributory) or the State pension (non-contributory) on reaching the age of 66 in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [74594/26]
106. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons previously in receipt of disability allowance whose weekly social welfare income was reduced, unchanged or increased following their transition to the State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory) on reaching the age of 66 in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and the average change in payment experie…
619. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the grades of staff within his Department that have the authority to issue penalty rate on receipt of social welfare payment where that person has failed to engage with Intreo employment services; and the number of sanctions issued for same in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [73404/26]
635. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid in supplementary welfare and exceptional needs payments to international protection applicants since 2020. [74287/26]
641. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a person's application for Carer's Benefit (details supplied). [74055/26]
480. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection to ensure that the full living alone allowance will be paid to a person (details supplied). [71511/26]
494. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons whose social welfare payment was suspended or terminated following imprisonment in each of the past five years; the number whose qualified adult or child increases continued to be paid to another person; the number of such cases involving non-Irish nationals; and the number involving persons who had previously acquired Irish citize…
495. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who became Irish citizens in each of the past five years who subsequently received social welfare payments and were subsequently imprisoned; what payments they were receiving immediately prior to imprisonment; whether those payments ceased, were suspended or continued for dependants; and the total value of payments made to their de…
496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of international protection applicants who, while in receipt of a social welfare payment or dependent-related payment, entered prison in each of the past five years; what happened to each payment during imprisonment; the number transferred to a spouse, partner or other dependent; and the total annual cost involved. [71925/26]
501. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to give consideration to points raised in correspondence (details supplied) and allow for a full rate of carer's allowance in such situations. [72005/26]
505. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of disability allowance claims reduced or closed in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026 due to capital arising from an inheritance; the number of those recipients who subsequently lost entitlement to the free travel pass as a result; if his Department collects this data; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on th…
382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals who have been in receipt of either jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since September 2021, by age category and by county. [69769/26]
111. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person in County Kildare (details supplied) was refused back to education allowance. [69184/26]
490. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the child support programme for children aged under 12 years-of-age was increased to €64 per week and increased to €93 per week for children aged over 12 years-of-age. [68061/26]
492. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare claims that have been detected through data matching with Revenue before any payment was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68111/26]
493. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the outstanding social welfare overpayment owed to his Department for each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68110/26]
494. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients who have never had a recorded PRSI contribution but receive means-tested payments. [68108/26]
495. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare claims that have been detected through data matching with Revenue before any payment was issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68122/26]
496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total gross annual Exchequer expenditure on social welfare payments in each of the past ten calendar years; the expenditure attributable to each social welfare scheme, including pensions, working-age income supports, disability payments, illness-related payments, family supports, carers' payments, child-related payments, and supplementary welfare …
497. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients who exited jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each of the past ten calendar years, by reason for the cessation of payment, including transfer to another social welfare scheme, entry into employment, failure to satisfy the qualifying conditions, voluntary closure of the claim, emigration, death, and any other reco…
498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit, who transferred to another social welfare payment in each of the past ten calendar years; the scheme to which they transferred in each case (including disability allowance, invalidity pension, illness benefit, State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Non-Contributory), one-…
499. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of fraud investigations which originate from anonymous reports compared with internal data analytics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68126/26]
514. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which a person (details supplied) can access social protection payments; the specific supports are in place to assist; the way he can access this without recourse to the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68554/26]
517. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of previously unsuccessful applicants for Carer’s Allowance who have subsequently reapplied and qualified under the new thresholds, since 2020. [68703/26]