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Showing questions asked by Paul Lawless under the heading Budget 2026.

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Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Finance
838. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has calculated the impact of Budget 2026 on the disposable income of disabled households; if so, to provide those calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75010/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
907. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total fiscal savings to the Exchequer from not repeating the once-off supports provided in Budget 2025, including electricity credits, lump-sum payments and double-week bonuses; and how these savings were factored into Budget 2026 allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Public Expenditure
908. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if Budget 2026 was equality-proofed and disability-proofed, and to publish the assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75008/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1946. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason budget 2026 prioritises long-term structural investment in disability services over immediate income supports, despite evidence that disabled people face the highest poverty rates in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75013/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1947. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her response to concerns from disability organisations that the €600 million increase in disability service funding will not benefit the majority of disabled people, who rely on income supports rather than HSE-delivered services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75016/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1948. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the delivery of the additional disability services funded in Budget 2026, including residential places, respite, day services and assessments of need; her views on whether these timelines leave disabled people worse off in the interim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75017/25]
Paul Lawless Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Children
1949. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has met with an organisation (details supplied) and other advocacy groups regarding their concerns that Budget 2026 represents a “devastating setback” for disabled people; and what actions she intends to take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75018/25]
Paul Lawless Written 9 Dec 2025 · to Finance
284. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will commission a review of Budget 2026's impact on disabled households, particularly during the winter months, compared with what Budget 2025 offered in comparison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69592/25]