60. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the supports in-place for self-employed people who must reduce their hours; the adequacy of these supports in the context of the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67568/26]
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251. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the hardship caused when carers reach pension age and are in receipt of carer’s allowance; if he understands the impact that transitioning to half carers has on families; if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66097/26]
386. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the child benefit by €5. [46722/26]
387. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the estimated first year and full year cost of an increase in €10 to each disability-contingent payment, in tabular form. [46723/26]
388. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of extending free travel to all recipients of the domiciliary care allowance. [46757/26]
389. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing the living alone benefit by €5. [46758/26]
391. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing jobseeker's pay-related benefit, jobseeker's benefit, jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's self-employed by €5. [46760/26]
392. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of equalising 18-24 years-of-age rates of jobseeker's benefit and allowance with the standard rates. [46761/26]
393. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing all working age social welfare payments including foster care allowance by €5. [46762/26]
394. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing carer's allowance by €5. [46763/26]
395. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year costs of increasing the working family payment, one parent family payment and jobseeker's transitional by €5.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46764/26]
396. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing all disability-contingent payments by €5. [46765/26]
397. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing the child support payment for under 12 years-of-age by €5. [46766/26]
398. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of restoring the right to retire to 65 years-of-age. [46767/26]
399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year costs of the working family payment, jobseeker's transitional, one parent family payment and the existing child support payments; and the number of respective recipients, in tabular form. [46768/26]
1216. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of expanding the free travel scheme to include those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [43104/26]
1217. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of pension provision for foster carers and kinship carers respectively. [43106/26]
1220. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of hiring a case worker to help social welfare applicants. [43109/26]
1221. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing support for social welfare applicants struggling with literacy/accessibility. [43111/26]
1231. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of introducing a part-time rate of jobseekers self-employed for those making less than a 40-hour week at the current minimum wage. [43123/26]
340. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of working family payment recipients who are also in receipt of fuel allowance following the March 2026 extension; the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance threshold relaxation to all working family payment recipients at the current fuel allowance rate of €38, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2338…
341. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of working family payment recipients by county; the number of recipients by family size (one child, two children, three or more children), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23383/26]
31. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to updating the communications allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15411/26]
545. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that domestic abuse rent supplement is available for three months without a means test; if he understands that a victim of domestic abuse in some circumstances is working and required to pay the mortgage on the property where the children live; if this payment is considered as part of the means test in the case where the person cannot…
389. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals who received the carers support grant in June 2025 and who are not also in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit. [68017/25]