365. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of expanding the carer’s allowance threshold by 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% respectively. [46604/26]
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the State pensions, contributory and non-contributory respectively by €10. [46605/26]
367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of a €400 lump sum payment to all recipients of a social welfare payment. [46606/26]
368. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving working family payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46657/26]
369. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving one-parent family payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46658/26]
370. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving jobseeker’s transitional payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46659/26]
371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated monthly payment per child that would be required under a supplementary child benefit payment to ensure that no household currently receiving the child support payment would experience a reduction in disposable income. [46660/26]
372. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €50 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46661/26]
373. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €75 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46662/26]
374. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €100 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46663/26]
375. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €125 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46664/26]
376. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of paying an additional child benefit supplement of €150 per month per child to all children currently covered by working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment or the child support payment. [46665/26]
377. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year net Exchequer cost or saving of replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit payment of:€50 per month; €75 per month; €100 per month; €125 per month; and €150 per month, per child. [46666/26]
378. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first and full-year cost of replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit payment designed to ensure that no household currently eligible for those payments would experience a reduction in disposable income and the monthly p…
379. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated impact on the at-risk-of-poverty rate after housing costs among children; the consistent poverty rate among children; and the enforced deprivation rate among children of replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit designed…
380. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection whether the SWITCH tax-benefit microsimulation model has been used to assess replacing working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment with a supplementary child benefit; and, if so, to provide the results. [46669/26]
381. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to awarding an invalidity pension to an applicant (details supplied); the current status of their application; when a decision is likely to be made in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46673/26]
382. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of extending the parent’s leave and benefit by one week. [46685/26]
383. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the child support payment for over 12s by €5. [46719/26]
384. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending maternity benefit by an additional two weeks. [46720/26]
385. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of extending parent's benefit by an additional two weeks. [46721/26]
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]