390. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing the pension by €5. [46759/26]
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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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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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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]
400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of qualified children associated with recipients of the working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and child support payments, in tabular form. [46769/26]
401. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the most recent data on the number of recipient households of working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and the child support payment, by the number of qualified children in the household, in tabular form. [46770/26]
402. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the most recent data on the number of children in respect of whom child benefit is paid where the parent or guardian is also in receipt of working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46771/26]
403. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the gross expenditure in the most recent full year available on working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46772/26]
404. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average annual amount received per recipient household under working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46773/26]
405. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the distribution of payments received under working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment; and the child support payment, by number of qualified children and payment band, in tabular form. [46774/26]
406. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the maximum annual amount received by any household under working family payment, one-parent family payment, jobseeker’s transitional payment, and the child support payment, in tabular form. [46775/26]
407. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the total number of asylum applications in the State for the years 2020 to date in 2026; and the number of applications accepted and refused for the same period, in tabular form. [46430/26]
408. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to introduce stronger laws to combat the spiking of drinks and related offences. [46469/26]
409. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding an ongoing immigration review (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in the case and lack of a determination; the implications of prolonged uncertainty for an Irish citizen child and her primary carer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46480/26]
410. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if crime statistics for assaults using knives are available for 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46541/26]
411. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to expedite a family reunification visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46562/26]
412. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether there are plans to expand the community CCTV grant aid scheme to address gaps in coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46703/26]
413. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the level of funding allocated under the community CCTV grant aid scheme in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number of successful applications from County Mayo within that period; and whether additional funding will be made available to support towns seeking to improve public safety. [46704/26]
414. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Garda personnel currently assigned to Ballina Garda Station; the way in which this compares with previous years. [46706/26]