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]
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4,236 questions from 140 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
4,236
questions
4,233 written, 3 oral
140
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
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| January 2025 | 34 |
| February 2025 | 83 |
| March 2025 | 109 |
| April 2025 | 199 |
| May 2025 | 70 |
| June 2025 | 294 |
| July 2025 | 286 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 289 |
| October 2025 | 144 |
| November 2025 | 345 |
| December 2025 | 296 |
| January 2026 | 192 |
| February 2026 | 284 |
| March 2026 | 121 |
| April 2026 | 263 |
| May 2026 | 415 |
| June 2026 | 310 |
| July 2026 | 260 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 124 |
| October 2026 | 118 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
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]
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]
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]
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]
439. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of one residential bed in the voluntary residential care service. [46680/26]
440. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of removing the education condition for the payment of the aftercare allowance from 21-23 years and therefore, making the aftercare allowance payable from 18-23 years regardless of participation in education. [46681/26]
441. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated full year cost of providing a full State pension to every foster carer in the State. [46682/26]