Employment Schemes

669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the employment schemes or supports available for young adults with a mild intellectual disability in the Dublin 9 area; if he will provide details of the nearest INTREO office and contact information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55404/25]

407. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure that the Pathways to Work strategy includes dedicated funding for disability-related transport costs, beyond the free travel scheme, to reflect additional costs faced by persons with disabilities, including those in rural areas, and to provide parity with the Access to Work (NI) scheme, which covers extra approved t…

408. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider funding and resourcing a national umbrella organisation for supported employment, to provide staff training, best practice standards, policy development and coordination between supported employment service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49700/25]

409. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider making the wage subsidy scheme more flexible by reducing the current minimum requirement of 15 hours per week, to enable persons with disabilities who may only be able to work fewer hours to avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49831/25]

2402. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide the up-to-date position on meeting the 6% target for employment of people with disabilities in the public service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42383/25]

231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the Employment Investment Incentive in 2025 and 2026. [40522/25]

116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to support more disabled people into employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32900/25]

285. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if a scheme will be put in place whereby people on employment schemes who are refused fuel allowance, as they came on to the scheme from a social welfare benefit payment as opposed to a means-tested payment, have their current means assessed to see if they are eligible for fuel allowance, as the current qualifying criteria is unfair …

161. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the number of people engaged in work and skills week 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21698/25]

292. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice regarding residents of IPAS accommodation employed in roles with companies who have some work outside of the area in which the accommodation is based, if there is a mechanism for such residents to access alternative accommodation while working in an alternative area in order to avoid losing their employment; and if he will make a statement on…

728. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the work being undertaken in his Department to increase access to employment for disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20282/25]

1399. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of times a person working part time can be required to attend a Local Area Employment Service for a duration of 52 weeks (details supplied). [18911/25]

1406. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures to support and promote employment opportunities for persons with disabilities; the progress made under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities; and the new initiatives planned to improve access to the workforce for individuals with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

194. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of any engagement between his Department and other Government Departments on the question of short-time work supports in the context of the announcement by President Trump of new tariffs on EU goods on 2 April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18270/25]

1020. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons annually, by county, who have been sanctioned for not fully and-or in part engaging with employment activation programmes; and if she will provide a separate table by service provider in which the sanction arose from. [11510/25]

1021. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the annual amount paid to service providers to provide employment activation programmes since Jobpath was established to date. [11511/25]

13. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he will take to increase the employment rate for people with disabilities, considering employment opportunities are vital in providing this group the ability to live independently and at present there are too many barriers, including an anxiety that employers will not provide the necessary accommodations…

452. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1733/25]

453. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Local Enterprise Office-supported jobs in each county at the end of 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1734/25]