Poverty Impact Assessment
An official questions-paper heading. 3 questions (0 oral, 3 written), first 2025-04-08, latest 2025-05-01.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Apr 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 2 |
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| Department | Questions |
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| Social | 3 |
The questions
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-05-01 · to Social
283. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has evaluated the true at-risk-of-poverty rate for people with disabilities when accounting for the extra cost of disability; whether his Department will adjust poverty measurement tools or set new targets in light of this disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21963/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-05-01 · to Social
284. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he will reform the State’s equivalence scales or poverty metrics to formally include a “disability weight” reflecting the higher living costs associated with disability; and if he will outline any plans to adopt such adjustments. [21964/25]
Paul Murphy
written
2025-04-08 · to Social
673. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will conduct an updated poverty impact assessment of age-related rates of jobseeker's for young people aged 18-24 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17004/25]
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