402. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4193/25]
Topics / Social Welfare Appeals
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Welfare Appeals
226 questions from 73 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
226
questions
220 written, 6 oral
73
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
2
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 15 |
| February 2025 | 36 |
| March 2025 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 24 |
| May 2025 | 27 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 26 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 10 |
| October 2025 | 6 |
| November 2025 | 9 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 1 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 13 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
404. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4216/25]
408. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision on a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4285/25]
415. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4705/25]
152. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3616/25]
154. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a domiciliary care allowance appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3687/25]
164. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a domiciliary care allowance appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3887/25]
663. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a disability allowance appeal decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2500/25]
682. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal against a refusal of disability allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2825/25]
685. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects a decision will be made on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) who submitted the appeal in May 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2900/25]
720. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection about the case of a person (details supplied) who, having applied for and being refused an invalidity pension, appealed this decision and has been denied her request for an oral hearing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3127/25]
838. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times for applications for disability allowance, carer's allowance and appeals; the work her Department has undertaken to reduce these waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46176/24]
850. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46461/24]
852. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a jobseeker's allowance appeal for a person (details supplied). [46538/24]
857. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department is taking to shorten the waiting times for appeals for carer’s allowance and other sections of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46582/24]
860. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46688/24]
872. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied). [1043/25]
873. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the application for the working family payment for persons (details supplied). [1074/25]
874. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied). [1157/25]
875. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection when payments will recommence for a person (details supplied) further to the decision of the chief appeals officer regarding the unlawful disallowing of their claims for jobseeker's allowance and supplementary welfare in 2020, when they will receive the payments unlawfully withheld from them; the reasons for the continued delay in processing the clai…
876. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) who has been waiting three years for a decision; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1249/25]
880. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application for carer’s allowance will be approved as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [1377/25]
881. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons (details supplied) are in receipt of the household package and fuel allowance and electricity allowance. [1400/25]
887. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for carer’s allowance by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1525/25]
888. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) pending an appeal decision on disability allowance; and if she will provide an update on the processing times for disability allowance appeals, specifically for individuals who are suffering from multiple health conditions, including chronic pain, rare diseases, and mental health issues. [1528/25]