369. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the approximate cost of extending child benefit for a period of six months and one year respectively, in the event of the death of a qualifying child based on available data from 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67583/25]
Topics / Social Welfare Benefits
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Welfare Benefits
681 questions from 119 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 6 October 2026.
681
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667 written, 14 oral
119
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 45 |
| March 2025 | 26 |
| April 2025 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 39 |
| June 2025 | 83 |
| July 2025 | 46 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 88 |
| October 2025 | 39 |
| November 2025 | 39 |
| December 2025 | 27 |
| January 2026 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 50 |
| March 2026 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 22 |
| June 2026 | 60 |
| July 2026 | 12 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 33 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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370. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the 5% pension increase recently granted to former Irish Rail staff; when this increase is due to be implemented; if his Department has assessed the impact of this increase on the eligibility of affected pensioners for Social Protection supports such as the medical card, fuel allowance and other secondary benefits; an…
373. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the immediate and dedicated income support which has been provided to former franchisees (details supplied) and subcontractors who are currently unable to apply for the insolvency payments scheme; and the process by which they can secure an urgent needs payment or other welfare support without compromising any future claims against the receiver. [67663…
376. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 18 November 2025, the advice she would give to a teacher who has moved schools in the past 12-months but, due to their child’s illness, are forced to temporarily leave work and cannot qualify for carer’s allowance. [67757/25]
380. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to concerns of various NGOs and charities supporting elderly people in relation to the negative impact that the most recent budget had on elderly people that rely on state supports including the state pension and fuel allowance; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
386. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of disablement benefit recipients who also receive constant attendance allowance (CAA); the number of disablement benefit recipients that have a level of disablement assessed at 50% or above; the reason the number of recipients of CAA appears disproportionately low compared to the total number of disablement benefit recipients; if…
389. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals who received the carers support grant in June 2025 and who are not also in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit. [68017/25]
394. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the claim for disability allowance was refused for a person (details supplied); the options available at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66824/25]
395. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the claim for carers allowance was refused for a person (details supplied); and the options available at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66825/25]
219. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person on certified sick leave will still meet the qualification criteria for carer’s benefit that they must have been employed or self-employed for at least eight weeks in the previous 26-weeks for a minimum of 16 hours each week or 32 hours a fortnight if they previously met this criteria before being on sick leave; and if he will make a sta…
592. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for illness benefit and separately supplementary welfare allowance in the name of a person (details supplied). [65258/25]
594. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available for a person (details supplied) who is unable to return to their job, due to injury, and has had their back to education payments revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65435/25]
595. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Social Protection the process for service users applying to both the PRSI wig grant and the HSE grant wig allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65473/25]
596. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a number of schools (details supplied) will receive notice that they have received sanction under the school meals programme. [65537/25]
600. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on jobseeker's benefit in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [65698/25]
601. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on issues around State support for a person (details supplied). [66012/25]
602. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department spent on State pension contributory and disability allowance payments for the month of October 2025; and if he will provide the same figures for October 2023 and October 2024, in tabular form. [65882/25]
603. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether the way in which a person was treated (details supplied) was fair; if he will have this matter investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65899/25]
604. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted any analysis of how divorce or separations affect dependency entitlements for parents who are in receipt of welfare payments. [65967/25]
605. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm whether payments from catastrophic injury claims from the HSE would be included on the means test for carer’s allowance; if so, how this is calculated as per the means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65971/25]
500. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the history of and current status of the carer's allowance claim for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65036/25]
719. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for appeals to the Social Welfare Appeals Office for disability allowance cases, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63362/25]
731. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will implement an emergency winter payment for those people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63844/25]
732. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to accelerate the delivery of the permanent cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63845/25]
73. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for an estimate of the number of new people who will be eligible to receive carer’s allowance following budget 2026; if he will explain to carers who are currently excluded by the means test exactly when they will be made aware of when they will become eligible; the amount his Department is prepared to spend on the relaxation of the carer’s means tes…