Social Welfare Benefits

943. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing core rates of social protection by at minimum €20 to restore the purchasing power of the payment to 2020 levels. [30194/25]

945. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a record of insurance contributions made by a person (details supplied); if these contributions qualify them for carer's benefit; and the benefits available to this client as a stay-at-home parent since 2018 and carer for their two children (15 and 12 years old) that are in receipt of domiciliary care allowance…

946. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on matters raised in relation to widowed parents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30244/25]

951. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any social welfare benefits available to self-employed parents (farmers); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30436/25]

952. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a fuel allowance application will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if the details of their outgoings and financial difficulties provided as part of their appeal will be considered. [30449/25]

954. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the details of his Department's review of means testing across all social assistance schemes, with particular reference to the disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30567/25]

955. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of parents eligible for parent's leave in the past twelve months; and how many weeks of leave, if any, those parents took, by county, in tabular form. [30599/25]

956. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plan to review parent's leave to make it more flexible and viable for parents, including partial weeks or single days of parent's leave; transferring unused leave to the partner parent; and the option to redistribute payment across a reduced number of days/weeks. [30600/25]

957. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to support and promote employment opportunities for people with disabilities; the progress made under the comprehensive employment strategy for people with disabilities; the new initiatives planned to improve access to the workforce for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30…

958. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm the status of a domiciliary care allowance application by a person (details supplied) for their daughter who it is documented has having medical difficulties, that serious consideration would be given to granting this domiciliary care allowance due to these difficulties and the level of care required; and if he will make a …

960. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the fuel allowance available for 32, 40 and 52 weeks per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30688/25]

961. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance scheme to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30689/25]

962. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments, in tabular form (details supplied). [30690/25]

963. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of equalising the jobseekers rates for under 25s to the current rate of €244 per week for jobseekers over 25; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30691/25]

964. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reinstating the bereavement grant at the rate of €850 per person deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/25]

965. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received the qualified adults payment for his child who is sill of age to receive it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30717/25]

391. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the policy whereby someone cannot have their homeless HAP increased to the new increased level while they stay in existing accommodation (details supplied) will be reviewed. [28546/25]

529. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health to advise on a matter raised in correspondence in relation to a grant allowance (details supplied). [28749/25]

284. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional supports or supplementary payments available to individuals on maternity leave, including access to the supplementary welfare allowance or mortgage interest supplements; if he will review the current rate of maternity benefit and the potential introduction of a mandatory employer top-up scheme to better support work…

287. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline if a reform of the half-rate carer's payment for people receiving a disability payment will be included as part of the Government's plans to phase out means testing the carers allowance; if this has been investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27762/25]

291. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will supply the number of carers allowance applications received in each years 2020 to 2024; the number of such applications that were approved on first examination; the number directed to review and changed on review; the number directed to appeal and changed on appeal; the average waiting time in each of those years for…

294. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a rent supplement application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry following the submission of additional information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28347/25]

413. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment changes made to the treatment benefit scheme, from 2021 to date in 2025. [26696/25]

415. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding social welfare supports for those that work in a freelance capacity; if the exceptional needs payment can be reviewed to allow further flexibility and support for people in this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26747/25]

427. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment changes made to the treatment benefit scheme from 2021 to date in 2025. [27161/25]