834. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has plans to introduce a special scheme that would provide social protection for maritime/fishing sector workers, similar to that available in Spain. [24452/25]
Topics / Social Welfare Code
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Welfare Code
195 questions from 79 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
195
questions
184 written, 11 oral
79
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
3
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 27 |
| March 2025 | 4 |
| April 2025 | 7 |
| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 1 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 14 |
| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 43 |
| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 8 |
| October 2026 | 8 |
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
Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.
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The questions
105. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on plans to introduce a permanent annual cost of disability support payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21566/25]
108. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if carer’s benefit could be considered as a scheme to be transformed into a pay-related one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21765/25]
113. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans any changes to the qualifying criteria for the domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21540/25]
139. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to reform the disability allowance payment to remove the current means test for the payment, in line with Programme for Government commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21687/25]
157. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline his plans for the Programme for Government commitment to introduce a new working age payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21724/25]
158. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Social Protection the means by which he will ensure that the social protection system is work-friendly; that welfare traps which inhibit people from taking up work are removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21640/25]
1393. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the additional costs of disability for older people aged 65 years and over; if consideration has been given to extending the proposed annual cost of disability payment to those on the State pension with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18763/25]
1394. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection for a proposed timeline for reviewing the carer’s allowance means test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18764/25]
1395. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reply to correspondence regarding means testing of the carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18765/25]
1402. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to single adults with disabilities who are living independently, with limited or no family supports; and the measures being taken to address gaps in housing provision and long-term income stability for this cohort. [18924/25]
1424. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the inequitable treatment of young widowed people in Ireland, particularly in the areas of taxation, financial supports, and access to essential benefits under current social protection policy; if he will consider retaining dual tax credits and rate bands for widows, widowers and surviving civil partners, extending financial suppo…
1441. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if it is possible for self-employed workers to increase their PRSI contributions to allow them to avail of social welfare entitlements, such as illness benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19941/25]
1466. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection what the current plans are regarding the potential removal of means testing for carers, as committed to in the Programme for Government. [20649/25]
102. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the blind pension is means-tested and counted as taxable income; the reason is it removed when visually impaired people earn over a certain amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/25]
481. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the situation where a person in receipt of the old age pension (contributory) and caring full-time for their spouse would get the full rate carer’s allowance instead of only half rate (currently the situation) due to the fact that they are receiving the contributory pension payment; the estimated cost of same; and if he will …
526. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is financial assistance available from his Department to an individual in receipt of a payment (details supplied) toward costs for an adapted vehicle in the case there is no other funding source available to the individual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14075/25]
1086. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he plans to take to ensure that necessary and appropriate care is being provided to family members in the context of the planned expansion of the carer’s allowance. [12953/25]
84. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to abolish the means test for the carer’s allowance; if this will be phased out; if he can provide a detailed timeline for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9019/25]
85. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to include healthcare workers suffering with long Covid symptoms within the occupational injuries benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8935/25]
86. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection the detail of how and when he intends to implement the Programme for Government commitment to abolish the income limit for the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/25]
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will abolish means testing for carer’s allowance, as per the Programme for Government, at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6861/25]
314. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if he recognises the anomaly in the social welfare system which means that people in receipt of widow’s pension, and who are working, are penalised if they become ill and can no longer work, because they cannot claim illness benefit for example; if he intends to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8915/25]
194. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection when the abolition of the means test for carers will occur as families are depending on this pre-election promise being fulfilled promptly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8339/25]
201. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to reform the application form for domiciliary care allowance; if he is aware of the concerns of support groups questioning the detail required and complex nature of the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8411/25]