1553. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to introduce an emergency winter payment for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75043/25]
Topics / Social Welfare Payments
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Welfare Payments
822 questions from 114 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
822
questions
801 written, 21 oral
114
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
10
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 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 94 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 40 |
| May 2025 | 36 |
| June 2025 | 43 |
| July 2025 | 40 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 94 |
| December 2025 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 75 |
| February 2026 | 42 |
| March 2026 | 25 |
| April 2026 | 69 |
| May 2026 | 38 |
| June 2026 | 62 |
| July 2026 | 30 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 48 |
| October 2026 | 14 |
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
1604. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for each social protection payment, for the year 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2515/26]
1605. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for social protection payment appeals, for the year 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2516/26]
540. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the carer's allowance payment and arrears will be issued to a person (details supplied) following successful appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73399/25]
541. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way a particular welfare payment (details supplied) was calculated as regards furnishing social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73433/25]
313. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will consider an additional emergency winter payment for disabled people, many of whom are struggling to keep up with costs to warm their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72822/25]
314. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for implementation of the long-promised cost of disability payment. [72698/25]
634. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people on a long-term unemployment payment who received a Christmas bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71739/25]
642. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection when he plans to publish draft proposals for consultation on the new working age payment which will ensure that inconsistencies within the social welfare system which disincentivise work are removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71749/25]
647. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person in receipt of illness benefit is allowed to withdraw savings from their business account to their personal account to pay for long-term illness without this having an impact on their of social welfare receipts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71822/25]
652. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an additional needs payment in Cork city. [72112/25]
653. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the average wait time for an appointment with a community welfare officer in Cork city. [72113/25]
663. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will address the case of a lone parent (details supplied) whose one parent family payment has been suspended; the reason for the suspension; if he will review the decision as a matter of urgency; and if he will confirm that the constituent has co-operated fully with all requests and procedures during the process. [72437/25]
664. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a deceased person’s (details supplied) next-of-kin are being pursued for a welfare debt the family were unaware off; the details in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72504/25]
667. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to introducing statutory guidelines for the calculation of child maintenance payments; if this will include affordability assessments for both parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71320/25]
457. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection if it can be ensured that in cases where a parent has been awarded full custody of their children, the child benefit payment will be paid to them in full, and regardless of gender, even if they remain living with their former partner or spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70941/25]
242. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the total estimated cost of paying the Christmas bonus social welfare payments this year. [70655/25]
247. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a full-time student (details supplied) is not entitled to any financial assistance when completing their Trinity College access programme. [70850/25]
248. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who was born in Belfast is having issues with their habitual residence condition which has resulted in them being unable to apply for any financial assistance. [70851/25]
535. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed assessment of the fiscal implications of reintroducing a once-off winter support for persons with disabilities in 2026, including the projected cost of a €300 payment, a €400 payment and a €500 payment; and if his Department has carried out any analysis of the additional energy and living costs faced by disabled households during t…
536. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the net change in income in 2026 compared with 2025 for a single adult on disability allowance living alone, taking account of the withdrawal of once off supports in Budget 2025 including the €400 disability cost-of-living payment, the €300 fuel lump sum, the €300 living alone lump sum, the €200 electricity credits and the double week bonuses, and the p…
537. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed assessment of the fiscal implications of reintroducing a once off winter support for persons with disabilities in 2026, including the projected cost of a €300 payment, a €400 payment and a €500 payment; and if his Department has carried out any analysis of the additional energy and living costs faced by disabled households during t…
538. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to detail his Department’s inflation adjusted estimate of the annual extra cost of disability in 2026, referencing the cost of disability study (details supplied) and any updated modelling carried out by her Department since 2020; and the way in which these figures informed the design of Budget 2026. [69172/25]
550. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of applications for redundancy payments in respect of the former employees of a hotel (details supplied); the reason for the ongoing delay in processing these claims, given that the required forms were submitted to the Department by the liquidators on 30 October 2025; the way in which his Department is addressing the fact that the previous…
572. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance payment application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70131/25]