Social Welfare Payments

302. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to address an issue of an overpayment claim on a pension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50363/26]

351. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [50469/26]

353. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the carer’s allowance, by county, in tabular format. [50713/26]

205. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if following admission of a care recipient to long-term residential care, his Department is considering the introduction of a 12 week continuation period for recipients of carer's benefit, similar to the transition period that is currently afforded to carer's allowance recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [499…

210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a response regarding an overpayment from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50077/26]

483. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he would consider extending the domiciliary care allowance to those aged 16 and over in the case of type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47048/26]

485. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason no dedicated streamlined process exists to manage recurring jobseeker's claims arising from seasonal closures in the early years and Montessori sector; the reason workers must apply in the same manner as new applicants each summer despite the predictable, calendar based nature of this non employment period; and if he wi…

490. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the policy in relation to overpayments of social welfare; if it is mandatory to repay all social welfare overpayments or if it can be written off; if so, in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47298/26]

494. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available when a person cannot afford the necessary GP fees to fulfil criteria for a given social welfare payment when the person does not qualify for a medical card or GP-visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47657/26]

496. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if a pensioner and former coal miner can now apply for the disablement benefit payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47676/26]

3. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to address barriers - administrative, financial and others - to accessing social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46287/26]

16. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to improve turnaround times on decisions regarding applications for supplementary welfare allowance to cover transport costs for getting to hospital appointments for patients who receive notification of an appointment at short notice and do not have sufficient time to apply and wait for approval of their travel supplem…

29. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to the difficulties faced by renters accessing the emergency response payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46283/26]

35. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to assess the financial adequacy of the State pension and supplementary social welfare payments for older, single persons who face escalating living costs and a chronic deficit of suitable single-unit accommodation options. [46329/26]

37. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the current processing time for appeals of all social welfare payments in 2026. [46170/26]

62. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of all persons currently on jobseeker's allowance, per Intreo area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45903/26]

70. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number that received the carer’s support grant in 2026; the way in which this compares to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46034/26]

71. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is aware that applications for assistance with bills under the urgent needs payment scheme in the first three months of this year has doubled. [46299/26]

77. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the evidentiary requirements for carer’s allowance applications and reviews; if he will examine whether carers are being asked to repeatedly provide medical or supporting documents already held by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45626/26]

337. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline a clear timeline for the abolition of the means test for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46437/26]

338. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the introduction of the cost of disability payment. [46438/26]

339. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for an additional needs payment for assistance with the cost of a funeral for each of the past three years; the number of applications per county; the number that were successful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46445/26]

340. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for an additional needs payment for assistance with the cost of a fitting out a new social home for each of the past three years; the number of applications per county; the number that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46446/26]

342. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a teacher (details supplied) out of contract is exempt from claiming the job seekers pay related benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46468/26]

343. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection to advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46479/26]