Social Welfare Payments

513. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to list all social welfare payments which are currently payable to the surviving cohabiting partner of a deceased claimant after their death, in circumstances where the couple are not married; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13695/25]

348. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the capital disregard of farm assist to €34,000. [12960/25]

349. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount in social welfare payments that have been paid out to people who have received deportation orders in each of the past five years. [12974/25]

351. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13017/25]

356. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will expedite a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13148/25]

994. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in receipt of carer's allowance, a qualifying payment for fuel allowance, had their fuel allowance application refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10749/25]

998. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently address and rectify a carer’s allowance overpayment for a person (details supplied). [10818/25]

999. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to illness benefit or the disability allowance following a debilitating health complication suffered while on career break from An Post. [10835/25]

1007. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11110/25]

1041. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to backdating arrears for six months for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11895/25]

1043. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a €50 weekly cost of disability payment to all recipients of disability-related social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/25]

1049. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection if child benefit payments can be backdated in a case in which a parent (details supplied) did not register their child at birth; and if missed payments can be backdated given the child is now registered. [12050/25]

311. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if the payment of State non-contributory pension will be restored in the case of persons (details supplied). [10287/25]

91. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children who have benefited from the baby boost triple child benefit payment to date; the number his Department estimates will benefit from it in 2025; the estimated additional cost in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8526/25]

92. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of newborn baby grants that have been made to parents in both counties Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7937/25]

98. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person currently receiving carer’s allowance and a child increase for two children will now be dropped down to half-rate carer’s allowance and their child increase taken away once they become in receipt of maternity benefit; if his Department can justify a reported net loss of €230 a week and €8,050 over the 35-week period …

117. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an individual who is currently receiving carer’s allowance and a child increase for two children will now be dropped down to the half-rate carer’s allowance and their child increase taken away once they go on the maternity benefit; if he can justify a reported net loss of €230 a week and €8,050 over the 35-week period while …

118. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Social Protection his proposals to ensure that part-time workers unable to submit jobseeker’s allowance declarations in emergency circumstances do not see payments delayed, as occurred recently during storm Éowyn. [8620/25]

124. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the interdepartmental working group to examine and review the system of means testing for carer's payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7673/25]

130. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the establishment of a working age payment as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8483/25]

147. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to introduce an annual cost of disability support payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8430/25]

293. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are 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. [8578/25]

297. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost for each of the past ten years for the weekly social welfare payment given to international protection applicants; and the total cost of the additional needs payment claimed by international protection applicants for each of the past ten years. [8659/25]

298. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of non-nationals that have claimed jobseeker's allowance for each of the past ten years; the total cost to the State of jobseeker's claims by non-nationals for each of the past ten years; and the proportion of all jobseeker's allowance claimed by non-nationals for each of the past ten years. [8660/25]

187. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of international protection applicants who have received an exceptional needs payment in the past 12 months; the expenditure by his Department on international protection applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8209/25]