Social Welfare Payments

188. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time, by payment, in tabular form. [8228/25]

189. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional needs payments and the number disallowed in 2019 and in 2024, by category, in tabular form. [8229/25]

190. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the mean and maximum waiting times for additional needs payment, by county, in tabular form. [8230/25]

195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to reduce application waiting times for social welfare payments. [8360/25]

196. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider having illness benefit payment available to self-employed individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8366/25]

199. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of exceptional needs payments paid in the last three years by area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8409/25]

606. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment rates under the new jobseeker's pay related benefit scheme; if top-up payments will be made for any dependents an applicant has; if people are able to apply for the current jobseeker's benefit scheme from 31 March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7897/25]

612. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reviewing the criteria for the working family payment to assess the impact of including carer’s allowance as reckonable income, and particularly in cases where one parent is engaged in seasonal employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8051/25]

613. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if Irish residents in receipt of a British pension are eligible for bonus payments issued by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8079/25]

175. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit will no longer be subject to taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6872/25]

492. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5823/25]

624. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when entitlements to services under the Disability Act 2005 will be made available to a person (details supplied). [5564/25]

190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the compensation provided for food costs to households affected by storm Éowyn under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4862/25]

191. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the compensation provided for accommodation costs to households affected by storm Éowyn under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4863/25]

192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide clear guidelines on what households affected by storm Éowyn can claim under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4865/25]

198. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if generator hire is covered under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4967/25]

153. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a fuel allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3685/25]

156. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection whether a person can receive domiciliary carer's allowance past a child's sixteenth birthday or whether the child is required to apply for disability allowance. [3718/25]

157. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on when a final decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance and the associated travel pass for the son of the person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3741/25]

158. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is additional support available for women on maternity leave who have been temporarily relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/25]

159. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to provide additional supports for women on maternity leave who have been relegated to half-rate carer’s allowance temporarily, but for most of that period will be in a position to provide full-time care, for example, additional child support payments, fuel allowances, and so on, given the additional inco…

160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he can explain the decision to decline disability allowance for a young lady (details supplied) who has been receiving domiciliary care allowance for over ten years, despite no change in her medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3745/25]

165. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3890/25]

167. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has investigated the possibility of undertaking a review of the current means test for disability allowance to ensure that people affected by disability, who are marginally over the income threshold limit, are not left without adequate support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3918/25]

168. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify rates of payment made under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3929/25]