Social Welfare Payments

176. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on child benefit payments for each of the years 2016 - 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31191/26]

177. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on maternity benefit for each of the years 2016 - 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31192/26]

178. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on all jobseekers allowance payments for each of the years 2016 - 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31193/26]

752. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the weekly earnings disregard for recipients of the one-parent family payment and jobseeker's transitional payment to €210; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29716/26]

770. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a decision on their appeal for domiciliary care allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29970/26]

779. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision for a jobseeker allowance application will be made for a person (details supplied); if any additional information or documents are required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30314/26]

780. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if the backdating of disability allowance for cam be urgently allowed for a person (details supplied), as this man is very sick and could not submit the form due to illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30341/26]

783. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person can be reviewed (details supplied); to provide an update on their social welfare application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30548/26]

794. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider extending the back-to-work enterprise allowance (BTWEA) to include individuals who are signing on for PRSI credits but are excluded from payments due to means testing; or alternatively, if he will consider introducing a parallel pathway for people in such a position to access the BTWEA; and if he will make a stat…

795. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a disability allowance appeal (details supplied) submitted in November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30911/26]

796. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people currently in receipt of a heating supplement payment; if he can provide a breakdown of this payment, per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30927/26]

409. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on a request to further backdate a widower's contributory pension award to a person ( details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29263/26]

410. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1877 of 14 April 2026, his views on whether it is equitable that some people with medical diagnosis qualify for the diet supplement administered under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme but others in the same financial and medical circumstances do not; and if he will make a statement on th…

411. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total number of people that are in receipt of the diet supplement administered under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29363/26]

412. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the total number of people that are in receipt of the diet supplement administered under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, broken down by year since it was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29364/26]

413. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to the exchequer of payments under the diet supplement administered under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme, broken down by year since it was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29365/26]

414. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has assessed the extent to which failures by employers to provide reasonable accommodation contribute to disabled workers leaving employment and subsequently relying on Illness Benefit, Disability Allowance or other income supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29484/26]

415. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer where a disabled worker exits employment and moves onto Disability Allowance, Illness Benefit or related supports following workplace discrimination or failure to provide reasonable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29485/26]

416. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any cost-benefit analysis of early workplace accommodation and retention of disabled workers compared with the medium- and long-term cost of social welfare dependency arising from accommodation failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29486/26]

417. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and the Department of Children, Disability and Equality on the relationship between workplace accommodation failures, disability-related job loss and subsequent reliance on social protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

418. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); if he will request his officials to investigate the matter as one of urgency given the material change in circumstances and the terminal condition of the person being cared for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29501/26]

145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in reinstating a carer's allowance payment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal that ceased in February 2026; if it can be reinstated immediately considering requested information and documentary evidence was submitted to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/26…

146. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any data is available on the number of recipients of carer’s allowance in Dublin west, broken down per LEA, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28804/26]

152. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if the age limit for families with adult children in full-time education receiving the Working Family Payment could be extended to 23 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28990/26]

605. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for guardian's payment. [28256/26]