1277. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year costs if the back to school clothing and footwear allowance increased to €175 for children aged between 4-11 years and €305 for children aged over 12. [43845/26]
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.
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801 written, 21 oral
114
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Independents counted together
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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 |
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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.
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The questions
1279. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of the living alone allowance, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43853/26]
1282. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is considering to address the sharp reduction in income experienced by many women when they commence maternity leave and move from employment earnings to the maximum maternity benefit payment of €299 per week; whether his Department has examined the introduction of a more comprehensive pay-related maternity benefit scheme; and if he …
1615. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if consideration will be given to a double foster care allowance payment for December 2026 and future years, similar to the once-off payment made in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42714/26]
410. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by broad business category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40887/26]
411. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications approved under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme in each year from 2020 to 2025 relating to beauticians, nail bars, barber shops, vape shops, smoke shops, mobile phone retail or repair shops, and similar personal-service or retail businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40888/26]
412. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department categorises or records the types of businesses established under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme by sector or business activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40889/26]
413. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme relating to vape shops, smoke shops or nicotine-related retail businesses in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40890/26]
414. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if an assessment has been undertaken regarding trends in the types of businesses being established under the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40891/26]
416. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently provide a fuel allowance payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40931/26]
417. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on their disability allowance application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40942/26]
425. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person on carer's benefit must resubmit a medical report if the person they are caring for turns 16 and qualifies for disability allowance when domiciliary care allowance ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41357/26]
141. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the change from half to full carer's allowance payment will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40395/26]
741. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if decisions in relation to the heating supplement are or have ever been subject to an appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38942/26]
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure on rent supplements and housing assistance payments for non-Irish nationals in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38974/26]
767. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the living alone increase per year from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40163/26]
114. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of men and women who applied for parent's benefit in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38032/26]
115. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of men who applied for paternity benefit and the number of women who applied for maternity benefit in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38034/26]
677. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing time for applications for supplementary welfare allowance for the years 2023 to 2026, broken down by local authority area, in tabular form. [37192/26]
703. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to reinstate the disability allowance payment of a person (details supplied). [37638/26]
399. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently grant Carers Allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) as it has been processing for a prolonged time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35854/26]
116. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to strongly consider the appeal of a person (details supplied) against a determination of overpayment, noting the extenuating circumstances of the illness of a close family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35509/26]
754. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection for assistance regarding an exceptional needs payment to a person (details supplied). [34369/26]
759. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the refusal of an application for the working family payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34753/26]
1032. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for assistance regarding an invalidity pension (details supplied). [34093/26]