Social Welfare Rates

103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of reduced rates for jobseekers payments that have been applied to recipients with dependent children in 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52343/25]

112. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to increase the rate of for the living alone allowance payment; if not, if he will consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52593/25]

740. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions he plans to take in order to address concerns that social welfare payments are not moving in tandem with the rising cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48170/25]

742. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding any Departmental review of the existing rate of payment under the living alone allowance to reflect the increased cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48307/25]

791. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if the living alone allowance will be increased given many senior citizens are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48845/25]

1372. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing the maximum rate of the additional needs payment for additional diet expenses by €1. [45798/25]

1442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of bringing all disability-related payments to €350 per week; and to provide details of this calculation, in tabular form. [47487/25]

1443. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of removing the means test for the disability allowance, blind pensions and invalidity pension. [47495/25]

1444. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of removing the means test for all disability-related payments and bringing them up to at least €350 per week (details supplied). [47496/25]

1756. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase core social welfare rates by €16 per week as part of the Government’s target to reduce consistency rates to 2% nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41045/25]

1758. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will increase the living alone allowance to ensure a targeted measure to support single adult households, in line with MESL research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41048/25]

1759. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will work towards aligning the child support payment to the primary social welfare payment and increase the payment by €6 per week for children under 12 and €15 per week for children 12 and over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41049/25]

1764. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will ensure households are able to purchase the essential energy they need to stay warm and well, and raise the fuel allowance by €9.50 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41208/25]

1792. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to increase the payment rate for people in receipt of half-rate carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41748/25]

1859. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing all core social welfare payments by €1, providing a breakdown, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43647/25]

1865. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the child support payment for under-12s by €6 or €10 and for over-12s by €10 or €15; to provide the current number of eligible children in each category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44026/25]

1870. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing fuel allowance by €5 or €10 a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44031/25]

1871. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance to 32 weeks at current rates; the estimated cost of increasing it by €5 or €10 a week at 32 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44032/25]

1876. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost for every €1 increase in the living alone allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44037/25]

1877. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the carer’s support grant by €150; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44038/25]

1888. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €10 increase in the household benefits package for gas and electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44051/25]

1895. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the fuel allowance. [44325/25]

616. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the fuel allowance income limit for persons aged over 66 increased to €555 per week for a single person or €1,100 per week for a couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38790/25]

635. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the cost of a €1 increase in each of his Department’s payment schemes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/25]

636. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of a €1 increase in jobseekers’ payments; the cost of a €10 increase in jobseekers’ payments; the cost of a €12 increase in jobseekers’ payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/25]