Social Welfare Rates

645. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the weekly household income limit to qualify for back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance was last increased. [39143/25]

649. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection for the cost of increasing the Telephone Support Allowance by €1. [39260/25]

651. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the carer’s allowance weekly travel disregard by €1. [39263/25]

652. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the income disregards for the Jobseeker’s transitional payment by €1. [39264/25]

560. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any plan to increase the rate of €289 maternity benefit, considering the rising cost of living, parenthood, and childcare, especially for families with multiple children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37202/25]

570. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing all core weekly social welfare payments by €1, in tabular form. [37454/25]

571. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the child support payment for those over 12 and those under 12, by €1, in tabular form. [37455/25]

572. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing child benefit by €1. [37456/25]

573. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the fuel allowance by €1. [37457/25]

574. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €1. [37458/25]

577. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance by €1. [37461/25]

588. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the ESRI's proposal for a second tier of child benefit; his views on whether the ESRI's proposal could give rise to work disincentives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37529/25]

589. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if some families currently in receipt of the working family payment would receive a lower payment under the ESRI proposal for a second tier of child benefit; if his Department has any estimates on the number of families who could see their payment reduced under this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37530…

590. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on whether changes to expand the working family payment and the child support payment could be more effective at reducing child poverty than introducing a second tier of child benefit; if his Department has carried out any analysis in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37531/25]

154. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing community employment, Tús and rural social scheme payments by €1 per week, each year for three years. [36569/25]

155. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of doubling the monthly child benefit payment for a year for all recipients of the one family payment and the working family payment. [36570/25]

156. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of doubling the monthly child benefit payment for a year for all households with medical card holders. [36571/25]

158. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing the State pension by €1 per week per person. [36573/25]

159. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing all working-age social welfare payments (recipients aged 18-65 inclusive) to bring them in line with the minimum essential standards of living. [36574/25]

161. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional first-year and full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance. [36576/25]

193. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection the occasions since 2000 that the weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension was amended, including the date on which the current means threshold of €100 was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31126/25]

194. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he intends to review the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension with a view to increasing the current means limit of €100; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31127/25]

198. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost to increase working age social welfare payments by €1. [31183/25]

199. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of increasing disability allowance, invalidity pension and blind pension by €1. [31184/25]

200. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase for over-12s by €1. [31185/25]