584. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications received by his Department under the humanitarian assistance scheme in respect of Storm Éowyn; if he will confirm the total value of applications received and the total value of applications approved; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications approved, by county, and the number refused, by county;…
Topics / Social Welfare Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Welfare Schemes
492 questions from 102 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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483 written, 9 oral
102
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 30 |
| March 2025 | 44 |
| April 2025 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 55 |
| June 2025 | 12 |
| July 2025 | 44 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 56 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
| January 2026 | 44 |
| February 2026 | 23 |
| March 2026 | 33 |
| April 2026 | 34 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| June 2026 | 41 |
| July 2026 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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596. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of additional humanitarian assistance payments still awaiting review, decision, and payment; the number of applications that are under review; the number of applications from each County, decided, paid out, under review and rejected, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37672/25]
598. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is an early entry process for the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme for those people who have completed the required proposal process but fall short of the 234-day jobseeker threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37746/25]
599. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of fish assist applications received by his Department; and the number of these applications that were approved in each year from 2014 to date, in tabular form. [37845/25]
600. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of fish assist applications approved in each county in each year from 2014 to date, in tabular form. [37846/25]
151. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who received successful HAS 2 award payments for Storm Bert and Storm Éowyn, in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36284/25]
562. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that due to a recent change in Department policy, activation officers are now required to meet with jobseeker’s when they have only been on a social welfare payment for 300 days; if he is aware that they are then referred to Intreo partners, i.e., local employment area service, and so on; if he is aware that individuals cannot be refe…
566. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection for an updated timeline on the progress of the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025. [33726/25]
109. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the expansion of the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32899/25]
168. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that parents/guardians of children who are blind and in receipt of a free travel pass will also receive a travel pass in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33131/25]
344. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that the parents of a child (details supplied) who is blind and in receipt of a free travel pass would also receive a travel pass in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33462/25]
195. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if kinship carers are eligible for the back to school allowance. [31180/25]
207. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of extending the guardian payment to cover children over the age of 12. [31201/25]
208. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of increasing the rate of guardian payment to be on par with the foster allowance. [31202/25]
213. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first- and full-year cost of providing up to 20 days of reproductive leave, as outlined in the reproductive health-related leave bill. [31208/25]
904. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance that are caring for someone under 18 years of age. [29453/25]
909. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the extension of a travel companion under the free travel scheme entitlement for recipients of a State pension is being confined to spouses and civil partners; his views on whether this discriminates against single and widowed persons; if he plans to review this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29656/25]
1190. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in receipt of blind welfare allowance for the years 2020 to 2025, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29802/25]
409. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the one parent family payment and supplementary welfare allowance by €1. [28439/25]
410. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the Carer’s Allowance by €12 and abolishing the means test, assuming that abolishing the means test would lead to an increase of an additional 25,605 eligible recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28440/25]
411. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full year cost of a pay-related carer’s benefit according to the same criteria as the pay-related jobseeker’s benefit. [28441/25]
412. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the carer’s allowance by €1. [28442/25]
413. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing domiciliary care allowance by €1. [28443/25]
414. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the annual carer’s support grant to €2000, 2250 and 2500. [28444/25]
415. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for the first and full-year cost of increasing jobseeker’s allowance by €1. [28445/25]