Social Welfare Schemes

436. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of injury benefit payment, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28514/25]

437. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of disablement benefit, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28515/25]

438. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the volume of people availing of partial capacity benefit, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28516/25]

435. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the electricity allowance under the household benefits package, which has not increased in well over ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/25]

436. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the charges that will be levied against members of the auto-enrolment scheme, split between different categories (details supplied); if there will be any other charges either on members or on their employers; if charge levels have yet to be decided, to indicate when prospective members will be informed of charge levels under…

437. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance and the Revenue Commissioners on the regulatory impact of trustee liquidations on small pension approved retirement fund holders; if he will support the establishment of a fallback mechanism for affected pensioners to avoid hardship or disruption to income; and if he will make a state…

797. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the launch of an information campaign to promote the expanded scope of the wage subsidy scheme; his plans to promote a greater level of awareness and uptake among employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23655/25]

279. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a contributory pension was not awarded to a person (details supplied); the other options available at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22041/25]

280. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the median time to process carer’s allowance reviews and appeals currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/25]

285. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22254/25]

286. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if child maintenance payments are disregarded from secondary social welfare entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22282/25]

287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is aware of a review into a carer’s allowance application submitted by a person (details supplied); if his Department has received this review request; if a decision has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22303/25]

289. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection if advice will be provided for a person who is living in Ireland but was born in England and has Irish citizenship in relation to pension matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22451/25]

290. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection when recipients can expect payment under the revised terms of the widow's or widower's pension, particularly in respect of non-married or cohabiting couples, following the judgment of the Supreme Court on 22 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22462/25]

291. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the average time it takes for a successful additional needs payment to be paid after receipt of an application. [22463/25]

292. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications received; the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications awarded; the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications withdrawn; the average time in weeks to award; the amount of domiciliary care allowance applications that were carried over to the next year; the amou…

293. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of disability allowance applications received; the amount of disability allowance applications awarded; the amount of disability allowance applications withdrawn; the average time in weeks to award; the amount of disability allowance applications that were carried over to the next year; the amount of appeals made regar…

294. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an up-to-date breakdown of the number of recipients of disability allowance by qualifying medical condition, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22466/25]

295. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection for an estimation of the cost to extend jobseeker’s pay-related benefit to part-time, seasonal and casual workers, who find themselves periodically out of work and are currently eligible to avail of jobseeker’s benefit; the number of part-time, seasonal and casual workers in receipt of jobseeker’s benefit; and if he will make a s…

296. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to disregard farm income from environmental schemes such as ACRES for the purpose of farm assist applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/25]

297. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22527/25]

301. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the process, and reasons why people who are seeking to pay voluntary PRSI contributions cannot do so in terms of their period since their last employment; the number of contributions required under this scheme in the first place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22637/25]

303. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reduction in citizens information centres across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22689/25]

87. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will remove inconsistencies and anomalies in the current jobseeker's allowance scheme which discourage people from taking up employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21699/25]

89. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the transitional supports being put in place for the 380 people whose one-parent family payment and half-rate carer’s allowance are both due to end this year; and whether he accepts that the sudden loss of these payments risks plunging vulnerable families into financial hardship and uncertainty. [21009/25]