Social Welfare Schemes

1034. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the introduction of a certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11681/25]

1044. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the amount paid under the HAS1 and HAS2 humanitarian aid scheme due to storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11941/25]

1045. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm whether on 7 March 2025 an email went from the Department of Social Protection to all Social Welfare offices advising them to shred all applications not yet filed for the humanitarian aid HAS1 and HAS2 due to storm Éowyn; the number of applications processed and paid under HAS 1 and HAS 2; the number of people who…

1048. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will reconsider the refusal of the humanitarian assistance scheme payment to a person (details supplied). [12039/25]

1050. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if direction has been given to staff in his Department to refuse humanitarian assistance scheme applications based on the cost of food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12067/25]

1051. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applications to the humanitarian assistance scheme based on lost contents of fridges and freezers are now being rejected given that they were approved heretofore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12068/25]

1052. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a distinction is being made under the humanitarian assistance scheme between lost contents of fridges and freezers and additional food costs as a result of having to eat out while without electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/25]

1054. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason some people who were left without power for an extended period due to Storm Éowyn are being refused payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme, HAS, for loss of food in their fridge or freezer in cases where their insurance does not cover this or they are renters; if the eligibility guidelines for this payment …

1055. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme for loss of food due to extended power outages following storm Éowyn; the total number of applications received by his Department; the number of applications processed to date; the number of applications approved and rejected; to provide a breakdown, by…

1061. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the humanitarian assistance scheme received by his Department in 2025 and for each of the past five years; the total number of successful applications and unsuccessful applications this year and for each of the past five years; and the total amount distributed under the scheme in 2025 and for each of…

1063. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will issue clear guidelines on the humanitarian assistance scheme given that many applications are now being rejected without explanation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12323/25]

1069. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is considering any changes to the income test for his Department’s humanitarian assistance scheme for households affected by severe weather events; how current income limits were decided upon under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12537/25]

1074. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications received under the humanitarian assistance scheme by county in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12648/25]

1075. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of payments under the humanitarian assistance scheme by county in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12649/25]

1076. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide clarity on the rules of eligibility and the criteria required to qualify for the humanitarian assistance scheme in light of the impact of Storm Éowyn; if receipts are required for claims under the scheme; the reasons for the significant disparity in payment amounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

1078. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a humanitarian assistance scheme application was refused for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal whose electricity supply was out for over five days following Storm Éowyn, and who does not have home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12787/25]

1083. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no leeway for those who were unable to access information about the humanitarian assistance scheme due to power outages from Storm Éowyn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/25]

101. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he has taken to ensure storm readiness and to support those impacted by storms given the recent issues that arose in the aftermath of storm Éowyn. [8361/25]

102. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on his Department’s humanitarian assistance for those impacted by storm Éowyn in Cavan/Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8463/25]

110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the reasonable accommodation fund and the disability awareness support scheme; if there are future plans for the expansion of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6982/25]

112. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection how he plans to deal with the very slow delivery of reimbursements from the humanitarian assistance scheme despite saying at the beginning it would take mere days. [7935/25]

116. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the efforts the Government is taking to assist victims of recent extreme weather events in Kerry, such as the extreme flooding in November 2024 and the more recent storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/25]

126. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on a reformed scheme to give effect to all nine recommendations outlined in the review of the reasonable accommodation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7672/25]

129. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a variation in the manner in which HAS1 forms received since storm Éowyn have been dealt with in different counties or social welfare districts; if so, if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8607/25]

131. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for humanitarian assistance that have been received by his Department in the wake of storm Éowyn; the number that have been processed; the number that have been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8593/25]