Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy knows, the fuel allowance is paid to social welfare recipients, such as pensioners, people with disabilities, lone parents and the long-term unemployed, in recognition of their long-term financial dependence on their social welfare payments. When people are on the working family payment, they are working. The fuel allowance is targeted more at those who are not in the workplace.

On invalidity payments and the SEAI grants, we regularly engage with the Department of the relevant Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, and are happy to ask why that is and raise the matter as the Deputy raised it.

The Deputy also asked me about the report on the working age payment. We hope to have it at the end of 2024. We are looking at that in respect of the working age payment.