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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 484. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the full-year cost of increasing the income disregards for single and couples for carer’s allowance by €25, €50, €75, €100, €125, €150, €175, €200, €225, €250, €275, €300, €325, €350, €375, €400,...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 485. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the full-year cost of increasing the carer’s support grant by €100, €200, €300, €400, €500, €600, €700, €800, €900, €1000, €1500 and €2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42609/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detail the full-year cost of increasing all social welfare payments by €5, €7, €10, €12, €15, €20, €25, €30, €40 and €50, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42610/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the full-year cost of increasing the domiciliary care allowance by €10, €15, €20, €25, €30, €35, €40, €45 and €50, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42611/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of making the disability support payment of €400 a permanent annual payment; to provide the full-year cost of increasing it in increments of €100 up to €2000, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42612/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of giving the fuel allowance to every household that qualifies for the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42613/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any financial supports are available from her Department to those who are considered young carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42614/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of raising the 18.5-hour ceiling for carer’s allowance recipients who wish to pursue training or education while providing full-time care to 20 hours and 25 hours, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42615/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of the free travel scheme, and the projected expenditure on the scheme out to 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42616/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 493. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of providing two oral dentist examinations as opposed to one, in one calendar year, under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42617/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of including people who qualify under class M (pensioners) under the treatment benefit scheme. [42700/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first and full-year cost of the impact of introducing legislation to give the entitlement of an unmarried cohabitant to a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension; if this cost is factored into existing levels of service for future years or is it additional expenditure; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Budgets (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the living alone allowance by €3, €5, €7, €10 and €15, in tabular form. [42854/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing the telephone support allowance to €5 and making it an additional entitlement on the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43060/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of increasing the electricity and gas allowance under the household benefits package from €35 to €40 and €45; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43061/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost of paying two full rate carer’s allowances to an individual caring for two people, and a half-rate for third and subsequent individuals, as opposed to a half-rate for the second person, as it currently stands; if costs on those over and under the age of 66 can be given; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people over the age of 66 who are in receipt of the State pension and a half-rate or reduced rate carer’s allowance; the full-year cost of allowing these recipients to be paid their State pension and the rate at which they were previously paid their carer’s allowance prior to reaching State...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current expenditure on the school meals holiday hunger programme; the number of schools currently partaking in the scheme; the full-year cost of doubling the number of schools in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the work activation measures that are currently under the remit of her Department; the full-year cost of each of these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43065/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Oct 2024)

Paul McAuliffe: 524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full year cost of extending eligibility for the fuel allowance to those in receipt of the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43066/24]