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

Paul McAuliffe: 483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the consideration that has been given to reforming the means test for carer’s allowance so that the carer is recognised in their own right, including individualisation with regards to the means test and reducing the amount of income of the spouse/partner that is taken into consideration when determining access to the...

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]