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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: It is not possible to provide first and full year costs of establishing a “Social Welfare Adequacy Commission” in the absence of detail on the underpinning legislation, functions, administrative structure and work programme of such a body, should it be established. For the information of the Deputy, the Revised Estimates Volume for 2025 makes provision for €528,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 and 421 together. The cost of extending the One-Parent Family Payment by five years (until a family’s youngest child reaches 12), and the Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment by either one year (until a family’s youngest child reaches 15) or by four years (until the youngest child has completed secondary education or turns 18), is...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The estimated annual cost of extending Fuel Allowance eligibility to all Working Family Payment recipients is €39.7 million, covering a full fuel season. This costing is based on the estimated average number of recipients in 2025, and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent revision of the estimated number of recipients.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: It is important to note that the State Pension age was never 65 years of age. The State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory) were never paid at 65 years of age. Reducing the State Pension age to 65 years would increase pension related expenditure significantly. While my Department does not have a detailed actuarial analysis of this option, a high-level estimate of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Parent's Benefit is a payment for employed and self-employed people who are on Parent's Leave from work who satisfy certain PRSI contribution conditions. It is currently paid for nine weeks at €289 per week. Any decision to extend the period of Parent's Leave for employees is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Children, Disability, and Equality who has policy and legal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The estimated cost of a once-off €50 Christmas bonus payment to only recipients of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Jobseeker’s Benefit (including self-employed), Jobseeker’s Pay-Related Benefit, and Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment is €7.9 million. It should be noted that this costing is based on the number of recipients as at April 2025, and is subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The estimated cost of a single once-off €50 payment to all recipients of Working Family payment is €2.45 million. It should be noted that this costing is based on the number of recipients as at April 2025, and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent variations in the number of recipients.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The estimated cost of a single, once-off €50 payment to all recipients of Disability Allowance is €8.5 million. It should be noted that once-off lump sums were paid in recent years to recipients of long term disability schemes, including Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension & Blind Pension. It should be noted that this costing is based on the number of recipients...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Government acknowledges the valuable role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my department include Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance, and the Carer's Support...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The estimated cost of a single, once-off €50 payment to all recipients of the Living Alone Allowance is €12.7 million. It should be noted that this costing is based on the number of recipients as at April 2025, and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent variations in the number of recipients.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The estimated cost of a once off €50 payment for each child in respect of whom a Child Support Payment (formerly known as Increase for a Qualified Child) is paid is €16.5 million. It should be noted that this costing is based on the number of supported children as at April 2025, and is subject to change in light of emerging trends and subsequent variations in the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Foster Care Payment is the responsibility of Tusla, the Child and Family Agency and therefore under the remit of the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Quarterly statistics on recipients of Disability Allowance, including a breakdown by county, is published in the Department's Quarterly Statistics report and is available in open data format at www.gov.ie/en/department-of-social-protection/collections/qu arterly-statistics/#quarterly-statistical-open-data . These figures are set out in the table below. county 2020Q1 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Quarterly statistics on recipients of Invalidity Pension, including a breakdown by county, is published in open data format as part of the Department's Quarterly Statistics report which is available at . These figures are set out in the table below. county 2020Q1 2021Q1 2022Q1 2023Q1 2024Q1 2025Q1 Total 59,925 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Quarterly statistics on recipients of Illness Benefit, including a breakdown by county, is published in open data format as part of the Department's Quarterly Statistics report which is available at . These figures are set out in the table below. County Q12020 Q12021 Q12022 Q12023 Q12024 Q12025 Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The Blind Pension is a means-tested payment provided by the Department to individuals who are blind or have a serious visual impairment and are habitually resident in the State. It is available to those aged 18 to 66 and requires medical certification of visual impairment. Due to low numbers of recipients when broken down by county, the counties of Leitrim, Longford, and Roscommon are...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Injury Benefit payment is provided by the Department for individuals who are unable to work due to an accident at work, while commuting, or from an occupational disease. Due to low numbers of recipients when broken down by county, the counties of Leitrim and Longford are combined into one to avoid identifying any individual recipient. County Q12020 Q12021 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Disablement Benefit is a payment provided by the Department under the Occupational Injuries Scheme. It is available to individuals who suffer a loss of physical or mental capacity due to a work-related accident, a direct commute-related accident, or a prescribed occupational disease. Quarterly data on the number of persons receiving Disablement Benefit is set out in the table below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: Partial Capacity Benefit is a payment from the Department to support individuals who wish to return to work or self-employment but have a reduced capacity to work due to a medical condition. It is available to those who have been receiving Illness Benefit for at least six months or are in receipt of Invalidity Pension. Quarterly data on the number of persons receiving Partial Capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (29 May 2025)

Dara Calleary: The objective of the School Meals Programme is to provide regular, nutritious food to children to support them in taking full advantage of the education provided to them. The programme is an important component of policies to encourage school attendance and extra educational achievement. Danú Community Special School was awarded the Hot School Meals from September 2023. The priority...