Results 41-60 of 4,486 for speaker:Cormac Devlin

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has examined options to maintain insurability for PhD scholarship holders e.g. an education/training PRSI credit or a tailored insurable class so that eligibility for maternity benefit and related payments accrues during State-supported doctoral study; the outcome of any such analysis; the timeframe for a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of fuel allowance, by qualifying primary payment (for example State pension, disability allowance, jobseeker's long-term schemes, carer's allowance, etc.), by age band of primary claimant (under 66, 66-69, 70-79, 80+), for each of the past fuel allowance seasons 2021/2022 to 2025/2026, in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 627. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of successful fuel allowance claims by assessment pathway, distinguishing claims qualifying under the over-66 higher means limits, claims qualifying under the standard means test; within those cohorts, the number of claimants with assessable capital falling within each €10,000 band up to and above the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number and share of claimants opting for weekly payments and opting for lump-sum payments of the fuel allowance for each of the past three seasons; the total value paid under each option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51428/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average and median processing time for fuel allowance applications in 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 to date; the share of applications decided within two, four, six, and eight weeks; the number of refusals and appeals, with the principal reasons for refusal listed and ranked by frequency; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of fuel allowance recipients whose qualifying payment is carer's allowance, carer's benefit, disability allowance, or invalidity pension; the number of these cases which qualified under the over-66 means limits versus the standard means test, in 2024/2025 and 2025/2026; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 632. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide total fuel allowance expenditure; the average amount paid per recipient household for each of the past five seasons, showing the proportion of part-season payments due to late awards or changes in circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51432/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of fuel allowance recipient households and total expenditure by local authority area; the claimant rates per 1,000 households to allow comparison between areas for 2024/2025 and 2025/2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51429/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost and the in-year (single season) cost of increasing the weekly fuel allowance rate by €10, €15, and €20 respectively, based on current recipient numbers and allowing for behavioural and eligibility effects; and to set out any offsetting savings or interactions with the household...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year and in-season costs of increasing the over-66 weekly means limits by €25 and by €50; increasing the capital disregard by €10,000 and by €25,000; and to provide estimated additional recipient numbers under each scenario, with distribution by local authority; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will conduct and publish, in advance of Budget 2027, a review of the fuel allowance scheme that examines options to increase the weekly rate; revise the means thresholds for those aged 66 and over; adjust the capital disregard; simplify the application process including automatic awards where data sharing permits; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51419/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Bodies (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 792. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the role, work programme, KPIs and reporting schedule of the Special Advocate for Survivors; the funding provided to survivor-facing advocacy bodies since 2023, broken down by organisation, posts funded, and outputs delivered; the number and qualifications of advocates specifically recruited to support survivors of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if public health authorities sample for the presence of the polio virus in wastewater; if so, if it has been detected since the start of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51442/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 867. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); to ensure clinical and administrative policies have been followed; if an update will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51444/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 963. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of PhD candidates funded by Research Ireland, including legacy IRC/SFI awards, who have received stipend-equivalent maternity, paternity or adoptive leave supports in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the average duration and total cost; and a breakdown by HEI, discipline and funding stream; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 964. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will universalise paid family leave supports (stipend continuation and no-cost extensions) across all publicly funded PhD candidates, regardless of funding channel (agency, HEI, or departmental/PI grants); the estimated number of candidates currently outside coverage; if ring-fenced funding will be provided in budget 2026 to close this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 965. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current distribution of PhD stipend levels across HEIs and funders; the number and share below €25,000; if he will set a national baseline of at least €25,000 with annual indexation; to publish the full-year costings and implementation timeline for raising sub-baseline awards to the new floor; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress which has been made on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51418/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 969. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51438/25]