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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the weekly means threshold for fuel allowance from €120 to €200; the way that many more would be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38391/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 340. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional people that would qualify for fuel allowance if illness benefit was an eligible payment; the cost for the 2022-2023 fuel season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38369/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated number of additional persons that would qualify for the household benefits package if the €100 weekly means threshold of the means test was increased by €20, €50 or €100; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing the electricity or gas allowance of €35 per month by either €5, €10 or €15; the number of persons who are currently in receipt of each allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 343. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of exceptional needs payments under the supplementary welfare allowance that were paid in each month from October 2021 to March 2022, inclusive; the total and individual value of each; the number of heating supplements that were paid in that time; the number of heating supplements that were...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding eligibility for cohabiting couples to all social welfare benefits on the same basis for married couples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38376/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all weekly social welfare payments by €10 or €20 per week respectively; if he will provide a breakdown by payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing all weekly social welfare payments by 10%; if he will provide a breakdown by payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38378/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding child benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing child benefit by €10 per month; the projected cost of providing a double payment of the existing rate in September 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38381/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of providing a double payment of each weekly social welfare payment in the first week of September 2022; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs by each weekly payment in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the qualified child payment for children aged under 12 years by €5 or €7, and for those aged over 12 years by €10 or €12; the current number of eligible children in each category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38383/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current cost of the free travel scheme and the number of participants; the projected cost of introducing free travel to students, namely, those aged 18 to 24 years who hold a public service card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the dates that back-to-school clothing and footwear allowances will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing eligibility thresholds for supplementary welfare allowance by 10%, 20%, 30% respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a universal payment to all PAYE and self-employed workers who satisfy existing jobseeker’s benefit criteria of €200, €300, €400, €500 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38387/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the State pension (contributory) and (non-contributory) by €10, €20, €30, €40 and €50 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38389/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a second band, paid at half the current rate of fuel allowance for those on fixed incomes where their weekly means threshold is between €120 and €200; the number that would be eligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding eligibility for the fuel allowance to all those on the working family payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38392/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of introducing a €20 per week cost of disability payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38393/22]