Written answers
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Social Welfare Benefits
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other scheme payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15916/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €129.70 by €1 per week. [15917/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of introducing a child benefit double payment. [15918/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending child benefit to 18-year-olds still in secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost to the Exchequer of the JobPath scheme. [15920/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of including the working family payment as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. [15921/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the annual carer’s support grant by €1. [15922/24]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under the age of 12 years and €1 for children over the age of 12 years, respectively. [15923/24]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The estimated full year cost of increasing the Increase for Qualified Child by €1 for children under 12 years of age is €11.8m.
The estimated full year cost of increasing the Increase for a Qualified Child by €1 for children aged 12 and over is €4.4m.
It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein)
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163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending carer’s benefit to the self-employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15924/24]
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