Written answers
Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Staff
633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of requests to his Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such... - Poverty Data
634. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the level of consistent poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon,... - Social Welfare Code
636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on his officials' engagement with the Office of the Attorney General and the office of the Parliamentary... - Social Welfare Eligibility
637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider reviewing the criteria for illness benefit, to enable those who are self-employed and paying an S Class PRSI... - Pensions Reform
654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection how the budget increase of €12 for contributory and non-contributory pensions has been reached each year; if... - Social Welfare Eligibility
655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on an application for a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied). [2402/25] - Social Welfare Code
657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for when the means test will be abolished for the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on... - Citizens Information Services
658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will re-establish the independent and impartial County Tipperary Citizens Information Service (details supplied); if he... - Social Welfare Code
659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the supplementary welfare allowance can be used to replace gas boilers for those who do not have the means to pay to... - School Meals Programme
660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to address an issue over the hot lunch programme affecting a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Social Welfare Appeals
663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability allowance appeal decision will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for... - Social Welfare Eligibility
664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if social welfare recipients can be refused an additional needs payment to help cover the increased cost of fuel or heating... - Social Welfare Code
668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason domiciliary care allowance ceases at 16 years of age; if he will increase the age limit in line with child benefit... - Social Welfare Eligibility
671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Public Services Card
672. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that the renewal of a public service card needs to be done in person and no longer via phone or online,... - Social Welfare Eligibility
673. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to confirm the status of illness benefit payments to a person (details supplied). [2668/25] - Septic Tanks
675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision can be made under the additional needs payment to fund the emptying of septic tank systems until power is... - School Meals Programme
676. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if parents are entitled to have information regarding where the ingredients are sourced for the school meals recently rolled... - Ministerial Responsibilities
678. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2768/25] - Social Welfare Payments
679. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a review of the invalidity pension application of a person (details supplied). [2783/25] - Social Welfare Schemes
680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider expanding the humanitarian assistance scheme to cover commercial, agricultural and small businesses who have... - Social Welfare Appeals
682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal against a refusal of disability allowance (details supplied); and if he... - School Meals Programme
684. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools under the hot meal programme currently; and the number of schools which have registered complaints with... - Social Welfare Appeals
685. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when he expects a decision will be made on an appeal for a domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) who... - Social Welfare Payments
686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance will be approved immediately for a person (details supplied); if an oral hearing will be arranged... - Social Welfare Schemes
688. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial assistance is available to persons who rely on medical devices powered by electricity to purchase electricity... - Ministerial Staff
690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a schedule of special advisors attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by... - Social Welfare Eligibility
691. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the decision to revoke the free travel scheme for a person (details supplied). [3013/25] - Social Welfare Payments
692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of farm assist in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a... - School Meals Programme
716. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of students who benefit from the school meals scheme in the county of Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024... - Social Welfare Payments
717. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the working family payment in County Clare, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he... - Social Welfare Appeals
720. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection about the case of a person (details supplied) who, having applied for and being refused an invalidity pension, appealed this... - Social Welfare Eligibility
721. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue in relation to a carer’s allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Community Welfare Services
722. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers per county; the number for the past three years per county, in tabular form; and if... - Social Welfare Schemes
724. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is considering any changes to the back-to-education allowance to allow PhD students or those studying a course that is... - Social Welfare Payments
725. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if individuals whose local post office has been closed due to storm Éowyn and who have not been able to attend a... - Departmental Contracts
726. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service officer/security... - Departmental Data
729. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Ministers of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024... - Departmental Staff
730. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the... - Legislative Programme
731. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether the social welfare (bereaved partner's pension) Bill, which completed pre-legislative scrutiny in the Thirty-third... - Social Welfare Benefits
737. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the working family payment in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive;... - State Pensions
758. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the State pension, non-contributory, in County Clare for each of the years 2020 to 2024,... - Social Welfare Benefits
760. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detail, for 2020 inclusive to date in 2025, in tabular form, the total number of applications for the domiciliary care... - Social Welfare Eligibility
762. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the purchase of diesel for the purpose of running a generator falls within the scope of the humanitarian assistance... - Social Welfare Payments
763. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the case of back payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3516/25] - State Pensions
764. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a State pension which has been declined due to insufficient contributions; if an application... - Social Welfare Rates
765. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a second-tier child benefit payment will be introduced for low-income families in response to the high levels of child... - Social Welfare Code
766. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports that are being considered to improve employment opportunities and social welfare provisions for... - Departmental Staff
767. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or... - Freedom of Speech
769. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with citizens who are the target of strategic lawsuits against public participation on environmental issues.... - Departmental Inquiries
770. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that have been put in place to ensure full co-operation by the State with the Omagh bombing inquiry; and if she... - Prison Service
771. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports available to persons who are newly released from prison; and to provide a list of the agencies responsible for... - Road Traffic Offences
773. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooters that have been confiscated by Gardaí nationwide in each of the years 2020 to 2024, in tabular... - An Garda Síochána
775. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí waiting on transfer requests (D19 applications) in An Garda Síochána. [2151/25] - Juvenile Offenders
778. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers based in the Meath division as of 15 January 2025. [2166/25] - An Garda Síochána
779. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí assigned to each Garda station in County Donegal, per electoral area, in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and... - Domestic Violence
787. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refuge spaces in the years 2019 to date; the number of refuge spaces per county in the years 2019 to date; the... - Drug Dealing
788. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the Programme for Government and the commitment to explore the possibility of requiring social media... - Prison Service
789. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he will take to expand prison capacity such as alternatives to prison; and if he will make a statement on the... - Sentencing Policy
790. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to the formation of a special, expert committee to consult on the delivery of sentencing... - Programme for Government
792. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the commitment to tackle retail defamation in the Programme for Government, to outline how retail defamation is... - Visa Applications
793. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made regarding an application to the immigrant investor programme; and if he will make a statement on... - Probate Applications
794. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update from the Courts Service on the progress of the e-probate project under the Courts Modernisation Programme; and if... - Appointments to State Boards
795. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Ballymun Implementation Board which was announced in February 2024; whether there have been any changes to... - Visa Applications
796. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a visitor visa application for a person (details supplied). [2403/25] - Family Reunification
797. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a family reunification application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [2404/25] - Citizenship Applications
799. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if the application will be expedited. [2406/25] - An Garda Síochána
801. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to each Garda station in south Kildare, by rank; the opening hours of each of those... - Legal Aid
802. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department sets the fees for solicitors on the Legal Aid Board's private panels or only sets out the overall budget.... - Legal Services Regulation
803. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when barristers can expect their fees to be fully restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2514/25] - An Garda Síochána
804. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each Dublin station, in each month, over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the... - Sex Offenders Notification Requirements
806. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 987 of 22 January 2025, the number of sex offender management and intelligence unit... - Domestic Violence
807. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency calls to An Garda Síochána reporting domestic abuse, by county and-or Garda district, in... - Online Safety
808. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will implement measures in the first 100 days of Government as requested by an organisation (details supplied). [2579/25] - Citizenship Applications
809. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2622/25] - International Terrorism
811. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of German media reports that a terror threat against Ireland was posted earlier in January which has since been... - Departmental Data
812. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2765/25] - Stardust Fire
813. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a compensation scheme for survivors of the Stardust tragedy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Juvenile Offenders
814. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers based in Clare Garda division in the years of 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in... - An Garda Síochána
815. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent on purchasing baton guns for armed gardaí in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [2887/25] - Road Traffic Offences
816. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices, FPNs, that gardaí issued for parking on a footpath in 2024; and if An Garda... - Citizenship Applications
817. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); when it is likely that a decision will be reached... - An Garda Síochána
820. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the number of members of An Garda Síochána in each of the local electoral areas of the county of Clare, by... - Departmental Staff
822. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by... - An Garda Síochána
823. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the number of Gardaí, by rank, in the organisation; the number of Garda reservists; and... - Court Accommodation
825. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to ensure that funding is finally provided for the construction of the new courthouse on the site acquired in Portlaoise; and... - An Garda Síochána
826. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí, by rank, attached to the Garda band, as of 29 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the... - European Court of Justice
827. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline how Ireland engages with and interacts with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office; his plans to evolve this... - An Garda Síochána
828. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in Meath as of January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3162/25] - Departmental Contracts
829. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service officer/security officer... - Departmental Data
831. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024... - Departmental Staff
832. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to their... - Prison Service
833. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently slopping out in Irish prisons, by prison, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Regulations
836. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps a person (details supplied) can take to register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3337/25] - Penalty Points System
839. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed penalty notices that Gardaí issued for parking on double yellow lines on Newbrook Road, Dublin 13 in... - An Garda Síochána
840. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars and vans attached to Waterford Garda division as of 27 January 2025; If he will provide same figures... - Policing Co-operation
841. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to consider reinstating the joint policing committees (JPCs) that have been replaced by community safety partnerships, or... - An Garda Síochána
843. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how many Garda recruits who completed their training in 2023 and 2024 are still awaiting a start date; the average wait time... - Legal Services Regulation
844. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Government intends to introduce the conveyancer profession, in line with recommendations for improving access to... - An Garda Síochána
846. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are being introduced to increase the Garda presence in Dublin city centre and address crime and anti-social... - Crime Prevention
847. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that are being taken to combat drug-related crime and gang activity in north Dublin; and if he will make a...
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