Written answers

Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

 
  • Social Welfare Inspections
    656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a memorandum of understanding or formal data-sharing agreement exists between An Garda Síochána and the...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason seasonal workers (details supplied) cannot avail of the new jobseeker's pay related benefit. [16521/25]
  • Home Help Service
    658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on progress being made to support those living alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/25]
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Data
    660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who are over 65 years of age and in receipt of the half-rate carer’s payment ,and what it would...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he intends on introducing a temporary measure which would align surrogacy leave to adoptive leave and benefits; and if he...
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to adding inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis,...
  • Departmental Data
    665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and...
  • Irish Sign Language
    666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he intends to amend the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 to ensure a complaints and conduct measure is introduced under...
  • State Pensions
    668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of women denied the non-contributory State pension due to their husband's contributory pension through his...
  • Departmental Staff
    670. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE forensic accountants directly employed by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form....
  • Departmental Inquiries
    671. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16881/25]
  • Departmental Data
    672. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 27 February 2025, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications...
  • Poverty Impact Assessment
    673. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will conduct an updated poverty impact assessment of age-related rates of jobseeker's for young people aged...
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    674. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he plans to abolish the means test for carer’s allowance; if so, if it will be done in Budget 2026; and if he will...
  • Departmental Staff
    675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17062/25]
  • Departmental Data
    676. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the half-rate of carer's allowance; the corresponding social welfare payment they are in...
  • Social Welfare Appeals
    677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) which has been under appeal since...
  • Departmental Inquiries
    678. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on a humanitarian assistance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Social Welfare Payments
    679. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether consideration will be given to providing a ‘cost of allergy’ payment to those suffering from severe...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the practice of childminders having to sign-on during holiday periods; if he will consider bringing them in line...
  • Departmental Data
    681. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount his Department spent in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form on advertisement on a website (details...
  • Social Welfare Eligibility
    682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a parent is entitled to a carer's respite grant if their child has turned 16 years-of-age and has moved from the...
  • Departmental Data
    683. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when it is proposed to increase the means threshold for carer's allowance; the amount it will increase by; and the date on...
  • Departmental Inquiries
    684. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a determination will be made on an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Social Welfare Benefits
    686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a reimbursement for their dental costs under the treatment benefit scheme; and...
  • Vacant Properties
    687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and...
  • Gender Recognition
    688. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation has been...
  • Social Welfare Payments
    689. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if, when an individual is making an application for an additional needs’ payment, State redress payments are...

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