Written answers
Tuesday, 1 July 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Budgets
505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of implementing a pension scheme for foster carers registered with the State and currently providing care to foster... - Departmental Schemes
506. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if parents of Irish babies born through surrogacy can avail of the newborn baby grant; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Appeals
507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision on an appeal for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Correspondence
508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35252/25] - Departmental Data
509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children currently residing in IPAS accommodation who are eligible for child benefit as opposed to the DEA; and... - Application Delays
510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons for the persistent delays in processing applications for the domiciliary care allowance; to provide the current... - Departmental Reviews
511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he has examined the repercussions that the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 will have on carers (details supplied); if he... - Departmental Contracts
512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the... - School Uniforms
513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance will be means-tested with regard to foster care families; and if... - Free Travel Passes
514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason services from a company (details supplied) are not covered by the free travel pass; whether there are plans to... - Bus Services
515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the basis upon which a commercial bus operator can be covered by the free travel pass, including the main criteria... - Social Welfare Eligibility
516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was denied carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Parental Leave
517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the parental leave entitlements for surrogate parents (details supplied). [35597/25] - Social Welfare Payments
518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social protection payment to €300 per week, excluding... - Pension Provisions
520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the pension age to 65 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35640/25] - Social Welfare Benefits
521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing child benefit by 10% and extending payment to all children aged 18 years or under,... - Social Welfare Eligibility
523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of abolishing the means test for carer’s allowance and providing access to all who meet... - Social Welfare Benefits
525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of extending parent’s benefit to 52 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - School Meals Programme
526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of providing free school meals for all post-primary school pupils in public schools; and if he... - Social Welfare Eligibility
527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons his Department does not recognise civil partnerships registered in Northern Ireland between 16 May 2016 and 12... - Social Welfare Benefits
529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the weekly payments for maternity benefit, adoptive benefit, paternity benefit, and... - Citizens Information Services
530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address the pay disparity affecting regional administrators in the Citizens Information Service; and if he will... - Social Welfare Appeals
531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing times for domiciliary care allowance claim reviews and domiciliary care allowance claim appeals; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address the issue of supports for families who are sharing custody of children with special needs (details... - Social Welfare Appeals
535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be approved for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No 150 of 19 June 2025, the reason for the difference between the €794 million... - Medical Cards
537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a medical report (carer’s support grant) would have to be updated for a person who has a life-long... - State Pensions
538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a pension in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35998/25] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
539. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration is being given to including long-Covid for social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the... - Gender Recognition
541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he supports the implementation of the recommendation in the review of the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to allow for a...
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