Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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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 disability allowance, invalidity pension, partial capacity, disablement pension and blind person’s pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35638/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated cost of increasing all headline social protection rates to €300 per week, excluding any increase for Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Partial Capacity Benefit, Disablement Pension and Blind Person's Pension, is €1.68 billion in a full year.

It should be noted that this costing includes a proportionate increase for qualified adults and for those on reduced rates of payment, where relevant.

The above costing is on a full year basis and is based on the estimated number of recipients in 2025. It should be noted that this costing is subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2025.

Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing disability, blind pensions and invalidity pension to €350 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35639/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The estimated full-year cost of increasing Invalidity Pension from €249.50 to €350 per week, an increase of €100.50, is €305.2 million.

The estimated full-year cost of increasing Disability Allowance and Blind Pension from €244 to €350, an increase of €106, is €985.4 million.

It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and the associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients. It should also be noted that these costings include proportionate increases for qualified adults and for those on reduced rates of payment, where relevant.