Written answers
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Priorities
607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his Department's plans to introduce a new Action Plan promoting social inclusion in rural areas, in view that "The Roadmap... - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the... - Social Welfare Benefits
609. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the process for applying for carer’s allowance and if it is necessary for the applicant to be... - General Register Office
610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the confidentiality safeguards available in the General Register Office to protect at-risk families prior to and... - Birth Certificates
611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the legislation around the release of birth certificate information to any member of the general public,... - Departmental Policies
612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38762/25] - State Pensions
613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider extending eligibility for the State pension (Contributory) to long-serving public servants, including... - School Transport
614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will commit to introducing a fair and standardised system of income support for part-time school bus drivers during... - Social Welfare Benefits
615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider introducing a mobility support payment or allowance for disabled individuals who face ongoing difficulty... - Social Welfare Rates
616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the fuel allowance income limit for persons aged over 66 increased to €555 per week... - Postal Services
617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of delays in postal deliveries and if discretion is exercised in these circumstances to time-limited requests... - Social Welfare Schemes
618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will make changes to the current homemakers and home carers scheme given both discriminate against women in terms of... - Social Welfare Payments
619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare allowance or urgent needs payment made, by reason, in Cork in the first six months of... - Social Welfare Eligibility
620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people refused carer’s allowance in the first six months of 2025 due to exceeding the income threshold.... - Departmental Communications
625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of letters that issue each year from individual payment sections of his Department as part of on-going control... - Social Welfare Appeals
626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supplementary welfare payments will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); if the arrears will be paid;... - State Pensions
628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for the State pension (contributory) in the name of a person (details supplied);and if their... - Departmental Communications
629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a response will issue to an email (details supplied) sent to his Department. [38965/25] - Social Welfare Eligibility
630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children who would benefit from extending the free travel pass to families in receipt of the domiciliary care... - Social Welfare Payments
631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who have been in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance payment for two years or longer; and if he... - Social Welfare Rates
635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the cost of a €1 increase in each of his Department’s payment schemes, in tabular form; and... - Social Welfare Benefits
637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people, by county, who have availed of jobseeker’s pay-related benefit since it was introduced; and if... - Social Welfare Appeals
638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance appeal decision in respect of a person from County Louth (details supplied), noting... - Early Childhood Care and Education
639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will introduce a system for privately employed playschool workers who must sign on for social welfare payments each... - Social Isolation
640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total cost of the roadmap for social inclusion goals; and the estimated cost of the follow-up goals. [39069/25] - Departmental Communications
643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/25] - Civil Registration Service
644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that must be taken and the documentary evidence that must be provided, by a couple giving notification to marry to... - Social Welfare Rates
645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the weekly household income limit to qualify for back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance was last increased.... - State Pensions
646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people aged 80 and over who have had their pension entitlements reviewed in each of the past five years; the... - Social Welfare Benefits
647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people with permanent disabilities and not forming part of the workforce who have had their disability... - Social Welfare Payments
648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance will be reinstated for a person (details supplied). [39225/25] - Social Welfare Rates
649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the cost of increasing the Telephone Support Allowance by €1. [39260/25] - Social Welfare Schemes
650. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of removing the means-test for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance for all children and young people... - Social Welfare Rates
651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the carer’s allowance weekly travel disregard by €1. [39263/25] - Social Welfare Schemes
653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of removing the 18.5-hour ceiling rule for the carer’s allowance for those who wish to undertake training or... - State Pensions
655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider increasing the income thresholds for State pension (non-contributory) in light of the significant... - Irish Language
656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the adequacy of the existing budget to support the Irish language and Gaeltacht communities; if an increase in... - Social Welfare Eligibility
657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an application for adult dependent allowance submitted to his Department on 23 April... - Social Welfare Appeals
658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) refused retirement benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Social Welfare Schemes
660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals or timelines in relation to the removal of the means test for the disability allowance; and if he will make a... - State Pensions
661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pension entitlements of two persons (details supplied) will be examined to ensure that both are in receipt of their... - Social Welfare Payments
662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of carers allowance payments for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [39576/25] - Departmental Strategies
665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation... - Community Welfare Services
666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE community welfare officers based in Donegal in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will...
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