Written answers
Tuesday, 30 September 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
597. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection why school bus escorts who have to sign on during school holidays have faced delays of up to five weeks to receive their... - Social Welfare Benefits
598. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused carers benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51140/25] - Social Welfare Eligibility
599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether her Department will review the eligibility of undocumented individuals for welfare benefits; and the safeguards which... - Social Welfare Benefits
601. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider increasing the household benefit package to take into account the increases in electricity costs; and if... - Children in Care
617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of foster carers or children in foster care who were able to avail of the back to school allowance this year, and... - Social Welfare Eligibility
620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the abolition of the means test for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
621. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data... - Social Welfare Benefits
622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding a jobseekers application which was submitted in June 2025 (details supplied); and if... - School Meals Programme
623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the hot meals programme for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Social Welfare Eligibility
624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of maternity benefit applications refused on the grounds of insufficient PRSI; the estimated number involving... - Social Welfare Benefits
626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in receipt of fuel allowance, by qualifying primary payment (for example State pension, disability... - Social Welfare Schemes
633. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full-year cost and the in-year (single season) cost of increasing the weekly fuel allowance rate by €10,... - Social Welfare Eligibility
636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will issue on a person’s (details supplied) carers allowance review in view of the fact it has been... - Departmental Reviews
644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any recent reviews have been carried out in relation to the impact of the current fuel allowance criteria in the face of... - Social Welfare Benefits
645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of parents benefit in each county; the number of mothers and fathers who have availed... - Social Welfare Schemes
647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have qualified for the new pay related benefit since it was introduced, by county; the average... - Widow's Pension
648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of a widow's pension who are under age 66; the estimated cost of allowing persons in receipt... - Social Welfare Schemes
649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to extend the free travel pass to children in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; the number of children who... - Pension Provisions
650. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to develop a pension solution for foster carers in recognition of the enormous contribution they make to vulnerable... - Social Welfare Payments
651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for applications for each payment under his Department's remit; if there are any plans to reduce... - State Pensions
653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he or his Department are considering changing the gross means test of a non-contributory State pension to a means test... - Social Welfare Payments
654. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his proposals to ensure that applicants for working age social welfare payments are not unduly refused upon their initial... - Social Welfare Benefits
655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2026 if child benefit is increased by €12 per month. [51841/25] - Departmental Correspondence
656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will expedite a decision in this case; and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits
658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports or secondary benefits allowed to persons on a carer's allowance; and to persons on a carer's benefit.... - Social Welfare Schemes
660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer's support grant; the number of persons who already have carer's payments or... - Social Welfare Benefits
661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the take up to date of the concession of free travel to those medically unfit to drive; and the number of children who will... - Social Welfare Payments
662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children on child benefit payments; and the way that number has been affected by the extension of payments to... - State Pensions
663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on his Department increasing the allowance for pensioners over the age of 80. [51926/25] - School Meals Programme
664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide clarification on the payment under the hot meals suppliers programme to specific schools (details... - Domestic Violence
665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the housing assistance payment and rent supplement rules to ensure victims of domestic... - Pension Provisions
666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps he will take to ensure that workers subject to auto-enrolment for pensions will be entitled to make decisions about...
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