Written answers
Thursday, 16 October 2025
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications his Department received for the living alone allowance in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of... - Cost of Living Issues
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to increase all income thresholds annually in line with increases in the cost-of-living; and if he will make a... - Social Welfare Benefits
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to review the guidelines for carer's allowance (that is, needing partial care rather than full care); if his... - Gender Recognition
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which the client identity services area operates and processes applications relative to the Gender Recognition Act... - Social Welfare Benefits
263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on a section 317 review of a person (details supplied); if it will be completed before his illness... - Budget 2026
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to carers who did not benefit from changes to income thresholds in Budget 2026; the actions... - Social Welfare Benefits
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider including verified disability-related expenses and private care costs as allowable deductions when... - Budget 2026
270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the ESRI’s assessment that measures in Budget 2026 will reduce average household disposable income by... - Social Welfare Benefits
271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for the fuel allowance by a person (details supplied), who is in receipt of a... - EU Funding
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his... - Social Welfare Appeals
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for disability allowance appeals; and the number rejected over the past three years, in tabular...
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