Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)
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353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether the €10 million euro allocated towards the relaxation of the carer’s means test comes under €1,152 million for 'Key policy adjustments' or from the €390 million 'increase in pension and illness, disability, carers scheme recipients'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62428/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The report quoted as part of the question was published by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation and is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation to address. The Minister for Social Protection cannot comment on a report published by another Minister. Officials in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation have indicated that they will answer the question, if and when it is re-submitted.

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)
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354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether funding for new recipients of the carer’s allowance, who would not have qualified under the current income disregards but who will qualify on foot of the budget 2026 measure, is allocated from the €390 million 'increase in pension and illness, disability, carers scheme recipients' or elsewhere; and the amount he plans to allocate to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62429/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The report quoted as part of the question was published by the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation and is the responsibility of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation to address. The Minister for Social Protection cannot comment on a report published by another Minister. Officials in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitilisation have indicated that they will answer the question, if and when it is re-submitted.