Written answers
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Eligibility
487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person who qualifies for the State Pension and continues to provide full-time care is only entitled to a... - Social Welfare Appeals
488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit that were refused at first decision in each of... - Social Welfare Eligibility
489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied). [68064/26] - Social Welfare Payments
490. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the child support programme for children aged under 12 years-of-age was increased to €64... - Social Welfare Eligibility
491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the factors taken into account in determining child benefit entitlement in cases involving a shared-care arrangement; the... - Social Welfare Payments
492. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare claims that have been detected through data matching with Revenue before any payment was issued;... - School Meals Programme
500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale behind the new DEY guidelines, whereby uneaten food supplies under the hot lunch scheme will not be sent home... - Social Welfare Application Forms
501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to expedite a Domiciliary Care Allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68237/26] - Employment Schemes
503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on engagements between Mid-West Mental Health services and Tipperary Employability to source backfill for the... - Social Welfare Appeals
504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) who has appealed a disability allowance decision will receive an update on the decision.... - International Protection
508. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of international protection applicants who had reckonable earnings, and made PRSI contributions in each of the... - School Meals Programme
509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the companies contracted to provide school meals under the scheme and to provide details of the sources of beef and... - Pension Provisions
513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware that the new methodology to calculate pension payments for those who turned 65 in March of 2025 is resulting... - Social Welfare Payments
514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which a person (details supplied) can access social protection payments; the specific supports are in place to... - Departmental Staff
515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE staff in his Department, by grade that are processing new applications for State pension (contributory) and... - Social Welfare Benefits
516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the introduction of pay-related parent's benefit; and when the public consultation will be issued. [68671/26] - Social Welfare Payments
517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of previously unsuccessful applicants for Carer’s Allowance who have subsequently reapplied and qualified... - Departmental Policies
518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will ensure that the design of the Cost of Disability payment recognises the additional transport and service-access... - Social Welfare Payments
521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 65399/26 of 16 September 2026, which compared the back to school clothing and footwear... - Business Supports
522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he has or is considering reducing employer PRSI in retail to help combat the cost of business increases. [68095/26] - Gender Recognition
523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for a report on the work of the interdepartmental working group on a non-binary gender; and when the report will be... - Social Welfare Payments
524. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider allowing family carers who are aged over 66 years and are in receipt of a State Pension to receive the... - Departmental Reviews
525. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the comprehensive review of means testing within the social protection system commenced; the current status of that... - Departmental Data
526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of domiciliary care allowance, by county, for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in...
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