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Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Departmental Reports
Claire Kerrane
1. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when the report of the child maintenance review group will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50416/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Citizens Information Services
Cathal Berry
2. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the Citizens Information Board's strategic plan in respect of the use of volunteer staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50989/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Claire Kerrane
3. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the processing of additional needs payment applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50417/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Danny Healy-Rae
4. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that persons on benefit payments are still not eligible for the fuel allowance. [51021/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Cost of Living Issues
Joan Collins
5. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will publish the child maintenance review (details supplied). [50612/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Offices
Ruairí Ó Murchú
6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional resources are being given to Intreo centres, in particular community welfare offices, in order to deal with the huge number of additional requests for supplementary welfare and exceptional needs payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49886/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
7. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to review the community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50108/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Emer Higgins
8. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the feasibility of extending child benefit to children who are 18 years or over, but are still in full-time post-primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50309/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Paul Donnelly
9. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the delay with the issuing of personal public service, PPS, numbers by her Department; and if there are plans to tackle this delay. [49787/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Offices
Rose Conway-Walsh
10. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional resources that were put in place to deal with the surge in applications for supplementary welfare allowance and additional needs payments, given that these are being promoted as a source of additional emergency income for those with increased energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50716/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Cost of Living Issues
Emer Higgins
11. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a timeframe for the introduction of the cost-of-living payments announced in budget 2023 that are due to be issued before Christmas 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50308/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Rates
Claire Kerrane
12. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the way that her Department will ensure that social welfare payment rates are adequate and that the social protection system protects persons from poverty considering the announcement of a €12 increase to the weekly core payment rates in budget 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50411/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Niamh Smyth
13. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of working family payment applications currently awaiting a decision per county in tabular form; the steps that her Department is taking to clear this backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50271/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Offices
Sorca Clarke
14. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional staff have been recruited or seconded to community welfare sections in INTREO offices to deal with the additional applications for supplementary welfare allowances; and if not, if she plans to bring in additional staff to deal with the extra workload. [50731/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Pension Provisions
Neale Richmond
15. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49690/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Energy Prices
Mick Barry
16. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Social Protection the instructions that have been issued to community welfare officers in relation to people who present to them seeking assistance due to having difficulties in keeping their prepaid gas or electricity meter topped up; the criteria that will be applied to assess claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50714/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Claire Kerrane
17. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review means testing for the carer’s allowance including a review of the removal of means testing requirements to qualify for these payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50414/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Rural Schemes
Seán Canney
18. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to increase the number of participants on rural social schemes to meet the demand for the services delivered by the rural social schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44769/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Pension Provisions
Bernard Durkan
19. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent to which she and her Department remain sensitive to any issues arising from the availability of an adequate pension where applicants are factually deemed not to be unable to continue in employment and may not qualify for an appropriate pension on whatever grounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50593/22]
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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Energy Prices
Thomas Gould
20. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the way in which additional needs payments will be used to ensure that those with pay-as-you-go electricity meters do not face disconnection this winter. [49679/22]