Parliamentary questions

Middle East

Mary Lou McDonald

14. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent phone conversation with the Israeli President. [25301/24]

Middle East

Mick Barry

15. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent phone conversation with the Israeli President. [25388/24]

Middle East

Seán Haughey

16. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach to report on his recent phone conversation with the President of Türkiye. [25606/24]

Departmental Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

17. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme 2024 published by his Department on 10 May last. [23896/24]

Departmental Programmes

Richard Boyd Barrett

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to report on the recently published national reform programme 2024. [23996/24]

Departmental Programmes

Bríd Smith

19. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on the recently published national reform programme 2024. [23999/24]

Departmental Programmes

Paul Murphy

20. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to report on the recently published national reform programme 2024. [24001/24]

Departmental Programmes

Mick Barry

21. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme 2024 published by his Department on 10 May 2024. [25389/24]

Departmental Programmes

Cian O'Callaghan

22. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the national reform programme 2024 published by his Department on 10 May 2024. [25444/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

David Stanton

1. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of cases currently being considered by the social welfare appeals office, in tabular form; the longest waiting times under each scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25415/24]

Social Welfare Rates

Bernard Durkan

3. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent, if any, to which improvements might be made in respect of various social welfare payments which currently might fall short of an equality with other recipients of payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25394/24]

Social Insurance

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will support withdrawing the planned increases to employees' PRSI and increasing employers' PRSI towards European levels instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25407/24]

State Pensions

Violet-Anne Wynne

5. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that foster caring for children with additional complex needs does not qualify one for full pension support, even in cases where Tusla has advised these carers they need to be on call 24-7 to support the child's medical needs and therefore one carer per household should not rejoin the workforce (details supplied); if she has liaised with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on this matter, as that Department's Minister promised in Question No. 1347 of 17 January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25424/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Ruairí Ó Murchú

6. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the current waiting times at the Social Welfare Appeals Office; if additional resources will be allocated to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25416/24]

Community Employment Schemes

Richard Bruton

7. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection if the community employment scheme has been subject to programme evaluation; if there are plans for its evolution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25413/24]

School Meals Programme

Violet-Anne Wynne

8. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to expand the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25423/24]

Social Welfare Rates

Paul Murphy

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase social welfare rates in budget 2025 in order that no one is living below the poverty line; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25409/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

David Stanton

10. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline, with reference to section 317 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, the number of revisions carried out under the section in each respective year from 2021 to 2023 inclusive; the number of these revisions that resulted in a changed decision; the number of revisions currently being considered under the section; of these, the longest waiting time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25414/24]

School Meals Programme

Paul Murphy

11. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expand the free school meals programme to all schools from September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25410/24]

Disability Services

Catherine Connolly

12. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 25 April 2024, her plans to reconsider the introduction of a cost-of-disability payment; the details of her or her Department's engagement with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on this matter since the scrapping of the Green Paper; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25427/24]