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Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Payments
John McGuinness
725. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of maximum benefit. [11896/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Colm Burke
726. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal (details supplied) by a person; when a decision is likely to be received, as this has been pending for some time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11922/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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School Meals Programme
Paul Murphy
727. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the Government has a duty to ensure that all children are treated equally and fairly in relation to the school meals programme and the need for gluten free meals for coeliac children, and that no child is left behind or excluded from the benefits of the programme; if she will make it compulsory for schools participating in the programme to cater to the needs of coeliac children if there is a demand for it (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11945/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Data
Mairéad Farrell
728. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 5 March 2024, the reason her Department requires the destination of a person's travel as evidence of travel in order to access the two week holiday entitlement under the disability allowance scheme; and in what case or circumstance would a signed letter from the recipient not be sufficient evidence. [11952/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Thomas Pringle
729. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider backdating child benefit payments for the intervening period from May 2023 to May 2024 for the small cohort of 18 year-olds that lost out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11965/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Data
David Stanton
730. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans, if any, to update the Code of Practice on Determining Employment Status which was published in July 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11990/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Appeals
Bernard Durkan
731. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determining an appeal (details supplied); when a final determination is likely to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12028/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Bernard Durkan
732. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in determination of review in the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for an invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12029/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Benefits
Willie O'Dea
733. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision be made in relation to a disability allowance review (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12046/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Reports
Catherine Connolly
734. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the independent external evaluation of the proposal that claims that higher financial returns can be achieved for automatic enrolment pension participants at lower costs; her plans to publish the report by the independent external evaluator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12066/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Pauline Tully
735. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason self-employed people are not entitled to claim carer's benefit; if she will consider changing the eligibility criteria whereby self-employed people can claim carer's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12074/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pension Provisions
Pauline Tully
736. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will adjust the new flexible pension arrangements to allow people under the age of 70 years to work if they so choose and claim contributions towards a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12075/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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School Meals Programme
Steven Matthews
737. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the challenges facing some schools (details supplied) in sourcing venders to provide a hot school meals programme; if any measures are in place to address such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12077/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
738. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the Pensions Council-commissioned independent evaluation report by (details supplied) into the alternative auto-enrolled pensions proposal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12104/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
739. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the Pensions Council's own evaluation report into the alternative auto-enrolled pensions proposal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12106/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Reports
Thomas Pringle
740. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Pensions Council has presented her with both the Pensions Council-commissioned independent evaluation report by a person (details supplied) and its own evaluation report into the alternative auto-enrolled pensions proposal by another person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12108/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Pension Provisions
John McGuinness
741. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a history of contributions made by a person (details supplied) to determine if they have sufficient contributions to qualify for a State pension (contributory). [12114/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Bernard Durkan
742. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department has declined to issue a PPSN to a person (details supplied) given they are an Irish citizen and have been living in Ireland since December 2022, who requires same to access a number of services; if their application will be reviewed with a view to issuing the number as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12161/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Offices
Brendan Griffin
743. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional resources will be provided to the social welfare appeals office to address the three-month delay in registering appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12259/24]
Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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Departmental Staff
Brendan Griffin
744. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff in the independent social welfare appeals office for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12264/24]