Parliamentary questions

Social Welfare Appeals

Brendan Griffin

85. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance appeal (details supplied) in respect of a person in County Kerry. [17050/24]

School Meals Programme

Paul Murphy

453. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he agrees that in Budget 2025 there should be funding allocated to develop and fund a pilot initiative for the expansion of school meals during holiday time by leveraging existing community infrastructure and relationships between schools and summer camps; if he will ensure that this initiative is funded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16755/24]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection how often carer's allowance is reviewed; the criteria upon which it is reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16001/24]

Departmental Schemes

Matt Carthy

455. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the position regarding the mandatory retirement age for participants on the job initiative scheme to ensure that those who wish to can remain on the scheme past the State pension age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16007/24]

Pensions Reform

Rose Conway-Walsh

456. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected annual cost to the Exchequer of the planned auto-enrolment pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16009/24]

Pensions Reform

Bríd Smith

457. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 (No.22 of 2024) has ignored the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands' pre-legislative scrutiny recommendation number 15, which states that the investment funds be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels or the arms industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16047/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

458. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied) will be awarded as soon as possible. [16155/24]

Rental Sector

Louise O'Reilly

459. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if tenants in cost rental tenancies are able to access rent supplement; and if not, the reason this is the case. [16172/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Marian Harkin

460. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a decision on a social welfare appeal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16189/24]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Carol Nolan

461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons Catholic clergy and ministers of other religious denominations did not qualify for the pandemic unemployment payment; how these individuals are regarded for tax purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16212/24]

Departmental Data

Darren O'Rourke

462. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of PPS numbers issued in Ireland from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2024; and the breakdown, by nationality that each of the PPS numbers was issued to, in tabular form. [16282/24]

Social Welfare Rates

Darren O'Rourke

463. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost if the maximum rate of disability allowance rate increased to €242.50 per week. [16283/24]

School Meals Programme

Alan Dillon

464. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16295/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Robert Troy

465. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied). [16311/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Michael Creed

466. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the current situation regarding a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied). [16335/24]

Departmental Funding

Neasa Hourigan

467. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Review of the Reasonable Accommodation Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16389/24]

Home Care Packages

Niamh Smyth

468. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to review a case (details supplied); what home care supports are available to this family once their quadruplets arrive to assist them in their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16436/24]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Pearse Doherty

469. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost if an employer’s PRSI credit were to be introduced with various credit rates (details supplied). [16438/24]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Pearse Doherty

470. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost if an employer’s PRSI credit were to be introduced at various rates (details supplied). [16439/24]

Tax and Social Welfare Codes

Pearse Doherty

471. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost if an employer’s PRSI credit were to be introduced at various rates (details supplied). [16440/24]