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Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
James Lawless
267. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61435/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Paul Murphy
268. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the one-off payment of €500 to those in receipt of the State pension; and if not, the reason therefore. [61440/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Brendan Griffin
269. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the review of the decision on a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61459/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Bernard Durkan
270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of an alleged overpayment; if their appeal can be expedited given the stress that this ongoing case is causing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61476/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Anne Rabbitte
271. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61510/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Postal Services
Bríd Smith
272. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of any discussions or consultations that she has had with representatives of postmasters in relation to the huge workload expected by them in the coming weeks, especially in terms of paying double payments and fortnightly payments in the same week; if she will be holding meetings with any representatives to discuss other issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61527/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Kieran O'Donnell
273. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61556/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Kieran O'Donnell
274. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61558/22]
Thu, 8 Dec 2022
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Departmental Funding
Patrick O'Donovan
275. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding that was provided to Limerick from her Department in 2022, broken down by project in tabular form. [61584/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
63. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) who worked as a CE supervisor and retired in 2021 will receive a payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61053/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Claire Kerrane
64. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a full list of payments which will be eligible for the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61057/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Haughey
65. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if the qualifying PRSI contributions required for the over-65s benefit payment can be assessed using a person's whole term of employment and not the contributions in the governing contribution year to cater for those who would not qualify for a social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61063/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Claire Kerrane
66. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the processing times for the fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61064/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Thomas Gould
67. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the pay claim by CE supervisors. [61065/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
68. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if support will be provided for persons (details supplied) who have yet to receive their €400 lump sum payment which was due on 18 November 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61080/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Bernard Durkan
69. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for the fuel allowance in the case of persons (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61081/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Bernard Durkan
70. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for the carer’s allowance in the case of persons (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61082/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Brendan Griffin
71. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when a carer’s allowance application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61121/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
72. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a representation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61148/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
73. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a representation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61150/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Paul McAuliffe
74. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review will be carried out on the case of a person (details supplied). [61168/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Seán Haughey
75. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Social Protection if a review has taken place in respect of the issue concerning class S PRSI contributions arising solely from personal pensions and the implications for those who are applying for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds; if it will be acknowledged that these persons are not self-employed and should be considered for this payment if all other criteria are met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61196/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Pearse Doherty
76. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive a decision in respect of a fuel allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61204/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Dormant Accounts Fund
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
77. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a representation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61207/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
78. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine any policy or operational mechanisms to support a full-time nursing student such as a person (details supplied); his views on whether it is more likely this student will be able to support herself and her family over the long term if she is supported in college, rather than if she drops out to qualify for benefits. [61208/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Peter Burke
79. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will qualify for the over-65 benefit payment. [61236/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Public Services Card
Seán Crowe
80. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that women who received a W number upon becoming married in the past are not being issued with public service cards and are instead told they must apply for a new PPS number; the reason there is no warning in respect of same when persons apply for a card, leaving them waiting until they contact her Department; and if these new PPS numbers are automatically supplied to the Revenue Commissioners in order that there is no confusion in regards to credits or other such matters. [61242/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Carol Nolan
81. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 29 November 2022, the criteria which are considered before a decision to write off amounts due to her Department as a result of overpayments of the contributory and non-contributory old age pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61254/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Brendan Griffin
82. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for invalidity pension by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61271/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Michael Creed
83. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review a decision to deny children’s allowance payment to a person in County Cork (details supplied). [61388/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Sorca Clarke
84. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the waiting times for those applying for the exceptional needs payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61395/22]
Wed, 7 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Michael Creed
85. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite a decision on a disability allowance review for a person in County Cork (details supplied). [61398/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Ivana Bacik
332. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to financially assist persons who have anaphylactic food allergies to support them to purchase foods that are safe for their consumption, in view of the cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60990/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Jackie Cahill
333. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be issued with the carer's support lump sum that was issued recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60166/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Jackie Cahill
334. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if any allowances or grace period will be made for persons who switched relevant payments shortly before the budget 2023 lump sums were issued, given that many of these persons are still disproportionally affected by the current cost-of-living crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60167/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Paul Murphy
335. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the grants or payments that can be made to a person (details supplied). [60188/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Ring
336. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider, with the pensions changes being proposed, that the treatment benefit scheme be extended to all recipients of the contributory State pension regardless of all types of contributions paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60194/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Bernard Durkan
337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a fuel allowance application was refused in the case of a person (details supplied), if the decision can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60195/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Brian Stanley
338. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Government is actively engaging with community employment scheme supervisors regarding pay and conditions; and, if so, when the process is due to be completed. [60200/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Michael Ring
339. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow paid voluntary contributions to be reckonable for treatment benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60209/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
340. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has enough PRSI contributions to avail of the PRSI treatment benefit specifically free hearing aids; if there are any other benefits currently available that the person may not be availing of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60218/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Mark Ward
341. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available for fuel allowance applicants who are marginally over the qualifying limit; if exceptions can be made for these people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60219/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Mark Ward
342. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if individuals who qualify for the living alone allowance can be considered for the fuel allowance if they are over the qualifying limit by the amount received in their living alone allowance; if exceptions can be made in these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60220/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Cathal Crowe
343. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the age limit of a child for parents (details supplied) claiming job seekers transitional payment while the parent is in university; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60231/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Johnny Guirke
344. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection when, following a previous Labour Court finding, she intends to implement a mechanism to allow for wage
increases to the said community employment supervisor category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60241/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Carol Nolan
345. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will support changes to the operation of community employment schemes to allow those who turn 66 years of age to remain on as participants in such schemes; if she will address concerns raised with me by a CE scheme supervisor around wages for the CE scheme and the material grant allocation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60266/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Code
Louise O'Reilly
346. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are any plans to extend the fuel allowance to persons on a scheme (details supplied). [60278/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Citizens Information Services
David Stanton
347. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that citizens information outreach programmes have ceased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60321/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Gary Gannon
348. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection when community employment ex-gratia payments are to be processed; and if it will be in 2022. [60357/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Holly Cairns
349. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the means testing system to qualify for carers allowance to consider applicants with income that can vary from year-to-year such as farmers or the self-employed. [60377/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Welfare Services
Alan Kelly
350. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of full-time community welfare officers based in County Tipperary in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to-date in 2022, in tabular form. [60391/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Welfare Services
Jackie Cahill
351. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that scheduling changes were made in the community welfare service in Carrick-on-Suir in recent months, leaving no community welfare service available for walk-in and emergency cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60411/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Pauline Tully
352. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are in place for long-term carers who do not currently qualify for the State pension in anticipation of the introduction of the enhanced State pension in January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60423/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Pat Buckley
353. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) living alone will not qualify for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60430/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Paul Kehoe
354. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the contributory pension application for a person (details supplied); when will a decision be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60445/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Bernard Durkan
355. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a recent application for disability allowance will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60451/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Catherine Murphy
356. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she can set out his rationale for not providing persons in receipt of the State pension with the additional once off €500 payment. [60467/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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International Protection
Pauline Tully
357. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection the State pension entitlements that exist for a person claiming refugee status here along with a dependent adult; if a husband and wife claiming refugee status are entitled to a full pension payment each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60475/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Colm Burke
358. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason those on illness benefit were not included in the recent cost of living payments; if consideration would be given to including them retrospectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60476/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Michael Creed
359. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who has been declined a Qualified Adult Dependent payment may be entitled to a State Pension (Contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60560/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Pension Provisions
Emer Higgins
360. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures are in place to assist people who feel their pension was devalued by mismanagement through wind up, (details supplied). [60584/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Emer Higgins
361. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider adapting the living-alone allowance criteria to allow a person to rent a room in their home to an international healthcare worker who has come to Ireland to work, without this impacting on their living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60608/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Paul Murphy
362. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria to qualify for the State pension provision for long-term carers which is due to be introduced from January 2024; and when the criteria will be published. [60631/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Robert Troy
363. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the cost-of-living supports which are applicable for those in receipt of domiciliary care allowance. [60666/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Robert Troy
364. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if all recipients of carers allowance will receive the cost-of-living top-up paid in November. [60667/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Citizens Information Services
Paul Kehoe
365. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends to reopen an in-person Citizens Information Board office in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60677/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Denis Naughten
366. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to include carer’s benefit in the long-term payments included in bilateral social security agreements with certain countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60710/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Seán Sherlock
367. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of the waiting times in weeks for all ANP and ENP applications broken down per number of weeks per application for 2019, in tabular form. [60715/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
368. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a resource issue within her Department in relation to the processing of a disability allowance and invalidity allowance, given the delay in processing times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60725/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
369. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the status of the appeals process for cases (details supplied) with regard to disability allowance and invalidity allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60726/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Staff
Mairéad Farrell
370. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the categories of public sector workers and civil servants under her Department whose contracts fall under the Croke Park Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60734/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Michael McNamara
371. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60756/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Pearse Doherty
372. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a fuel allowance application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60785/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Pearse Doherty
373. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the processing times for fuel allowance applications by month for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60786/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Pearse Doherty
374. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received for each Intreo Office in County Donegal under the supplementary welfare additional needs payment to date in 2022; the number of applications approved and the number refused; and the current processing times in weeks in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60787/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Welfare Services
Pearse Doherty
375. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff allocated to community welfare sections in each Intreo Office in County Donegal to process all supplementary welfare applications; if she is satisfied that sufficient staff are available to deal with the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60788/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Michael Ring
376. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a jobseeker’s allowance application for a person in County Mayo (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60827/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Paul Kehoe
377. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of the fuel allowance and living alone allowance for a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60830/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Maurice Quinlivan
378. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that recipients of the €500 lump sum payment for those in receipt of the disability support grant who are also recipients of the carer’s support grant are not eligible for an additional €500 lump sum payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60845/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Claire Kerrane
379. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of persons referred to JobPath since it was established; and the total number of referred twice, three times and four times in tabular form. [60947/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Claire Kerrane
380. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people who sourced employment while on JobPath and in tabular form, the total number of persons who sustained work for 13, 26, 39 and 52 weeks based on the number of persons who have completed JobPath to date that is, no longer engaged on JobPath in tabular form. [60948/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Data
Claire Kerrane
381. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost of JobPath since it was established. [60949/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Departmental Reviews
Claire Kerrane
382. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will be reviewing JobPath now that referrals have ended. [60950/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Community Employment Schemes
Thomas Gould
383. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the pay claim by community employment supervisors. [60978/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Brendan Griffin
384. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection when an exceptional needs’ payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60998/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Bernard Durkan
385. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a PPS number will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61017/22]
Tue, 6 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Pádraig O'Sullivan
386. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the payments that are available to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61030/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Patricia Ryan
262. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the Roadmap for Social Inclusion objective on the implementation of benchmarking the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59963/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Patricia Ryan
263. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Government will reintroduce the enhanced Covid sick pay scheme of €350 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59964/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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State Pensions
Brendan Griffin
264. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 440 of 25 October 2022, if she will provide an example of the rate mix of averaging and the total contribution approach which will be used in the State pension (contributory) transition phase from January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59874/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Public Services Card
Seán Canney
265. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the options that are available to a person who cannot go into an Intreo centre to get a public services card due to severe social anxiety; if this person will be allowed to get a photo in a pharmacy similar to a passport application or if there is any other avenue available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59897/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Benefits
Michael Healy-Rae
266. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if clarification will be provided in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59918/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Bríd Smith
267. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who qualifies for the fuel allowance will lose their entitlement to the allowance if they rent a room to a person who is not in receipt of any qualifying payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59928/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Bríd Smith
268. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who is in receipt of the fuel allowance will lose the allowance if they rent a room and provide care to a person who is not in receipt of any qualifying social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59929/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
269. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59932/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Bernard Durkan
270. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that a carer’s allowance bonus was paid into the old account of a person (details supplied) and not into the account into which they receive their weekly payment; if arrangements will be made to recall the paid bonus to the incorrect account and reissue it to the account used for their weekly payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59957/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Public Sector Pensions
Patrick Costello
271. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions that are being taken by her Department in relation to pension and employment rights of self-employed contractors at RTÉ given the ongoing WRC action against the public broadcaster; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59973/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
John McGuinness
272. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient contributions to qualify for an invalidity pension; and if their application will be reviewed as a matter of urgency. [60002/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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School Meals Programme
Éamon Ó Cuív
273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the total underspend or overspend against the estimate provided for school meals in 2021 and to date in 2022; the reason for the variation in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60034/22]
Thu, 1 Dec 2022
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Employment Support Services
Seán Sherlock
274. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the population in the catchment area of each Intreo office in the country in tabular form. [60038/22]