Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pension Provisions

Michael Creed

32. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons she expects will be covered by the auto-enrolment pension plan for workers in the private sector; the level of financial contribution which these workers will be expected to pay annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5110/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

33. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare payments that have been made under the heading of disability services or equipment provision in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022. [5355/22]

Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

34. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection her strategy to link jobseekers and employers as a means to address labour shortages in the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5381/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

James O'Connor

35. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce supports for persons who experience hair loss due to alopecia and cancer treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5389/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Joe Carey

36. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who availed of the €500 grant for hearing aids under the treatment benefits scheme in each of the past three full years. [5015/22]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Thomas Pringle

37. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the eligibility for domiciliary care allowance from 16 to 18 years of age given the families that avail of this much needed support will have already shown that they meet the high bar of requirements for this grant and in the majority of cases these needs do not diminish at the arbitrary cut-off point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5472/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Violet-Anne Wynne

38. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that her Department has taken to address the difficulties those suffering from long-Covid have in accessing social welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59227/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

John Lahart

39. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of those applying for, granted and refused a heating supplement under the supplementary welfare allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5383/22]

State Pensions

Joe Flaherty

40. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the Report of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5395/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Paul Kehoe

41. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount of funding planned for the household benefits scheme in 2022; the number of households which will be in receipt of this scheme in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5281/22]

Flexible Work Practices

David Stanton

42. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been taken to expand her Department’s employment and recruitment events to include remote working opportunities and the promotion of remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5287/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

43. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she plans to take to ensure the delays in processing enhanced illness benefit are resolved. [5497/22]

Employment Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

44. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is intended to review the operating rules for the rural social scheme particularly as they relate to the length of time participants can spend on the scheme and means testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4637/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Rose Conway-Walsh

45. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial supports or pathways to funding that are available from her Department for a single parent of a young adult with highly complex physical and intellectual disabilities (details supplied). [5492/22]

School Meals Programme

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

46. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection her long-term plans to ensure school meals are available in as many schools across Ireland as possible. [5498/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Kieran O'Donnell

47. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Social Protection when carers will benefit from the changes to the carer’s allowance which are part of Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5486/22]

Social Welfare Code

Michael Creed

48. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will make amendments to the social welfare code to ensure that those students who are obliged to study abroad but are in receipt of a disability payment can retain this payment for the period of their studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5111/22]

Employment Schemes

Paul Murphy

49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if a commitment will be made to ending privatisation and outsourcing of the social protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5400/22]

Social Welfare Code

Paul Murphy

50. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing social welfare claimants the option of continuing to receive their payments into their bank account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5402/22]

Employment Schemes

Kieran O'Donnell

51. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Social Protection when the changes to the community employment scheme such as enabling persons 60 years of age and over to continue on schemes will take effect. [5485/22]