Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Social Welfare Appeals

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

153. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection for a breakdown of the average wait time for a decision on an appeal, for each social welfare payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3309/24]

Rail Network

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

192. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Transport whether he supports the provision of electric trains to Cork in early 2024 for the purposes of expansion of the Cork area commuter rail; and if he has had discussion with Iarnród Éireann in relation to this. [3018/24]

An Garda Síochána

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

998. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost to the Exchequer to provide ten additional Garda youth diversion programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56412/23]

Youth Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

114. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he and his Department have mapped the existence of youth-focused community projects and staff across the State; and if they are aware of gaps in coverage, or large and populous areas without or with inadequately resourced projects, and how they intend to resolve this. [49716/23]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

359. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other scheme payments, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55959/23]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

360. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of introducing a child benefit double payment. [55960/23]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

361. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the earnings disregard for the one parent family payment by €1. [55961/23]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

362. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of raising the earnings disregard for the jobseeker’s transitional payment by €1. [55962/23]

Departmental Data

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

363. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the exchequer of the JobPath scheme. [55963/23]

State Pensions

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

364. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reintroducing the State pension for 65-year-olds who choose to retire. [55965/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

365. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost to the Exchequer of the benefit payment for 65-year-olds. [55966/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

366. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the qualified child increase by €1 for children under the age of 12 years and €1 for children over the age of 12 years, respectively. [55967/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

367. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the current young jobseeker’s rate of €129.70 by €1 per week. [55968/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

368. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of including the working family payment as a qualifying payment for fuel allowance. [55970/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

369. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing the annual carers support grant by €1. [55971/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

370. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing child benefit by €1. [55972/23]

Employment Support Services

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

90. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reviewing the wage subsidy scheme for people with disabilities, in particular the fact that the subsidy an employer is paid has not kept pace with the increases in the minimum wage. [54238/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

92. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the pay claim submitted by the rural social scheme and Tús supervisors to the Department for pay parity with community employment supervisors. [54239/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

109. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the fact that, standard disregards for maintenance that apply in the means testing of other payments, do not apply in the means testing of the Guardians payment non-contributory. [54244/23]

Public Procurement Contracts

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

117. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the tender for EmployAbility which was due to be published in April 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54242/23]