Questions asked 7 total

• Social 7 questions

  • 2023-12-07 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]
  • 2023-12-07 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]
  • 2023-12-07 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]
  • 2023-12-07 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]
  • 2023-12-07 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the proposed legislation on child maintenance system changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54241/23]
  • 2023-12-07 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the Guardians payment, specifically where a relative is approved for child benefit, that this would then lead to the automatic signposting to the Guardians payment for the relative. [54240/23]
  • 2023-12-07 Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on the consultation of the ‘working age payment’ model mentioned in the Green Paper on Disability Reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54243/23]