PQ 623
623. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the exclusion of pension-age persons with disabilities from the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; the engagement that has taken place with disability advocacy organisations on this issue; whether any proposals are being considered to ensure future cost-of-disability supports are based on disability-related need rather than the specific social welfare payment being received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73622/26]
Introduced
20 October 2026
Last action
20 October 2026 · Budget 2027
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written
Sponsors
Naoise Ó Muirí
Subjects
Budget, Pensions
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20 October 2026
Summary
623. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the exclusion of pension-age persons with disabilities from the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; the engagement that has taken place with disability advocacy organisations on this issue; whether any proposals are being considered to ensure future cost-of-disability supports are based on disability-related need rather than the specific social welfare payment being received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73622/26]
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20 October 2026
Budget 2027
623. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department is reviewing the exclusion of pension-age persons with disabilities from the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027; the engagement that has taken place with disability advocacy organisations on this issue; whether any proposals are being considered to ensure future cost-of-disability supports are based on disability-related need rather than the specific social welfare payment being received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73622/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-20/623/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-20/pq_623
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