624. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 is limited to recipients of long-term disability payments and does not include people with significant disabilities who are in receipt of the State pension; whether his Department has examined the additional costs faced by disabled pensioners and their families; whether consideration is being given to extending eligibility for the payment to pension-age persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73620/26]

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624. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 is limited to recipients of long-term disability payments and does not include people with significant disabilities who are in receipt of the State pension; whether his Department has examined the additional costs faced by disabled pensioners and their families; whether consideration is being given to extending eligibility for the payment to pension-age persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73620/26]

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1. 20 October 2026

   Budget 2027

   624. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of concerns that the new €500 cost of disability payment announced in Budget 2027 is limited to recipients of long-term disability payments and does not include people with significant disabilities who are in receipt of the State pension; whether his Department has examined the additional costs faced by disabled pensioners and their families; whether consideration is being given to extending eligibility for the payment to pension-age persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73620/26]

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