771. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the €1,270 annual income exemption for seaweed harvesting under Article 152 of S.I. No. 142 of 2007 was last reviewed; if his Department has examined the impact of this threshold on recipients of jobseeker's allowance in coastal communities; and if he will amend the regulations to increase the exemption in recognition of inflation and the importance of traditional seaweed harvesting as a supplementary income source in coastal communities. [65259/26]

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771. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the €1,270 annual income exemption for seaweed harvesting under Article 152 of S.I. No. 142 of 2007 was last reviewed; if his Department has examined the impact of this threshold on recipients of jobseeker's allowance in coastal communities; and if he will amend the regulations to increase the exemption in recognition of inflation and the importance of traditional seaweed harvesting as a supplementary income source in coastal communities. [65259/26]

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1. 16 September 2026

   Social Welfare Code

   771. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection when the €1,270 annual income exemption for seaweed harvesting under Article 152 of S.I. No. 142 of 2007 was last reviewed; if his Department has examined the impact of this threshold on recipients of jobseeker's allowance in coastal communities; and if he will amend the regulations to increase the exemption in recognition of inflation and the importance of traditional seaweed harvesting as a supplementary income source in coastal communities. [65259/26]

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