Grace Boland

1248. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against her Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2054/26]

1249. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the guidance, codes, circulars or directions that govern the payment of legal costs by her Department, and bodies under its aegis, in employment-related disputes, including any requirements under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or Departmental sanction arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2072/26]

1250. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the funding of employee legal costs in litigation against the employing body could give rise to governance, accountability, or value for money concerns; whether her Department has issued any guidance in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2090/26]

1251. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has reviewed, or intends to review, the practice of Departments, and bodies under their aegis, funding legal costs in employment disputes involving those same bodies; and if so, the outcome or timeline for such a review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2108/26]

1252. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether arrangements to fund legal costs in employment disputes involving her Department, or bodies under its aegis, require the prior approval of her Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2126/26]

1303. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74444/25]

1333. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has funded, or is funding, other than where legal costs were awarded against the employer by a court or tribunal, the legal costs of any current or concluded litigation taken by an employee or former employee against that Department or body, in each of the past five years; if so, to provide details of the number of such cases, the bodies involved, and the total costs incurred in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2016/26]

1334. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the basis on which his Department, or a body under its aegis, may fund the legal costs of an employee or former employee in litigation where that employee is in dispute with, or taking proceedings against, the same body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2034/26]

1335. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against his Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2052/26]

1336. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the guidance, codes, circulars or directions that govern the payment of legal costs by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in employment-related disputes, including any requirements under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or Departmental sanction arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2070/26]

1337. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether the funding of employee legal costs in litigation against the employing body could give rise to governance, accountability, or value for money concerns; whether his Department has issued any guidance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2088/26]

1338. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has reviewed, or intends to review, the practice of Departments, and bodies under their aegis, funding legal costs in employment disputes involving those same bodies; and if so, the outcome or timeline for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2106/26]

1339. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether arrangements to fund legal costs in employment disputes involving his Department, or bodies under its aegis, require the prior approval of his Department or the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2124/26]

1388. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74452/25]

1462. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications received for affordable purchase homes under all affordable housing schemes administered by each local authority; the number of those applications which met all eligibility requirements; the number of homes available for allocation in each year; and the number of homes ultimately allocated in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1893/26]

1463. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average number of eligible applications per affordable purchase home available at the point of allocation, for each local authority in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1894/26]

1464. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who met all eligibility criteria for affordable purchase housing but were not offered a home due to demand exceeding supply for each local authority in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1895/26]

1465. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or local authorities track repeat applications by the same household for affordable purchase housing schemes; if so, the number of unique applicant households, the number of households that applied more than once, and the average and median number of application rounds entered by households prior to being allocated an affordable purchase home for each local authority in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1900/26]

1466. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if data on the length of time or number of application rounds spent in the affordable purchase housing application process by successful applicants is collected or monitored by his Department or by local authorities; if so, to provide details and any available data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1901/26]

1467. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the standard eligibility criteria applied by local authorities when assessing applications for affordable purchase homes, including income thresholds, mortgage capacity assessments, first time buyer status, and local authority area connection requirements; whether these criteria are applied consistently across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1902/26]

1468. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration has been given to the introduction of anonymised unique applicant identifiers for affordable purchase housing schemes in order to better assess repeat application rates, unmet demand, and waiting times across local authorities; and if so, the status of such consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1903/26]

1469. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if comparative data on demand versus supply for affordable purchase housing across local authorities is used by his Department to inform funding allocations, programme design, or future delivery targets; and if so, to provide details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1904/26]

1471. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has funded, or is funding, other than where legal costs were awarded against the employer by a court or tribunal, the legal costs of any current or concluded litigation taken by an employee or former employee against that Department or body, in each of the past five years; if so, to provide details of the number of such cases, the bodies involved, and the total costs incurred in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2024/26]

1472. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which his Department, or a body under its aegis, may fund the legal costs of an employee or former employee in litigation where that employee is in dispute with, or taking proceedings against, the same body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2042/26]

1473. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against his Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2060/26]