626. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of the existing suite of engineering qualifications in the local government sector commenced by the previous Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage in April 2024 has concluded; and when he will publish the outcome and act on any recommendations made within. [3311/25]
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627. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date for the announcement of the Community Monuments Fund 2025; if funding will be granted towards Coolbane Mill, Freemount, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3424/25]
628. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position in relation to the Department HLGH Working Group review of the current engineering qualifications declared under s160 of the Local Government Act 2001. [3519/25]
629. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that are being taken to ensure the delivery of 60,000 homes annually, including the increased use of modular construction methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3578/25]
630. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if measures will be introduced to strengthen renters’ rights, including increasing RTB powers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3579/25]
631. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if reforms to planning regulations will be considered to facilitate the conversion of derelict buildings and vacant spaces above shops into residential units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/25]
632. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks, or other forms of leave to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Gaeilge/Irish-language policy and p…
633. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of requests to his Department that have granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]
634. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection to list the level of consistent poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in County Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2967/25]
635. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Social Protection to list the level of food poverty in each of the electoral areas of Ennis, Ennistymon, Killaloe, Kilrush, and Shannon, in County Clare for each of the years 2011 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2969/25]
636. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on his officials' engagement with the Office of the Attorney General and the office of the Parliamentary legal advisor on new legislative changes to the criteria for qualifying for the widows and widowers pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2244/25]
637. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider reviewing the criteria for illness benefit, to enable those who are self-employed and paying an S Class PRSI contribution to qualify for payment on this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2251/25]
638. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason applicants who are eligible to apply for fuel allowance are being refused same because they have a child living with them (details supplied). [2253/25]
639. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a timeline for legislation to give entitlement to unmarried cohabitants to a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2257/25]
640. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals applied for fuel allowance in 2023 and 2024, by county; and the number of successful applications there have been in that period in each county. [2266/25]
641. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of reviews currently being conducted on State pensions in County Louth; and the reasoning behind these reviews. [2272/25]
642. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications made under the reasonable accommodation fund in the years 2020 to 2024; and the level of funding given to successful applicants under several named grants (details supplied). [2274/25]
643. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive a decision on a carer’s allowance appeal in respect of their spouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/25]
644. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if a student (details supplied) who is studying abroad in an exchange programme which is an integral part of their undergraduate degree but not part of an EU exchange, is eligible for the back to education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2310/25]
645. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) awaiting approval for disability allowance. [2316/25]
646. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for a history of the widow’s non-contributory/non-contributory pension application for a person (details supplied); the current status of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2321/25]
647. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for a history of the widow’s contributory/contributory pension application for a person (details supplied); the current status of the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2322/25]
648. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a disability allowance application for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2329/25]
649. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the carer’s allowance review of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2344/25]
650. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision for a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied) will be made; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2348/25]