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Aidan Farrelly Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4965/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
172. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the 2023 annual report for the Arts Council has not been published or laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will do so without delay. [5202/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
173. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when his Department was first made aware of the overspend by the Arts Council on a digital transformation programme; to confirm that this overspend amounts to €7 million; the original estimated cost was for this digital transformation programme; if he is aware of the reasons for the overspend; if a new IT system wi…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Tourism
174. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when his Department was first made aware of a statement in February 2024 by the Director General of RTÉ that RTÉ would “be bankrupt overnight” if it were to compensate workers for bogus self-employment; if this potential for bankruptcy was discussed between the Director General and his Department prior to these pub…
Ruth Coppinger Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
175. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to progress the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/25]
James Geoghegan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
176. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of the new town and infrastructure investment fund; to consider ringfencing a certain proportion of the fund for the rejuvenation of Dublin city centre, in recognition of its special role as our capital city; if he will increase the funding available under the living city initiative as per the …
Aidan Farrelly Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
177. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4959/25]
Carol Nolan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce amending legislation to expand access and eligibility requirements for the tenant incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4986/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
179. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will receive their local authority tenant-in-situ allocation for 2025; the amount that has been allocated to each local authority for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4988/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
180. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the successor housing plan to Housing for All will be published as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4989/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
181. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish a social housing Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
182. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to revise the income limits for social housing eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4991/25]
Máire Devine Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
183. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the case for financial support of a community development (details supplied). [5017/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that were made to the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant so that the only eligible properties are those recorded on the local authority derelict site register and when those changes were made. [5029/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since its introduction and that these properties were not on their local authority derelict site register. [5030/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties per year that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since the introduction of the grant. [5031/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government will reinstate planning laws for the location of IPAS centres across the country. [5080/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to support the application for a community monument fund for Coolbane Mill, Freemount, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5117/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of properties registered with each local authority for short-term rentals in Donegal; the total number of applications of planning permission for short-term rental in Donegal local authority; the total number refused and accepted in Donegal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/25…
Louis O'Hara Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Social
190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the compensation provided for food costs to households affected by storm Éowyn under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4862/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Social
191. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the compensation provided for accommodation costs to households affected by storm Éowyn under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4863/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Social
192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide clear guidelines on what households affected by storm Éowyn can claim under the humanitarian assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4865/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Social
193. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied), which has run beyond the normal guideline times for appeals. [4929/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Social
194. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine the case of queries on the PRSI rates paid by An Post workers (details supplied). [4930/25]
Ged Nash Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Social
195. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of awareness that the disability allowance deciding officers and appeal officers have in respect of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; the level of training they have received on the condition and its effects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4931/25]