276. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funding that can be provided to Clare County Council to help offset costs incurred during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8809/25]
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277. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined Waterways Ireland’s proposed bylaws (namely the draft Shannon Navigation Bye Laws 2024; Draft Canals Act 1986 and 2018 (Bye-Laws); and the houseboat mooring investment programme); if these proposed bylaws will appear before committee for examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8812/25]
278. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all local authorities have furnished details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their registers; if so, if he will outline this information, by local authority; the number of actions and fines issued under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 for each respective local authority in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form;…
279. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/25]
280. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere 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 in April 2024, has concluded; and when he will publish the outcome and act on any recommendations made within. [8849/25]
281. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the number of appeals submitted to An Board Pleanála via decisions made by Carlow and Kilkenny county councils; the number of these upheld; the number of these overturned, for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/25]
282. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of homes sold in the State under the affordable purchase scheme in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8861/25]
283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses in County Meath now being considered for inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; when a decision on these will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8872/25]
284. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a scheme of constructed wetlands to all unsewered villages in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8875/25]
285. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring exceptional approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8879/25]
286. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding has been allocated to local authorities in 2025 to continue the acquisition of properties under the tenant-in-situ scheme; if so, the amount allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8887/25]
287. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to advertise the Transboundary Consultation about the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins area of outstanding natural beauty. [8902/25]
288. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address an issue for social housing applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/25]
289. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the introduction of restrictions on the purchase of homes by non–citizens, similar to measures in Canada for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8918/25]
290. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an application by a person (details supplied) was rejected; if the application could be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/25]
291. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 398 of 5 February 2025 and 183 of 20 February 2025, his views in respect of a tourism accommodation levy in light of the Minister for Finance’s reply that such a levy, if introduced, would be collected at a local level, by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8…
292. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to revoke S.I. No. 376/2023 in light of the Programme for Government’s commitment to utilise State lands to develop appropriate State-owned facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8995/25]
293. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to reform the application form for domiciliary care allowance; if he is aware of the concerns of support groups, questioning the detail required and complex nature of the form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8578/25]
294. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will abolish means testing for carer’s allowance, as per the Programme for Government, at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6861/25]
295. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an appeal by a person (details supplied) for disability allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8648/25]
296. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to carer's benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8658/25]
297. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the total cost for each of the past ten years for the weekly social welfare payment given to international protection applicants; and the total cost of the additional needs payment claimed by international protection applicants for each of the past ten years. [8659/25]
298. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of non-nationals that have claimed jobseeker's allowance for each of the past ten years; the total cost to the State of jobseeker's claims by non-nationals for each of the past ten years; and the proportion of all jobseeker's allowance claimed by non-nationals for each of the past ten years. [8660/25]
299. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a pro-rata contributory State pension submitted by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8662/25]
300. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) that is currently in receipt of illness benefit should apply for a disability allowance or an invalidity pension when her current benefit expires in September 2025, in view of the fact that her condition is terminal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8663/25]