176. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to allow the first home scheme to be applicable to second hand homes. [16020/25]
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177. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate how he considers it just that a local authority tenant may have the opportunity to purchase their home whereas the tenant of an approved housing body (AHB) under the current system has no such opportunity even if the managing AHB is willing to facilitate tenant purchases (details supplied); and if he will ma…
178. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate the total amount of State funding provided to approved housing bodies in Q1 of 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16132/25]
179. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that given the reintroduction of the tenant-in-situ scheme, he will ensure that the purpose of the scheme is not frustrated by the introduction of new restrictive conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16133/25]
180. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all meetings he or his officials have had with Uisce Éireann since he took office, providing dates and attendees for each meeting. [16159/25]
181. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional rent contribution provided through local authorities to assist people in homeless situations will be extended beyond March 2025 following a review by his Department; and if not, the other supports that will be made available as already vulnerable homeless people will be put back into the homeless services with t…
182. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16205/25]
183. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for when the national planning framework will be revised; and to outline the process for how this will happen. [16213/25]
184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will take up the invitation from organisations (details supplied) to attend meetings to discuss the impact of defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16325/25]
185. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the name of the provider that currently holds the largest contract for delivering hot school meals to primary and secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16181/25]
186. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on whether the poverty reduction target contained in the roadmap for social inclusion was, or will be, achieved; if a new poverty reduction strategy will be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16323/25]
187. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the review for a humanitarian assistance application for a person (details supplied) as the refusal states that they were without power for less than 48 hours, when in fact they had no power for eight days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15882/25]
188. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue for a humanitarian assistance scheme application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15898/25]
189. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a domiciliary allowance application for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15906/25]
190. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made for a humanitarian assistance scheme application for a person (details supplied) whose electricity supply was out following Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15911/25]
191. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15998/25]
192. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16004/25]
193. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of claimants of the widow’s pension who were separated or divorced in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and in to date 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16154/25]
194. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16209/25]
195. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to raise the weekly rate of the under-66 widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension from €249.50 as it is less than the Central Statistics Office’s "at risk of poverty" threshold of €318 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16292/25]
196. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if eligibility for the living alone increase could be provided for those under 66 years who receive the widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension; the reason it is not provided currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16293/25]
197. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice the means by which the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland protect children from gambling exposure in greyhound stadia, under the new Gambling Regulation Act, 2024; if he will amend the act to ban children from that environment as in other betting venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15858/25]
198. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice the way in which he is facilitating and supporting the Omagh Inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15453/25]
199. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the number of additional International Protection Office caseworkers, translators, and healthcare staff he expects will need to be hired to support the implementation of the new international protection procedures; and if he will make …
200. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice following the publication of the brief on Ireland’s National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, to outline the protocols that will be in place to ensure that unaccompanied minors are not inappropriately routed through accelerated or inadmissible procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16010/25]