1127. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if greater protections will be considered for buyers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59848/25]
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1128. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether all polling stations should be fully accessible, without exception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59904/25]
1129. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the requirements for polling stations in relation to accessibility; if all polling locations meet these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59907/25]
1130. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the settlements that were submitted for funding under Measure A8, Waste Water Collection and Treatment for Villages and Settlements without access to public waste water services; the seven projects under consideration, by county, in tabular form. If the assessment of the responses received prior to 1 July 2025 by her Department, as …
1131. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a place or service available for a person (details supplied); and the supports available to assist such a person in securing safe accommodation, accessing addiction treatment and recovery services in another area. [59986/25]
1132. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when CAS 1 approval will be granted for a project by his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60004/25]
1133. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the inclusion of Carlow and Kilkenny in the defective block scheme; the known number of households affected in each county; if the lab results for each house tested by the UK company will be released on request to the individual households; if he is aware that the lack of decisions by his Departm…
1134. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether it is acceptable that sewage is still on Callery Street, Tullamore, over a week since flooding occurred; the steps he will take to rectify this situation which occurs regularly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60055/25]
1135. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions on Policy or Legislation of 16 October 2025, if he intends to provide additional funding to Monaghan County Council for the purpose of providing additional housing adaptation grants in 2025. [60056/25]
1136. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can accept an application for social housing on medical grounds in circumstances where only one medical professional has signed the application; the options available to those who do not have access to a second medical professional including a nurse but wish to apply for local authority housing on the basis …
1137. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan applications submitted to Meath County Council to date in 2025; and the length of time applications are taking for the mortgage to be drawn down, in tabular form. [60109/25]
1138. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether Fingal County Council received an additional €10 million from his Department under the Second-hand Acquisitions Programme for the remainder of 2025; to provide a breakdown, by spend and units acquired, of the allocation of this funding in areas (details supplied). [60123/25]
1139. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €20 million funding provided, by spend and units acquired, under the 2025 Second-hand Acquisitions Programme (details supplied). [60124/25]
1140. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Cork City Council has submitted, or intends to submit, an application under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund or any other local government funding mechanism for the refurbishment or redevelopment of Mayfield Sports Complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60145/25]
1141. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the general scheme for redress for Celtic Tiger-era building defects; the means by which apartment owners will apply for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60148/25]
1142. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of planning exemptions introduced in 2022, the number of those exempted dwellings for which material changes were made for the purposes of providing accommodation; if they are subject to enforcement by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60179/25]
1143. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of planning exemptions introduced in 2022 will be completed by year end 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60180/25]
1144. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the planning exemptions introduced in 2022 have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60181/25]
1145. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the correspondence (details supplied); if he will outline the agencies, institutions or supports that are available to assist a person in building a life here in Ireland with their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58468/25]
1146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the feasibility of introducing a targeted PRSI rebate or similar relief to offset the rising wage and operating costs being reported by experience economy employers. [59627/25]
1147. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has evaluated the potential impact of cashless payment policies on people who are dependent on social welfare payments, particularly older persons and those without access to digital banking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57729/25]
1148. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the decision making process on setting the limit on the length of time a person can work while been in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57777/25]
1149. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the auto-enrolment pension will be classified as an occupational pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57778/25]
1150. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if increased PRSI contributions for the self-employed to allow them to avail of social welfare entitlements, such as illness benefits, has been included in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57797/25]
1151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of any legislation, circular or regulation limiting the approval of the exceptional needs payment for household goods to entry-level items in terms of cost (details supplied); whether his Department considers the life cycle costs, for instance the savings arising from the durability or energy efficiency of goods with a higher upfro…