526. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority vacant homes (voids) in County Waterford; the average re-let time; and the amount spent bringing them back into use in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [73724/25]
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527. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes built, acquired or leased by Waterford City and County Council in 2023, 2024 and 2025, broken down by delivery stream, in tabular form; the total stock at year end, net change, and net position less voids. [73725/25]
528. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households on the social housing waiting list and the number in emergency accommodation in County Waterford at the end of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [73726/25]
529. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to initiate a review of cost-rental income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73765/25]
530. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether people participating in HAP or the RAS are eligible to apply for cost-rental housing; the number of people participating in these programmes that have availed of cost-rental housing to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73766/25]
531. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider granting the Land Development Agency greater compulsory purchase order powers, similar to those possessed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73767/25]
532. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of compulsory purchase orders that have been conducted to facilitate Land Development Agency activity since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73768/25]
533. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 25 November 2025, when he anticipates a conclusion or further update between Dublin City Council and Pembroke Beach DAC in respect of the delivery of affordable housing in this first phase, in accordance with the terms of the SDZ condition; if he can confirm that this will be concluded…
534. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the number of properties to rent in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73801/25]
535. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail, in relation to the affordable housing fund, cost rental equity loan scheme and secure tenancy affordable rental investment scheme, the names of each respective delivery partner currently awarded funding under one of those schemes or seeking funding under those schemes; the number of cost rental homes for which …
536. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection when the criteria for partial capacity benefit were last evaluated; if there are any plans for a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73300/25]
537. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person’s (details supplied) working family payment claim will be reviewed, given that they are working in excess of 38 weeks per fortnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73325/25]
538. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Social Protection for assistance in relation to a rent supplement case (details supplied). [73344/25]
539. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place to ensure that it remains more financially rewarding for someone to take up full time employment rather than to remain on jobseeker’s allowance, with all the additional benefits (such as medical card, entitlement to HAP, and so on); how that is monitored within his Department and Government; and if he will make a statement on the…
540. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection when the carer's allowance payment and arrears will be issued to a person (details supplied) following successful appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73399/25]
541. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the way a particular welfare payment (details supplied) was calculated as regards furnishing social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73433/25]
542. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given any consideration to a cost-of-disability payment.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73434/25]
543. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the one-payment-per-household rule for the fuel allowance scheme whereby adult children on low incomes are living in the family home due to the housing crisis and are refused support based on parental income alone, despite individually qualifying for the scheme; and the plans to allow eligibility to be assessed on an individual bas…
544. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that workers are protected from redundancy only once maternity leave has officially begun; if he is aware that this means that even if a pregnant woman has only a few days left before her leave starts, she can still be made redundant; if he is aware of the difficulties for someone who is two months away from giving birth to find a new…
545. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that domestic abuse rent supplement is available for three months without a means test; if he understands that a victim of domestic abuse in some circumstances is working and required to pay the mortgage on the property where the children live; if this payment is considered as part of the means test in the case where the person cannot…
546. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has considered implementing a ‘saver clause’ similar to that used when someone transitions from disability allowance to the State pension (non-contributory) for those in receipt of carer’s allowance when they transition to the State pension (non-contributory); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73441/25]
547. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance who have had their payments reviewed in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance who have, on review, had their carer’s allowance revoked in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of these people who have appealed the decision, in tabular form; and if he wil…
548. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of a carer’s support grant in 2024 and in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73447/25]
549. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the key measures taken to tackle poverty during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73561/25]
550. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection the key measures taken to support carers during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73562/25]