676. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1448 of 13 January 2026, and the reply if he will consider further correspondence (details supplied); to provide a reply to queries raised regarding new declared qualifications for engineering services in local authorities.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4390/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
995 questions match, newest first.
677. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the backlog within Tailte Éireann on applications for property registration; the reasons for the delays; the extra resources that are now required to address the problem within Tailte Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4399/26]
678. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can consider a transfer request from a person from another local authority; the priority which can be placed on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4410/26]
679. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grant applications for each local authority for each of the past three years; the number per county; the number of these grants per county that were successful; the number of grants that have been successfully drawn down; the total value of these drawn down grants per county, in tabular form; and if he will…
680. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme as the payment period concludes for many applicants; if a replacement support is being considered; if so, the details of any such support or supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4466/26]
681. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) to prevent them and their children presenting as homeless. [4479/26]
682. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to review case (details supplied) and provide an update on the matter. [3322/26]
683. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the rationale for only counting complete years of service when calculating contributory State pensions (details supplied); if he will consider amending the law to allow for full recognition of all monthly contributions made as the current law adversely impacts those with birthdays towards the end of a contribution year; and if he will make a statement …
684. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection his additional plans to financially assist people with disabilities during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3396/26]
685. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection when some local primary schools in County Leitrim (details supplied) will receive funding for invoices supplied in relation to school meals delivered. [3460/26]
686. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers, employees and average number of weekly WSS hours claimed for each individual strand 2 category, based on the number of disabled employees employed, for both 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3482/26]
687. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the work of a college (details supplied); if he will facilitate a meeting with the management to discuss their concerns related to the wage subsidy scheme and the way in which it is applied in their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3603/26]
688. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the letter received by an organisation (details supplied); the actions he will take to address their concerns related to the wage subsidy scheme and the way in which it is applied in their case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3604/26]
689. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a review of the wage subsidy scheme that will allow for greater flexibility in the way in which it is applied by charitable organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3605/26]
690. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the humanitarian assistance scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3606/26]
691. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3625/26]
692. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will re-examine the national guidelines in relation to exceptional needs payments for household furnishings, appliances and equipment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3709/26]
693. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if disability allowance payments will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3712/26]
694. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if his officials have planned for inactive My Future Fund accounts exceeding the number of active accounts; his views on whether the administrative costs associated with such inactive accounts will be absorbed by the flat fee applied only to active accounts, given that such costs are not dependent on fund size and will not be charged directly t…
695. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans for the treatment of My Future Fund accounts held by people who have left Ireland never to return; if he intends to follow the Australian approach of allowing such departing members to encash their fund pots upon leaving the State so as to mitigate the long-term administrative burden of maintaining inactive accounts; and if he will ma…
696. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the maximum hours a person can work (currently 18.5 hours per week) when qualifying for carer's allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3742/26]
697. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to regulations he signed on 23 December to exempt employees from auto-enrolment who are members of occupational pension schemes that are funded by their employers outside of payroll contributions, if he will outline which staff from which sectors this concerns; or if he will provide a sample of professions and sectors which have been effec…
698. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3879/26]
699. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of an older woman in Dublin 11 (details supplied) who has been without heating for many months; if he will respond to the details of the case; to outline the steps that will be taken to assist the woman in question and the additional supports available to her; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3933/26]
700. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of families who have benefited from the new baby grant, broken down by county for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4002/26]