695. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legal requirements of property management companies in relation to communication with homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8570/26]
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696. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legal requirements of property management companies in relation to communication with renters of residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8571/26]
697. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations in relation to supports for homeowners in relation to their engagement with property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8572/26]
698. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the adequacy of existing legislation and regulations in relation to supports for renters of residential property in relation to their engagement with property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8573/26]
699. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the facility available to homeowners when they have a dispute with their property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8574/26]
700. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the facility available to renters of residential property when they have a dispute with their property management company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8575/26]
701. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing legislation or regulations to ensure that homeowners are given sufficient support and opportunity to engage with their property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8576/26]
702. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing legislation or regulations to ensure that renters of residential property are given sufficient support and opportunity to engage with their property management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8577/26]
703. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the repercussions for any property management company that fails to adequately engage with a homeowner of a property within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8578/26]
704. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the repercussions for any property management company that fails to adequately engage with renters of residential property within their remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8579/26]
705. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether an assessment was undertaken of the practical impact of section 85(1)(c)-(d ) of the Planning and Development Act 2024 on the delivery of grid connections and other long linear infrastructure projects; and if so, to provide the findings of that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8588/26]
706. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how applicants are expected to demonstrate existing statutory or compulsory purchase powers at planning application stage, given that such powers are typically only conferred after the granting of planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8589/26]
707. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he accepts that section 85(1) ) of the Planning and Development Act 2024 has the effect of limiting eligibility to apply for permission to statutory utilities, thereby excluding private developers; and if so, the measures that are proposed to prevent adverse impacts on competition and renewable delivery; and if he will ma…
708. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the intended commencement date for section 85(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2024; and whether commencement will be deferred pending clarification or amendment of the relevant provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8591/26]
709. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has received proposals from industry to amend section 85(1)(c)-(d ) of the Planning and Development Act 2024 to include applicants who would be eligible to apply for statutory powers following the granting of permission; and if so, the current status of consideration of those proposals; and if he will make …
710. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he accepts that legislative provisions which require certainty of land access or statutory powers prior to the granting of planning permission risk creating legal and delivery deadlock for strategic infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8595/26]
711. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will examine the introduction of targeted incentives to support small scale landlords to remain in the rental market; and whether he will engage with the Minister for Finance on options to reduce the financial pressures contributing to landlord exit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8598/26]
712. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the commitment in the Housing Action Plan to update the code of practice for local authority nominations to AHBs to require that local authority and AHB tenants are not precluded from living with domestic pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8656/26]
713. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an assessment of the number of staff currently employed in local authorities which will be adversely affected has taken place before implementing the new engineering qualification criteria for engineers progressing their careers in the local authority; if his Department identified the number of serving local authority engineers …
714. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of calls received by the national community welfare scheme in each month of 2025, in tabular form. [7379/26]
715. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to parents who do not qualify for the bereaved parent grant due to the fact their wife/husband/civil partner/cohabitant passed away before 21 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7460/26]
716. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to ensure that a person will receive a payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7461/26]
717. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of meetings of the Disability Consultative Forum in 2025; the number that will take place in 2026; the dates on which they will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7480/26]
718. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/26]
719. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to reconsider introducing a cost of living disability payment in 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7675/26]