Questions

639. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which his Department intends to reconcile its requirement that social housing regeneration proposals should not result in a reduction in housing density with the current refurbishment proposals for Oliver Bond House in Dublin 8 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22306/26]

640. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the smaller than national minimum standard two-bed units of 48 square metres planned for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House in Dublin 8 would contribute to the poorer mental health, negative child development outcomes, and broader public health risks linked to inadequate housing space, including a reported 2…

641. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the number of social and affordable housing units approved, commenced and completed in the Roscommon–Galway constituency in each of the years 2023 to 2026, by local authority area, in tabular form. [22319/26]

642. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact number of vacant and derelict properties identified in the Roscommon–Galway constituency; and the number brought back into use under the Croí Cónaithe and other schemes to date, in tabular form. [22320/26]

643. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time for social housing in Roscommon-Galway and the number of applicants currently on the housing list, broken down by need category, in tabular form. [22321/26]

644. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the progress made on a revised Guide for the Rapid Operationalisation of Community Support Centres, based on the experience of its operation over winter 2025-2026, as his Department committed to in their Review of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/26]

645. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all community support centres that can be operationalised in the case of extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22395/26]

646. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management's review of all local authority severe weather plans and flood plans, as referenced in his Department’s Review of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22396/26]

647. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the work underway to increase resilience in internal communications systems during extreme weather events, as referenced in his Department’s Review of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/26]

648. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding his Department’s work on developing mutual aid agreements with European energy counterparts, as referenced in his Department’s Review of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22398/26]

649. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding TETRA being rolled out to generation sites as an additional contingency in the event of backup communications (Optel) failures, as referenced in his Department’s Review of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22399/26]

650. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding Uisce Éireann's installation of 30 new permanent standby generators and the purchase of mobile generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22401/26]

651. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on Uisce Éireann's target to facilitate an additional 75 sites for mobile generator connectivity by the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22402/26]

652. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason agricultural buildings and structures are not eligible for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22436/26]

653. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage where it stipulates that agricultural buildings and structures are not eligible for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22437/26]

654. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider extending the vacant property refurbishment grant to cover agricultural buildings and structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22438/26]

655. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent members of staff in each local authority for the years 2022-2023-2024-2025, by county/city authority; if he will provide a schedule of local authorities that applied to recruit additional staffing for those years; the local authorities that were granted permission, and refused; if he will clari…

656. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made towards the achievement of a government policy document on the development of windfarms and solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/26]

657. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/26]

658. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has undertaken any analysis of Ireland’s income replacement rate during maternity, paternity and parent’s leave compared with other OECD countries; and if he is considering reforms to increase income replacement levels during parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/26]

659. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason text messages from a Namibian phone number are sometimes used to verify online logins to MyGovID; if he accepts that many people are concerned about the legitimacy of the text messages as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/26]

660. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider making the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension a qualifying payment for the household benefits package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21603/26]

661. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year costs if both the State pension (contributory) and disability allowance both increased by €12.50 per week with effect from January 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21616/26]

662. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection the level of savings disregard in relation to a pension or welfare assessment; when the level was last reviewed; whether and when he will order a review in light of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/26]

663. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1417 of 8 September 2025, if he will provide updated details of the number of fuel allowance recipients following its recent extension, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21672/26]