Questions

370. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the cut-off year for eligibility for qualification under the warmer homes scheme has not changed since the revamped scheme was introduced; and when this date of before 1st January, 2006 is expected to move forward to include homes built in the years after 2006. [70417/26]

371. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which mortgage-to-rent caps are calculated; the current limit in each county: and if he has considered increasing the limit in County Monaghan. [70456/26]

372. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schemes available to assist a private resident-owner of an apartment, situated in an urban area, who wishes to vacate their current property and relocate to another property within the locality; if there is a swap scheme available to two such individuals who may be in this position; and if the housing purchase support schemes a…

373. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will review the mortgage to rent scheme purchase price caps in light of house price inflation, particularly in those non urban areas that have experienced significant second hand house price inflation in recent years. [70483/26]

374. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans for lands (details supplied) purchased by the Land Development Agency; when is it planned these lands will be developed and approximately; and the number of homes planned for these lands. [70641/26]

375. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to installing an automatic weather station or other appropriate monitoring equipment in the lower foothills of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, County Kerry to improve monitoring of local wind conditions in the Laune Valley and Killorglin area. [70613/26]

376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that he has indicated previously that his Department would be reviewing and raising social housing income limits this year, to provide an update on his work in this area. [70626/26]

377. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Ireland’s draft nature restoration plan submitted to the European Commission on 1 September 2026 will be made publicly available. [70649/26]

378. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ask Met Éireann to examine whether the existing weather monitoring network adequately captures localised wind speeds and severe weather conditions in the Laune Valley and Killorglin area, particularly given the surrounding mountainous topography. [70609/26]

379. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department monitors the geographic concentration of proposed and approved onshore wind energy developments; the number of turbines approved and proposed in county Kilkenny; and whether consideration is given to ensuring an equitable distribution of renewable energy infrastructure across regions. [70343/26]

380. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will consider mandatory follow-up of sale-based terminations, including requiring the former tenant to be offered the tenancy back where the sale does not proceed. [70336/26]

381. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is satisfied that communities affected by strategic infrastructure developments, SIDs, have adequate opportunities to participate in the planning process; and if he will outline any proposals to enhance public participation. [70347/26]

382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of individuals who have been in receipt of either jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since September 2021, by age category and by county. [69769/26]

383. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection the rates of jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit and the contributory and (non-contributory pensions) in each year from 2012 to date. [69768/26]

384. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason founders of social enterprises established as companies limited by guarantee may be classified as self-employed and required to pay Class S PRSI, despite being paid through payroll, holding no shares in the organisation and being accountable to a voluntary board of directors; if this classification excludes them from MyFutureFund; the steps …

385. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the living alone allowance increased by €6 per week. [69808/26]

386. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Social Protection if a comprehensive review of the social welfare system is to be carried out to ensure capacity for all requirements including migration reforms and to ensure fairness, equity and transparency. [69755/26]

387. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if retired nurses that paid a D stamp during their employment will be given the same pension entitlements as nurses that now pay an A stamp under a revised arrangement, particularly those that applied at the time to change to the A stamp; and if the matter will be considered as part of budget 2027. [69918/26]

388. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employers that are currently in receipt of the wage subsidy scheme in each of the three bands; the number of employers that avail of Employment Assistance Officers under Band 3; the number of employment assistance officers employed; and the cost of strand three in each of the past five years. [69916/26]

389. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if entitlement to a State Pension (Non-Contributory) for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if the information provided in this case will be accepted as sufficient to continue the payment. [69919/26]

390. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance scheme for people aged 66 and over (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69886/26]

391. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any funding available in his Department to support a new online tool (details supplied) which is assisting navigating supports from his Department. [69945/26]

392. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to pension entitlements for staff in voluntary residential and aftercare services, which have been effectively frozen since the financial collapse; if he is aware of the serious recruitment and retention challenges this has created within the sector which may leave voluntary care services at risk of closure; and if he…

393. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Social Protection If he will address the concerns raised in correspondence details attached regarding the financial difficulties experienced by households where a person remains unable to return to work following cancer treatment and is approaching the end of their illness benefit entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69954/26]

394. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection he will consider permitting people to get fuel allowance if a family member, who is not on a qualifying payment lives with them. [70047/26]