Parliamentary questions

597. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to tackle the high level of environmental incidents in north-eastern and mid-west regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45815/26]

598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the price ceilings under the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/26]

599. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the 2026 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme (EERP) Circular requires local authorities to include a mix of properties across a range of building energy ratings (BERs) when selecting dwellings for retrofit works; whether this approach means that estates with the poorest-performing homes are …

600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the costs associated with planning permission for rural one-off homes is being considered as part of examining rural planning and ahead of the publication of the Rural Planning Guidelines, if the Minister will look at this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/26]

601. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the length of time it takes to apply for planning permission for rural one-off homes is being considered as part of examining rural planning and ahead of the publication of the Rural Planning Guidelines, as well as the process up to decision; if he will examine reducing this timeframe; and if he will make a…

602. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new wind energy guidelines to replace the 2006 guidelines on wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45949/26]

603. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is given to appropriate childcare infrastructure when new residential developments are being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/26]

604. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any Government bodies currently who can take cases to court on behalf of Irish tenants in relation to broader housing related issues, for example in a case where an OMC does not take responsibility for tenant issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45960/26]

605. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify if Ukrainian refugees here can continue to participate in State employment schemes under the temporary protection transition scheme. [45687/26]

606. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently review a disability allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44976/26]

607. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount disbursed to organisations under the Work and Access Disability Equality and Inclusion Training grant; and the names of recipient organisations, in tabular form. [45004/26]

608. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) would be financially better off on the State pension (non-contributory) and living alone allowance rather than their current adult dependent allowance given their spouse is in long-term care with no prospect of them returning home. [45015/26]

609. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of making the fuel allowance available for 32, 40 and 52 weeks per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45031/26]

610. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €1 increase in each of the social insurance schemes, social assistance schemes, other weekly schemes and other schemes payments (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45032/26]

611. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of equalising the jobseeker rates for under 25s at the increased rate of €279 per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45033/26]

612. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of a €5 increase in the weekly living alone allowance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45034/26]

613. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending paternity leave by two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45035/26]

614. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending parental leave by two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45036/26]

615. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently examine an alleged Covid-19 overpayment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45037/26]

616. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the 18.5 hours limit for carers who are undertaking postgraduate education and advanced professional upskilling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45043/26]

617. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to supports or grants for homeowners who have had their property wall and gates damaged by a river bursting its banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45099/26]

618. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur [45172/26]

619. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Social Protection whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45190/26]

620. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements with other countries to check if persons in receipt of payments from his Department are not in employment outside this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45254/26]

621. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection to review an application for a person (details supplied); if the scheme will be continued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45260/26]