Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rental Sector

Seán Sherlock

252. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All for extended rent pressure zones to 2024 and rents linked to the harmonised index of consumer prices. [7113/23]

Rental Sector

Seán Sherlock

253. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All for an indefinite tenancy to strengthen security for renters. [7115/23]

Rental Sector

Seán Sherlock

254. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All for an upfront deposit and rent payments capped at two months value. [7116/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

255. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to provide over 90,000 social homes by 2030, including an average annual new-build component of over 9,500 social housing homes to 2026, the highest number in the history of the State. [7117/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

256. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to end long-term leasing by local authorities and approved housing bodies through phasing out new entrants and focus on new-build to provide social housing homes. [7118/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

257. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to strengthen the mortgage to rent scheme to ensure it meets the needs of those in long-term mortgage arrears. [7119/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

258. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to reform the tenant purchase scheme. [7120/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

259. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to revise and reform income eligibility for social housing. [7121/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

260. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to work towards eradicating homelessness by 2030. [7122/23]

Homeless Accommodation

Seán Sherlock

261. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to increase Housing First targets to 1,200 tenancies over five years for homeless people. [7123/23]

Homeless Persons Supports

Seán Sherlock

262. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to establish a new national homeless action committee. [7124/23]

Homeless Persons Supports

Seán Sherlock

263. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to expand street outreach teams for rough sleepers nationwide. [7125/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

264. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to a new national policy on right-sizing to highlight the potential of right-sizing for households that no longer fully occupy their current privately owned accommodation and an exploration of options to support and incentivise right-sizing on a voluntary basis. [7126/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

265. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to a fresh start principle for applications to State affordable housing and loan schemes. [7127/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

266. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to introduce radical new modern Kenny report-style powers to ensure sharing of the increase in land values from rezoning decisions and greater community gain. [7128/23]

Housing Policy

Seán Sherlock

267. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to ending strategic housing developments, returning planning decisions to local authorities and reforming the judicial review process. [7129/23]

Vacant Sites

Seán Sherlock

268. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All on introducing a new tax to activate vacant land for residential purposes. [7130/23]

Housing Schemes

Seán Sherlock

269. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All on a new Croí Cónaithe cities fund to increase owner-occupier apartment development in city centres. [7133/23]

Housing Provision

Seán Sherlock

270. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All on increased funding capacity for the LDA for strategic development of public lands for affordable and social housing in city and town centres. [7134/23]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

271. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to targeted funding via the urban regeneration and development fund and rural regeneration and development fund to support the town centre first approach, as part of the wider objectives for the regeneration of cities, towns and rural areas. [7135/23]

Planning Issues

Seán Sherlock

272. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to planning exemptions for above shop conversions and guidance relating to protected structures. [7136/23]

Rental Sector

Seán Sherlock

273. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All for a minimum building energy rating standards for private rental dwellings. [7146/23]

Vacant Properties

Seán Sherlock

274. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update under Housing for All to a nationwide, local authority-led, compulsory purchase order scheme to purchase vacant homes. [7147/23]

State Examinations

Seán Sherlock

328. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure an early date for the results for the Leaving Certificate for a family (details supplied). [6659/23]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

342. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will respond on an issue raised by a person (details supplied). [6788/23]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

350. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received for the academic year for transport for children with additional needs; and the number that have been processed, by county, in tabular form. [6990/23]

Nursing Homes

Seán Sherlock

532. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update under Housing for All to an amended fair deal scheme to remove disincentives for sale and rental of vacant properties. [7132/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

677. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in each separate children's disability network team in the State, in tabular form. [6850/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

678. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the east central Cork children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6851/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

679. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the southeast Cork city children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6852/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

680. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the central Cork children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6853/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

681. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the northeast Cork children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6854/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

682. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the northwest Cork children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6855/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

683. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the north Cork city and Blarney children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6856/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

684. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the west central Cork children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6857/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

685. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the east Cork city children's disability network team in tabular form. [6858/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

686. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the Carrigaline, Kinsale, Bandon children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6859/23]

Disability Services

Seán Sherlock

688. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the caseload and headcount of staff and children awaiting intervention in the south Cork city children's disability network team, in tabular form. [6893/23]

Health Services Staff

Seán Sherlock

856. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of care assistants that have exited the profession in each hospital in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 including the expected amount to leave in the forthcoming months if already flagged by staff, in tabular form. [7352/23]

Hospital Appointments Status

Seán Sherlock

864. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when a person in County Cork will receive a neurosurgery appointment (details supplied). [7370/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

2. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if income disregards could be reviewed for the purposes of assessment of means for carer’s allowance, with a view to ensuring that the income of a spouse, civil partner, or cohabitant where they work overtime, would not disbar an applicant for eligibility for the carer's allowance. [5993/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Sherlock

11. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications received in 2022 for disability allowance, domiciliary care allowance and carer’s allowance; the number that were awarded; and the number of applications under appeal, in tabular form. [5997/23]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

43. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown of exceptional needs' payments under the supplementary welfare allowance paid in January 2023; the total and individual value of each payment; and the total expenditure by category, in tabular form. [5998/23]

Social Welfare Code

Seán Sherlock

44. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection her proposals to review the means test for the carer’s allowance. [5994/23]

Departmental Reports

Seán Sherlock

49. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the report on the impact of employee PRSI contributions on minimum wage employees. [5996/23]

Community Welfare Services

Seán Sherlock

55. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the passing of the Social Welfare Act 2022, when her report on the provision and cost of community welfare officers will be completed. [5995/23]

Emergency Accommodation

Seán Sherlock

75. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the protocols in respect of modular housing; if he will provide an outline of the Departments and agencies of the State that are involved in the construction of modular housing. [5970/23]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Seán Sherlock

77. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has taken responsibility for disability services. [5973/23]

International Protection

Seán Sherlock

98. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied that in cases in which proposals are presented by individuals, organisations or commercial entities to provide accommodation to IPAS, that applications are expediated in a timely way. [5971/23]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Sherlock

263. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5752/23]