Results 641-660 of 808 for speaker:Paul Lawless

Auto-Enrolment: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the auto-enrolment scheme. It will be very positive for a lot of workers across the country. I question the delays in relation to it. It is such an important aspect for particularly middle- and low-income earners and I urge the Government to prioritise its roll-out. However, I have some concerns. These concerns relate to compliance and to SMEs. SMEs are already struggling with...

National Social Enterprise Policy: Statements (25 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: I welcome the opportunity to speak on social enterprises. I welcome the Minister of State's opening statement. It is important that we support social enterprises. I will highlight some of the great work in my constituency to emphasise the valuable work happening across Mayo. One example is the Kilmovee community housing centre. It is a small community but the social enterprise there is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has plans for an IPAS centre in a facility (details supplied). [50699/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria and processes being used to assess the suitability of a property (details supplied) as an IPAS centre. [50700/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is in negotiations to use a facility (details supplied) as accommodation for asylum seekers. [50701/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is seeking to change the use of a facility (details supplied) from accommodation for refugees to asylum seekers. [50702/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 629. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the growing hardship faced by families in County Mayo and across Ireland whose mortgages have been sold to vulture funds; if he is aware that there are mortgage holders paying between 6.8% up to 8.5% interest on these loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41070/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 630. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to support families affected by high-interest loans sold to vulture funds; if the long-term financial impact of such loans is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41071/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 631. To ask the Minister for Finance if vulture funds will be required to disclose the purchase price of these mortgages and justify the interest rates being charged; if access to mortgage switching schemes will be expanded for borrowers who are meeting their repayment obligations; if targeted relief or refinancing options will be introduced for individuals and families caught in this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual affordable housing delivery targets for each county and local authority in Ireland for each of the years 2025 to 2028, in tabular form; the rationale behind the allocation of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41341/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if demand assessments have been conducted to determine the need for affordable housing in each county and local authority; and if these assessments have influenced target setting. [41346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; the details of the types of schemes used (details supplied). [41342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the actual delivery of affordable homes in each county and local authority against the targets set for the years since the scheme’s inception; and the reason for the significant shortfalls. [41343/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1447. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mechanisms that are in place to monitor the progress of affordable housing delivery at local authority level; and the way performance is evaluated and reported. [41345/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1446. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and the projected funding for each of the years 2025 to 2028. [41344/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the main challenges or barriers faced by local authorities in delivering affordable housing; and the steps being taken to address these issues. [41347/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the income eligibility thresholds for social housing have been increased nationally in the past 20 years; the years those increases occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the years in which the social housing income bands were changed; and to outline each change. [41439/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the social housing income bands in County Mayo have been increased since 2010; the dates those changes took effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current income bands or caps that determine eligibility for affordable housing supports under Housing for All. [41441/25]