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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). For 2023 the Government agreed that there would be increased provision for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...pay. This system is known as the ‘differential rents’ system. It is a critical piece of State’s welfare apparatus, subsidising housing costs and supporting households who can’t meet their long-term accommodation needs from their own resources. Local discretion and flexibility are inherent in the devolved administration of rent schemes and different...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Alan Dillon: ...people, is carried out through the Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) being undertaken in each local authority area (as development plans come up for statutory review) to ensure that the long-term strategic housing needs are met. The HDNA framework allows local authorities to correlate and accurately align overall future housing requirements based on the needs identified in an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...through my Department's Voids Programme to supplement the local authority funding available for the preparation of vacant properties for re-letting. The funding was introduced originally to tackle long term vacant units and is now increasingly targeted to support authorities to ensure minimal turnaround and re-let times for vacant stock. An annualised breakdown by local authority of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a form of social housing support available for people who have a long-term housing need. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for HAP. Eligible households can source their own accommodation in the private rental sector which should be within the HAP rent limits provided to them by the local authority. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he agrees that inadequate HAP rates and social housing income limits and the lack of three and four-bed social housing are contributing to long-term homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15659/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Social Housing is delivered through a range of local authority and Approved Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (11 Apr 2024)

Matt Carthy: 98. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will review the awarding criteria for the Bonn Comórtha Céad Bliain medal (2016) to ensure that long-serving members of the Defence Forces that left service prior to Easter 2016 will receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15952/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ...the demographic demand analysis, my Department monitors planning and construction activity in the residential sector. This involves the analysis of data sources from Local Authorities and the CSO along with the engagement with local authorities and the construction sector. In this way, up-to-date information on significant new residential developments is obtained and factored into the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...benefit those in need of the scheme. While the scheme was performing well, it was assessed that some further enhancements were needed to enable more households in need of State support with their long-term housing needs to avail of the scheme. Four broad categories of actions are identified in the review, including: a) Broadening the eligibility criteria; b) Improving the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) are forms of social housing support, provided by my Department, for people who have a long-term housing need. In order for a household to qualify for HAP, they must first be assessed as eligible for social housing support by their local authority. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (11 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: .... Any visa required national that wishes to enter the State, and remain, for up to 90 days must have a Type C Short Stay Visa. A visa required national that wishes to reside in the State for longer than 90 days must have a Type D Long Stay Visa. Any person that wishes to make a visa application must do so online at: www.visas.inis.gov.ie/avats/OnlineHome.aspx. Further information...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Cian O'Callaghan: ...reconsider classifying Covid-19 as an occupational illness, as has been recommended in many EU countries; what supports are in place for people who were in receipt of special leave with pay due to long-Covid; what will replace this payment for front-line workers who are still unable to return to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15774/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (11 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I am aware that hospitals that charge parking fees are very cognisant of the financial implications of parking costs for patients and their families, particularly for those with long-term illnesses. Consequently, many hospitals have introduced a maximum daily fixed parking charge and reduced rate parking for long-term patients and visitors for whom the payment of the full rate would cause...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (11 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Denise Mitchell: 260. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing amputees without a medical card apply for the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15940/24]

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024) See 9 other results from this debate

Catherine Connolly: .... It certainly has been. Let us start with the elderly. I have a particular interest in this as I get older that we are now labelling older people as a societal problem rather than it being a delight that people are living longer, contributing to society and actually saving money. That is not put in here at all. We are looking at a sovereign fund which should make me jump for joy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Reviews (10 Apr 2024)

Marian Harkin: ...alternative gateway when we look at the criteria that will be in place, to ensure it will be there for people who suffer from very different kinds of disability? Too many people have been waiting a long time. Many people could never even think of accessing this scheme because of the medical model. All of those people were excluded anyway, but, right now, so many people are waiting....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fuel Prices (10 Apr 2024)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...million and €51 million for both of those increases. My question was with specific regard to the numbers because when we have this debate, it is easy to call for deferrals and putting things on the long finger. It is also important to highlight that it is €153 million, and the people calling for deferral will need to explain their own position on the other side as to where...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (10 Apr 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...year. I was informed, as the Deputy would equally have been informed, that that was not possible. The system and the IT infrastructure could not support such a system and it would have taken a long time to be developed. That is why we went with the most straightforward system possible to get as much support as we could to those who are eligible.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Fuel Prices (10 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister mentioned one thing there, namely blaming the Middle East and all that. The facts are that a barrel of oil is cheaper now than it has been for a long time and ye are increasing this excise duty now again. Have ye any consideration for the people that are paying their money to fill their tanks? Have ye any consideration or any feeling in your hearts at all? On the one hand,...