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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 892.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the scale of the pipeline for social homes and for affordable homes, from the local authorities, from the approved housing bodies and from the Land Development Agency, both for Dublin and for the rest of the country; and the estimated number of these which will be delivered in the next three years.[35873/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 898.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the conditions under which the vacant or derelict property grants can be paid; the level of applications received to date; the level of approvals; the level of completions; if he has received proposals for the relaxation of some of the conditions; and if he is disposed to consider changes.[35879/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 894.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the house price caps that apply under first homes, and under the local authority home loan; and if he has plans to adjust these, in view of the rising house prices.[35875/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 895.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the income caps that apply under local authority home loans, under cost rental, and for inclusion on the housing list for social homes; if he has plans to adjust these in line with rising average earnings; and if he has considered that higher costs in Dublin and other locations warrant the application of differentiated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 896.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current interest charged on local authority home loans and on the outstanding equity under first homes; the way these are set relative to rates set by the European Central Bank or other benchmark rates; and whether reductions in these rates are in early prospect.[35877/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 897.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way the present interest rate on a local authority home loan translates into a monthly payment per €1,000 borrowed.[35878/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1031.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the start date for pay-related jobseeker’s benefit; the percentage of previous earnings to be awarded; and the ceilings and duration which applies.[35838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1019.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the levels of maternity benefit and maternity leave, of paternity benefit and leave, of parental benefit and parental leave which shall apply during 2025; and if there are any anticipated changes in any of these due to take place during 2025.[35821/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1020.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered extending the period during which domiciliary care allowance can be paid beyond the 16th birthday for those who continue in full-time education and do not wish to seek eligibility for disability allowance which is paid on an entirely different criteria, so it would be on similar years as for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1021.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms on which a full-time carer can be considered for pension eligibility based on their years of caring; if contributions during years of full-time caring can be mixed with contributions of other sorts; and if minimum paid insurance requirements are different where a mixed contribution record applies.[35827/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1022.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the additional supports or secondary benefits allowed to persons on a carer’s allowance, and to persons on a carer’s benefit.[35828/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1023.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of carer’s benefit; the typical duration of their claim; and if she has considered greater flexibility under this scheme to cover intermittent caring periods.[35829/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1024.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the carer’s support grant; the number of these who already have carer’s payments or domiciliary care allowance; and the numbers who qualify independently of these schemes.[35830/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1025.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the concept of tiered payments based on some measure of disability have been abandoned; whether some element of a cost of care payment is under consideration within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35831/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1026.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of participants in the most recent period for which data is available on the back to education allowance, on the Work Placement Programme, on JobsPlus, on the Jobs Initiative, on the back to work enterprise allowance, and on the training support grant; and if there are any evaluations conducted which might...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Business Supports (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1027.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the conditions under which support for the commencement of a new business can be made available to persons now on a social welfare payment.[35833/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1028.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the option to work beyond the age of 66 years is now available; the level of take-up that has been recorded to date; if she has evaluated whether the incentive in terms of pension uplift and additional contributions earned is actuarially fair to the person deferring pension payment; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1029.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the start date for the phased introduction of the total contributions regime for pensions; and if it is envisaged that there will be any winners or any losers during the transition.[35836/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1030.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the start date for auto enrolment for persons not already in a pension scheme, and the initial rate of contribution for workers, for employers, and for the State when the scheme commences.[35837/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (9 Sep 2024)

Richard Bruton: 1032.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the take-up to date of the concession of free travel to those medically unfit to drive.[35839/24]