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Paula Butterly

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Question· writtenPQ 1985asked

1985. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, extending eligibility for illness benefit to self-employed workers who are unable to work due to illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59979/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1985. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, extending eligibility for illness benefit to self-employed workers who are unable to work due to illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59979/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2163asked

2163. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for court reform, including but not limited to increasing the number of judges, and accelerating the establishment and operation of the family courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60073/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

2163. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the timeframe for court reform, including but not limited to increasing the number of judges, and accelerating the establishment and operation of the family courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60073/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1701asked

1701. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations placing a positive obligation on developers to complete all promised amenities, including playgrounds, crèches and other community facilities, and requiring development works to pause until such amenities are at least 20% complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59862/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1701. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations placing a positive obligation on developers to complete all promised amenities, including playgrounds, crèches and other community facilities, and requiring development works to pause until such amenities are at least 20% complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59862/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1984asked

1984. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures currently being undertaken by his Department to tackle social welfare fraud; the additional initiatives planned over the coming years to strengthen fraud detection and prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59975/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1984. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures currently being undertaken by his Department to tackle social welfare fraud; the additional initiatives planned over the coming years to strengthen fraud detection and prevention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59975/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1987asked

1987. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of a new PRSI class for students engaged in part-time employment, which will enable them to establish entitlement to social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59990/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1987. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of a new PRSI class for students engaged in part-time employment, which will enable them to establish entitlement to social welfare benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59990/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2162asked

2162. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing attachment orders on social welfare payments for persons who breach maintenance orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60067/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

2162. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing attachment orders on social welfare payments for persons who breach maintenance orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60067/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1698asked

1698. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the eligibility criteria for the first home scheme to allow a greater number of first-time buyers to qualify for and purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59832/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1698. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the eligibility criteria for the first home scheme to allow a greater number of first-time buyers to qualify for and purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59832/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1700asked

1700. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the regulations governing the purchase of social housing local authority homes so that it will require tenants to wait 30 years before becoming eligible to purchase their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59850/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1700. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the regulations governing the purchase of social housing local authority homes so that it will require tenants to wait 30 years before becoming eligible to purchase their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59850/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1703asked

1703. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and location of State-owned land parcels in County Louth that have been identified for housing development; whether he will ensure that appropriate portions of such lands are reserved for affordable housing to increase the delivery of affordable homes in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59882/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1703. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and location of State-owned land parcels in County Louth that have been identified for housing development; whether he will ensure that appropriate portions of such lands are reserved for affordable housing to increase the delivery of affordable homes in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59882/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1983asked

1983. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of moneys recouped by his Department arising from social welfare fraud in each of the past five years, by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59969/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1983. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection the total amount of moneys recouped by his Department arising from social welfare fraud in each of the past five years, by category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59969/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1480asked

1480. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify whether job-sharing teachers will be permitted to undertake substitute teaching work on their non-working days during the 2026/27 school year; if a decision on this matter has been made by her Department; if discussions have taken place, or are ongoing, with education stakeholders including the INTO regarding the continuation of the temporary arrangements that have applied in recent years; when a formal announcement can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63323/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1480. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify whether job-sharing teachers will be permitted to undertake substitute teaching work on their non-working days during the 2026/27 school year; if a decision on this matter has been made by her Department; if discussions have taken place, or are ongoing, with education stakeholders including the INTO regarding the continuation of the temporary arrangements that have applied in recent years; when a formal announcement can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63323/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1986asked

1986. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, introducing a provision whereby recipients of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension will also be entitled to receive illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59982/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1986. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, introducing a provision whereby recipients of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's pension will also be entitled to receive illness benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59982/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2161asked

2161. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing attachment orders, or a similar mechanism, on social welfare payments for persons convicted of ten or more offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60064/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

2161. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider introducing attachment orders, or a similar mechanism, on social welfare payments for persons convicted of ten or more offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60064/26]

Question· writtenPQ 656asked

656. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the current income tax relief provisions for long-term leasing of agricultural land to permit leases between related parties to qualify for the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60005/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

656. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the current income tax relief provisions for long-term leasing of agricultural land to permit leases between related parties to qualify for the relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60005/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1095asked

1095. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are any plans to establish a secondary school Gaelcholáiste in the Drogheda area to meet current and projected demand for Irish secondary school education; whether her Department has received any applications, expressions of interest or demographic assessments in relation to the establishment of such a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59603/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1095. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether there are any plans to establish a secondary school Gaelcholáiste in the Drogheda area to meet current and projected demand for Irish secondary school education; whether her Department has received any applications, expressions of interest or demographic assessments in relation to the establishment of such a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59603/26]

Question· writtenPQ 224asked

224. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether consideration is being given, within current and future publicly funded residential retrofit programmes, to the increasing risk of overheating in homes during warmer summer conditions; and whether guidance issued for retrofits and heat pump installations includes assessment of future cooling requirements over the expected lifetime of retrofit measures. [64355/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

224. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether consideration is being given, within current and future publicly funded residential retrofit programmes, to the increasing risk of overheating in homes during warmer summer conditions; and whether guidance issued for retrofits and heat pump installations includes assessment of future cooling requirements over the expected lifetime of retrofit measures. [64355/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1699asked

1699. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide local authorities with the necessary funding to reinstate rent control and compliance inspector positions to ensure that tenants continue to comply with the rules set out in their tenancy agreements and tenant handbooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59838/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1699. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide local authorities with the necessary funding to reinstate rent control and compliance inspector positions to ensure that tenants continue to comply with the rules set out in their tenancy agreements and tenant handbooks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59838/26]

Question· writtenPQ 616asked

616. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce regulations or legislation requiring courts to disclose driving convictions to insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60088/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

616. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Transport if he will introduce regulations or legislation requiring courts to disclose driving convictions to insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60088/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1702asked

1702. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations to make it mandatory for all new residential developments comprising of more than ten units to include solar energy systems, or alternative renewable energy technologies, together with battery storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59869/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1702. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations to make it mandatory for all new residential developments comprising of more than ten units to include solar energy systems, or alternative renewable energy technologies, together with battery storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59869/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1704asked

1704. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of State-owned land parcels in County Louth that have been allocated for affordable housing in comparison to social housing, in tabular form. [59887/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1704. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of State-owned land parcels in County Louth that have been allocated for affordable housing in comparison to social housing, in tabular form. [59887/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1705asked

1705. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations to ensure that any person who is the subject of a barring order is removed from the tenancy agreement relating to a local authority social housing dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59893/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

1705. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation or regulations to ensure that any person who is the subject of a barring order is removed from the tenancy agreement relating to a local authority social housing dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59893/26]

Question· writtenPQ 745asked

745. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the help to buy scheme to allow two applicants to claim the maximum refund from their income tax or DIRT liabilities, increasing the available support to €30,000 per applicant or €50,000 per couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59829/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

745. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the help to buy scheme to allow two applicants to claim the maximum refund from their income tax or DIRT liabilities, increasing the available support to €30,000 per applicant or €50,000 per couple; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59829/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2164asked

2164. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will amend section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 to provide that any vehicle suspected of having been used in the commission of a crime be automatically forfeited to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60091/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026

2164. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will amend section 12 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 to provide that any vehicle suspected of having been used in the commission of a crime be automatically forfeited to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60091/26]

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