291. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates on which draft Section 28 guidelines were provided to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in consultation; the reason his Department did not issue the aforementioned planning guidelines before the repeal of Section 28 of the Planning Act 2000 by Ministerial Order on 2 October 2025; and if he …
292. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of towns and villages which are deemed eligible by his Department for 'The Ready to Build Scheme'; whether his Department plans to extend the list to other rural settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72727/25]
293. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a schedule of all 'Ready to Build' applications received by his Department from local authorities, specifying the location; the number and the cost at which the sites listed were or are on offer for sale to eligible applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72728/25]
294. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider whether Údarás na Gaeltachta can seek his approval for recognition under the Croí Cónaithe 'Ready to Build Scheme' and apply for funding to his Department in order to deliver serviced sites in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72729/25]
246. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the number of complaints via email or written he or his office has received in relation to BusConnects, bus network issues, or bus service changes since 19 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69822/25]
247. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the reporting relationship between the NTA and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69823/25]
248. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the extent to which the NTA is accountable to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69824/25]
249. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the number of meetings with the NTA he has had since January 2025; the subject of each meeting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69825/25]
1006. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a mental health service in Dublin 11; if she will provide an update on the service's request for future funding; if she will outline the other supports that will be provided to the service going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69683/25]
228. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the number of retired Dublin Bus stock that was sold to a company (details supplied), in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65921/25]
536. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Part V obligations that have been satisfied through land transfer offsite in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65915/25]
537. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a national financial contribution scheme, based on the local authority model (details supplied), administered by local authorities, and funded by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65916/25]
538. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2026 funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme will be confirmed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65917/25]
539. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2026 funding for local authority acquisitions will be confirmed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65918/25]
540. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the role State savings play in housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65919/25]
541. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail plans to utilise State savings products to support housing delivery; the expected level of funding to come through the ISS for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65920/25]
601. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to empower the Land Development Agency to purchase a factory (details supplied), ensuring it could be kept open to deliver homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61239/25]
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1138. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of apprenticeships registered in Dublin northwest from 2022 to date in 2025, by LEA, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61350/25]
613. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will review a case relating to an employment permit for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the potential error can be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/25]
1103. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of delays to the progression of affordable purchase schemes as local authorities must now redo costing for affordable purchase considering the changes to the VAT on apartment sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59326/25]
1877. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence regarding cancellations of surgery for a child (details supplied); if she will outline the reasons for these cancellations; if she will provide information on when the surgery will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58934/25]
462. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if there is a practice of applying cost deductions on AHB scheme approvals, in the form of disallowing major portions of land, construction, communal, and financing costs; to clarify if this practice is in some cases disallowing costs ranging from €2-4 million of the cost to build the schemes, making the schemes unviable;…
463. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the new voids programme, as promised in the Programme for Government 2025, to improve the turnaround of vacant social housing units and if AHBs are now being provided with tenant nominations prior to housing completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56597/25]
304. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he will respond on matters raised in correspondence regarding public transport issues in Dublin 5 and surrounding areas (details supplied); if there are plans to address these issues in the near future; if there are plans to provide new and additional public transport options in the referenced area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55356/25]
332. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance the number of properties made available to the housing market through the 'over the shop' premises relief in each of the years and in each county, since the beginning of the relief, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55172/25]