416. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current number of SME construction firms operating in Cork city and Cork county; and the supports his Department is providing to help them scale delivery of starter homes under the new national housing plan. [63862/25]
417. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the barriers identified by construction SMEs in Cork regarding material costs, labour and regulatory burdens; and the actions his Department will take in 2026 to address each item. [63863/25]
418. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment with regard to a product (details supplied); the reason this product is not currently recognised or recommended by Home Bond despite its certification and domestic use. [63866/25]
419. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the criteria and evaluation process HomeBond, in consultation with the Department, employs to determine which construction products are accepted or promoted within the Irish market; and the reason certain products that are either non-tested or rated lower than A1 appear to receive promotion while genuinely certified Irish products (deta…
420. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in light of recent concerns regarding fire safety and defective materials in housing construction, the assurance he can give that A1-rated materials (details supplied) are being objectively assessed and fairly considered for specification in both public and private housing schemes. [63868/25]
421. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the way the Department ensures that Ireland's construction-product approval and recommendation processes align with accepted international and European best practice, in particular when products certified under UK BBA, European ETA or EN standards may be approved elsewhere; and if European technical approvals are accepted as valid for u…
422. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment given the Government's stated objectives of promoting safe, sustainable and innovative building materials, the specific measures his Department plans to introduce to support Irish-developed and Irish-tested products that demonstrably enhance fire safety, energy efficiency and carbon reduction, such as (details supplied). [63873/25]
538. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the current allocation for housing-linked infrastructure in Cork City and Cork County for 2026, including roads, drainage, water and schools, and to state whether these allocations meet the projected population growth in the region. [63984/25]
539. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the audit and reporting obligations that will apply to all delivery bodies under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the schedule for publishing expenditure reports; and whether regional-level cost data will be included in these reports. [64410/25]
540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit for social housing, affordable purchase, and cost-rental homes delivered in 2023 and 2024; the projected average unit cost under Delivering Homes, Building Communities for each year to 2030; and the measures in place to control unit-level cost inflation. [64401/25]
541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the additional €6 billion referenced in Delivering Homes, Building Communities will be allocated across construction, land acquisition, infrastructure, subsidies, and administrative costs; and the timeframe for expenditure in each category. [64402/25]
542. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the controls in place to ensure value for money in approved housing bodies-delivered housing projects funded under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the audit mechanisms applied; and the criteria used to approve per-unit funding for approved housing bodies schemes. [64403/25]
543. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected impact of construction cost inflation on the delivery targets set out in Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the inflation assumptions used in the plan; and the contingency measures in place to prevent cost overruns. [64404/25]
544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average acquisition cost of land used for housing delivery in the past two years; the expected land costs for new sites under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; and the steps being taken to reduce land acquisition pressures, including land-value capture and State-owned site activation. [64405/25]
545. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a formal value-for-money review has been completed for the Housing for All programme; if so, the findings of the review; and the way in which these findings informed the design of Delivering Homes, Building Communities. [64406/25]
546. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total projected expenditure on developer subsidies for affordable homes and cost-rental units under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the expected per-unit subsidy in each scheme; and the evidence used to justify these subsidy levels. [64409/25]
592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the median and average time taken between the submission of a strategic housing development application and a final determination by An Bord Pleanála, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63581/25]
593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of judicial reviews on the delivery of major housing or infrastructure projects; and if reforms are being considered to reduce systemic delay while preserving the right to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63582/25]
594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of judicial reviews lodged against planning decisions, in each of the past ten years, including success rates and average duration to conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63583/25]
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures being taken to streamline the planning and appeals process, in light of the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63584/25]
610. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected annual housing delivery for Cork city and Cork county under the new national plan Delivering Homes, Building Communities; and the expected output for each year to 2030. [63857/25]
611. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has identified any infrastructure gaps in Blarney, Glanmire, Ballyvolane or Blackpool that may delay local delivery under the new housing plan; and if so, to list them. [63859/25]
612. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current cost per social home and cost per affordable home delivered in Cork city and Cork county for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if these costs are expected to fall under the new plan. [63860/25]
613. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has completed any land-assembly analysis for Cork to support the delivery of starter homes; and the findings for the Blarney and Glanmire catchments. [63861/25]
614. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected annual and cumulative delivery for each region, including Cork city and Cork county, under the new strategy Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the number of homes allocated to social housing, affordable purchase, and private market supply in each area; and the basis on which these allocations were determined. [6387…