Conor Sheehan

433. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education her views on the changes to the financial requirements for students arriving into the country under a Stamp 2 visa to €6,665 as proof of funds, and the effect that this will have on the viability of English language schools; if her Department intends to provide additional supports to guarantee the future viability of English language schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15771/25]

498. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term lets granted planning permission in 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/25]

499. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term lets granted planning permission in 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/25]

290. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of granted but not commenced planning applications for multi-unit apartment developments since 2020, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14810/25]

291. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the remit of vacant homes officers in local authorities, with a specific focus on bringing vacant commercial units back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14811/25]

368. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider the creation of State-run residential addiction treatment centres; if the money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau could be used to fund such treatment centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14952/25]

397. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on the co-location of Limerick University Maternity Hospital to the Dooradoyle University Hospital Limerick campus; to provide an expected timeframe for co-location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14805/25]

398. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of the home birth service in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14806/25]

399. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the strategic infrastructure development planning process needs to be reformed; her views on whether the HSE should be able to submit planning applications directly to local authorities for hospital developments of over 100 beds; if the new planning and development Bill, when enacted, will address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14807/25]

400. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health when the UL Hospitals Group will submit a planning application for an additional 96-bed unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14808/25]

401. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant posts in the UL Hospitals Group, by job title; the cost of filling these vacancies; the estimated timeframe in which each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14809/25]

404. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the status of, and her views on, the interim HIQA briefing she received into emergency care capacity in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14833/25]

249. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a request by the Shannon Airport Group from 2022 seeking financial support to establish a route to Amsterdam under a Public Service Obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13701/25]

272. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reintroducing the regional uplift for film production; if he will implement a similar scheme to incentivise film production in the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13303/25]

677. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the work of the National Hearing Care Plan Working Group; when the group’s recommendations are expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13304/25]

2. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if he intends to review the housing completion target for 2025; the number of new homes his Department estimates will now be completed in 2025; the additional measures he plans to take to increase housing construction; the engagement he has had with the Department of Finance and Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, respectively, on new taxation and expenditure measures to boost delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12698/25]

44. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a timeline and action plan for meeting the targets to work towards ending homelessness, as agreed in the Lisbon Declaration; the additional policy measures he intends to take; if he will consider amending the Housing Act 1988 to oblige local authorities to take into account the best interests of a homeless child, as outlined in the Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12699/25]

46. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ properties acquired in 2024; the number he expects to be completed in 2025; to provide a breakdown of the €265 million announced for housing acquisitions, including unit allocation, by local authority; if the allocation of funding for tenant in situ includes funding for refurbishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12702/25]

56. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm when he will establish the Strategic Housing and Infrastructure Delivery Office, as outlined in the Programme for Government; if the office will be underpinned by legislation or sit within the existing structures of his Department; if he has developed the criteria and detailed job description for the chief of the office; what the expected remuneration or public service grade of the position will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12701/25]

71. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the local democracy task force will be convened; if he intends to review the number and distribution of councillors across local authorities; if there will be a review of the boundaries used for local authority elections in advance of the next local elections; his timeline for the establishment of town councils; if there will be separate elections for those councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12703/25]

725. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education when her Department intends to implement the proposed reduction in the distance eligibility criterion for post-primary students under the school transport scheme from 4.8 km to 2 km; if she will provide details on the planned timeline and any associated budgetary or operational considerations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12291/25]

826. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revise current housing policies to ensure fairness for older individuals who have contributed to society throughout their lives, specifically, many retirees who only become eligible for placement on the housing waiting list once their income drops upon retirement, a situation which forces them to face unaffordable market rental rates and wait times of up to 10 years for social housing; if he will establish a dedicated mechanism that prioritises and expedites access to affordable and social housing for retirees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10838/25]

829. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €265 million approved for housing acquisitions in 2025, by housing programme; the amount approved in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/25]

830. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units local authorities will be able to acquire under the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; if each local authority has been provided with the numbers each can acquire; if not, when that will be outlined; the amount in total allocated for the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; the amount approved in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the amount allocated to each local authority; the total number of homes acquired in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10881/25]

965. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the cost rental equity loan scheme are under consideration by his Department or relevant agencies; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the value of funding requested; the date on which each application was submitted, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12658/25]