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388. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is tracking the number of planning applications submitted using the 2025 section 28 design standards for apartments; if so, to confirm the number of such planning applications lodged to date; and the total number of units involved in these applications, separating out new applications from applications to change existing grants of permission. [3002/26]

389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of social homes delivered in 2025 broken down by delivery stream, including SHIP Construction, SHIP Turnkey, CALF Construction, CALF Turnkey, CAS Construction, CAS Turnkey, and social housing acquisitions. [3003/26]

390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of affordable homes delivered in 2025 broken down by delivery stream, including cost rental equity loan, affordable purchase scheme and Local Development Agency, LDA, cost rental. [3004/26]

474. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the initiatives planned to address juvenile crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/26]

525. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reasonable accommodations that are in place in primary care settings in relation to blood tests for people with disabilities who experience needle phobia; if there is a process outlined by the HSE for such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3000/26]

378. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of increased charges for household waste services issued by a provider (details supplied); if he is aware the increase has been attributed in part to new pension costs; if cost increases can be issued to customers for this reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1561/26]

835. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme. [74846/25]

848. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total number of renters who claimed the renters tax credit in 2025; the average value of the tax credit claimed; and the breakdown of the number of claims and average claim by local authority area, in tabular form. [1151/26]

1108. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is aware of issues presenting for a school (details supplied); if her Department will urgently intervene to ensure the continued provision of education at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74560/25]

1123. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to a request from a school (details supplied) for replacement of a prefab with a modular building, given the prefab is not now fit for purpose; and replacement would assist the school in providing education to more children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74699/25]

1145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps that are being taken to ensure the provision of education to a child (details supplied) who has been without access to a school placement for a long period. [74820/25]

1183. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 16 December 2025, the timeline for the provision of the lease to the school for signing, given the school has not had any engagement with the CSSO for a very lengthy period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1201/26]

1196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the options available to a family who remain unable to secure a school placement for their child for the current school year (details supplied) and who advise assistance has not been provided by the education welfare officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1282/26]

1253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department is aware of pressures for first year school placements in the areas surrounding Newcastle, County Dublin; her plans to ensure placements are increased given some children have been placed on several school waiting lists due to oversubscription and due to criteria relating to location, or current school, restricting their placement in admission categories; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2165/26]

1254. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason proposals for a new secondary school for Newcastle, County Dublin have been refused up to this point; if her Department will reconsider this decision given secondary school students must travel to neighbouring towns to avail of education at this school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2166/26]

1368. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding competitions for executive engineer roles in local authorities, the position regarding career progression for engineers already employed in local authority roles with qualifications under the previous eligibility criteria who have relevant experience but who do not hold qualifications under the new criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74228/25]

1392. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all EU infringement enforcement procedures against his Department; the date they were initiated; a description of the infringement/enforcement procedure; and a status update, in tabular form. [74479/25]

1436. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the work of the housing delivery office including its current membership; the number of meetings it has had to date; the dates of those meetings; the actions that have been taken to date including inviting and accepting invitations for infrastructure funding; and to provide an update on any such applications. [1152/26]

1437. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure on social and affordable housing by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency in 2024 and 2025; and the breakdown, by funding stream and by delivery agent (details supplied). [1153/26]

1448. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarification to a query regarding engineering qualifications in the Local Government sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1521/26]

1645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding two applications (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing these applications; the further turnaround time, if available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74320/25]

2363. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of properties involved in the fair deal scheme that are currently rented out in the private rental market. [1103/26]

2570. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether his Department has sought the exclusion of Israel from EU-related funding opportunities related to defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74009/25]

2571. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department has taken in order to ensure that EU research funding is not allocated for defence purposes in order to ensure Ireland's neutrality is not compromised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74010/25]

287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the significant amount of grid connection capacity held by data centres which has not been used. [73595/25]