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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Paul Murphy Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
76. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase funding for the tenant in situ scheme to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12670/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
77. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans his Department is putting in place for schemes on affordable and cost rental housing which are targeted at single people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/25]
Paul Murphy Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will abolish the restrictions on the tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12671/25]
Albert Dolan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
79. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes completed in the Gort-Kinvara and Loughrea local electoral areas in 2024; his expectations for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12710/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
80. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any discussions his Department has had with Dublin City Council or the Land Development Agency in relation to the Ballymun Shopping Centre site. [12677/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the second-hand acquisitions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/25]
John Lahart Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
82. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enhance support services and accessibility to emergency accommodation for homeless families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new traveller specific accommodation units delivered in 2024, by local authority area; the average cost per unit in each local authority area; and the total expenditure on the delivery of these new units in 2024. [12586/25]
Pat the Cope Gallagher Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
84. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he will prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages. [12723/25]
Emer Currie Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
85. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the allocation of cost-rental properties in Dublin west for essential workers. [12025/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
86. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address dereliction; if he will engage with Galway County Council regarding a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/25]
Martin Daly Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
87. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the uptake of the croí cónaithe scheme in Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/25]
Pa Daly Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on wind energy guidelines; for a timeline for publication; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
89. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable housing in the Dublin Bay north constituency; if he is reviewing the delays in planning, procurement or funding allocation; and if he is considering new legislative changes to streamline the process to ensure targets are met. [12946/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
90. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions had with local authorities regarding the dezoning of brownfield sites that have previously been zoned for residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/25]
James Geoghegan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
91. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to review, revoke or expand SI 376/2023 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/25]
Colm Burke Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
92. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Irish Water-Uisce Éireann to take in charge over 500 individual waste water treatment plants across the country where the reason being given for not being taken in charge is that the current treatment plants are not up to standard, where the developers in each case have…
Barry Ward Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
93. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the establishment of initiatives that will protect our maritime cultural heritage, as committed to in the Programme for Government; his views on the reinstatement of the sun shelter on Dun Laoghaire’s east pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he, the Department or the Gníomhaireacht Forbartha Talún has had any negotiations or discussions with institutional land owners in Dublin 8, 10 or 12 (details supplied) in relation to purchasing, swapping or co-developing their land or part thereof for social, affordable rental, affordable purchase and private housing; …
Malcolm Byrne Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
95. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the grant support available for the provision of expert conservation advice to private owners of vacant traditional houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
96. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he envisions the publication of the review into the National Planning Framework; the measures he is considering to increase the amount of zoned land nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12397/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
97. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes completed in Kerry in 2024; his expectations for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
98. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the built heritage investment scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12724/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
99. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the funds for the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund are fully allocated; when funding will be available again since the fund is part of the Project Ireland 2040 programme; if an alternative funding stream will be provided to replace the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12130/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 20 Mar 2025 · to Housing
100. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the final quarter social and affordable housing figures for 2024, including the full-year figures for social new build, acquisitions, cost rental and affordable purchase. [12585/25]