1330. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the general reviews and timelines for the first home scheme threshold; when the next review of the regional price caps will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20695/25]
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1331. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason as of April 2025, none of the six appeals that were confirmed to be in progress as of early December 2024 under the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme have been heard; the status and expected timelines for the resolution of these appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/25]
1332. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position of the technical review of the enhanced defective concrete blocks scheme announced on 6 November 2024; if the scheme will not provide a mechanism to bypass the statutory right to appeal as set out in the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022; and if he will make a st…
1333. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the provisions of S.I. No. 75/2022 – Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022, which allow for the change of use of certain vacant properties to residential use without the need for planning permission, beyond the current expiry date of 31 December 2025; and if he will make a state…
1334. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase housing supply in Kilkenny, including social housing and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20718/25]
1335. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the measures he is taking to increase housing supply in Carlow, including social housing and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20719/25]
1336. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation granted to Kilkenny County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20720/25]
1337. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to Carlow County Council for the tenant in-situ-scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20721/25]
1338. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the marine protected areas legislation; to provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/25]
1339. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if people leaving IPAS accommodation in Dublin who have been granted leave to remain, are in employment in Dublin and have children in schools in Dublin, are eligible to access emergency accommodation in Dublin; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20793/25]
1340. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to report on any instructions given or planned, for the appointment criteria to be considered in the upcoming appointment of new members to the board of the HFA, to ensure that board appointments include candidates that can enable the agency to adapt to the changing global economic environment and its local impacts. [20816/25]
1341. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the progress of the digitisation of the planning permission’s application process. [20882/25]
1342. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report the names of which local authorities are yet to join the National Planning Portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/25]
1343. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out all changes made to the revised National Planning Framework from the draft version published in November 2024 and the final version approved by cabinet in April 2025, in tabular form. [20935/25]
1344. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit of new build social housing delivered in 2024 by SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS construction, CAS turnkey, Local Authority Part V and AHB Part V and PPP, in tabular form. [20936/25]
1345. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing new builds delivered in 2024 by delivery streams, SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS construction, CAS turnkey, Local Authority Part V, Approved Housing Body Part V and regeneration and PPP. [20937/25]
1346. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he has plans to increase the first-home scheme threshold in County Louth to reflect the rising housing prices. [21014/25]
1347. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated for housing maintenance, by local authority, in 2024, in tabular form. [21063/25]
1348. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the sun shelter on the east pier of Dún Laoghaire harbour; his views on the merits of fully repairing and maintaining the structure on the basis of its heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21073/25]
1349. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the sun shelter on the band stand in Dún Laoghaire; his views on the merits of fully repairing and maintaining the structure on the basis of its heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21074/25]
1350. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the east pier and the Carlisle pier of Dún Laoghaire harbour; his views on the merits of maintaining these locations on the basis of their heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/25]
1351. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the RMS Leinster Memorial in Dún Laoghaire; his views on the merits of maintaining and upgrading this memorial to reflect the significance of this event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21077/25]
1352. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the full list of projects in County Galway for which urban regeneration and development funding has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21128/25]
1353. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basic units ceiling costs for the purchase of social housing provided to each local authority in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/25]
1354. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken analysis of the comparative cost per unit per local authority of the provision of social housing in 2023 and 2024 through the various methods available to housing authorities, including Part V, direct build and turnkey developments. [21145/25]