Questions

251. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of purchasing the remaining ten properties on the historic Moore Street terrace adjacent to the State-owned properties at the National Monument; and if this has ever been discussed by his Department with the private owners. [28005/25]

252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of increasing Heritage Council funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2025. [28008/25]

253. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of recruiting a full-time professional archaeologist for every local authority in the State. [28009/25]

254. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to increase current resourcing to local authorities to tackle the biodiversity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28019/25]

255. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to establish a fund for a community led, peer-to-peer farming for nature restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/25]

256. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to establish an All-Island Biodiversity Taskforce, to deal with issues of biodiversity loss in all 32 counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/25]

257. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the NPWS will allow lands they own near a beach in Co. Kerry (details supplied) to be used for overflow parking on busy days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28073/25]

258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CPO initiated against derelict property by each local authority each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28075/25]

259. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline if he is considering the introduction of a compensation mechanism for domestic households that continue to be affected by prolonged boil water notices, similar to the compensation system in place in other jurisdictions, such as the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/25]

260. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter regarding the defective concrete blocks scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28091/25]

261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to increase the energy efficiency retrofitting programme budget over a five year period, with an increase of 33% per year, by years one to five. [28260/25]

262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost to employ one FTE per staffing level in An Bord Pleanála. [28262/25]

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost to employ one FTE with biodiversity expertise, one FTE with expertise in environmental planning, one FTE with expertise in renewable energy, per staffing level, in An Bord Pleanála. [28263/25]

264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to double funding available for biodiversity officers in local authorities. [28266/25]

265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage full-year cost to employ a FTE biodiversity officer in a local authority in 2025. [28267/25]

266. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of biodiversity officers employed in each local authority broken down by local authority; the number of vacancies that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28268/25]

267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of climate action officers employed in each local authority broken down by local authority; the number of vacancies that exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28269/25]

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to estimate the cost of installing 5kW of solar PV on 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 50% of all social housing [28270/25]

269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to estimate the cost of installing 5kw solar PV on 5000 social homes [28271/25]

270. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to estimate the cost to increase the energy efficiency retrofitting programme budget by 100% over five years. [28273/25]

271. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE and HTE staff, by grade working in An Bord Pleanála and the estimated cost of increasing staffing by 50% at each grade. [28277/25]

272. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to estimate the cost of increasing the capital funding to the National Parks and Wildlife service over five years, with an increase of 25% per year broken down by the cost per annum in years one to five. [28280/25]

273. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE and HTE staff, by grade, working in the NPWS, and the estimated cost of increasing staffing by 50%, at each grade. [28281/25]

274. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost to retrofit a social home to a BER B2 or above. [28282/25]

275. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that was allocated to local authorities to conduct hedgerow surveys in the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive, and the amount that was drawn down in each of those years. [28283/25]