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William Aird Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
551. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the allocation to Laois County Council, for the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and people with disabilities, in view of significant demand, increasing costs, and the essential role these grants plays in enabling people to live safely and independently in their homes; and if he will make a state…
Alan Kelly Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
552. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which a business will get permission to erect signage on motorways and main roads to advertise their business. [38804/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
553. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of stock audits completed, by local authority, in tabular form. [38833/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities can outsource stock audits. [38834/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans/local authority home loans from Cork in 2025; the total number that have been successful; the total number that have been refused; the average time from application to decision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38838/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
556. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications for the croí cónaithe scheme, by local authority area; the total number that have been successful; the number that have passed the maximum delivery time; and the number that have been fully drawn down. [38839/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
557. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for the compulsory purchase orders (CPO) of properties and the number of properties subject to a CPO in each of the last five years, by local authority, in tabular form. [38849/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
558. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase collection of the derelict sites levy to increase the number of sites on the register and the actions he is taking to ensure local authorities fulfil their statutory obligations in terms of the Derelict Sites Act 1990. [38850/25]
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
559. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the local connection rule applies to people fleeing domestic violence seeking social housing support and for an update to the social housing passport proposal. [38851/25]
Emer Currie Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
560. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the policy of using maximum parking space guidelines for residential developments in intermediate urban locations under the "Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments" guidelines; if he will consider moving instead to minimum parking requirements to ensure residents' needs are met; and if he wi…
Emer Currie Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
561. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the number of parking spaces afforded to developments in intermediate urban locations under the "Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments" guidelines due to overspill parking into other developments and negative impacts on apartment living under current guidelines; and if he will …
Thomas Gould Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
562. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on legislative amendments to allow for the renaming of streets. [38876/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
563. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure Uisce Éireann expedites and expands the small towns and villages growth programme in order to deliver wastewater services to rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38902/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
564. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the Croí Cónaithe scheme or vacant property grant so that more than one grant may be payable in the case of an original single property where more than one unit is developed as part of a refurbishment; and if he will review upwards the grant amount, taking into account the inflationary pressures since the grant …
Séamus McGrath Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
565. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the number of vacant, derelict or dangerous properties that each local authority has compulsorily purchased in 2023 and 2024. [38960/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
566. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new exempted development will go for public consultation; the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
567. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have been issued with the new housing needs demand assessment population and housing targets; and if so, if he will publish them with a breakdown for each local authority, in tabular from. [38966/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
568. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the powers that have been delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department and to set out what those powers are. [38967/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
569. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the Social Housing Investment Programme received in the past 12 months. [38968/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
570. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the capital advance leasing facility received in the past 12 months. [38969/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
571. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the capital assistance scheme received in the past 12 months. [38970/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
572. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the cost rental equity loan received in the past 12 months. [38971/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
573. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the affordable housing fund received in the past 12 months. [38972/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
574. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Ministerial Orders to remove the residential category from zoned land under Section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in each year from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will provide each Ministerial Order, the local authority, the size of the land in hectares, and the permitted d…
Seán Canney Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Housing
575. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he intends to put in place to support bog conservation as the payments to bog owners for the cessation of turf cutting are due to cease in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38984/25]