126. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of home completions in the first nine months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65638/25]
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127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently authorise an increase in the number of personnel working at Tailte Éireann; to review the policy of returning paperwork to solicitors without providing reasons or context for the returns, as this is causing significant frustration and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65720/25]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a minimum BER standard for the private rented sector was not included in the new housing plan; when a minimum standard will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65490/25]
129. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his funding plans, such as the previous urban regeneration and development fund, to support local authorities in developing amenities where there have been significant housing developments to ensure it’s not just about delivering housing but communities that families can thrive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on …
130. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government’s commitment to establish a unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies to ensure effective governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65826/25]
131. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department are putting in place to unlock the housing potential of the Saint Waleran's site at Gorey, County Wexford. [65823/25]
132. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce legislation to require providers of public relations and communications services to political parties and candidates to publicly disclose their clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64163/25]
133. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of grants which have been approved under the vacant property refurbishment grant since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65631/25]
134. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach if his Department will publish annual residential construction productivity data, separate from overall construction-sector productivity, beginning in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65726/25]
135. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if his Department collated statistics on the number of tourists to visit Ireland in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64066/25]
136. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach to estimate the total cost of the attendance of the Irish delegation at the "COP 30" conference in Brazil; and to state the estimated carbon footprint or carbon cost of the Irish delegation attending the conference. [65591/25]
137. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach to state the total cost of the attendance of the Irish delegation for the COP conference in each year in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and to state the estimated carbon footprint or carbon cost of the Irish delegation attending the conference each year in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [65594/25]
138. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Taoiseach if funding has been allocated in Budget 2026 for the Dublin City Taskforce. [65932/25]
139. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the status of the National Risk Assessment 2025 which his Department committed in July 2025 to publish by year end. [65942/25]
140. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66087/25]
141. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66105/25]
142. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Taoiseach to provide the Department’s annual expenditure on State Claims Agency costs for the years 2020–2025. [66369/25]
143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outline the ‘similar agreements with investment protection provisions’ the Irish Government wishes to ratify alongside CETA, as was referred to in her Department’s press release on the publication of the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65248/25]
144. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which her Department, together with Ireland’s trade agencies, is supporting small and medium-sized exporters, particularly agri-food and advanced manufacturing firms to expand into new markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65256/25]
145. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role Ireland’s diplomatic network is playing in promoting foreign direct investment into rural counties; the specific actions being taken to highlight investment opportunities in areas such as Cork north-west, including in agri-tech, clean energy and regional enterprise hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65257/25]
146. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any discussion in EU Councils on Foreign Affairs regarding the persecution of Christians around the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65292/25]
147. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department is aware of possible criminal charges against the organisers of an event (details supplied) in the Hungarian city of Pecs, which took place on 4 October 2025; if her Department will make representations to the Hungarian Embassy on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65311/25]
148. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied), given the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65330/25]
149. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of the agreed external contracts for Ireland’s presidency of the EU Council in 2026; the purpose of each; and the estimated value. [65344/25]
150. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of studies, reports or evaluations commissioned by her Department during 2025. [65345/25]