477. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if it is his official policy position that comedy should be recognised as an art form; if his response is binding on Culture Ireland as an entity within his Department; and whether his response to this question constitutes a written policy direction for the purposes of section 5(3) of the Arts Act 2003 and a binding request of the …
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478. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70268/25]
479. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70304/25]
480. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in view of the prevalence of the internet, digital communications and social media in society, the measures to foster a more secure digital environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70358/25]
481. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Ireland did not send a delegation to the COP15 of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, given that most European countries sent a national delegation alongside the EU one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70188/25]
482. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which he received a letter of recommendation from the Housing Agency in relation to homes in County Meath being included in the defective block scheme; when a decision will be made in relation to this; the date on which homeowners in County Meath will be able to apply to the scheme and conditions of same; and if he w…
483. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of group water schemes transferred to Uisce Éireann in County Donegal including name, transfer date, public money invested in each scheme prior to transfer; and to confirm the State cost to bring those schemes to compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69054/25]
484. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when each local authority will be required to publish its Housing Delivery Action Plan; the target for the delivery of cost rental and affordable purchase homes by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency is under Delivering Homes Building Communities from 2025 to 2030; and if he will make a state…
485. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the sectoral reform working group will be established; and if he will list the attendees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69095/25]
486. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Uisce Éireann or the local authority are responsible for foul water accumulations running from public roads into the back gardens of private residences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69105/25]
487. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to request information in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69203/25]
488. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69204/25]
489. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the intended timeline for the implementation of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025; when a commencement date is expected to be set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69217/25]
490. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be provided to Galway County Council to progress the Gort civic amenity site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69290/25]
491. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify if tax refunds, tax credits (including the rent tax credit), and medical-expense relief will be treated as one-off income for the purposes of Social Housing and HAP means assessments; whether Revenue classifies these refunds strictly as adjustments to tax liability rather than earnings; whether guidance will be issued…
492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with Kerry County Council regarding its decision to phase out the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme from February 2026; if he will assess the impact this change will have on low-income tenants, particularly those on fixed incomes who have been paying the capped maximum rent; and if he will make a stat…
493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the impact that the removal of the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme will have on tenants who are currently applying, or intending to apply, for the tenant purchase scheme; if he will consider measures to ensure that higher rent contributions will not hinder low-income tenants from saving the require…
494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the statutory basis or guidelines in force which govern the ability of local authorities to name local parks and landmarks, an whether he believes that any change to existing legislation or guidance is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69345/25]
495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information and clarification about a cost rental housing issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69356/25]
496. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred by each local authority, as a result of storm Éowyn, in tabular form; and if those local authorities have been fully reimbursed for those costs by the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69438/25]
497. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the regulations for Local Authorities to hold secret ballots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69451/25]
498. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the TIS scheme will continue in 2026; the amount of funding each local authority will receive in 2026 for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69474/25]
499. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will, in cooperation with Approved Housing Bodies, establish dedicated phone numbers and email addresses for Oireachtas members to contact AHBs to obtain policy information and to raise constituents’ issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69495/25]
500. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current requirements for local authorities to provide work placement for those with a disability; the funding which has been allocated to same; and the number of disability placements have been provided by Cork County Council and Cork City Council since January 2023. [69581/25]
501. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the vacant properties grant applies to apartments; the additional supports which are available to those seeking to do up a derelict apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69644/25]