605. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the scope of the septic tank grants from local authorities to cover larger geographical areas in order for more rural homeowners to avail of it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5466/26]
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606. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a homeowner can request an inspection of their septic tank by local authorities if they believe it to be non-compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5467/26]
607. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of funding allocated to each county council for housing grant schemes, in the years 2022 to date; when the thresholds to qualify were last revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5481/26]
608. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the Rental Tenancy Board has sufficient powers to support landlords that are seeking to recoup rent arrears from tenants that have vacated their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5494/26]
609. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of existing powers of the Rental Tenancy Board that would seek to give the organisation greater powers to enforce rental regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5495/26]
610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether it is appropriate for the Rental Tenancy Board to support a landlord with an attempt to recoup rent arrears from tenants that have vacated their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5496/26]
611. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5540/26]
612. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role local authorities will have in conducting or contributing to technical reviews of applications under the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme; to specify the nature of that role; the expertise to be applied; whether local authorities will be acting independently or on behalf of the Housing Agency; and if he will make a stateme…
613. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which independence will be ensured in the technical review process for homeowners dissatisfied with determinations under the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme, particularly where a review may be carried out by the same body, or an associated body, involved in the original determination; and if he will make a statement on …
614. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the difference in function, authority and outcome between the statutory independent appeals process, and the proposed technical review process; to confirm whether a technical review constitutes a new determination, a re-assessment, or an advisory exercise only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5573/26]
615. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether details of the technical review process, including who conducts it, governance arrangements, and decision-making criteria, will be published in advance of homeowners being invited to participate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5574/26]
616. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the anticipated completion date for the review of IS,465; the expected timeline for the commencement of the technical review application process following its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5575/26]
617. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Limerick City and County Council will receive clarification from his Department on their tenant-in-situ funding for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5592/26]
618. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has obtained legal advice on whether the proposed regulations under section 294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, which would cap recoverable costs even for successful applicants in environmental proceedings, are compatible with Ireland’s obligations under EU law and the Aarhus Convention; whether any assessment has be…
619. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that Fingal County Council (FCC) has not applied the derelict sites levy for the last published year and have not collected any levies, which is a legal requirement of the council; to confirm whether there are 15 sites in total, subject to the derelict sites levy in the FCC area; whether sites (details supplied)…
620. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of an Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) survey conducted in 2025 which notes that salmon stocks on the Boyne and Kells Blackwater rivers has seen a catastrophic collapse, down to 10% of the conservation limit for the catchments; if he will consider whether it appropriate at this time to publish an SAC management plan…
621. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the…
622. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to move Offaly from grade 3 of the housing income eligibility and instead place them in grade 2; if he intends to reassess the income thresholds for social housing in Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5652/26]
623. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average re-letting time for vacant local authority dwellings in 2025, as reported in the local authority performance indicators, broken down by local authority. [5668/26]
624. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all-in cost per social housing unit delivered in 2025 under Housing for All, disaggregated by build, acquisition, and leasing. [5669/26]
625. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties which were listed on local authority derelict registers as of 31 December 2025; and the number of compulsory purchase orders initiated and completed under the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015. [5670/26]
626. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average duration of planning appeals determined by An Bord Pleanála in 2025, as published in its Annual Report, broken down by development type. [5673/26]
627. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes identified in the Census 2022 and subsequent vacancy estimates; and what actions under Housing for All target these units. [5674/26]
628. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the local democracy taskforce have reviewed the report of the expert advisory group on local government arrangements in Galway, published in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5765/26]
629. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration is being given to extending the fresh start principle to include applicants who were required to sell a previous principal private residence due to long-term illness or disability, including circumstances where the sale arose from loss of earning capacity or a medical necessity to relocate for family supp…