645. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the construction cost assumptions currently used by his Department when approving CAS-funded housing projects; whether these assumptions differ for Dublin compared with other local authority areas; when these benchmarks were last reviewed; his views on whether outdated or insufficient cost ceilings are impacting the delivery o…
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646. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether that, notwithstanding significant Exchequer investment through the capital assistance scheme, the delivery of supported housing in Dublin is increasingly constrained by exceptionally high construction and land costs; whether additional CAS supports or revised cost ceilings are under consideration for Dubli…
647. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a Bill for Lough Corrib SAC, which mirrors the intentions of the proposed 2023 Private Members’ River Boyne Task Force Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7520/26]
648. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service have engaged with Lough Corrib trout angling clubs and stakeholders regarding the potential threat of quagga mussels (dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to the lake, considering their very recent colonisation of Lower Lough Erne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/26]
649. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial reviews initiated against wind farm planning permissions in the midlands since 2021; the reasons cited in these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7563/26]
650. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will be providing funding to local authorities to install solar panels on their social houses where they previously took out solid fuel cookers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7592/26]
651. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 25 March 2025, the rationale for Met Éireann not providing flood forecasts or warnings for floods to the public via its website or broadcast media; the plans to make provision for the dissemination of this information to the public; if he will provide a full update in respect of NFFWS …
652. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies in Galway City and Galway County in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [7735/26]
653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider increasing the Homeless HAP rate in Galway City and County from 35% to 50% given the high rents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7736/26]
654. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the agencies and bodies under the aegis of his Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7769/26]
655. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta an gcuirfidh sé in iúl go sonrach de réir gach ceantar Gaeltachta cén soláthar tithíochta atá feabhsaithe de bharr an Chláir Uisce Tuaithe sa Ghaeltacht. [7834/26]
656. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén tacaíocht shonrach a cuireadh ar fáil sa Ghaeltacht mar chuid den bheartas Tosaíocht do Lár an Bhaile agus den Scéim Réidh le Tógáil, briste síos de réir gach ceantar Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [7835/26]
657. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the regulations on local authority funding for community projects; the transparency measures for grant allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7865/26]
658. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7933/26]
659. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7951/26]
660. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of call outs in each of the fire stations in Waterford city and county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [8016/26]
661. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will announce a new Fire Service Capital Programme for the period 2026 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8017/26]
662. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when homeowners who have spent money since March 2024 under the defective concrete block grant scheme will be reimbursed up to the new maximum cap, following the passing of recent legislation. [8018/26]
663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of stock audits completed, by local authority, in the past 12-months, in tabular form. [8040/26]
664. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority housing retrofits completed in each of the past five years. [8041/26]
665. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to local authorities to remedy issues identified in stock audits in 2026. [8042/26]
666. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether all local authority housing will be audited by 2030. [8043/26]
667. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of regeneration projects for which his Department has received an application; and the number of units these pertain to, by local authority, in tabular form. [8044/26]
668. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to limit the number of cases whereby people are removed from social housing lists due to getting a promotion in work and therefore increasing their income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/26]
669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the need to create greater flexibility in the income thresholds for social housing to allow for applicants to take job promotions or other opportunities in order not to act as a disincentive for professional growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8046/26]