Questions

689. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an approved housing body cannot continue to provide property management services at (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9179/26]

690. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether funding is available for independent mediation between communities and local authorities. [9197/26]

691. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections that will continue to be in place for smaller landlords in the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2024; if he is aware of growing concerns among smaller landlords that the Bill will create challenges for them and may lead to an exiting from the market of smaller landlords; if he will consider conducting a f…

692. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will be formulating plans to address the recent declaration by the EU of sika deer as an invasive species; if such a plan involves a cull of sika deer; and if so, the State agencies that will be used to assist or carry out such a cull. [9229/26]

693. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will consider introducing national planning guidance or legislative requirements to provide for the installation of swift nesting boxes in new residential and public developments; if his attention has been drawn to initiatives led by Fingal County Council, including the provision of swift boxes in new local authorit…

694. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has examined the potential biodiversity benefits of requiring swift nesting boxes in new developments, given their low cost, minimal maintenance and role in protecting a declining species; whether such measures could be incorporated into national biodiversity or climate adaptation policy; and if he will make …

695. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports or grants available to local authority tenants to replace exterior doors when the replacement of such is outside the scope of the rental agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9285/26]

696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the importance of tourism to Killarney town by urgently reviewing the proposed guidelines in respect of short-term lets and increasing the population of the towns that the new strict planning guidelines will apply to from 10,000 up to 15,000; if this crucial industry for Killarney and County Kerry will be safe…

697. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current timeline for bicycle storage to become exempted developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/26]

698. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 14 January 2026, whether the level of funding allocated to the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2026 will exceed the funding provided in 2025; whether his Department has assessed the duration for which the 2026 allocation is expected to remain operational based on current demand levels; whether…

699. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within his Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9434/26]

700. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which his Department examines third party supply chain vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity. [9452/26]

701. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes purchased under tenant purchase schemes by local authority area for each year from 2016 to 2025. [9465/26]

702. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Government funds made available to local authorities in each of the years 2024 and 2025 to support the refurbishment and re-letting of homes; the number of properties remediated under the voids programme in 2015, in tabular form. [9581/26]

703. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made by the Government taking landmark legal cases against companies who manufactured and sold defective concrete blocks to the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9654/26]

704. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has met with stakeholders on the implication of SI 374/2024. [9679/26]

705. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether national housing delivery targets assume electricity infrastructure upgrades that have not yet received planning permission or secured funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9709/26]

706. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether coordination mechanisms exist between housing delivery bodies, local authorities and electricity network operators to align housing commencements with electricity grid capacity delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9716/26]

707. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to proceed as a matter of priority with the development of a theatre and public plaza, on the Áras Phádraig site in Killarney town under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9726/26]

708. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether projected housing completions to 2030 assume electricity grid upgrades that have not yet received planning approval or secured funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9743/26]

709. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether regional housing targets have been adjusted to reflect regional electricity grid constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/26]

710. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage and consult with a group (details supplied) regarding S.I. No. 374/2024 - European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024 on the designation of Fallow and Sika deer as invasive alien species; if he will confirm he will apply the lawful EU derogation as intended for Ireland; if he will make no further…

711. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has engaged with the Departments of Enterprise, Justice, and Further & Higher Education on the cumulative housing impact of employment- and study-related migration following the EU–India free trade agreement; whether any estimate has been made of additional housing demand arising from projected permit, stu…

712. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he accepts that introducing revised engineering qualification requirements in July 2025, while being aware that serving local authority engineers would not meet the new eligibility criteria and without publishing any quantified workforce impact assessment, represents a failure of workforce planning; whether he will now publ…

713. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state the terms of reference for the national water conservation working group; and to provide details of their meeting and work schedule for 2026. [9792/26]