1757. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Dublin City Council is considering removing the exemption from development levies from cost rental developments funded by his Department; and if he is concerned about this proposal given as this would increase development costs and in turn rents to State. [25828/26]
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1758. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/26]
1759. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 4 February 2026, the date on which homeowners in County Meath will be able to apply to the defective concrete block scheme; the conditions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25882/26]
1760. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of first home scheme applications, approvals and drawdowns for every year the scheme has been in operation and to date in 2026 with the total annual expenditure for each year included in the table, in tabular form. [25899/26]
1761. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure by his Department and the LDA on homes delivered via croí cónaithe cities and project tosaigh; and the breakdown of this information by year, scheme and annual cost for each year since each scheme has been in operation and to date in 2026. [25900/26]
1762. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on funding given to political parties to increase female participation and diversity in politics, broken down by year and by party and independents from 2019 to date. [25905/26]
1763. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1015 of 18 March 2026, when the standard operating guidelines referenced came into existence; if a copy of these guidelines can be provided; if training has been provided to each local authority fire service in respect of grid-scale BESS installations; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
1764. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the NDFEM has conducted any specific review of fire service preparedness in County Galway following the Xerotech fire in Claregalway in January 2025, given the concentration of BESS planning applications in that county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25928/26]
1765. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on indictment to rece…
1766. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a planning waiver for short-term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25982/26]
1767. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a planning waiver for short-term lets, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25983/26]
1768. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a planning waiver for short-term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25985/26]
1769. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a planning waiver for short term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25986/26]
1770. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a planning waiver for short-term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25992/26]
1771. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason firefighters who continue to pass annual medical and fitness assessments are required to retire at 62 years-of-age rather than being allowed to continue working to 66 years in line with the State pension age; whether his Department has examined the feasibility of linking retirement to fitness and medical capability rath…
1772. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given current recruitment and retention challenges within fire services, whether any analysis has been undertaken by his Department of the cost, pension, and staffing implications of retaining experienced firefighters beyond the age of 62; and whether flexibility may be considered for firefighters who continue to meet required occ…
1773. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has been consulted regarding the replacement of firefighters due to retire in County Mayo in 2026; and the supports, approvals or funding mechanisms that are available to local authorities to ensure continuity of service where multiple experienced personnel retire within a short timeframe. [26024/26]
1774. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that full-time and retained firefighters are required to undergo and pass annual occupational health and fitness assessments, the reason for the policy rationale for mandatory retirement at 62 years-of-age; the reason firefighters who continue to meet the required medical and fitness standards are not permitted to remain in …
1775. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has considered or has proposals under way to increase the mandatory retirement age for full-time and retained firefighters from 62 to 66 years-of-age, in line with the State pension age; the engagement, if any, he has had with local authorities and representative bodies on this issue; and if he will make a statement on …
1776. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time firefighters and retained (reserve) firefighters in County Mayo who are due to retire in 2026 and 2027, by station where possible; the projected impact this will have on fire service capacity and emergency response in the county; and the contingency or workforce-planning measures currently in place to addre…
1777. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessment that has been carried out by his Department or by Mayo County Council on the operational impact of the retirement of three experienced firefighters in Claremorris in 2026, with a combined service record in excess of 100 years; and the way in which institutional knowledge, mentoring capacity and operational readiness…
1778. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date rules for an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the seven year exemption. [26060/26]
1779. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a project in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26085/26]
1780. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of cost-rental homes delivered in 2025 in the Dublin City Council area and for Dublin bay south, the breakdown by the type of delivery such as, local authority builds, local authority acquisitions, tenant in-situ, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26100/26]
1781. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the implementation of allowing a wider range of lenders to be accepted when applying for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26121/26]