558. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28653/26]
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559. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that all services and call outs by the ambulance and fire services are continuing as normal in the current fuel crisis and that no directive has been issued to reduce same [27892/26]
560. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department will provide the local authority regional homelessness financial reports (details supplied) for each of the years 2014 to 2024 in machine-readable formats such as CSV or Excel, in addition to their current publication in PDF format; if he will ensure that these reports are published in machine-readable format…
561. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the mortgage to rent scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; the length it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27925/26]
562. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to providing funding for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeframe for when it will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27957/26]
563. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of members of staff responsible for currently planning work for each local authority in the State; the numbers for the past four years; and the number of planning applications processed by each local authority in the same timeframe. [27980/26]
564. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of eligible households in Sligo that are currently unable to progress through the local authority tenant-in-situ scheme due to funding constraints; the reason additional funding has not yet been provided to allow these acquisitions to proceed; the expected timeline for restoring or increasing Sligo County Council’s allo…
565. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the counties currently included in the pyrite remediation scheme; his plans to extend the scheme to further counties, including Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/26]
566. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work in lifting pet bans in social and AHB housing. [28029/26]
567. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update in relation to the proposed eight-unit women's refuge in County Laois; if an application for funding was made before the 1 March deadline; if so, which housing body has made the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28072/26]
568. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide an update on the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund (HIIF) application submitted by Meath County Council to provide funding for the Local Distributor Road (LDR) 1a, linking the Trim and Dublin Roads near Springfield Glen in Navan [28073/26]
569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding schemes that are available to approved housing bodies that wish to carry out large-scale conversion projects bringing vacant offices or commercial buildings into residential social housing use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28116/26]
570. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing bodies that have successfully developed social housing through CALF in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28117/26]
571. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the updated guidelines for windfarms; if these guidelines will include setback distances, noise and flicker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/26]
572. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1066 of 18 March 2026, the grounds upon which he feels unable to provide the figure requested for the value of sponsorship received; and the criteria by which he deems this figure to be 'commercially sensitive' [28253/26]
573. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding that was provided by his Department to carry out works at a location (details supplied) in order that it could provide accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/26]
574. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of funding requests his Department has received from Cavan County Council seeking funding approval to purchase additional fire appliances and or specialist equipment for Cavan Fire Services in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number that were approved in each of the years in question, in tabular form; and if he will make a…
575. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of funding requests his Department has received from Roscommon County Council seeking funding approval to purchase additional fire appliances and or specialist equipment for Roscommon Fire Services in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number that were approved in each of the years in question, in tabular form; and if he wil…
576. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of funding requests his Department has received from Kerry County Council seeking funding approval to purchase additional fire appliances and or specialist equipment for Kerry Fire Services in 2025 and to-date in 2026; the number that were approved in each of the years in question, in tabular form; and if he will make a…
577. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation that was actually spent for the National Parks and Wildlife Services; if any unspent capital budget for 2025 was automatically included in the 2026 budget allocation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28260/26]
579. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund will reopen; the amount applied for and drawn down to date by local authority and project. [28534/26]
580. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plans to introduce regulations surrounding the transparency of money paid to property management companies by residents who feel as though their money is not be administered correctly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28535/26]
581. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the proposed relocation plan relating to Elm Park, Buncrana, County Donegal; the scope and objectives of this plan; if a final decision has been made in respect of the relocation; to provide a timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28606/26]
582. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the Waterways Ireland Climate Action Plan 2030 and in particular the progress on Key Result 4.3 relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and active travel options for employees and waterway users, to be achieved by the end of 2026. [28630/26]
583. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason women and children residing in domestic violence refuges are not included in the official homeless figures; if he acknowledges that their exclusion may underrepresent the true scale of homelessness, particularly among women and families; and if he will consider revising the methodology used in the compilation of hom…