669. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30747/26]
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670. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30808/26]
671. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether funding has been allocated for the development of an athletics track in County Longford; and if not, the reason for same. [30826/26]
672. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on any applications submitted by Longford County Council or local sports organisations for capital funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme relating to an athletics track. [30827/26]
673. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has conducted or commissioned any assessment of the regional disparity in athletics facilities. [30828/26]
674. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to prioritising County Longford in future rounds of sports capital funding to ensure equitable access to athletics facilities for young people. [30829/26]
675. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken to ensure that athletes in counties without dedicated athletics infrastructure, such as County Longford, are not disadvantaged in competitive sport development. [30830/26]
676. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30838/26]
677. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to respond to concerns raised about the basic income for artists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30941/26]
678. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2024 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/26]
679. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Dowth Hall Demesne and National Park will be open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/26]
680. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the instruction to the NPWS to consider a suite of options for the control of cherry laurel; when he expects the NPWS to report back with a determination of the most appropriate measures; whether a public consultation will be held on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29576/26]
681. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the fire services Bill; will this Bill move to the next stages. [29688/26]
682. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is engaging with local authorities with a view to giving rates relief to childcare facilities given these facilitates are now being required to pay commercial rates even though they are providing an essential service to the community, and as a result of this additional cost many of them will not be reopening in Sept…
683. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if he has received an application for the interim remediation scheme by an owners' management company of apartments and duplexes (details supplied); if so, the works that are planned and/or the works that have been carried out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29754/26]
684. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new Shannon bye laws will require commercial operators to get a licence to operate a commercial activity on the waterway; and if there will be a fee to obtain this licence. [29762/26]
685. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland will review the waiting list for the Grand Canal Dock; and the number of persons that currently have a boat on the waterway and who applied to be on the waiting list in the past five years.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29763/26]
686. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland will provide a break down on the amount spent on an annual basis for the past five years with PR and communication companies in preparing for appearing at Joint Oireachtas Committees. [29764/26]
687. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for linking rent increases in the first two years to CPI for new build, purpose-built student accommodation, with no 2% cap where the development commenced after 10 June 2025, as outlined in the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026–2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29077/26]
688. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial support, assistance or grant aid that can be accessed via his Department or at local authority level funded by his Department, that persons can access in order to assist with discoveries of items and or remains of cultural and historic significance (details supplied). [29982/26]
689. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to expanding the first home scheme and help-to-buy scheme to cover second hand homes for first time buyers given the cost of new homes in this housing crisis. [30086/26]
690. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed rural housing guidelines; whether consideration is being given to allowing non-farming families to apply for permission for an additional dwelling on their family land, by reasons of close family ties to an area, increasing the current provision from one to two houses; and if he will make a statem…
691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that a plot of land adjacent to and including a part of a rare alluvial woodland in Rathcoole, County Dublin is being considered for a new housing development; his views that this important woodland ecosystem would be better left undisturbed for the sake of recreational use by local residents and to protect the flora …
692. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether an assessment has been carried out at national level of the impact of invasive plant species, including those affecting dune and coastal systems, on erosion and coastal protection; whether Dublin Bay and areas such as Dollymount Strand and Bull Island have been included in any such assessment; and if he will make a statem…
693. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures currently in place to monitor, control and manage invasive species in coastal and dune habitats in Dublin Bay, including areas such as Dollymount Strand and Bull Island; the agencies responsible for carrying out this work, including the role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and local authorities; and if he …