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Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
717. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy imposed, collected and outstanding in each year from 2020 to 2025, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39905/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
718. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites on each local authority derelict sites register in each year from 2020 to 2025; the number added and removed annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39906/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
719. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites levy debt written off by local authorities in each year since 2020, broken down by local authority and reason for write-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39907/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
720. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the accuracy and legal robustness of local authority derelict sites registers following reports of inaccurate records leading to levy write-offs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39908/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
721. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated to Tipperary County Council under the tenant in situ scheme in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of homes acquired by Tipperary County Council under the scheme in each year; the number of applications or cases considered but not progressed in each year; whether …
Roderic O'Gorman Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
722. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in County Tipperary in respect of which the vacant homes tax has been applied; the number of properties in Tipperary currently recorded as vacant or derelict by Tipperary County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
723. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progress of Ireland’s transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as the transposition date of 29 May 2026 approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39935/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
724. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for restricting the vacant above-the-shop grant and the broader vacant property refurbishment grant to individual applicants only, explicitly excluding registered micro-companies; if he acknowledges that advising property owners to undertake complex and costly corporate restructuring to transfer assets into personal …
Conor Sheehan Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
725. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to introduce interim measures, exemptions, or a phased pilot scheme to allow micro-companies to access the vacant above-the-shop grant where planning, funding, and construction readiness are already established; the timeline for reviewing these eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39962…
Ivana Bacik Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
726. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the first and full-cost of the social units purchased on the Glass Bottle Site on the Poolbeg west SDZ. [40008/26]
Keira Keogh Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
727. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people in each county who are availing of the rent-a-room scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40021/26]
William Aird Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
728. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if a person who has a right of residency in a property previously owned by them, is eligible for funding under the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40051/26]
Brendan Smith Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
729. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the review of the memorandum of understanding between the NARCG and NPWS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40052/26]
Brendan Smith Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
730. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is proposed to reinstate the Sustainable Hunting of Wild Birds Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40053/26]
Thomas Gould Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
731. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the North-West Quarter regeneration, in Cork, by phase status, in tabular form. [40106/26]
Paul Lawless Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
732. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the potential for supporting domestic reed harvesting for thatching, given that Ireland has abundant natural reed beds, yet thatchers are forced to import reed due to lack of capacity and support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40173/26]
Emer Currie Written 26 May 2026 · to Housing
733. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering legislative or planning reforms to facilitate higher density housing, including apartments and duplexes, in existing urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40199/26]
Frankie Feighan Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
734. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an application for carer's allowance (details supplied) was refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
735. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that some people are transferred to the invalidity pension against their will, precluding them from taking part-time employment; the way in which affected people can appeal to be transferred onto a support payment which will allow them to work part-time; if he will consider changing the name of the invalidity pension which some peopl…
Conor D McGuinness Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
736. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost in 2027 if the living alone allowance increased to €28.50 per week. [38792/26]
Paul McAuliffe Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
737. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection his position regarding the carer's allowance application by a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38803/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
738. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38820/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
739. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has concluded a review of means testing of social assistance schemes. [38861/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
740. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of the inability of some schools in County Clare and elsewhere, including a school (details supplied) to access school meals due to their geographical location; the measures he will take to ensure all pupils can access much needed school meals regardless of their location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38930/26]
Pearse Doherty Written 26 May 2026 · to Social
741. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if decisions in relation to the heating supplement are or have ever been subject to an appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38942/26]