299. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will report on the case of those graduates who have completed a Graduate Diploma in Physical Education at Portobello Institute (details supplied). [70240/26]
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343. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to instances in urban and suburban areas where premises are officially recorded as 'passed' and 'commercially covered' on broadband mapping databases, yet network operators refuse to complete connections due to minor lead-in civil works on public footpaths; what regulatory oversight exists to prevent operat…
344. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adults and children accommodated in emergency accommodation under each local authority area. [69815/26]
345. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall cost of the ICT system for stock audits. [69848/26]
346. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the amount his Department spent on homelessness prevention in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69828/26]
347. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the capital spend on housing by scheme and project type in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69826/26]
348. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies registered to cost-rental properties with an approved housing body or a local authority as a landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69831/26]
349. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to share the findings of the more than 60 inspections of domestic wastewater treatment systems carried out by Wexford County Council in the Lady's Island Lake catchment area under the National Inspection Plan; the number of systems found to be non-compliant; the nature of the non-compliances identified; and the number of remed…
350. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Scheme Bill 2024; and when he expects the Bill to be published. [69912/26]
351. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that have been made to Ireland's building standards, building regulations, inspection regimes and compliance mechanisms arising from, or in response to, European Union infringement proceedings and litigation concerning the State's implementation and enforcement of building standards; to provide a timeline of measures in…
353. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the number of social, and affordable houses respectively, completed in Arklow, County Wicklow in 2025 and to date in 2026; the number currently under construction; the number for which planning has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69931/26]
354. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the review of eligibility criteria and the identification of priority areas for grant aid schemes administered by local authorities to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment systems/septic tank systems; and the timeframe for these changes to come into effect. [69920/26]
355. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider reviewing the current mandatory retirement age of 62 for retained fire fighters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69981/26]
356. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider reviewing the current mandatory retirement age of 62 for retained fire fighters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70012/26]
357. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the formal complaints mechanisms available to residents of emergency accommodation where they have concerns regarding the conduct of accommodation providers or staff (details supplied); if complaints can be made directly to the relevant local authority, the regional homeless executive or his Department; the proc…
359. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's plans to ensure that every local authority home still without attic, cavity or any other suitable insulation has it installed; and his plans to boost the BER rating for all local authority homes to at least a B rating. [70056/26]
361. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the decision not to provide an increased local property tax allocation to Kildare County Council for 2027; and the measures under consideration to address the long-standing funding deficit faced by Kildare County Council and ensure that it is a…
362. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the list of household income thresholds for people who want to enter a mortgage to rent agreement, by county. [70105/26]
363. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider increasing the current income limit thresholds for eligibility for social housing for Cork County. [70118/26]
364. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider, as part of Budget 2027, increasing the funding available under the vacant property refurbishment grant and derelict property top-up grant; if an increase is being actively examined in light of rising construction and refurbishment costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70169/26]
365. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the number of applications for the EPA DPI register have been received to date; to provide a breakdown of the applications by local authority area; and number of homes per application. [70199/26]
366. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether standard Section 254 and MapRoad Licensing, MRL, frameworks between local authorities and telecommunications providers accommodate minor public footpath excavations for last-metre domestic broadband connections; and what guidance is provided to local authorities, including Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, to resolve lea…
367. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria used in determining the regional property price caps under the first home scheme; whether a review of the cap applicable to county Carlow has been undertaken in the past 12 months; and if he will consider aligning Carlow's cap of €375,000 with those of neighbouring counties cap of €400,000, including Laois, Kilk…
368. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism in place for members of the public and legitimate operators to report suspected non-compliance with the safety requirements for commercially hired inflatable amusement equipment under the Planning and Development (Fairgrounds and Fairgrounds Equipment) Regulations 2025; if operators advertising inflatable equ…
369. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enforce the safety-certification requirements for commercially hired inflatable amusement equipment, including bouncy castles, under the Planning and Development (Fairgrounds and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025; the number of inflatable-hire operators inspected since the regulations came …