82. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the future of the mortgage-to-rent scheme given the latest published figures show the lowest number of active cases since the scheme was established and if he has any plans to amend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57445/25]
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640. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the two-year restriction is being reviewed or removed regarding the housing in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55411/25]
87. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that local authorities, particularly Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council, have adequate staffing and resources within their vacant homes units and asset management teams to meet national targets on tackling vacancy and dereliction; if he will publish up-to-date staffing levels, turnover, and plans for …
318. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill, including pre-legislative scrutiny by autumn 2025 and completion of the legislative process by Easter recess 2026, to ensure the statutory remediation scheme can open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53836/25]
319. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; the number of applications validated and units covered; to provide an update on the retrospective payments scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53837/25]
1422. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of major amenity and regeneration projects funded by his Department or through the URDF in the past five years, if he will comment on the balance of investment between the northside and southside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41092/25]
1635. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new housing completions required annually over the next five years in order to meet the combined demand from existing housing need and projected levels of immigration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43823/25]
1636. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of the national housing stock made up of apartments; how this compares with the OECD average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43824/25]
1637. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined international examples of zoning reform, including the model used in Japan where development is permitted except where explicitly prohibited; whether such a model could be adapted to the Irish planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43825/25]
1638. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider establishing a cross-departmental housing supply dashboard or task force to monitor real-time monthly data on housing commencements, completions, immigration trends, and residential price movements in order to improve coordination across Government and respond more quickly to emerging pressures; and if he wil…
1639. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific regulatory, planning, or zoning obstacles that discourage the conversion of vacant upper floors of commercial buildings into residential units in city centre areas such as O’Connell Street, Henry Street and Grafton Street, Dublin, and equivalent streets in other Irish cities; and if he will make a statement on the …
1640. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning applications approved for converting commercial properties to residential use in Dublin city centre since 2020, by year and development type, in tabular form ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43828/25]
1641. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if current development plans and protected structure regulations are acting as barriers to converting underused commercial buildings into homes in historic urban areas; if he is reviewing planning guidelines to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43829/25]
1642. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to support local authorities in identifying and unlocking vacant or underused space in city centres for residential use, particularly through changes to development plans, fast-track processes, or use of section 28 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43830/25]
371. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the State’s biennial land audit, conducted via the LDA’s 'Report on Relevant Public Land', is being leveraged to deliver affordable housing and community infrastructure and the steps his department is taking to accelerate land transfer and repurposing. [40204/25]
156. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the rationale behind proposals to reduce minimum standards for apartment size, window dimensions, and green space provision in new housing developments; and how he intends to address concerns that such changes may negatively affect residents’ well-being and overall quality of life; and if he will make a stateme…
35. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide data on the average time between planning permission being granted and construction commencing for residential developments in Dublin Bay North over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35794/25]
481. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines for the publication of the Gaeltacht planning guidelines; if each Gaeltacht language planning area will be supported to develop its own local housing strategy aligned with these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34982/25]
319. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill will be brought before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny by autumn 2025, given the urgent need to advance the implementation of the remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/25]
320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by Easter recess 2026, to allow the scheme to open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/25]
502. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department’s approach to river conservation in light of reports that hundreds of Irish rivers are to be effectively written off as unsuitable for nature restoration; the criteria being used to make such determinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32056/25]
735. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the development of national hazard maps for surface water and groundwater flooding, as recommended in the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30735/25]
830. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the role of local authorities in the regulation of commercial drone delivery operations, including their responsibilities in respect of planning oversight, noise impact assessments, operational parameters such as flight times and routes and public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30002/25]
870. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the measures being taken to address coastal erosion and coastal flooding risks in Dublin and along the east coast, particularly in light of projections indicating increased intensity under all climate scenarios (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30736/25]
266. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is implementing to address the reported increase in the number of children in emergency accommodation, as highlighted in recent statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26541/25]