117. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the proposed establishment of national planning guidelines for solar energy developments. [69123/26]
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104. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of vacant homes officers in each respective local authority; his plans to provide funding for the recruitment of additional vacant homes officers where needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48275/26]
154. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering any proposals to increase the current social housing income eligibility limits; the timeline envisaged for such threshold adjustments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48269/26]
203. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current criteria for acceptance of residential properties to the historic thatch grant scheme; the maximum funding available to households under the scheme; when he expects the scheme to reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48089/26]
191. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the work undertaken to date as part of the Developer-Led Wastewater Services Infrastructure Initiative since its implementation in March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37560/26]
246. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 219 of 5 March 2026, to provide an update on the progression of national planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37559/26]
111. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline Ireland's intended position on any forthcoming EU REACH Committee votes concerning restrictions on the manufacture, sale, importation or use of lead ammunition; if consideration has been given to the potential implications for lawful countryside and conservation activity uses; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
1657. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with reference to the implementation of the developer-led wastewater services infrastructure initiative published by his Department on 4 March 2026; if this initiative will cater for areas that have no existing wastewater treatment systems in addition to those that have wastewater treatment systems in place but are unable to prog…
219. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work undertaken to date in formalising national planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17741/26]
157. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to situations where property sales cannot be completed in estates where the owners’ management company is no longer active or compliant and no letter of intent can yet be provided for the future remediation of the local developer-provided wastewater infrastructure; the measures his Department is tak…
239. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken by his Department to ensure the remediation of developer provided infrastructure for water and wastewater services, particularly in rural areas where no wastewater treatment plants currently exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4952/26]
262. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4945/26]
604. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are instances whereby the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant will be approved for an applicant who has sold their house, moved into a vacant property, and then applied for the grant for that property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72300/25]
613. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the instances in which an application would be considered for the development contribution waiver scheme after the application deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72329/25]
81. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposals being considered by his Department to increase the income threshold for applicants looking to access social housing through their local authority; the last date such an increase was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65663/25]
92. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date in establishing planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65645/25]
119. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant or derelict properties registered in Cork county from 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53282/25]
126. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the work of his Department to progress the Programme for Government commitment to introduce planning guidelines for solar energy developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53325/25]
719. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 3 July 2025, to provide details of the seven projects approved for funding under measure A8 of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme; the number of premises to be addressed under each of the seven projects; the number of full pilot projects completed to date; if any further funding app…
257. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 24 June 2025, if it is his Department’s intention to allow further funding applications under measure A8 of the existing the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026; if not, if his Department will next progress such funding applications under a further iteration of the plan; if any…
76. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish national planning guidelines for solar developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35775/25]
94. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the engagement his Department has had to date with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities regarding the possibility of establishing a compensation mechanism for domestic water users who are subjected to prolonged boil water notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35865/25]
551. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding and department supports are available under ‘Measure A8- Waste Water Collection and Treatment Needs for Villages and Settlements without Access to Public Waste Water Services’ of his Department’s Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2024-2026 and accompanying circular L1/22; the process for towns and settlements who are …
259. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline if he is considering the introduction of a compensation mechanism for domestic households that continue to be affected by prolonged boil water notices, similar to the compensation system in place in other jurisdictions, such as the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/25]
357. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 8 May 2025, what constitutes a major emergency or disaster; if there is criteria for such; if any national storm events in the previous five years have been classed as posing significant and imminent threat to human life, property or the environment; and if he will make a statement on t…