240. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 25 March 2025, if he is aware of the EPA’s Pro-Health SEA research (ref. 2022-HE-1171), published February 2025, which recommends early engagement with public health experts in Strategic Environmental Assessment (details supplied); if he will liaise with the Department of Health re…
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1228. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an extension of time will be provided to the derelict/vacant property grants due to the delay of ESB connections to properties following the aftermath of storm Éowyn as ESB crews were engaged in major repair works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19500/25]
465. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that in 2015, the then-Minister committed that the Department would continue to liaise with the Department of Health regarding the potential health impacts of wind turbines, when the most recent dialogue took place; the outcomes; if no such dialogue has occurred, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
466. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can confirm if operating wind farms pose a health risk, given that all three published revisions of the 2006 wind energy development guidelines state that wind turbine noise must align with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, while existing wind farms generally operate at noise limits at least six decibels higher…
915. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the High Court’s ruling that wind turbine noise constitutes a nuisance (details supplied), if the Minister will confirm whether wind farm noise at 43 decibels LA90 is considered a statutory nuisance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11843/25]
390. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the defective concrete blocks grant scheme increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4832/25]