Questions

96. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the methodology used to calculate the allocation of retained Local Property Tax to the five Municipal Districts within Kildare County Council for each of the years 2027, 2028 and 2029; and to outline specifically the allocation made to Athy Municipal District in each of those years. [69180/26]

366. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the regional capacity allocations for solar deployment, the way in which the Regional Renewable Energy Strategy will be implemented at local authority level; the methodology that will be used to decide which allocation is made to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54382/26]

406. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans within his Department to support local authorities who wish to support community groups taking over derelict buildings within towns and villages to combat dereliction and improve streetscapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47120/26]

426. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available to local authorities to assist with dereliction in towns within their areas of responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/26]

427. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can step in to improve the appearance of derelict shops and businesses in towns and villages within their administrative areas, where the owner might not be cooperating or where the owner may not be known, allowing an improvement in the street scape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/26]

428. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if grants are available to local authorities to assist with dereliction in towns within their areas of responsibility; if there are plans to create such funding; if so, the timeline involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47113/26]

429. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities can, following the CPO of derelict buildings and closed businesses, allow community groups without their own property to take on the responsibility of the CPO property; if grants are available to set up such community group pop-up shops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/26]

430. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can reduce, defer or suspend a rate demand for a business within their administrative area who are taking over a former derelict building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47119/26]

431. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if supports are available to local authorities to purchase and develop industrial and warehouse lands and estates within their administrative areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47121/26]

432. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide additional funding to the housing aid grants for local authorities who have now closed these grants, quoting lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47125/26]

321. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to change the planning laws and guidelines to disallow permeability pedestrian pathways and cycle-lanes from new housing developments through older estates which were constructed in some cases over 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46447/26]

686. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to allow those in approved housing bodies to purchase their homes, considering some are now over 30 years in these accommodations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39087/26]

270. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm if ECCE-only childcare services are liable for commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38671/26]

537. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to increase the housing adaptation grants scheme given the increase in construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/26]

1736. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenancies granted under the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme for the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25495/26]

1737. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated to the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme; the total revenue made from rent by the Housing Agency; the average rent in each of the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25496/26]

1083. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the working family payment is included as assessable income under the Household Means Policy 2026, of which he issued in February 2026, given that it is a payment for low income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19774/26]

597. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering an update or review of the septic tank grant, given the amount of ground water in the State over the past number of months and the very negative effect that this may have on old tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16660/26]

598. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if approved housing bodies must carry a sinking fund for repair of their housing stock; the solutions where such a fund may not be available for many urgent repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16661/26]

599. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up to date position on an infrastructural project in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16664/26]

678. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can consider a transfer request from a person from another local authority; the priority which can be placed on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4410/26]

679. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grant applications for each local authority for each of the past three years; the number per county; the number of these grants per county that were successful; the number of grants that have been successfully drawn down; the total value of these drawn down grants per county, in tabular form; and if he will…

1369. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to ensure students living in private accommodation do not face further rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74236/25]

1370. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to ensure there are no rent increases for students living in private accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74240/25]

504. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of one off rural housing applications received by each local authority over the past three years; the number of one off rural housing applications refused by each local authority over those three years, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69774/25]