Questions

150. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider purchasing the land at Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow on behalf of the residents of County Wicklow, noting the importance of this land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31063/26]

716. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider proposing the extension of the mandatory retirement age for firefighters from 62 years-of-age to the State pension age of 66, in view of the enactment of the Employment (Restriction on Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Act 2025, which recognises that employees should not be required to retire before …

1702. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the list of the new planning regulations that are coming into effect this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/26]

581. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of proposals to develop a national park at the Blackstairs Mountains on the Wexford/Carlow border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/26]

815. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the National Monuments Service has not carried out an official inspection following notification in August 2025 of the possible discovery of a rare Souterrain in Courtown Woods, north County Wexford; when such an inspection will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12597/26]

816. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the interim measures that are in place to protect the site of the possible rare Souterrain in Courtown Woods, north County Wexford, pending an official inspection by the National Monuments Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12598/26]

817. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the National Monuments Service has engaged with the local heritage group in Courtown Woods, north County Wexford, following notification in August 2025 of the possible discovery of a rare Souterrain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/26]

818. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether staffing or resource constraints within the National Monuments Service contributed to the delay in carrying out an inspection of the possible rare Souterrain reported in August 2025 in Courtown Woods, north County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12600/26]

426. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a pensioner (details supplied) has not received essential repair works to their home; if he will prioritise these emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5336/26]

90. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of housing adaptation grant funding that will be provided in 2026 for counties Wicklow and Wexford; the number of social housing tenants that are awaiting essential works in both counties to date, by age category, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59145/25]

160. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to people awaiting a division of assets, for example sale of a jointly owned home, through the courts for a legal separation/divorce who require social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64244/25]

692. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been realised in the past five years from projects that availed of the vacant homes refurbishment grant in County Wicklow and County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64003/25]

693. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been an increase in homeless figures since his Department changed the criteria for tenant in situ scheme specifically confirming the number of persons currently homeless in County Wicklow and County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64007/25]

310. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he will end the housing crisis within his term as Minister; his plans to achieve this goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62447/25]

311. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social housing allocation for County Wicklow and County Wexford for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62448/25]

312. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Wexford County Council is not providing ready to build scheme serviced sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62449/25]

1054. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the housing allocation for counties Wicklow and Wexford under the housing-for-all programme for 2026, 2027 and 2028; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58831/25]

1055. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the affordable housing projects which are due to be delivered over the next 24 months for counties Wicklow and Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58842/25]

1061. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funds allocated for counties Wicklow and Wexford for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2026; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58900/25]

1084. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department provides specific funding to local authorities for the purposes of refurbishment of vacant social housing stock; if he will detail the amount which has been made available to Wicklow County Council and Wexford County Council for this purpose; the amount which has been drawn down in each of the past fiv…

1085. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been realised in the past five years from projects that availed of the vacant homes refurbishment grant in County Wicklow and County Wexford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59171/25]

1086. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to address homelessness among the over 65s and to prevent people retiring into homelessness; the number of people over 65 in County Wicklow and County Wexford that have entered homelessness, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a stat…

1087. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the newly introduced two-year eligibility requirement is being reviewed or removed from the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59174/25]

201. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for information on the terms and the parties involved in the proposed action plan led by Wexford County Council and the time scales for agreed action (details supplied). [55708/25]

615. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the discontinuation of long-term leasing agreements will help to address the housing crisis. [55147/25]