612. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional staff employed or that will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026 [37456/26]
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650. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current planning laws regarding the development of quarries; the plans to reform these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37817/26]
683. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 27 November 2025, for an update on the number of affordable homes being provided in the Wicklow part of the Wicklow-Wexford constituency; to confirm that none of the affordable purchase houses in the Wicklow County Council area referenced were in the Arklow Local Electoral Area and to s…
684. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 27 November 2025, for an update on the number of affordable homes being provided in the Wexford part of the Wicklow-Wexford constituency; and to specifically outline the new affordable homes under construction or that have been provided in the constituency which comprises primarily the …
707. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the new National Planning Statement on Solar Energy; and to provide a timeline for its publication. [34750/26]
159. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedure being put in place to provide for developer-built water and wastewater infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31261/26]
1706. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position where an individual is on a social housing list in one local authority area and transfers to another, the way they can ensure their previous years continue to be counted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24932/26]
1707. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of transfers in 2025 from the social housing list of one local authority to another local authority. [24933/26]
1712. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 26 March 2026, to provide a specific answer for the shortage of social housing in Arklow, County Wicklow, as distinct from County Wicklow as a whole, as per the original question. [24982/26]
1732. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25447/26]
1797. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the thresholds for individuals to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26404/26]
1798. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes completed by each local authority in each of the years 2021 to 2025; and the number scheduled to be completed in 2026, in tabular form. [26405/26]
1799. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of dereliction levy orders made by each of the 31 local authorities across the country; the total sums collected for 2024; if figures are now available for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26408/26]
1820. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by his Department in data centres in Ireland, data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union, data centres outside of the European Union and data storage facilities within his own Department; and if he will make a state…
314. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Ireland's progress under the Nature Restoration Law. [23391/26]
315. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the social housing list for Arklow, County Wicklow remains so long; the reason a shortage of new social housing continues to exist; the measures planned to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23392/26]
612. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21905/26]
613. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Irish diaspora groups, including but not limited to sporting and cultural organisations, as well as emigrant organisations he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21923/26]
614. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of businesses and business representative organisations he and State Ministers of State in his Department met for the St. Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year. [21941/26]
615. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his Department for the St Patrick's Day engagements overseas this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21959/26]
170. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the first call under the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund. [17291/26]
369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on Ireland's engagement with the Year of the Normans; and the activities planned. [16084/26]
627. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14023/26]
648. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the significant increase in population, he will increase the number of city and county councillors nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/26]
691. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retained firefighters by each local authority area for each of the years 2021 to 2025 inclusive. [15107/26]