278. Deputy Malcolm Byrne 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. [72617/25]
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316. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to publish a comparative league table of local authorities’ performance with regard to housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68584/25]
317. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners currently employed by each local authority; the number of posts that are currently vacant; the measures which are in place to attract more planners to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68585/25]
323. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67466/25]
324. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's current projections on potential slowing of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation; Ireland's preparedness for any potential impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67473/25]
358. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason only twenty affordable homes are currently being built in the Wicklow/Wexford constituency, in spite of demand; the plans he has to ensure that Wicklow County Council and Wexford County Council address the demand in this constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66898/25]
359. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of compulsory purchase orders of derelict or vacant houses made by each of the 31 local authorities, for each year 2020 to 2024 and so far in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66904/25]
360. 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, and the total sums collected, for each year 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66905/25]
368. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the planned universities panel electoral register for the next Seanad elections. [67037/25]
369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly successful and which measures are underperforming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67052/25]
76. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he has to reform local government funding, in particular with regard to commercial rates. [65824/25]
131. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department are putting in place to unlock the housing potential of the Saint Waleran's site at Gorey, County Wexford. [65823/25]
492. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on work being carried out by his Department in conjunction with Inland Fisheries Ireland and an organisation (details supplied) to improve the flow of the River Slaney at Clohamon, County Wexford and to assist the passage of fish, including salmon on the River Slaney; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
163. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on his request made in July 2023 to An Coimisiún Toghcháin to examine the issue of reducing the voting age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64253/25]
596. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available generally to local authorities to address the impact of extreme weather events; the specific funding provided, post-event, for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63611/25]
597. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63624/25]
601. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to make cost rental accommodation available in Arklow, County Wicklow; the measures Wicklow County Council will take to deliver such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63684/25]
602. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to make cost rental accommodation available in Gorey, County Wexford; the measures Wexford County Council will take to deliver such homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63685/25]
609. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures, in place to make Uisce Éireann more accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas as well as to elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63842/25]
624. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61665/25]
973. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the review of the exempted development regulations and, in particular, the proposals to allow for the construction of log cabins or modular properties in certain circumstances. [60360/25]
1063. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe to carry out the public consultation on Environmental Impact Assessment thresholds referred to in the Implementation Plan for the Planning and Development Act 2024, published by his department in March of this year; the expected duration of such a public consultation; to clarify whether Part Six of the Planning and …
1064. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the rezoning of lands for residential purposes by local authorities in 2025, as requested by him, including outlining progress by each local authority.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58929/25]
200. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55701/25]
581. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will afford protection or recognition to the coastal Éire signs that were put in place during the Second World War; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54762/25]