1369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to address the discriminatory position whereby commercial premises with an on street presence must pay commercial rates while their online competitors do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21273/25]
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283. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of actual and attempted cyberattacks on his Department during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, the countries of origin of those attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14694/25]
287. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total sum spent on cybersecurity measures within his Department during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [14676/25]
95. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the grant support available for the provision of expert conservation advice to private owners of vacant traditional houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12725/25]
98. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the built heritage investment scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12724/25]
895. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to increase the income thresholds to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/25]
896. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the local electoral areas that experienced greater than 10% population growth between the 2016 and 2022 Censuses; the actions taken by Government to ensure an adequacy in services in these fast growing areas; to provide specific examples of how Departments respond to such growth; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners employed by each local authority on 1 February 2025. [8741/25]
428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy of his Department toward the use of 3D printing for home construction; if he envisions widescale usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5730/25]
352. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the interdepartmental group on coastal change management and the work of the steering group charged with addressing the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4018/25]
742. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position with regard to Ireland’s membership of the Antarctic Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46784/24]
769. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional powers granted to local authorities and the number of powers removed from local authorities over the ten-year period 2015 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1227/25]
770. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on planned revisions to the Rural Planning Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1228/25]
771. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the factors used to determine the property price ceilings for the first home scheme by local authority area; if he would consider examining such ceilings by local electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1229/25]
772. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to provide for a new local infrastructure housing activation fund or similar measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1232/25]
773. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria under which a tenant may purchase a home that they are renting from a local authority; the criteria if the property is a detached dwelling or bungalow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/25]
774. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures taken by his Department and by local authorities to address cybersecurity; if he is satisfied as to the level of such security in his Department and such authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/25]
775. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within his Department; if training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models in the preparation of legislation or statutory instruments; and if he wi…
791. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statu…