302. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of croí cónaithe grants that have been paid out to date to help address vibrancy of town and village centres, vacancy, accommodation and dereliction across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14851/25]
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303. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of all croí cónaithe grant applications applied for since the scheme was first introduced to help address vibrancy of town and village centres, vacancy, accommodation and dereliction across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14852/25]
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to support land acquisition and activation, master planning and enabling infrastructure in towns across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14853/25]
305. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand the role of the Land Development Agency as a matter of priority to include initially the two largest towns in County Kerry, Tralee and Killarney, and then progressing to include the towns of Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Dingle, Castleisland, Tralee and Listowel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14854/25]
306. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to unlock HSE lands in Killarney, County Kerry for the provision of greatly needed affordable and social housing, including low-cost sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14855/25]
307. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to simplify the Croí Cónaithe scheme so as to help this excellent scheme reach its full potential in addressing vibrancy of town and village centres, vacancy and dereliction across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14859/25]
308. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of croí cónaithe grants refused to date across County Kerry, the reasons these applications have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14860/25]
47. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on proposed new rural planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12408/25]
97. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes completed in Kerry in 2024; his expectations for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12407/25]
270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the assistance available to help a family in County Kerry with renovating the family home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/25]
284. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a scheme of constructed wetlands to all unsewered villages in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8875/25]
182. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing stage payments in respect of the Croí Cónaithe and vacant and derelict property grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/25]
185. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry qualifies for the over shop grant for accommodation; the details that are available in respect of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8461/25]
497. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take into consideration the circumstances of applicants when assessing applications for housing adaptations for people with a disability, housing aid for older people and the mobility aids grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7297/25]
239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a low cost sites scheme in County Kerry to assist middle income earners in building a family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6913/25]
208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to extend the temporary waiver in respect of development levies to local authorities for those building houses in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5386/25]
569. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to abolish the means testing for the housing adaptation grant for disabled persons, the mobility aids grant, and the housing aid for older persons' grant; if he will ensure that all adaptations, appliances, new improvement works, and so on, are affordable to all persons with a disability in the State; and if he will make a statem…
578. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently address the situation whereby old-age pensioners have seen their council rents increase, by the same amount as their pensions were increased in Budget 2025 as a cost-of-living measure, as it is unacceptable that this money is being swallowed by council rents instead of being made available to pensioners to assist with…
592. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow for an increase in the number of homes being built for young families, many of whom have access to family land, but cannot obtain permission to build due to spatial planning guidelines; and if he will make a statem…
596. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the scope of the local authority energy efficiency retrofit scheme by including windows and doors, heat pumps and ventilation systems as they are outdated and faulty in many local authority houses and this will also extend the lifetime of these properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/25]
599. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/25]
721. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to reinstate the town councils to places such as Tralee, Killarney and Listowel in Kerry; if he will consider further towns for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46599/24]
722. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide additional funding for affordable and social housing in County Kerry; if he will introduce a scheme of low-cost sites in all towns across the county such as Killarney, Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Castleisland, Tralee, Dingle, Listowel and Kenmare as such a scheme will help address the housing crisis; and if he will make a…
724. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the massive increase in commercial rates whereby, in a large number of cases, they have doubled, trebled and quadrupled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46649/24]
731. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request the Valuations Office to reinstate commercial rates levels for businesses that have doubled, trebled and quadrupled, to pre-Covid levels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46704/24]