233. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications approved, in progress and refused under the Land Acquisition Fund; by local authority, by year to date, in tabular form. [66026/26]
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234. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a dwelling being disposed of by a lender, receiver, mortgagee-in-possession or pursuant to a court judgment, can be acquired under the Second-Hand Social Housing Acquisitions Programme for tenancy sustainment purposes or to prevent a tenant from homelessness. [66024/26]
370. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retained firefighters serving each fire station in County Clare compared with the approved establishment. [54529/26]
371. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of emergency call-outs attended by Clare fire service, by station, in each of the past five years. [54530/26]
372. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and value of built heritage investment scheme grants awarded in County Clare during each of the past five years. [54531/26]
126. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loans issued, by county in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of LAHLs, by county that have been refused for the same periods; the average household income by county, for those who have been refused a LAHL; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48244/26]
193. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request a report from the Defective Concrete Block Appeals panel on the number of appeals underway; the number of decisions made by the panel in the past 12-months; the average length of time take for such decisions; if he will request a quarterly report from the panel with such information; and if he will make a statement…
154. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the legislative changes required to support meaningful enforcement of principal primary residence use in Gaeltacht areas. [37975/26]
218. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans, or ongoing cross Departmental works, his Department is engaged in to reduce second-home saturation, protect year-round local occupancy, and sustain Irish-language community viability without relying on in-home inspections in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37974/26]
1726. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the planning legislation to remove the requirement for TII to have input into planning applications within the boundaries of settlements along national secondary routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/26]
1727. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated regulations for one-off housing will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25327/26]
397. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request an update from the DCB Appeals Panel to provide the number of appeals made to 31 January 2026; the numbers of decisions made; the average waiting time for those decisions, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13476/26]
203. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the guidelines for certified modular wastewater treatment systems will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13278/26]
204. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the numbers of properties by rural and urban area in every local authority that availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13279/26]
86. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 to be passed and open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2571/26]
87. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals made to date under the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme; the number of appeals that have been heard by county, by year, in tabular form; and the current timeline for a determination of appeals lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2572/26]
88. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred, by each local authority as a result of storm Éowyn; and the amount each local authority has been reimbursed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/26]
310. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the national target for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, is to bring back 20,000 homes into use by 2030 or annually up to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73210/25]
311. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 'above-the-shop' top-up grant package of up to €140,000 will be awarded on a per single property basis or on a per unit delivered basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73211/25]
312. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans on making the Vacant Homes Grant payment available in staged payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73212/25]
496. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred by each local authority, as a result of storm Éowyn, in tabular form; and if those local authorities have been fully reimbursed for those costs by the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69438/25]
516. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will convene an expert panel including, Uisce Éireann, the EPA, construction industry and manufacturers of modular wastewater treatment systems to develop a practical, certified delivery-focused set of planning guidelines to enable the swift roll out of developer-led waste water infrastructure; and if he will make a statement o…
517. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the above-the-shop expansion to the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70162/25]
504. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposed arrangements for Uisce Éireann to take in charge privately developed wastewater treatment systems will be included in either an oversight agreement/performance delivery agreement or shareholders letter of expectation with its parent Department. [65133/25]
505. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications, and the number of approvals, for the local authority purchase and renovate loan applications, by county, by year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65135/25]