114. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of pilot sewage schemes in small villages that is being led by his Department; if his Department is open to the possibility of new developments using package sewerage treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53443/25]
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322. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will issue new guidelines on the way in which onshore wind farms should be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49381/25]
547. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on legislation to allow for retrospective payments under the defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51271/25]
548. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals made under the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks grant scheme have been processed to completion in 2025; the number of appeals which remain active; the average turn-around time of appeals nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51272/25]
396. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 740 of 22 January 2025, if he will provide an update on plans for the opening of National Parks and Wildlife Service offices in Corofin, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50360/25]
1257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide full details on his Department's response to eliminate Asian hornets which a threat to all native Irish pollinators, including honeybees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46506/25]
1452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider raising the amounts of the vacant and derelict property grants in recognition of the increase in construction and materials-related costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41432/25]
134. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider loosening the criteria for the vacant property grant, which does not allow the property to be occupied during the grant application process as it can cause difficulties for the applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39810/25]
550. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/25]
576. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to review planning laws and regulations regarding land fronting on to national roads where farming families are unable to secure permission to build on family farmland or other available sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38997/25]
505. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for an ‘above the shop’ living refurbishment grant by topping up the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant so as to help make spaces above retail premises liveable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37171/25]
30. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the pilot scheme announced by his Department to provide for sewage in unsewered villages in 2024 requires additional funding; if he has made this funding available; if he will provide an update on all schemes that have received initial approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/25]
469. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a homeowner (details supplied) who has been approved for a defective concrete blocks grant will retrospectively benefit from the 10% grant increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35700/25]
492. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a query (details supplied) relating to RPZs. [36076/25]
256. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to go before the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35152/25]
257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarification on a matter regarding the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, and short term lettings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/25]
494. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to reinstate the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; if there are other financial incentives coming available for those who intend to commence building within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33762/25]
529. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarification on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34066/25]
744. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects legislation to underpin remediation schemes to come before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29031/25]
745. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he expects the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill to have completed the legislative process by the Easter Recess in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29032/25]
236. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he has to change the regulations for small dwellings, such a portacabins to be built in people’s gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28469/25]
37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he considers the preservation, restoration and showing of classic and vintage cars, tractors, trucks, vans, motorcycles and steam-powered vehicles to come within the remit of ‘Heritage’; if so, if he will consider devising a new grant scheme that supports the hosting of events that showcase same; and if he will make a statement o…
104. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s pilot scheme for providing sewage infrastructure to currently unsewered villages, such as Broadford and Cooraclare in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24437/25]
767. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made to support biodiversity; the key achievements since 2020; the plans between now and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24227/25]
252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the lifetime of this Government, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will become operational again; when he expects the fund to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/25]