509. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that his relevant Department officials participate in the Multi- Stakeholder Working Group including members (details supplied) established to address the range of problems affecting victims of the defective concrete block crisis, given the need to restore a normal and functioning housing market in the affected …
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257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56453/25]
90. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to ensuring that tours of Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal return to being available every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53674/25]
290. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if jobs have been advertised to address the closure of tours for Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal on Mondays and Friday due to staffing issues; if not, when jobs will be advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53273/25]
361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charges provided construction is completed prior to December 2026 if fully accounted for within the expenditure and revenue projections contained in the Annual Progress Report; if not, if addit…
683. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to have Glenveagh National Park in County Donegal return to being open on Mondays and Fridays; the details of the staffing issues that have resulted in it being closed on Mondays and Fridays; the way in which the staffing issues can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48658/25]
1303. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of pending Tailte Éireann applications for each year up to ten years and more than ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47348/25]
376. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider excluding the Department from the Multi Stakeholder Working Group set up to address issues around defective concrete blocks and involving the BPFI and the 100% Redress Banks and Insurance Focus Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40346/25]
521. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any financial support is available for housing extensions where household income is over the financial threshold to qualify for a sufficient local authority housing adaptation grant for disabled people to carry out necessary adaptations for disabled persons to continue to live at home; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
80. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the urgent need for housing in Gweedore and other Gaeltacht regions in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35829/25]
100. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government has any plans to address the shortcomings of the enhanced defective block grant scheme which continue to have a significant impact on those affected by the defective concrete blocks crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35832/25]
272. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1314 of 29 April 2025, when letters of assurance will issue to homeowners that have had their homes remediation under the scheme; the number of letters of assurance issued and the number of homeowners awaiting a letter of assurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35145/25]
500. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all land purchased by the National Parks and Wildlife Service over the past five years, including the number of acres; the price paid for each parcel of land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31975/25]
805. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an applicant (details supplied) for mortgage to rent has been turned down due to the valuation of her defective blocks home being deemed to be the value of the house remediated as opposed to the value of the house with deleterious materials present; if he will offer any clarity on …
399. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering changes to standards to include second homes and holiday homes in the defective blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28870/25]
400. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering changing standards to include penalty downsizing without penalties and modular homes to the defective home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28878/25]
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CPO initiated against derelict property by each local authority each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28075/25]
379. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details put forward by the Government to the EU Infringement Proceedings in the pleading stage regarding a case (details supplied) given that only the demonstration project has been completed and that the rest of the scheme is not a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/25]
391. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of EU infringement proceedings against the State in relation to the Gweedore sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27497/25]
257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26428/25]
58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the defective concrete blocks Act 2022 that would allow the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners who already participate in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24566/25]
62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider how funding is being provided for social housing acquisitions, given the small amount of funding provided to Donegal and the significant need in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/25]
268. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the tenant-in-situ scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; how long it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22543/25]
1150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the local authority in Donegal has informed councillors that there will only be energy efficiency grants provided in the Letterkenny and Donegal MDs; his views on whether this is appropriate; if he is willing to intervene to ensure other MDs can avail of the grants; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
1314. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the guarantee will apply for homes that have been remediated with outer block solution when homes have cracking and defective blocks in the inner walls, or if cracking and defective blocks materialises at a later stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20493/25]