Questions

648. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service have engaged with Lough Corrib trout angling clubs and stakeholders regarding the potential threat of quagga mussels (dreissena rostriformis bugensis) to the lake, considering their very recent colonisation of Lower Lough Erne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7521/26]

652. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies in Galway City and Galway County in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [7735/26]

653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider increasing the Homeless HAP rate in Galway City and County from 35% to 50% given the high rents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7736/26]

94. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the price ceiling for the first home scheme has increased by €25,000, while the help-to-buy scheme price ceiling did not; to review the property price ceilings for the help-to-buy scheme in view of this discrepancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6782/26]

181. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of social housing tenants in Galway city and county experiencing housing maintenance issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/26]

250. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the issue of older adult homelessness in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4967/26]

393. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide more detail on the small wastewater element of Action 15, Enable Developer-led Infrastructure, within the Government’s new infrastructure plan, Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70763/25]

620. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has contingency plans in place if the invasive demon shrimp (dikerogammarus haemobaphes) infiltrates Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72497/25]

498. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the TIS scheme will continue in 2026; the amount of funding each local authority will receive in 2026 for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69474/25]

351. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Lough Corrib became a candidate special area of conservation, considering that there are conflicting dates on the public record, both domestic and European; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68968/25]

352. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the relevant agencies and local angling stakeholders the National Parks and Wildlife Service engaged with to prevent the introduction of the invasive demon shrimp (dikerogammarus haemobaphes) into Lough Corrib SAC, considering that the species has now been found in Portumna, County Galway; and if he will make a stateme…

353. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service still follow the flawed policy of accepting a 15% permissible disturbance threshold for protected habitats in special areas of conservation and special protection areas, as referenced in multiple historical appropriate assessments; and if he will make a statement on t…

355. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the Government’s commitment to supporting sustainable rural enterprises and the economic value of the Natura 2000 network; if his Department has signed the master licence agreement with the European Commission (DG Environment) to implement the commercial licensing scheme for the Natura 2000 logo in Ireland, as established …

16. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide greater detail on how domestic violence is addressed within the Action Plan on Housing Supply and Targeting Homelessness, 2025-2030, including if refuge provision or transitional housing will be provided for domestic violence and abuse survivor-victims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65496/25]

117. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify his position on the publication of updated language planning guidelines; if he intends to publish draft Gaeltacht planning guidelines; if so, if he will provide a timeline for their publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65497/25]

571. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service conducted risk assessments or implemented mitigations to prevent the spread of the invasive demon shrimp (dikerogammarus haemobaphes) from the Shannon system to Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63188/25]

572. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service will confirm the presence of invasive Canadian pondweed (elodea sp.) in Lough Corrib SAC, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63189/25]

193. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason risk assessments for only two invasive freshwater fish species (chub and common carp) out of four listed in the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011) have been conducted by the National Biodiversity Data Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55544/2…

194. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service continues to support the removal of invasive pike from the Owenriff system that straddles two SACs near Oughterard, County Galway in an effort to restore the ecosystem to its natural state, in order for Ireland to be in compliance with Article 6.2 of the EU Habitats Directive; and if he…

216. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to advise if social housing rents, including HAP differential rents, are based on a household's gross or net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54311/25]

49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the housing schemes in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin currently owned by an organisation (details supplied); if funding will be given from his Department to ensure that these homes will be used for social and affordable housing for the Gaeltacht community; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of older persons who are falling into homelessness, particularly in Galway; the way in which he will support older persons in accessing secure and affordable housing given that the number of persons reaching pension age in precarious housing situations will only continue to…

397. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the financial supports available to people with damaged roofs in private housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50371/25]

1556. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén chaoi a bhfuil a Roinn ag tabhairt tacaíochta do húdaráis áitiúla chun sprioc 20% de sheirbhísigh poiblí ina n-oifigigh dhátheangacha faoi dheireadh 2030 a bhaint amach; cén dúl chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis seo go dtí seo; an céadatán den fhoireann i ngach údarás áitúil atá dátheangach faoi láthair, i bhfoirm tábl…

1644. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta an bhfuil dualgais ann ar iarratais phleanála taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht fógra a dhéanamh sna meáin Ghaeilge; an bhféadfadh iarratais phleanála taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht a bheith fógraithe sna meáin chlóite Ghaeilge, mar shampla an nuachtán nua “An Páipéar”; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [43932/25]