Questions

384. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a schedule of the amount expended by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with a brief outline of services provided,…

179. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their service…

739. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's policy in relation to remote working and details of any systems in place for logging days from home or in office. [28954/25]

773. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE accountants that are employed by his Department as of 27 May 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures as of 1 June 2022, in tabular form. [29378/25]

740. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to establish a new Towns and Cities Infrastructure Investment Fund, to replace the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund. [23766/25]

741. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his plans to create a new strategic fund to invest in infrastructure, to acquire land, assemble sites, and de-risk sites in existing towns and cities, to maximise their potential growth. [23767/25]

742. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of land activation units established in local authorities, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [23769/25]

603. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's att…

607. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he and or his officials have engaged with the chief fire officer and or the local authority management in respect of the establishment of a new fire house in the Monasterevin area of Kildare and in respect of a full upgrade of the existing building. [16760/25]

462. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided to each local authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in respect of the built heritage investment scheme. [15194/25]

471. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects funded under the 2023 and 2024 historic structures fund, in tabular form. [15243/25]

462. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the rationale for Met Éireann not providing flood forecasts or warnings for floods to the public via its website or broadcast media; the plans to make provision for the dissemination of this information to the public; if he will provide a full update in respect of NFFWS services capabilities to provide warnings…

53. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to further review the eligibility and funding for the tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12937/25]

73. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the long-term social housing leasing scheme in the context of expenditure and a shortage in housing supply. [12914/25]

334. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly basis inclusive of ISDN, PTSN and copper-based lease lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12989/25]

909. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual amount claimed by special advisers attached to him or his Department outside of their regular salary, since 1 March 2020 to date in 2025, by mileage claim and amount, subsistence, other vouched expenses and unvouched expenses;and if the travel episode and or journey related to same will be included in the response. [11…

923. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to other State agencies and if his own Government Department have used any of the same IT services providers as the Arts Council (details supplied) and have experienced cost overruns or encountered delays or other issues with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/25]

510. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged, in tabular form. [7438/25]

472. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; if any section of his Department currently makes use of artificial intelligence; if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with an…

177. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4959/25]

367. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including the company name and amount expended with them, in tabular form. [4476/25]

608. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special adviser. [3001/25]

813. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and their accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1864/25]

814. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the position in respect of Chapter 4 (188) of the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023. [1876/25]

815. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which the schedule of national monuments has been updated; if he will provide a schedule of historic buildings of more modern times that are included on the register of national monuments; and if he will outline the relationship the national monuments service has with the OPW in respect of national monuments. [1877/25…