Parliamentary questions

777. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise planning application fees for An Coimisiún Pleanála, and resources for the planning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11756/26]

778. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on Action 2.8 of Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11757/26]

779. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Finance Agency has plans or policies to cap or limit borrowing available to specific approved housing bodies (AHBs) or the AHB sector in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11758/26]

780. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the role of his Department and role of the NSAI in interpreting building regulations and standards; the final arbiter of interpreting regulations and guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/26]

781. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform and expand eligibility for the secure tenancy affordable rent scheme; the timeframe for any proposed change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11761/26]

782. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority-owned residential properties in County Kilkenny that are currently vacant, by the length of time each property has been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11786/26]

783. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time taken by Kilkenny County Council to return a vacant local authority dwelling to use; the main factors contributing to delays in doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11787/26]

784. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/26]

785. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11819/26]

786. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11837/26]

787. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11862/26]

788. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects, if any, which he has designated under s.20 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; the dates of their designation; and to supply a copy of the designations. [11888/26]

789. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given, in the formulation of the National Planning Statement and its guidance on short term letting (STL), to the position of properties that operate as short term lets but are unlikely to transition to long term residential use, in particular second homes where the owners use the prop…

790. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Fingal County Council is encouraging local authority tenants who are on the transfer list to "see alternative private rented accommodation through HAP"; if he believes that this is in line with Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11912/26]

791. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current operation of the Land Acquisition Fund, including its objectives, eligibility criteria, governance arrangements; and the process by which local authorities may apply for and draw down funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11920/26]

792. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications which have been made to the Land Acquisition Fund by local authorities in each year since its establishment; the number which have been approved; the average time taken from application to decision; and whether any applications were refused or withdrawn; and if he will make a statement…

793. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable houses respectively that were delivered in Arklow, County Wicklow in 2025 and are planned for Arklow, County Wicklow in 2026, 2027 and 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11922/26]

794. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the systems in place to agree performance metrics of chief executives of agencies within the aegis of his Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/26]

795. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Acts 2011 to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12017/26]

796. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to improve oversight of the owners' management company sector; to introduce a regulator for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12018/26]

797. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to initiate a series of local authority boundary reviews, 11 years after the last set of reviews; if he plans to review the boundary in operation between Louth and Meath, covering the environs of south Drogheda in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12046/26]

798. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to weaken the implementation of the EU Habitats Directive in Ireland considering his published comments in the aftermath of the recent catastrophic flooding in Enniscorthy, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12083/26]

799. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity on when the technical review of the defective concrete block scheme, operated by his Department, will conclude and lead to changes being made to the current iteration of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12151/26]

800. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his Department's remote working policy; the number of days staff are permitted to work remotely per week; if any system exists for logging days worked remotely; and if he will provide a schedule of officials by grade that work two and three days per week from their home location. [12158/26]

801. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated by the Traveller accommodation unit to each local authority for acquisitions specifically for the Traveller community between 2019 and 2025. [12251/26]