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Réada Cronin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
100. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected delivery time of the 10,200 new-build social homes planned for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69321/26]
Réada Cronin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
101. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites currently being examined by the Housing Activation Office; the number of homes capable of being delivered on those sites; the barriers to delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69320/26]
Réada Cronin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
102. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes the Government expects to be completed in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 respectively under the target to deliver 300,000 homes by 2030; if he will provide breakdown in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69314/26]
Réada Cronin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
103. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes currently delayed due to infrastructure deficits, including water, wastewater, transport and electricity constraints; the location of the affected developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69316/26]
John Connolly Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
104. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department have provided advice to local authorities to limit the provision of emergency accommodation to those not in full time employment. [69317/26]
Réada Cronin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
105. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has been made aware of the concurrent Strategic Policy Committee membership and planning-applicant status (details supplied), during the preparation and adoption of the Naas Local Area Plan 2021–2027; whether the Department has sought any records from Kildare County Council in respect of Section 177 of the Local Governm…
Cormac Devlin Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
106. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and value of purchases of residential property by non-household entities in each of the years 2021 to 2025, distinguishing entities registered in the State from those registered outside of the State and excluding local authorities, approved housing bodies and other public bodies, in tabular form. [69211/26]
John Connolly Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
107. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. PQ61112/26 and 139 of 28 July 2026, if his attention has been drawn to Central Statistics Office data that only 15% of new dwellings completed since 2021 have been fitted with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels; his concerns that the current Part L and NZEB requirements can be satisfied without t…
John McGuinness Written 30 Sep 2026 · to Housing
108. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the promised updated wind energy development guidelines; the timeframe for their completion; if he is concerned by the number of planning applications for wind farms that were refused by local authorities and later had the decision overturned by ACP; if these decisions indicate a lack of understanding or interpreta…
Barry Heneghan Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
465. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine introducing stronger statutory safeguards for residential property bidding, including requirements to verify the identity and purchasing capacity of bidders, greater transparency and auditability of online bidding platforms, and measures to ensure that advertised guide prices represent a genuine evidence-based …
Gillian Toole Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
466. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the consideration being given to the payment of Housing Assistance Payment to parents or guardians of an adult with a disability, who may own a second property that could be adapted if necessary & lived in by their family member, with appropriately matched additional occupants with a disability, thereby removing them earlier …
John Paul O'Shea Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
467. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will receive the test results and remediation option for dwelling (LK_ES1381) regarding the Defective Concrete Blocks, with testing carried out on 10th December 2025. [68063/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on progress on the Dowth National Park project; when the park masterplan will be published; if there will be a public consultation; and when he expects the park and associated facilities to be open to the public. [68118/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
469. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68357/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
470. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68359/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
471. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have availed of the €24,100 lump sum payment under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme, by year, for a location (details supplied), in tabular form. [68358/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
472. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the national planning statement on solar energy under the new Planning and Development Act 2024; and when he expects the statement will be ready to be published. [68431/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
473. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the funding in 2026 for the rightsizing element of the Social Housing Acquisitions Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68590/26]
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
474. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the application of SI 612/2024 is leaving some elderly people unable to access grants for much needed adaptation where the income of all siblings is considered when only one sibling lives in the dwelling requiring adaptation; if he can advise of any supports that are available to a person who has had a grant …
Louise O'Reilly Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
475. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the ways a family member solely residing in a family home owned by elderly people can prove that their other siblings make no financial contributions (details supplied); if being able to prove this for the assessment process would mean accessing a grant for adaptation, if means allow; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
Charles Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
476. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the statutory review of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 currently being undertaken under Section 51 of the Act; the names, qualifications, and specific terms of appointment of external experts or consultants who have been engaged to assist his Department with this …
Jen Cummins Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
477. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement has he and his Department had with Dublin City Council to find a way to facilitate the community indoor market in the eight building in Dublin 8 that was part of the planning permission as a ground-level market hall. [68638/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
478. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which communities will be informed, in an emergency situation, of where to find their nearest community support centre and local centres set up to provide support in the event of extreme weather emergencies. [68845/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
479. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that has been allocated to the Community Support Centre programme, that is local centres set up to provide support in the event of extreme weather emergencies since the publication of the Review of storm Éowyn. [68844/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Housing
480. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the 400 planned Community Support Centres, local centres set up to provide support in the event of extreme weather emergencies, that have been fitted with generator connections. [68843/26]