Parliamentary questions

197. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage number of vacant homes in Dublin, by local authority; the steps being taken to reduce the number of vacant homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4142/26]

198. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the re-instatement of the provision of new heating boilers under the local authority housing adaptation grants for older people and disabled people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5048/26]

199. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider financial support for unfinished housing estates, in terms of lighting and so on, where the bond is not paid, the developer is not still operating and homeowners are being left in limbo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4922/26]

200. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social homes currently in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/26]

201. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with particular reference to arrangements involving the OCCU in partnership with South Dublin County Council, the statutory basis for the use by local authorities of third-party agencies, either on a stand-alone basis or in partnership with local authorities, in the delivery and management of cost-rental tenancie…

202. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage an dtabharfaidh sé sonraí faoi na teagmhálacha is déanaí a bhí aige leis an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta maidir le Treoirlínte Pleanála Gaeltachta; agus an bhfuil amchlár cinnte i gceist maidir lena bhfoilsiú [68473/25]

203. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings, in order to increase childcare supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4871/26]

204. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the low number of affordable purchase homes available in Dublin North-West, his plans to scale up the delivery of affordable homes in areas that are in dire need; his plans in Dublin North-West in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/26]

205. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can confirm that capital funding will be made available in the 2026 to 2030 National Development Plan to construct a new fire station for the fire services in Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/26]

206. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address serious concerns regarding the proposed short-term letting regulations; the rationale for the retrospective planning requirements being proposed; the criteria and costs associated with retrospective planning applications; the manner in which hosts’ personal data will be stored and used by local autho…

207. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has examined the use of compulsory sales orders, whereby local authorities could compel the sale of vacant or derelict properties, as a means of activating dormant assets and supporting regeneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3420/26]

208. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the data for the local authority new build housing output for quarter four 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4938/26]

209. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take any interim action to request local authorities and approved housing bodies to prevent the continuation of any blanket pet bans in advance of upcoming legislation. [4417/26]

210. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to engage with the pillar banks and the first home scheme to develop a support for first-time buyers seeking to purchase and renovate derelict or long-term vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4925/26]

211. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding allocated to Cork County Council for housing maintenance; and if the Minister will outline any additional allocations planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4140/26]

212. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made in delivering affordable purchase and cost-rental housing in Cork; the number of schemes approved and commenced to date; and if additional sites or funding streams are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4139/26]

213. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to providing funding for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeline for when it will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5054/26]

214. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in attempts to deliver the legally required volume of affordable homes in the Poolbeg West SDZ. [4941/26]

215. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the social housing income thresholds to ensure those in need of social housing support are not unfairly excluded. [4940/26]

216. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether he accepts that current income eligibility and salary-bracket limits may be excluding many middle-income workers in Dublin from accessing cost-rental homes, despite their inability to afford market rents; the measures being considered to revise cost-rental caps and income thresholds in high-cos…

217. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reforms he is making to cut delays and improve delivery times for social housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5011/26]

218. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the sites availing of the single stage approval in the Dublin City Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4870/26]

219. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review upwards the social housing qualifying income limits. [4550/26]

220. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is assessing the broadening of the single stage approval process for further housing developments, such as student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5005/26]

221. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional funding to local authorities to stop the raising of rents for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4677/26]