395. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of exempted development regulations; when the details of what is included in the new regulations will be provided for modular garden units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3059/26]
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396. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount his Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025, respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3106/26]
397. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of preschool providers who operate under ECCE, and not previously paying rates, now being contacted by Tailte Éireann informing them that their buildings will be measured and assessed for the purpose of rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3116/26]
398. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , further to Parliamentary Question No 216 of 21 November 2025, the way he can equate that response with the reply by his Department to Kildare County Council (details supplied) which states, that KCC does not have authorisation to make exceptions; his views that his reply to this Deputy is at odds with his official's reply to …
399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide details of the options open to a person or family in need of housing who earn over the income limit to qualify for social housing, who are paying rent and not able to save for a deposit yet are under the income threshold for housing deemed to be affordable by the Government; and if he will make a statement on t…
400. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the current income threshold for studio apartments under the cost rental scheme, given issues regarding the current threshold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3187/26]
401. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider matters raised in correspondence relating to archaeological costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3201/26]
402. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the exempted development regulations, given that public consultation closed in August 2025. [3220/26]
403. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the rapid population growth in the Donabate and Portrane area, and the strain this will put on existing services, if he will establish a cross-departmental review to ensure that essential services are properly aligned with population growth in Donabate and Portrane. [3231/26]
404. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of his Department's policy requiring local authorities to review, or vary, their development plans to provide additional land zoned for residential development, the reason some local authorities have advised their members that the variation process cannot facilitate zoning of lands within local area plans or LAPs, ther…
79. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will introduce legislation to extend the powers of local authorities to permit the change of use or demolition of derelict and long-term vacant buildings within designated town centres, in order to address rising vacancy and dereliction and facilitate the return of these buildings to productive use; and if he will ma…
80. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional funding streams, financial supports, or incentives he will provide to assist local authorities in the acquisition, refurbishment, and regeneration of derelict properties in town centres, in accordance with Town Centre First principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2553/26]
81. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will introduce strengthened compulsory acquisition powers to enable local authorities to prioritise residential, mixed-use, and community development within town centres, rather than peripheral greenfield development, and to support the regeneration of derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
82. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will support legislation to ensure that vacant or derelict properties in town centres are brought back into active use within defined and enforceable timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2555/26]
83. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the tendering and procurement process currently in place for the appointment of building professionals to carry out building condition assessments under the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme; the way in which tenders are invited, evaluated and awarded; the criteria used in assessing submissions; to provide a list of th…
84. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the two-year tenancy requirement in the tenant-in-situ acquisition scheme is currently under review; if he will commit to amending or removing this requirement to improve access to the scheme for households at risk of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2558/26]
85. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to a public information campaign to inform tenants of their existing rights and protections under residential tenancies legislation, in light of reports that tenants are being warned by landlords of potential exits from the rental market ahead of new tenancy rules coming into effect in March 2026; and if he wi…
86. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 to be passed and open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2571/26]
87. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals made to date under the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of defective concrete blocks scheme; the number of appeals that have been heard by county, by year, in tabular form; and the current timeline for a determination of appeals lodged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2572/26]
88. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred, by each local authority as a result of storm Éowyn; and the amount each local authority has been reimbursed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/26]
89. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme; if he proposes to increase the level of funding allocated to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to support this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2617/26]
90. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding that will be allocated to the tenant-in-situ scheme at a national level for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2618/26]
91. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding that will be allocated to the tenant-in-situ scheme for Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2619/26]
92. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the work being carried out by his Department into the population growth of seagulls in a location (details supplied), their migration patterns and status as a protected species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2639/26]
93. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2654/26]