Parliamentary questions

17. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the current exempted development regulations and specifically relating to increasing the size of stand-alone exempted habitable garden structures; to provide a timeline for implementation of these new regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65777/25]

18. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which his new proposals for developer-provided water and wastewater infrastructure will avoid the problems associated with the policy when it was last in place; and the steps he will take to resolve the around 450 estates currently in limbo due to the failures of this policy previously. [65685/25]

19. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the exempted development regulations on free standing residential home extensions. [65686/25]

20. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of a single stage approval process for local authority housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65670/25]

21. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement between the housing activation office and local authorities in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65584/25]

22. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supply line for social homes; the number which are currently at various stages of design and construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65635/25]

23. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of regeneration plans for a Traveller housing scheme (details supplied), given regeneration has been promised for over 25 years, and its latest iteration is with his Department; when he expects funding to be agreed for the long-awaited and desperately needed regeneration; and if he will make a…

24. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the announcement of changes to the vacant property refurbishment grant, including the new proposals for the over the shop scheme. [65499/25]

25. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for establishing and implementing the protocol in the new housing plan to allow households fleeing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence to transfer time spent on a social housing waiting list to another local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65680/25]

26. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Office of Emergency Planning has reviewed plans for responding to heavy snow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60219/25]

27. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the work of the Housing Activation Delivery Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65544/25]

28. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which Delivering Homes, Building Communities plans to revise planning regulations to allow for pre-fabricated cabins for residential use in back gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65690/25]

29. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage cad go díreach é an moill ar na Treoirlínte Tithíocht Gaeltachta a bhí aontaithe ag an Roinn Gaeltachta leis a Roinn roimhe seo a bheith foilsithe tar éis é bheith geallta go bhfoilseoidh iad chuile bliain ó 2021 ar aghaidh. [65156/25]

30. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria from his Department whereby local authorities can deny the administration of the tenant-in-situ scheme to tenants in dwellings that require extensive repairs or refurbishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65644/25]

31. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the tenant-in-situ scheme; the amount of funding which has been allocated to South Dublin county council for the scheme in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65436/25]

32. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how his Department is prioritising people with disabilities who have received notices to quit and who are at risk of entering homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65851/25]

33. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being provided for housing adaptation grants in 2025 and the allocation for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65541/25]

34. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to immediately raise the income limits for social housing to ensure that those who cannot afford cost rental or private rented are not denied eligibility for social housing. [65845/25]

35. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if outstanding derelict site levies will be collected by Revenue; and if additional funding will be provided to local authorities for the register. [65562/25]

36. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work of his Department to review and update wildlife legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65852/25]

37. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work of the multi-stakeholder group under his Department in respect of developer provided wastewater treatment plants in housing estates that are not in the charge of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65853/25]

38. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the expert group on Traveller accommodation. [65684/25]

39. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current regulatory framework governing maximum wind turbine height; whether concerns raised by residents in County Galway regarding the increasing scale of turbine proposals, particularly turbines exceeding traditional height thresholds, are being considered as part of the ongoing review of wind energy plannin…

40. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any recent tripartite engagements between his Department, Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg SDZ area to progress the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65839/25]

41. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which local authorities are being supported to zone sufficient land for housing and ensure the necessary servicing and infrastructure is delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65681/25]