483. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of group water schemes transferred to Uisce Éireann in County Donegal including name, transfer date, public money invested in each scheme prior to transfer; and to confirm the State cost to bring those schemes to compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69054/25]
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484. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when each local authority will be required to publish its Housing Delivery Action Plan; the target for the delivery of cost rental and affordable purchase homes by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency is under Delivering Homes Building Communities from 2025 to 2030; and if he will make a state…
485. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the sectoral reform working group will be established; and if he will list the attendees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69095/25]
486. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Uisce Éireann or the local authority are responsible for foul water accumulations running from public roads into the back gardens of private residences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69105/25]
487. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to request information in relation to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69203/25]
488. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding a matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69204/25]
489. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the intended timeline for the implementation of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill 2025; when a commencement date is expected to be set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69217/25]
490. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be provided to Galway County Council to progress the Gort civic amenity site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69290/25]
491. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify if tax refunds, tax credits (including the rent tax credit), and medical-expense relief will be treated as one-off income for the purposes of Social Housing and HAP means assessments; whether Revenue classifies these refunds strictly as adjustments to tax liability rather than earnings; whether guidance will be issued…
492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with Kerry County Council regarding its decision to phase out the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme from February 2026; if he will assess the impact this change will have on low-income tenants, particularly those on fixed incomes who have been paying the capped maximum rent; and if he will make a stat…
493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the impact that the removal of the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme will have on tenants who are currently applying, or intending to apply, for the tenant purchase scheme; if he will consider measures to ensure that higher rent contributions will not hinder low-income tenants from saving the require…
494. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the statutory basis or guidelines in force which govern the ability of local authorities to name local parks and landmarks, an whether he believes that any change to existing legislation or guidance is needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69345/25]
495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information and clarification about a cost rental housing issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69356/25]
496. 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, in tabular form; and if those local authorities have been fully reimbursed for those costs by the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69438/25]
497. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the regulations for Local Authorities to hold secret ballots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69451/25]
498. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the TIS scheme will continue in 2026; the amount of funding each local authority will receive in 2026 for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69474/25]
499. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will, in cooperation with Approved Housing Bodies, establish dedicated phone numbers and email addresses for Oireachtas members to contact AHBs to obtain policy information and to raise constituents’ issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69495/25]
500. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current requirements for local authorities to provide work placement for those with a disability; the funding which has been allocated to same; and the number of disability placements have been provided by Cork County Council and Cork City Council since January 2023. [69581/25]
501. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the vacant properties grant applies to apartments; the additional supports which are available to those seeking to do up a derelict apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69644/25]
502. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 70,000 social homes and retrofits being built by the National Housing Plan could be equipped with smart devices that allowed surplus renewable energy to be used when available. [69716/25]
503. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address an emerging issue affecting landlords who own dwellings approved under the defective concrete blocks scheme; if he will confirm whether such landlords will be able to issue a notice of termination to facilitate essential demolition and rebuild works after the new residential tenancies legislation comes into effec…
504. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of one off rural housing applications received by each local authority over the past three years; the number of one off rural housing applications refused by each local authority over those three years, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69774/25]
505. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to reinstate the development contribution waiver scheme; if there are other incentives being considered for those who wish to commence building within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69786/25]
506. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has given consideration to holding future elections including the next general election and any by elections on a Saturday; the potential benefits for working parents and schools; if he will examine this option in advance of the 2026 by elections and the next general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
507. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time by his Department for capital approval of rightsizing acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69924/25]