Parliamentary questions

555. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of smaller landlords that own three or fewer rental properties in relation to the forthcoming changes in laws related to renting (details supplied); the extent to which these issues have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66070/25]

556. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66082/25]

557. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount his Department and any body under his aegis have spent on the services of a company (details supplied), by year and organisation in the years 2020 to 1 November 2025, in tabular form. [66100/25]

558. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that people earning above the social housing income threshold but below the thresholds for affordable housing or private purchase are left with no options in Cork city. [66118/25]

559. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities should be required, under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations and the National Household Means Policy, to deduct private-sector occupational pension contributions, PRSA contributions, or AVCs, when made through payroll on a pre-tax basis and functionally equivalent to public-se…

560. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on retrofitting for local authority housing; the status of progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66128/25]

561. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the impact of electricity grid constraints on housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66129/25]

562. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the paperwork that should be supplied to Tailte Éireann/PRAI when registering an interest in a property by a loan servicing company/vulture fund; whether these bodies are legally bound to produce an exemption from stamp duty certificate; and the guidelines for these companies to establish a burden on a folio. […

563. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide affordable housing in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66144/25]

564. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide low cost sites in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66145/25]

565. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the fee paid to a Local Authority for objecting to a planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66146/25]

566. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the fee paid to An Bord Pleanála for objecting to a planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66147/25]

567. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 25 February 2025, if he will act to address matters raised in correspondence regarding the architectural technologist statutory register (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66162/25]

568. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish and publish an annual national Planning Performance Report, setting out average and median timelines for SHD and LRD applications, average and median timelines for planning appeals, and annual volumes and outcomes of judicial reviews of planning decisions; and if he will make a statement on t…

569. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the planning process assumptions used in setting the target to deliver 300,000 homes to 2030 under Delivering Homes, Building Communities, including assumed decision times for SHD and LRD applications, planning appeals, and expected judicial review volumes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

570. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the approximately 7,100 hectares of undeveloped land identified on the 2025 Residential Zoned Land Tax maps is sufficient to support the delivery of 303,000 homes to 2030 when realistic density levels are applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66201/25]

571. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the local authorities where the Housing Activation Office has identified barriers to housing delivery; the corrective actions recommended in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66203/25]

572. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing projects sanctioned above basic unit costs in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the reasons for the higher approval levels in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66204/25]

573. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will provide the cost-per-unit figures for social and affordable homes delivered in Cork City and Cork County in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as referenced in Parliamentary Question 612 (ref. 63860/25); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66205/25]

574. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason his Department does not record disability status for households supported under the Housing Assistance Payment, and when such tracking will be introduced in line with the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66206/25]

575. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the first consolidated national report on housing delivered under the Town Centre First policy, including the number of units delivered in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66207/25]

576. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes in Cork city and Cork county that were retrofitted in 2023 and 2024; the number expected to be retrofitted in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66208/25]

577. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units in Cork city and Cork county that currently remain below BER C; the number upgraded in 2023 and 2024; and the projected number that will remain below BER C in 2030 on the current delivery pace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66209/25]

578. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of heat pumps installed in social housing in Cork city and Cork county in 2023 and 2024; the target for 2025; and whether these installation levels align with national climate commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66210/25]

579. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding allocated to Cork city council and Cork County Council under the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66211/25]