Parliamentary questions

329. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the publication date for a guide to the provision of allotments and community gardens by local authorities which was first promised to be completed by December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62641/25]

330. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of homelessness figures by nationality, including Irish, EU, and non-EU citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62653/25]

331. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62675/25]

332. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in development levies collected by each local authority for each year between 2010 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62691/25]

333. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in uncollected development levies by each local authority for each year between 2010 and 2025, the duration of time for the uncollected Levies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62692/25]

334. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding spent on clearing Cherry Laurel for each year between 2000 and 2025, including location and cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62693/25]

335. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding spent clearing Rhododendron for each year between 2000 and 2025, including location and cost, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62694/25]

336. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans on including Cherry Laurel to the list of invasive alien species of national concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62695/25]

337. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give details of all enforcement actions that have been taken under Section 17(1) of the European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 374/2024); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62696/25]

338. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on plans to clear Cherry Laurel from the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62697/25]

339. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on costs of removing Cherry Laurel from the Glen of the Downs in County Wicklow for each year from 2000 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62698/25]

340. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Section 42 deer hunting licences from 2015 and 2025, by county, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62701/25]

341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deer that were killed under Section 42 licence for each year between 2015 and 2025, by county, type of deer, in tabular form. [62702/25]

342. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deer that were killed under standard deer hunting licences, by type, county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62703/25]

343. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to start construction on a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62706/25]

344. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to purchase lands for the National Parks and Wildlife Service at the Glen of the Downs to expand the ancient woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62708/25]

345. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of income Donegal receives as a top-up from central government each year since 2013, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62889/25]

578. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the inter-agency flood response plan for Bantry (details supplied); and the warning level at which such a plan is instigated. [62090/25]

579. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staffing budget for the National Parks and Wildlife Service from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [62235/25]

580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that have voted to increase LPT above the basic rate for 2026, with percentage increases. [60909/25]

581. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60945/25]

582. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the information (details supplied) and give an updated response regarding the position of re-establishing town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60991/25]

583. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps a person who has been renting out short-term lets for the past ten years in rural County Kerry should take (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61017/25]

584. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on short-term lets in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61018/25]

585. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expedite the return of town councils as already committed to in the Programme for Government (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61032/25]