520. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if fire-service capabilities have been evaluated in respect of large-scale battery-storage fires; if national guidance exists regarding the extinguishing, containment, and post-incident environmental management of such fires; and if he will provide reports commissioned by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management o…
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521. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if environmental impact assessment requirements for solar farms and associated battery-storage facilities include mandatory analysis of contamination risks from fire-water run-off, air emissions, and soil or groundwater pollution; and if he will provide the relevant regulatory documents or inspectorate guidance. [65621/25]
522. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person still paying a shared ownership loan can close off such a loan; the methods available in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65668/25]
523. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of shared ownership loans still administered, by each local authority; the number of loans in negative equity, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65669/25]
524. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on available supports for pension-age homeowners in County Louth affected by pyrite damage in homes built before 1990. [65678/25]
525. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will work with the Central Statistics Office and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to establish residential construction productivity indicators aligned with the targets in Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025–2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65727/25]
526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way his Department treats construction products that hold valid European Technical Assessments or CE marking issued in other EU member states when such products are proposed for use in Irish housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65733/25]
527. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of construction products that have been refused acceptance for use in housing schemes in each of the past five years despite holding European Technical Assessment or equivalent EU-recognised certification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65734/25]
528. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if British Board of Agrément certification continues to be recognised as evidence of fitness for purpose for construction products post-Brexit when used in Irish housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65735/25]
529. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if in the instance of a social housing assistance income assessment being undertaken and that the decision is disputed by the applicant after appeal with the local authority, would the applicant have any recourse by way of appeal to his Department or other sources. [65756/25]
530. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal or policy basis for local authorities for refusing adult children, returning to the family home due to the housing crisis, permission to be added to the rent book. [65757/25]
531. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65796/25]
532. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to implement new draft wind energy guidelines;and if he will make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60285/25]
533. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to implement new draft wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60322/25]
534. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government's retrofitting targets across public housing, have been set for 2026; when the 2026 targets will be set for local authorities' stock retrofitting; the estimated budget for retrofitting of social housing stock in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61065/25]
535. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there are plans for the threshold for social housing to be increased. [65914/25]
536. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Part V obligations that have been satisfied through land transfer offsite in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65915/25]
537. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a national financial contribution scheme, based on the local authority model (details supplied), administered by local authorities, and funded by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65916/25]
538. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2026 funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme will be confirmed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65917/25]
539. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2026 funding for local authority acquisitions will be confirmed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65918/25]
540. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the role State savings play in housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65919/25]
541. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail plans to utilise State savings products to support housing delivery; the expected level of funding to come through the ISS for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65920/25]
542. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to ensure meaningful public consultation in rural communities that are expected to accommodate renewable energy projects significantly larger than those envisaged under current planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60402/25]
543. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in examining the benefits of a visitor accommodation levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62154/25]
544. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide an update on the Maynooth ring road project; the amount of funding his Department has given so far to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60207/25]