Parliamentary questions

127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that have been put in place by his Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events, taking into account the experiences and learnings of winter 2024/2025, and following the review into the response by the State and State agencies to the impact…

970. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has replied to queries from the Shared Environmental Services in the North of Ireland in relation to air modelling for the spreading of imported manure and organic fertiliser from the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58151/25]

971. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will engage with a park (details supplied) in County Cork, to provide short-term financial assistance or promotional support following its closure arising from avian influenza restrictions; the existing support mechanisms for regional tourism assets affected by such events; and if he will make a…

972. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the establishment of a contingency fund or emergency assistance scheme to support non-commercial tourism, educational, and conservation institutions, such as a park (details supplied) when closures are imposed for public or animal-health reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

973. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the review of the exempted development regulations and, in particular, the proposals to allow for the construction of log cabins or modular properties in certain circumstances. [60360/25]

974. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his Department’s review of the current exempted development regulations; the timeframe for his proposed changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60776/25]

975. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the anticipated timescale for the publication and enactment of the revised Exempted Development Regulations, following the recent public consultation on expanding categories of planning exemptions regarding attic conversions and detached habitable units in back gardens; and if he will outline the next steps fo…

976. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of State-supported housing developments that have been discontinued permanently or temporarily due to cost issues, broken down by county and type of housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57689/25]

977. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grant supports which are available to an individual that requires grant support for the replacement of double-glazed windows (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57736/25]

978. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the number of previously vacant or derelict properties that have been retrofitted and returned to use for housing since 2022 in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/25]

979. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the targets for retrofitting vacant or derelict properties; if these targets have been met since 2022 in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57743/25]

980. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether the homeowner liaison officer appointed under the defective concrete blocks scheme has ever met with affected homeowners in a formal consultative structure, either in person or virtually; if not, the reason such engagement has not taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57…

981. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any formal mechanisms, structures, or processes in place for affected homeowners to provide input, feedback, or recommendations to his Department or the defective concrete blocks implementation steering group; if none exist, the reason homeowners are excluded from these decision-making proc…

982. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide copies of all emails, meeting notes, correspondence, or briefing documents generated by or submitted to the homeowner liaison officer regarding interactions with affected homeowners since the Officer's appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57749/25]

983. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which his Department ensures accountability and transparency in the operation of the defective concrete blocks scheme, given that the homeowner liaison officer has not formally engaged with homeowners in any structured meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57750/25]

984. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the official terms of reference, remit, and reporting lines for the homeowner liaison officer; to confirm whether the officer has any authority to influence decision-making, escalate issues, or ensure that homeowners' concerns are addressed in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

985. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify whether the homeowner liaison officer participates in the defective concrete blocks implementation steering group or any of its sub-groups; whether the officer is empowered to represent the views of homeowners in these forums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57752/25]

986. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department intends to publish the activities, meetings, or outputs of the homeowner liaison officer; whether a regular report on engagement with homeowners will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57753/25]

987. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the dates, locations and attendance of all formal meetings of the statutory appeals panel under the defective concrete blocks scheme since its constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57754/25]

988. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the appeals panel has submitted any formal reports, recommendations or advice to the Department or Minister since its constitution; if so, to provide summaries or copies of such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57755/25]

989. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the evidence, including reports, submissions, correspondence, or consultation records, on which his Department relies to assert that the defective concrete blocks grant scheme was designed to reflect the preferences of affected homeowners regarding remediation options; and if he will make a statement …

990. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that the structural risks associated with defective concrete, including pyrrhotite and sulphate attack, are already scientifically established, the reason his Department has not suspended partial remediation and implemented immediate, full, State-managed remediation to protect homeowners from ongoing struc…

991. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the legal and policy basis on which his Department considers it reasonable and proportionate to allow homeowners to remain in dwellings subject to partial remediation, exposed to known structural risk, progressive property deterioration, and significant financial burden, pending a revision of I.S. 465…

992. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to protect the physical safety and health of homeowners currently living in unsafe properties subject to partial remediation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57759/25]

993. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to mitigate the severe mental and psychological harm caused by prolonged uncertainty and limbo caused by waiting for reviews, as documented in research such as "An Earthquake in Slow Motion"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57760/25]