320. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an unprecedented large investment will now be made through Uisce Éireann and Local Authorities to progress the provision of modern, increased capacity, wastewater treatment plants in all of our towns and villages, as the present situation is having a highly negative effect on health, the environment and housing supply; if he a…
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321. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that have responded to Circular 2025/01 regarding designation of UDZs issues on 6 June 2025; and if he has received any requests for UDZ designation from any local authority. [62516/25]
322. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount provided to local authorities for vacant social housing acquisitions in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of such acquisitions purchased in each year. [62517/25]
323. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the dates on which meetings took place of the Housing Activation Office; the Housing Activation Delivery Group and the Housing Activation Industry Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62518/25]
324. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social and affordable homes delivered in Dublin bay north in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62561/25]
325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the record figure of 16,614 people in emergency accommodation, including 5,238 children, and the revised annual social-housing target of 12,000 units, the projected timeline and funding commitment to deliver 12,000 social homes annually; the mechanisms to ensure land-zoning, planning consents and servicing infrastructure…
326. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when, under the National Housing Strategy for Disabled Individuals 2022-2027, the National Guidelines for the Assessments and Allocations Process for Social Housing Provision for People with Disability will be made mandatory across all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62586/25]
327. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on proposals for the new planning exemptions for slurry storage on farms; if the exemptions will be in place to coincide with the application window for TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62638/25]
328. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the commencement date for Part 3, Chapter 5, Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, which will require local authorities to prepare a strategy relating to the creation, improvement and preservation of sustainable places and communities, including the reservation of land for use and cultivation as…
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]