Parliamentary questions

239. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54544/25]

240. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 25 March 2025, if he is aware of the EPA’s Pro-Health SEA research (ref. 2022-HE-1171), published February 2025, which recommends early engagement with public health experts in Strategic Environmental Assessment (details supplied); if he will liaise with the Dep…

1. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he intends to take in the coming months to halt the relentless rise in adult and child homelessness and to reduce the number of people presenting as homeless and accelerate the number of exits of persons currently in emergency accommodation. [54228/25]

2. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he intends to ensure the LDA meets its targets with a sustainable source of funding in view of the recent report by the Department of Finance into sustainable funding options for the LDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53944/25]

3. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of compulsory purchase orders, CPOs, completed under the CPO activation programme and an update on the long-promised legislation to reform the CPO process as recommended by the Law Reform Commission. [54229/25]

4. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the way in which his Department plans to address approval lags for cost rental equity loan, CREL, funding; the reason capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and CREL funding is being approved at different times; the number of units which have been delayed, in tabular form; and his plans to address these…

5. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to tackle high rents in the private rental sector and the increasing unaffordability of rents in the Government-funded cost rental sector. [54230/25]

6. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider placing a pause on all wind energy developments until the new wind energy guidelines are published; when he expects the revised guidelines to be published and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52740/25]

7. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the housing activation office and its work and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53635/25]

8. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the amount of affordable housing in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52989/25]

9. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of new affordable homes in Dublin for 2025; the proposed number for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53922/25]

10. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to hold a referendum and legislate for a constitutional right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53899/25]

11. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable and social housing in Cork city and county, including the expected number of units to be completed in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53206/25]

12. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental homes delivered in Balbriggan in each of the past five years. [53572/25]

13. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in implementing the commitment contained in the programme for Government that introduced a minimum BER for the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53530/25]

14. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is evaluating to promote the conversion of older buildings for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53387/25]

15. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding paid out to date to vacant property refurbishment grant applicants; the number of homes which have been brought back into residential use from vacancy nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53739/25]

16. 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. [53740/25]

17. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the methods his Department is currently assessing to speed up the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53744/25]

18. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the first home scheme to bridge the gap will be extended to first-time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53758/25]

19. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to support those in social housing whose home is affected by pyrite; if legislative amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 will support them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53451/25]

20. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plan to increase capacity of Dublin City Council to address their housing list, homelessness and those at risk of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/25]

21. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review being carried out in respect of the croí cónaithe and vacant or derelict property refurbishment grants; the elements of the schemes involved that are being considered for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53447/25]

22. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he acknowledges that there is significant variation across local authorities in the way they enforce vacant sites legislation; the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities apply the legislation in a uniform manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53904/25]

23. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the capital delivery programme for fire stations in County Cork, including details of projects currently under construction, those at design or planning stage, and the expected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53205/25]