Parliamentary questions

297. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will ask a professional body (details supplied) to provide an updated report on the real building costs for families affected by defective concrete blocks, and to inform the review that he is conducting into the defective concrete blocks grant scheme. [51091/25]

298. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether legislation is needed for the establishment of the special purpose vehicle (SPV) by Dublin City Council to lead the execution of the roadmap for delivery for implementation of the Dublin City Centre Taskforce recommendations; if he can provide an update on any legislation or policy measure that is nee…

76. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the harm to the environment caused by the Asian hornet; and if he will instruct his Department to investigate the issue and ensure the population of this invasive species is under control. [50686/25]

77. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the policy position in relation to planning permission for farmers, and arming families who wish to build a home on their farm holding, in order to allow them to reside closer to their work and maintain the viability of their farming enterprise; if his Department has considered the particu…

78. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are in place to stop any landlords raising management charges to effectively raise the rent of their tenants outside of the RPZ mechanism. [50620/25]

361. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charges provided construction is completed prior to December 2026 if fully accounted for within the expenditure and revenue projections contained in the Annual Progress Repo…

362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he accepts that the requirement to sell with tenants in situ significantly reduces the market value of rental properties in developments such as Sirius Wharf; and whether his Department has carried out an impact assessment of this provision. [49763/25]

363. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of banding and grading in Waterways Ireland; the retrospection of pay for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50178/25]

364. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarity on the tenant-in-situ scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50548/25]

365. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49611/25]

366. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49629/25]

367. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the qualification criteria of the built heritage scheme; whether the scheme applies to all buildings; if there are any restrictions based on the ownership of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49678/25]

368. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the application of the derelict sites register in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown area; his views on the progress in bringing sites on this register back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49679/25]

369. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review of existing local authorities' rates for retailers is being considered to reflect the lower level of footfall in towns and villages due to the proliferation of online shopping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49680/25]

370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out any review of the way in which local authorities are handling county councillors’ questions (details supplied) for written reply; and if he will establish a monitoring mechanism to ensure consistency and compliance across all councils. [49693/25]

371. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that 53 families in Sirius Wharf, Cobh, will face eviction notices by February 2026 as landlords exit the rental market; and the emergency provisions that will be put in place locally to prevent homelessness in this case. [49760/25]

372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has assessed the impact of the March 2026 legislation, which prevents landlords with more than three units from selling with vacant possession, on the supply of rental properties in Cobh and in Cork city and county. [49761/25]

373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures being planned for Cobh to protect families facing eviction as a result of the March 2026 legislation. [49765/25]

374. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance or supports currently available to assist a person to downsize their home; the steps he will take to assist those willing to make their larger homes available for more suitable family sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49774/25]

375. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1177 of 8 September 2025, which stated that funding remains, if he will clarify the tenant-in-situ scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49780/25]

376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the Summary Social Housing Assessment 2025 for Cork city, the current net need figure; the number of households who remain without social housing support; the steps he is taking to accelerate delivery in high-demand areas around Cork city, Glanmire, Blarney and Mallow. [49846/25]

377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out any review of how local authorities are handling councillors’ questions for written reply; and whether he will establish a monitoring mechanism to ensure consistency and compliance across all councils. [49883/25]

378. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Statutory Instrument No. 374 of 2024, European Union (invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024, are retrospective to before the date of the statutory instrument or S.I.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49931/25]

379. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to alter the eligibility criteria for the local authority home loan where long-term State benefit payments may only be considered as repayment income where more than 50% of the income source is of an earned nature, to allow two applicants on long-term State benefit payments to avail of the scheme; and i…

380. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans for reimbursing local authorities for works undertaken in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50019/25]