40. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessments his Department has carried out, or plans to carry on, in respect of the impact of student and employment residency permits on housing pressures in the State. [53806/25]
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41. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue an order to allow the cutting of turf at bogs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53887/25]
42. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the funding provided in the Budget will lead to a decrease in homelessness from current levels by this time next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53813/25]
43. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the reform of the Multi-Units Development Act 2011, and related regulations of the property service management agents sector. [53749/25]
44. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish legislation on the multi-unit development defects redress scheme. [53748/25]
45. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which guidelines will finally be put in place for the construction of large wind farms. [49020/25]
46. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to review the targets for and operation of the affordable purchase scheme. [53750/25]
47. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes retrofitted to a B2 BER standard to date under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme; the projected number for 2025; and the progress made towards the national target of 36,500 local authority retrofits by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53462/25]
48. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approved housing body applications currently awaiting approval for cost rental in his Department; the length of time each application is waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53938/25]
49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the housing schemes in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin currently owned by an organisation (details supplied); if funding will be given from his Department to ensure that these homes will be used for social and affordable housing for the Gaeltacht community; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
50. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the significant challenge that coastal community members face in competing for housing within their own communities due to national and international demand for second and/or holiday homes, if he will consider developing a scheme to provide affordable long-term State owned rental properties for coastal community members who are …
51. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the March 2026 rent reset will be operationalised in a way that will protect renters and mitigate for the financial incentive for landlords to evict tenants ahead of the rent reset date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/25]
52. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the restoration of town councils. [53201/25]
53. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is doing to ensure that there is no net decrease in land supply from rezoning by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53284/25]
54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of older persons who are falling into homelessness, particularly in Galway; the way in which he will support older persons in accessing secure and affordable housing given that the number of persons reaching pension age in precarious housing situations will only continue to…
55. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is expected that the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 will be introduced; if this piece of legislation can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/25]
56. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Oscar Traynor Road site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53890/25]
57. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the way in which greater downsizing options for those in private housing, who wish, to downsize their home can be provided. [53567/25]
58. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is undertaking to enable local authorities to identify suitable sites for urban development zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53464/25]
59. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Roscommon County Council is currently missing its housing targets by approximately 50 percent; the specific measures his Department will take to support Roscommon County Council in meeting the targets set out in its County Development Plan, which calls for an average of 392 new homes per year between 2022 and 2028…
60. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the stalled PPP housing bundles; to provide an updated delivery time frame for the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/25]
61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to expand the provision of modular housing; the number of modular units which have been built since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53633/25]
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise the first home scheme house value limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53577/25]
63. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to increase the number of long-term private rental houses across the country. [53286/25]
64. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to implement a State savings scheme, similar to the Social Democrats' homes for Ireland State savings scheme, to fund the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53900/25]