Parliamentary questions

1136. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered introducing a targeted support scheme for individuals and families who lost their homes as a result of the 2008–2013 financial crisis, including those who voluntarily surrendered their properties or were subject to court-ordered repossession; if such individuals are eligible for assistance u…

1137. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in respect of the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 and the tenant incremental purchase scheme 2016, a council tenant can purchase the property they currently reside in if it is an apartment, flat or duplex; if this differs, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the m…

1138. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that he has received a request from Leitrim County Council for funding to deal with historic structural issues around the unfinished housing estate (details supplied); if he will confirm if his officials have decided on the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44995/25]

1139. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the duties he intends to delegate to the strategic housing activation office within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45012/25]

1140. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the officials seconded to the new strategic housing activation office within his Department; the length of time the secondments are expected to last; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45013/25]

1141. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to implementing a retrofitting programme to help those struggling with chronic illnesses such as asthma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45036/25]

1142. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question of 16 July 2025, the number of social homes retrofitted to date; the average cost to retrofit to a b2 BER rating or higher; the proportion that have been retrofitted to a BER b2 rating or higher only (details supplied); the average pre and post BER of a retrofitted social home in ea…

1143. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the pre and post BER rating of social homes retrofitted in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date in tabular form. [45082/25]

1144. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1482 of 29 July 2025, if he will clarify the reason for approval of Uisce Éireann’s Water Services Strategic Plan 2050 (WSSP 2050) on 1 August 2025 in view of the fact that his Department had no role in approving the body’s Strategic Funding Plan 2025-2029. [45109/25]

1145. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a matter (details supplied) on whether licensing regulations as part of the 1956-2018 Wildlife Acts will be altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/25]

1146. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the length of time they have been idle; the plans in place, if any, for future use; if these unused properties, lands and buildings can be used for affordable and social housi…

1147. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the review of schemes under the croí cónaithe towns fund, including the ready to build scheme (details supplied); the timeline for its full publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45201/25]

1148. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the promised updated planning guidelines for rural houses for a period of public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45202/25]

1149. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out concisely the delegated sanction that local authorities have to purchase second-hand acquisitions and the categories of housing involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45203/25]

1150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the transfer of functions and responsibility for the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) from the Department of Justice to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/25]

1151. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase grant assistance to septic tank owners where the system is outdated or defective and poses a potential risk to human health or environmental risk; if he will launch a new public awareness campaign on the issue with a view to increasing funding of grants for high standards of practice and compliance; …

1152. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish the review of the vacant property refurbishment grant undertaken in 2024, which included the matter of staged payments to successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/25]

1153. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of funding to support the turnaround and re-let of vacant local authority homes under the Voids Programme to Offaly County Council for 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45207/25]

1154. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all 31 local authorities are now live on the ICT asset management system; and his views on the broad objectives of the asset management system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45208/25]

1155. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allocate the necessary funding for the restoration of the weir and development of a fish pass in Fermoy, County Cork, considering that the project is vital to maintain adequate water levels upstream in the Blackwater River (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45211/25…

1156. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to conduct a review of how strategic infrastructure developments can bypass local planning safeguards. [45219/25]

1157. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to implement reforms in the planning process to ensure that local voices are not excluded from high-impact energy infrastructure decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45220/25]

1158. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if variable local authority home loan interest rates will reduce in line with the recently reduced costs of borrowing for the Housing Finance Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45233/25]

1159. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has read a report (details supplied); his views on this report, and his views on whether elephants should be phased out of zoos. [45236/25]

1160. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available to Cork County Council for housing maintenance for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45265/25]