Parliamentary questions

1161. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding made available to Cork City Council for housing maintenance for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45266/25]

1162. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants that were successful in the tenant incremental purchase scheme for Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45267/25]

1163. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity for local councils on the issue of self-employed people wishing to put their name on the social housing list in relation to the discretionary requirement from individual councils to request a minimum of two years' accounts with an auditor’s report and a notice of assessment and/or …

1164. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Meath County Council is permitted the use of its own discretion when requesting a self-employed person, seeking to apply to join the social housing list to provide a submission of two years' accounts with an auditor’s report and a notice of assessment and/or self-assessment acknowledgement for the…

1165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce legislation compelling county councils to request self-employed individuals seeking to join the social housing list to provide minimum of two years’ accounts with an auditor’s report and a notice of assessment and/or self-assessment acknowledgement letter for the preceding 12-month…

1166. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if structures (details supplied) qualify for funding under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45296/25]

1167. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the findings of the interim review of the rent-a-room scheme for local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45301/25]

1168. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of social housing new builds by Cork City Council, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45319/25]

1169. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of social housing new builds by AHBs in the Cork City Council, area in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45320/25]

1170. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of social housing new builds by Cork County Council, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45321/25]

1171. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of social housing new builds by AHBs in the Cork County Council, area in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45322/25]

1172. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of newly built houses, acquired by Cork City Council, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45323/25]

1173. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of newly built houses, acquired by AHBs in the Cork City Council area, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45324/25]

1174. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of newly built houses, acquired by Cork County Council, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45325/25]

1175. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the name and location of newly built houses, acquired by AHBs in the Cork County Council area in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45326/25]

1176. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase resources for Tailte Éireann, specifically the hiring of further staff to ensure timely processing of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45337/25]

1177. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person was directed to Fingal County Council regarding the Tenant in Situ Scheme by his Department; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the allocation of €20 million for the scheme had already been exhausted within the first six months of the year; his plans to allocate supplement…

1178. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the budget, staffing, and operational plan of the newly formed Asian Hornet Management Group; the timelines for implementation, public outreach campaigns, and inter-departmental coordination mechanisms. [45356/25]

1179. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the government plans to introduce specific policies to support first generation homeowners or young families, in view of the campaign by a person (details supplied) highlighting housing affordability challenges faced by younger demographics.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45357/25]

1180. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific strategies and resources being mobilised following the recent Asian hornet sighting in County Cork to both eradicate potential nests and safeguard biodiversity, the honeybee population and the substantial economic impact experienced elsewhere in Europe. [45374/25]

1181. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide clarity on the status of a landlord (details supplied) following changes to the rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45401/25]

1182. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; whether in the Minister’s view it is in compliance with national and EU procurement law; when homeowners can expect to be repaid under the scheme, and receive confirmation of this; and if he will make a st…

1183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the current policy and guidelines for local authorities in prioritising housing allocations for individuals and families experiencing harassment or domestic abuse, including where the harassment involves repeated Garda welfare checks found to be unfounded; the measures in place to ensure such…

1184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the tenure mix that is, social, cost-rental, affordable purchase of Cork City Council’s 823-home pipeline at the Railyard (217) and Creamfields (606); the projected first-occupation dates; if modern methods of construction, including mass-timber will be facilitated through procurement and building-control guidan…

1185. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any fast-track or alternative planning mechanisms for urgently needed childcare and preschool services, particularly in rural or underserved areas in Kerry. [45454/25]