Parliamentary questions

1186. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department conducted an assessment of the impact of family reunification arrivals on demand for social housing and emergency accommodation; and if additional housing units have been earmarked for this purpose. [45566/25]

1187. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the assessment that have been made regarding the potential public health and recreational impacts of designating rivers like the Fane as heavily modified water bodies, particularly in areas where residents have historically used such rivers for swimming and fishing. [45587/25]

1188. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine a PRSA compensation claim for a person (details supplied) and if he will expedite the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45648/25]

1189. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a development (details supplied) which has been purchased by an approved housing body but is awaiting the release of payment and availability-capital advance leasing facility funding by his Department; when he expects that the funding will be released so that the sale will be finalised, allowin…

1190. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the disparity between the Local Authority Home Loan property price thresholds in counties such as Tipperary currently capped at €275,000 and the actual cost of purchasing even modest new homes on the market (details supplied) priced at €295,000, which effectively excludes many first-time buy…

1191. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if capital funding is available to progress a project in County Laois (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45709/25]

1192. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review or amend the use of section 5 exemptions in the context of IPAS accommodation, particularly in relation to ensuring community consultation and transparency in planning decisions affecting local areas. [45737/25]

1193. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number and composition of vacant properties in each LEA in County Offaly for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45741/25]

1194. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review being carried out by his Department into best practice for fire brigades and local authorities to manage wildfires with a view to minimising the impact of smoke on nearby residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45742/25]

1195. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of providing grant funding for HEPA filters and similar filtering systems for residents that are frequently impacted by gorse fires and the related impact of smoke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45743/25]

1196. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the Government’s position on the proposed changes to water quality standards under the current public consultation; if he will address concerns raised by angling and tourism groups regarding deteriorating water conditions, fish kills, and enforcement of environmental protections; and if he wil…

1197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has guidelines regarding the distance from work, school, and family supports when placing families in emergency accommodation; if his attention has been drawn to cases where families are placed at such distances that daily commutes of several hours are required; and if he will make a statement …

1198. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the homeless figures both nationally and in county Carlow; and the number of homeless persons accessing services both nationally and in county Carlow. [45774/25]

1199. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position in relation to the application of local authority rates to sporting organisations in respect of stadiums that contain some bar, conference and banqueting facilities; the number of such stadiums currently subject to such rates; the total amount collected nationally in respect of stadiums in 2023 a…

1200. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45841/25]

1201. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a report on the results of investigations that have taken place on a number of houses in Carlow that have or are suspected of having pyrite; if so, when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/25]

1202. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if priority will be given to critical skills workers such as teachers, nurses and Gardaí in upcoming affordable housing schemes: the way in which such a priority would work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45845/25]

1203. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to concerns that existing housing schemes functionally exclude many single individuals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45856/25]

1204. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review issues that have been raised in relation to a building defect in a particular new build estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45860/25]

1205. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) will become eligible for the temporary development contribution waiver, given the new funding being provided to that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45887/25]

1206. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals submitted to the defective concrete blocks appeals panel in relation to the downgrading of reports by independent chartered engineers, and the status of those appeals validated, invalidated, under review, determined and the grounds for any invalidation. [45898/25]

1207. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory or administrative timeframe within which the defective concrete blocks grant scheme appeals panel is required to issue determinations on appeals submitted. [45899/25]

1208. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the oversight, accountability, and resourcing arrangements in place for the appeals panel under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and the steps being taken to ensure timely determinations. [45900/25]

1209. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any legal advice has been sought or received by his Department or the defective concrete blocks scheme appeals panel on how to handle conflicting chartered engineers’ opinions in relation to remediation options. [45901/25]

1210. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Department accepts the position of an organisation (details supplied) that “given the research on a review of I.S. 465 has not yet been completed, that where a discrepancy exists between the recommendation of a member of the I.S. 465 Register and the Housing Agency, that the higher option of the two sho…