Parliamentary questions

1261. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 17 July 2025, for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46595/25]

1262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the operational plan, budget and timelines for eradication, surveillance and public communications following the first confirmed Asian hornet nest in Cork city, including the role of Cork City Council and beekeeper networks; and if weekly situation updates for August–October 2025 will be published. [46…

1263. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Office for emergency planning has undertaken a review of emergency response procedures following the damage caused by Storm Éowyn in January 2025; if such a review was undertaken, when was the review undertaken and completed; to provide a list of the Departments, State agencies, local authorities and oth…

1264. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 2006 Framework for Major Emergency Management was reviewed in light of the damage caused by storm Éowyn in January 2025; if so, when the review was undertaken and completed; to provide a list of the Departments, State agencies, local authorities and other entities provided feedback; what was learned from…

1265. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements he has had with water network operators since storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical water infrastructure remains operational during and after damaging storms as many communities faced extensive outages in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46621…

1266. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of qualified housing applicants on the housing list in County Kerry in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46652/25]

1267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless families, adults and children the homeless service deal within County Kerry in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46653/25]

1268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of qualified housing applicants in County Kerry that were allocated houses in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46654/25]

1269. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable houses constructed or bought in County Kerry and allocated to qualified housing applicants in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46655/25]

1270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable houses that will be constructed or bought in County Kerry in 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46656/25]

1271. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review planning regulations regarding the provision of baby changing facilities in commercial and public buildings; if he agrees that baby changing facilities should be adequately provided in all toilet facilities to ensure that disabled toilets are not used by those without disabilities; and if h…

1272. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail for each local authority the number of applications made for croí cónaithe grants in each since they were first introduced; the number of applications that were granted; the number of applications that were refused and reason for refusal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on t…

1273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide funding to ensure the continued preservation of historic sites associated with a person (details supplied) such sites should include the penal chapel where the person was baptised, the old abbey where their parents are buried and the birth place at Carhan, Cahersiveen, County Kerry; and if he will …

1274. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason homeowners that have appealed the remediation options provided to them under the defective concrete blocks grant scheme are waiting inordinate lengths of time for those appeals to be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46709/25]

1275. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE qualified entomologists working within the National Parks and Wildlife Service of his Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [46724/25]

1276. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 26 February 2025, if his position has changed in respect of conducting an investigation into the sale and transfer of 44 homes in Cork (details supplied); if he has received and reviewed correspondence; if he will meet with the group concerned; and if he will make a …

1277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with four Cork city council projects shortlisted for national innovation awards if he will pledge additional national funding or recognition for award-winning local government initiatives, particularly those advancing energy efficiency, community resilience, and climate awareness. [46811/25]

1278. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected capital assistance scheme underspend for 2025. [46838/25]

1279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the extension of rent pressure zones announced on 10 June 2025 was not given legal effect until 20 June 2025; if he will publish the Departmental advice he received warning of risks to tenants during this gap; and the monitoring the Department undertook of rent increases in non-RPZ areas during that p…

1280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has assessed the risk that the new “reset to market rent” provisions will incentivise economic evictions; the safeguards in place to prevent abuse of this provision; and if he will consider mandatory proof-of-market requirements and strengthened penalties for landlords found to be misusing resets. [46925/2…

1281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the level of proactive enforcement carried out by the Residential Tenancies Board on rent pressure zone compliance since June 2025; the number of sanctions imposed; and his plans to strengthen Residential Tenancies Board resources to allow for rolling compliance inspections, rathe…

1282. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the monies spent on a project by a local authority for a housing scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46977/25]

1283. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all infrastructure investments undertaken by Met Éireann from 2020 to date in 2025; and the future investments planned or underway by the national meteorological service. [47026/25]

1284. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate measures being implemented to address the homeless status of 5,000 children in Ireland. [47027/25]

1285. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to evaluate the success of National Heritage Week 2025 in county Clare; and if he will consider increasing funding for heritage initiatives across Ireland. [47028/25]