Parliamentary questions

1528. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any messaging provider downloaded on his ministerial phone; the detail of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42147/25]

1529. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance available to people who are not on a social housing list when they are given notice to quit their rental property and are unable to find an alternative place to rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42156/25]

1530. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress his Department has made to reform planning conditions for childcare facilities to open in areas of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42163/25]

1531. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the issues facing the residents of Red Island, Skerries, regarding pyrite remediation applications, which his Department was assisting with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42164/25]

1532. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the State is willing to purchase lands bordering the Wicklow Mountains National Park at Aghavannagh that are currently on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42185/25]

1533. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount of funding been granted to Wicklow County Council for works on the Bray to Greystones cliff walk, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42188/25]

1534. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider changing the county boundary of Wicklow to include all of Bray in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42200/25]

1535. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to and spent by Wicklow County Council in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42202/25]

1536. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider adopting an approach to cost-rental and affordable purchase housing similar to other European countries such as Denmark which operates on a not-for-profit basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42209/25]

1537. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any roles of district conservation officer, regional manager and park ranger within the National Parks and Wildlife Service which have been vacant for more than a year and the reason for these prolonged vacancies.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42235/25]

1538. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any upcoming recruitment drives to fill vacant roles of district conservation officer, regional manager and park ranger within the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [42236/25]

1539. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of unpaid vacant site levies for Cork county for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42252/25]

1540. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review being carried out of the croí cónaithe, vacant-derelict property refurbishment grant; the elements of this scheme that are being considered for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42253/25]

1541. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of gorse fire incidents across Cork county for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number of forestry fire incidents across Cork county for the same years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42254/25]

1542. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of a national policy on rightsizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42255/25]

1543. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to extending and expanding the septic tank grant to ensure upgrades can be availed of for all defective tanks irrespective of their location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42256/25]

1544. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loans approved and drawn down for Cork county for 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42257/25]

1545. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe applications received, with a breakdown of vacant and derelict applications received for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and the number of these applications for the same years under vacant and derelict that have drawn down their approved funding, in tabular form; and if …

1546. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of archaeological excavations licensed in Cork county in each of the past five years, including their location, development context and major findings, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42259/25]

1547. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant residential properties across the State currently; the efforts that are being taken to address this issue; the estimated impact on housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42260/25]

1548. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of heritage sites in the State to include the number of sites registered, those at risk, and funding allocated to each for their preservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42261/25]

1549. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current staffing levels for the roles of district conservation officer, regional manager and park ranger in the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the mid southern division and the duration of vacancies in any of these roles; and the details of recruitment drives for these roles, in each of the years 20…

1550. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessments his Department has carried out on the impact of students studying English language courses on housing pressures in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42335/25]

1551. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his Department’s strategy in relation to the housing needs of students studying on English language courses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42336/25]

1552. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of students studying on English language courses who were housed in the private rented sector, who were housed in designated student accommodation, who were staying with host families and who were in other types of accommodation, in the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a state…