Parliamentary questions

1578. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to streamline planning processes for critical infrastructure projects like the Metro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42862/25]

1579. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of the mica issue, the way he is ensuring that current rebuilds meet appropriate structural standards, particularly in high-rebuild areas like Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42869/25]

1580. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the biodiversity cross-Border projects that have been identified by his Department as part of the National Development Plan review 2025; the timeline for the completion of said projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42879/25]

1581. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the lack of progress in establishing marine protected areas (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42906/25]

1582. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of the impact to date of his Department’s overall response to the mica crisis compared with the earlier pyrite scheme in terms of timing, regional consistency and scheme design; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42908/25]

1583. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the fact the mica scheme offers a maximum grant of €462,000, if he is aware that many homeowners report receiving significantly less due to square meter limits and capped supports for accommodation, storage and engineering; and his views on whether the current model reflects a fair and prac…

1584. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for delivering the mica scheme through local authorities instead of a centralised body such as the Pyrite Resolution Board; and the way this approach has helped with consistency, rebuild timelines and overall homeowner experience across affected counties. [42910/25]

1585. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the State’s response to early indications of defective concrete blocks; if there were particular factors that influenced the timing of intervention, and how does he now reflect on State responsibility in light of regulatory challenges at the time. [42911/25]

1586. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of the defective concrete issue, the reforms underway to strengthen building product oversight, regulatory enforcement, or manufacturing standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42913/25]

1587. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the provision, if any, that exists for people in receipt of HAP in one local authority area, and who have children attending local schools, but who are on the housing list for a different local authority area, to transfer to the housing list of the local authority area in which they live and their children…

1588. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of the private rental sector reforms, if in respect of those landlords with four properties or less, who had intended their properties to be part of a pension arrangement, if said landlords are obliged to sell the properties with the sitting tenants still in place; if he agrees that there is …

1589. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has made any funding available to local authorities to appoint vacancy officers to manage social housing voids; and if so, how much funding for each local authority. [42962/25]

1590. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacancy officers employed by local authorities nationwide, broken down by local authority. [42963/25]

1591. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing acquisitions that have been bought to date in 2025, with a breakdown by local authority and acquisition type tenant-in-situ, housing first, vacant homeless, and so no; and an average cost, by local authority. [42988/25]

1592. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the seven legacy action due as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the status of the progress to date; the timeline for completion; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/25]

1593. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail for each specific local authority the precise number of Part V units currently due for delivery, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43050/25]

1594. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can detail for each specific local authority the precise number and grade of staff within that local authority who have responsibility for engaging with developers in respect of Part V units to be delivered up in each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

1595. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of marine protected areas legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43057/25]

1596. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of marine protected areas legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43059/25]

1597. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes for Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43061/25]

1598. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a group water scheme is temporarily unavailable due to contamination where does the responsibility to provide water tanks rest; the considerations that are taken into account or criteria that must be met; and the way a community or group can request the provision of them. [43072/25]

1599. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to group water schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43091/25]

1600. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the number of group water schemes that exist in each county annually for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43093/25]

1601. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review into the State’s response to Storm Éowyn. [43117/25]

1602. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the provisions made in the Planning and Development Act 2024 to strengthen, protect and enforce protection of our built heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43139/25]