Parliamentary questions

1603. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the outstanding debts for unpaid development levies, derelict sites, rent arrears and other in each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43140/25]

1604. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine establishing an expert committee in his Department to assess the condition of Dublin’s north Georgian core, including international best practice management structures and grant incentives for coordinated enhancement of private property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43141…

1605. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional funding that has been sought and granted to local authorities to strengthen enforcement and protection of our built heritage, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43142/25]

1606. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will support the establishing of a permanent built heritage enforcement unit in Dublin City Council using the precedent of the short lettings unit in DCC, staffed with accredited building conservation personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43144/25]

1607. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding progra…

1608. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of capital funding programmes or grants for which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility for which community organisations are eligible to apply; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding progra…

1609. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the ongoing review of current wind farm development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43219/25]

1610. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in regard to people living in Kilteel on the group water scheme who are approaching four years depending on bottled water and water from neighbours and relatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43222/25]

1611. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware of the ongoing increase in water charges by Uisce Éireann and the effect this has on small local businesses; the plans his Department has to stabilise the increases before they are detrimental to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43290/25]

1612. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware of the current delays in the land registry; the plans his Department has to help alleviate this as many people who are looking to build are being delayed by this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43291/25]

1613. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options available to a person (details supplied) and to other families in the same situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43301/25]

1614. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the average duration spent on Galway County Council’s social housing waiting list in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43353/25]

1615. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made on the expansion of Ireland’s network of marine protected areas as committed to in the programme for Government; the proposed legislative and regulatory framework; whether engagement has taken place with fishers, harbour authorities and local communities; and if he will make a statement on th…

1616. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown by local authority of the number of landlords who have expressed interest in the tenant in situ scheme and the number of homes involved. [43567/25]

1617. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the average renovation cost for local authorities of vacant properties. [43568/25]

1618. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the average renovation cost for local authorities of derelict properties. [43569/25]

1619. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the average conversion cost for local authorities to turn commercial properties into residential units. [43570/25]

1620. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an estimate of the number of vacant commercial properties that could be converted into residential units in the greater Dublin area, and in the cities of Galway, Cork and Limerick. [43571/25]

1621. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he anticipates revising the wind energy development guidelines for planning authorities. [43578/25]

1622. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to estimate the cost of retrofitting all HAP properties to a minimum B2 standard. [43581/25]

1623. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on progress in implementing the Housing Commission’s recommendation of holding a referendum on a right to housing. [43584/25]

1624. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the Government’s plan to end child, family and individual homelessness by 2030, as per the Government’s declared commitments under the Lisbon Declaration signed in 2021. [43589/25]

1625. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown by local authority of the annual amount spent on local authority housing maintenance. [43594/25]

1626. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide detailed information on the annual amount spent on housing maintenance by approved housing bodies. [43595/25]

1627. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the examination of ‘meanwhile use’ for creative and cultural infrastructure (details supplied). [43617/25]