1444. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; the details of the types of schemes used (details supplied). [41342/25]
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1445. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the actual delivery of affordable homes in each county and local authority against the targets set for the years since the scheme’s inception; and the reason for the significant shortfalls. [41343/25]
1446. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and the projected funding for each of the years 2025 to 2028. [41344/25]
1447. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms that are in place to monitor the progress of affordable housing delivery at local authority level; and the way performance is evaluated and reported. [41345/25]
1448. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if demand assessments have been conducted to determine the need for affordable housing in each county and local authority; and if these assessments have influenced target setting. [41346/25]
1449. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the main challenges or barriers faced by local authorities in delivering affordable housing; and the steps being taken to address these issues. [41347/25]
1450. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available to Cork County Council for the installation of a dedicated surface water pipe in Union Hall from Doctors Hill to the lagoon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41414/25]
1451. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish in full any correspondence from the Land Development Agency in relation to the changes in design guidelines for apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/25]
1452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider raising the amounts of the vacant and derelict property grants in recognition of the increase in construction and materials-related costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41432/25]
1453. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the income eligibility thresholds for social housing have been increased nationally in the past 20 years; the years those increases occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/25]
1454. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the years in which the social housing income bands were changed; and to outline each change. [41439/25]
1455. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the social housing income bands in County Mayo have been increased since 2010; the dates those changes took effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/25]
1456. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current income bands or caps that determine eligibility for affordable housing supports under Housing for All. [41441/25]
1457. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all housing support schemes available to households whose incomes exceed the social housing and fall below affordable housing thresholds. [41442/25]
1458. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times he has met with the RIAI since he was appointed; the list of attendees and the dates of any meetings in relation held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41451/25]
1459. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times he has met with the IPI since he was appointed; the list of attendees and the dates of any meetings held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41452/25]
1460. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently reconsider the significant reduction in funding to the tenant in situ scheme allocated to Fingal County Council, reported to have been cut by more than 50%, and funding already allocated, given that this scheme remains one of the few effective mechanisms currently preventing families from falling into home…
1461. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the European Commission's concerns regarding the alleged non-conformity of Ireland's transposition of the Drinking Water Directive, as set out in the letter of formal notice it announced it was sending to Ireland on 17 July 2025 (INFR(2025)2106); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41484/25]
1462. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether a strategic environmental assessment and-or screening for a strategic environmental assessment and-or an appropriate assessment was carried on the planning design standards for apartments guidelines for planning authorities, 2025, prior to the publication of the guidelines. [41487/25]
1463. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether a strategic environmental assessment and-or screening for a strategic environmental assessment and-or an appropriate assessment was carried out on Seanad amendment No. 24 to the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025, amending Part III of the Act of 2000, to provide for modification of permission for resid…
1464. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41507/25]
1465. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41525/25]
1466. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41543/25]
1467. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41561/25]
1468. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41579/25]