Parliamentary questions

597. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the affordable purchase and cost rental homes delivered in 2024 by the delivery streams (details supplied); and the average delivery cost per unit, for each of these delivery streams. [39445/25]

598. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the actions he has taken, and proposes to take, regarding the defective concrete block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39489/25]

599. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated under the CAS programme to AHBs in 2025. [39509/25]

600. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all assessments and analyses undertaken by his officials in the preparation of the Planning Design Standards for Apartments, Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2025, including analysis of the cost reductions per unit of accommodation arising from the revised standards; and to publish these…

601. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39611/25]

602. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce regulations to provide for a deposit retention scheme under section 61 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015; the timeline for same; the measures being taken to strengthen tenants’ rights in respect of deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39659/25]

603. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the research papers on which his claim that Irish apartment design standards are the highest in Europe; if this research was produced by his Department; if not, the name of the organisations that undertook this research; and to publish the research on which this claim was made which is being used to just…

604. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39730/25]

605. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the implementation timeline for his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39732/25]

606. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for such delays in respect of reported delays in his Department’s new IT system project Dion, being set up; when his Department expects the new IT system to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39733/25]

239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the marine protected areas legislation will be introduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38508/25]

240. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed marine protected areas legislation. [38511/25]

241. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will be setting up an electoral commission to review the local electoral boundaries before the 2029 local elections; if this will be based on the most recent 2022 census or if the commission will await the results of the 2027 census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38370/25]

242. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what regulations there are for housing above shop and bar fronts to protect the residents from noise pollution. [38375/25]

243. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the Uisce Éireann rebate and development contribution waiver for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38379/25]

244. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 1 July 2025, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the full funding provided to Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is allocated under the tenant-in-situ scheme; if he will consider providing additional targeted funding to this local authority under this sc…

245. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to concerns (details supplied) regarding marine area conservation legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38398/25]

246. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38450/25]

247. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed by grade by Uisce Éireann for each of the years 2015 to 2024, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38498/25]

248. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount provided by the State to Uisce Éireann for each of the years 2015 to 2024, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38499/25]

249. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which Uisce Éireann is accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas; if he plans to make it more accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38500/25]

250. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of agencies that report to his Department where the objectives of said agencies include or do not include supporting the development of housing in the State, in tabular form. [38501/25]

251. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his efforts to deliver age friendly accommodation for social housing applicants; the supports available to local authorities to deliver such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38514/25]

252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed up to date report on the number of vacant and derelict property grants applied for to date in each local authority area; the number granted to date; the number refused to date; the number that are ongoing; the number that were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38523/…

253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed up to date report on the processing times for the vacant and derelict property grants in each local authority area; the average processing time; the longest processing time; the shortest processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38524/25]