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]
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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]
1628. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update in the negotiations between his officials, Dublin City Council and a company (details supplied) regarding the delivery of affordable homes in phase 1a of the Poolbeg West SDZ. [43634/25]
1629. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average purchase price of homes availing of the vacant property refurbishment grant, broken down by local authority area and the derelict property top up grant, in tabular form. [43635/25]
1630. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43663/25]
1631. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43681/25]
1632. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Gaeltacht planning guidelines, which were being finalised in February 2024 will be published. [43703/25]
1633. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties in County Waterford that could be repurposed for social housing; and the barriers that prevent their repurposing. [43709/25]
1634. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social homes that have been brought into use in the last two years, broken down by local authority, number of bedrooms, and newbuilds, in tabular form. [43714/25]
1635. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new housing completions required annually over the next five years in order to meet the combined demand from existing housing need and projected levels of immigration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43823/25]
1636. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of the national housing stock made up of apartments; how this compares with the OECD average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43824/25]
1637. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined international examples of zoning reform, including the model used in Japan where development is permitted except where explicitly prohibited; whether such a model could be adapted to the Irish planning framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43825/25]
1638. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider establishing a cross-departmental housing supply dashboard or task force to monitor real-time monthly data on housing commencements, completions, immigration trends, and residential price movements in order to improve coordination across Government and respond more quickly to emerging pressures; and if he wil…
1639. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific regulatory, planning, or zoning obstacles that discourage the conversion of vacant upper floors of commercial buildings into residential units in city centre areas such as O’Connell Street, Henry Street and Grafton Street, Dublin, and equivalent streets in other Irish cities; and if he will make a statement on the …
1640. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning applications approved for converting commercial properties to residential use in Dublin city centre since 2020, by year and development type, in tabular form ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43828/25]
1641. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if current development plans and protected structure regulations are acting as barriers to converting underused commercial buildings into homes in historic urban areas; if he is reviewing planning guidelines to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43829/25]
1642. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to support local authorities in identifying and unlocking vacant or underused space in city centres for residential use, particularly through changes to development plans, fast-track processes, or use of section 28 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43830/25]
1643. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that will be implemented to increase tourism business through direct investment and/or introduction of specific incentives to the sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43916/25]