Parliamentary questions

27. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he intends that the Land Development Agency will support local authorities, the Housing Activation Office and his Department in master planning and infrastructure provision in new towns and districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35637/25]

28. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on PPP delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35897/25]

29. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of the equalisation fund each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35549/25]

30. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the pilot scheme announced by his Department to provide for sewage in unsewered villages in 2024 requires additional funding; if he has made this funding available; if he will provide an update on all schemes that have received initial approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/25]

31. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the public-private-partnership (PPP) bundle 3 following the recent review of PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35717/25]

32. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for investing additional capital in Uisce Éireann to support reaching housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35620/25]

33. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications from Galway City Council, Galway County Council and approved housing bodies for the development of social housing projects in County Galway; the stage the applications are at in the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35809/25]

34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to protect students from rent increases when the planned new legislation comes into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/25]

35. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide data on the average time between planning permission being granted and construction commencing for residential developments in Dublin Bay North over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35794/25]

36. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the defects remediation scheme for apartment owners. [35765/25]

37. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the project within his Department to review and update wildlife legislation, specifically in relation to protecting hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35770/25]

38. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cost impact of the new sprinkler system requirements on small businesses constructing industrial units; if supports or mitigations are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/25]

39. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will work with Donegal County Council to ensure that affordable housing schemes can be delivered across the county as soon as possible, in acknowledgment of the growing number of families in Donegal who cannot afford to purchase their own home. [35224/25]

40. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the overall national allocation for the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and people with disabilities, in view of significant demand, increasing costs, and the essential role these grants play in enabling people to live safely and independently in their homes; and if he will ma…

41. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the intention within his Department to review the income thresholds for social housing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/25]

42. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports in place for victims of domestic violence to access emergency accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35820/25]

43. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to address the crisis of those who qualify for social housing and HAP being unable to get a social home or find a tenancy on the private market which they can afford, even with the assistance of HAP, in areas of the country where rents are above the national average, such as…

44. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending planning exemptions to EV home charging infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35874/25]

45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to promote apartment building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35797/25]

46. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he would advise this Deputy to respond to persons about Government housing policy, especially to those who are older, over 50 and renting, with no prospect of owning a home. [27449/25]

47. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social housing development schemes which are and may be affected by his decision to withhold funding for same; if he will provide an assurance that there is no delay in any of the following social housing flat complexes regeneration or refurbishment schemes at Basin Street, Oliver Bond House, Dolphin Hou…

48. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to change the funding model for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35550/25]

49. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are proposals to deal with the backlog of housing adaptation grant applications at Louth County Council, which have been paused until November 2025 due to a lack of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35628/25]

50. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the suggested cut-off point of March 2024 is not included in the amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, that will extend the increase in the cap and grant amounts per square-metre to those homeowners who are availing of …

51. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide additional funding to Sligo County Council and Leitrim County Council for the housing adaption grant scheme for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35416/25]