Parliamentary questions

102. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will instruct local authorities to end the practice of including carer’s allowance as income in the differential rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35792/25]

103. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timelines for the national rollout of supports to address derelict buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35850/25]

104. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on discussions between his Department and Cork City Council regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme. [35547/25]

105. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his plans to rework the croí cónaithe (cities) and STAR schemes to allow them to function more effectively for a wider cohort of developers. [35903/25]

106. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed Colbert Quarter development in Limerick by the Land Development Agency (LDA); and when he expects the LDA to begin delivering houses for Limerick. [35634/25]

107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to end child homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35890/25]

108. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the public-private-partnership (PPP) bundles 4-7 following the recent review of PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35763/25]

109. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding he is providing for the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35876/25]

110. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposals there are to deal with issues that have arisen following the issuing of Circular 11/2025 in relation to the ability of AHBs, including St. John of God's, to provide for housing for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35629/25]

111. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports he is providing for affordable housing and cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35877/25]

112. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cathain a bheidh na treoirlínte títhíochta Gaeltachta, a bhí geallta in 2021, foilsithe; cen fáth go bhfuil moill orthu; agus an nglacann sé go bhfuil gá leo chun cuidiú le maolú a dhéanamh ar an ngéarchéim thithíochta i gceantair Ghaeltachta. [35133/25]

113. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26342/25]

114. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timeline for establishing a new towns and cities infrastructure investment fund to replace the urban regeneration and development fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35789/25]

115. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding provided by his Department to local authorities per site under the affordable serviced sites scheme; the average cost per site incurred by local authorities in developing such serviced sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/25]

429. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a project which must be carried out urgently, in consideration of serious issues with PPP bundles and funding which include essential regeneration (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36290/25]

430. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to an exchange during Leaders’ Questions on 21 May 2024, the timeframe set out in the Climate Action Plan 2024 for when the revised wind guidelines will be published and the review into the 2006 wind energy development guidelines completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36260/25]

431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the schedule and timeline for commencement of each section of the Planning and Development Act 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36583/25]

432. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on bundles 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the public private partnership social housing projects; whether they will continue as public private partnerships or be dropped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36579/25]

433. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being considered to ensure that utility infrastructure capacity does not become a long-term barrier to rural housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36138/25]

434. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures taken to implement a State savings scheme such as the Social Democrats-proposed ‘Homes for Ireland’ State savings scheme, submitted to him and the Taoiseach on 19 May 2025, which would leverage the €160 billion in deposits to fund affordable housing delivery. [36247/25]

435. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on funding for the project to protect the corncrake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35197/25]

436. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update of the application made in April 2024 on behalf of a community group water scheme (details supplied), under Measure A6 of the Multi Annual Rural Water Programme 2024 to 2026; if he will provide a timeline on the confirmation of funding bids in relation to Measure A6; and if he will make a statement o…

437. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will immediately commence section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, in order to restore rent-setting for local authority housing to a reserved function of elected councillors, as originally intended under the 2009 Act; the reason, in the absence of commencement, each local authority c…

438. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if lower BER ratings such as B or C could be considered for new builds, as it could reduce the cost of the development of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35238/25]

439. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when setting the weekly rent for social housing, the incomes sources (wages, gross or net, private pension, maintenance payments, social welfare payments, children’s allowance, carer’s support grants, fuel allowance, living alone allowance, and so on) that the AHBs and the councils are permitted to take int…