Parliamentary questions

490. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline details of an unpublished 2023 directive from his Department to local authorities instructing them to purchase homes with tenants in situ where possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36071/25]

491. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on a unit set up within his Department by his predecessor to engage with local authorities in relation to the tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36072/25]

492. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a query (details supplied) relating to RPZs. [36076/25]

493. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline plans to increase the supply of affordable and social housing in the Saggart and Citywest areas, in light of ongoing population growth and housing demand. [36081/25]

494. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the timeline for the 2027 census, he will set out the subsequent timelines for completion and publication by the Electoral Commission of boundary reviews for, respectively, local electoral areas; European constituencies; and Dáil constituencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3609…

495. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant council houses in Kerry; how soon they will be available for new tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36119/25]

496. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated list of all email addresses and phone lines for use by Oireachtas Members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36142/25]

497. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to concerns on the new rent pressure zone rules (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36179/25]

498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline, in light of recent reports concerning the status of the tenant in situ scheme in Cork city and Cork county, the number of acquisitions currently paused or delayed due to funding constraints in each of these local authorities; whether he intends to provide supplementary funding to address the r…

499. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when specific turf cutting compensation scheme payments will be issued to plot holders at Ballynagrenia bog, Moate, County Westmeath (details supplied); and when this payment will be issued. [36224/25]

500. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times he has met with representatives from An Bord Pleanála since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36231/25]

501. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to reduce the rate of vacancy among social houses across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36232/25]

502. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of An Bord Pleanála refusing planning permission due to population targets potentially being exceeded by the proposed residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36233/25]

503. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to advise when the new Countryside Forum for Nature is to hold its first meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36240/25]

504. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address anomalies in wildlife legislation relating the size of fox snares and the use of crow decoys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/25]

254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of short-term letting hosts (details supplied) that have a single listing that is a dwelling in their garden; if any exemption has been considered for properties of this nature that cannot become a viable long-term home regarding registration and planning permission …

255. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce legally enforceable standards for works carried out by builders, to protect the public from so-called cowboy builders; to establish a register of builders against whom legal actions have been taken successfully allowing the public to review the standing of builders before contracting work from t…

256. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to go before the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35152/25]

257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarification on a matter regarding the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, and short term lettings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/25]

258. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the substantial investment projects planned for north Dublin to improve the range of services and amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35014/25]

259. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any research into explicitly including the sale of nicotine inhaling products into the planning permission process for local authorities, thus allowing local councils to evaluate the public health impacts of such sales on their communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [350…

260. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby school teachers are forced to give up jobs due to being unable to afford accommodation in Dublin; if he has considered supporting the provision of dedicated housing for teachers and other frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35023/25]

261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the plan to extend rent pressure zones to all areas of Ireland has taken into account operators such as small farmers, who earn small sums to supplement their income heading in to wintertime as a means of survival of their livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35024/25]

262. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the plan to extend Rent Pressure Zones to all areas of Ireland, has taken into account that County Kerry attracts many tourists and is heavily reliant on short-term lets where small operators earn small sums to supplement their income heading in to wintertime as a means of survival of their livelihood; and …

263. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount funding provided to Kerry County Council and the number of group water schemes completed over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35031/25]