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]
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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area; the number granted to date; the number refused to date; the number that are ongoing; the number that were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38523/25]
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]
254. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years, detailing the course title, the course provider, the course fees, grade of employee supported, whether course was in person or online and name of the …
255. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38585/25]
256. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes built in County Louth in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38605/25]
257. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said technology in the context of the work of the Department, and the associated costs of the licensing or use of AI by the Department in the past 12 months, in tabular form. [3862…
84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned about the scarcity of hares in the area of Roseberry, County Kildare, as highlighted in the attached December 2024 return (details supplied), which stated that "only two courses run–hare stock low this year". [37301/25]
85. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of apprenticeships commenced through local authorities for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37312/25]
86. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given that his Department previously advised that it was unable to locate the policy files for S.I. No. 254/1986 - European Communities (Wildlife Act 1976) (Amendment) Regulations, 1986, and was/is therefore legally non-compliant with the National Archives Act 1986 (the ’30-year rule’) in these regards, his Department has com…
87. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of rent arrears (rent owed by housing tenants) in each local authority across the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37986/25]
88. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any grant or funding opportunities through his Department towards the purchase of a mobile home where a family cannot provide accommodation through other means. [37994/25]
89. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will urgently provide additional funding to Westmeath County Council in relation to housing aid for the elderly and housing adaptions for those with a disability. [37999/25]
90. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason he proposed to delete the specific words recognising “the sacrifice of the men and women of 1916, who fought and died in the General Post Office (GPO), Moore Street, across Dublin and elsewhere in Ireland, so Ireland may be free” from the private members’ motion on GPO and Moore Street Regeneration as a 1916 Cultural…
91. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the eligible areas under the domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme; if he has any plans to extend those areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38019/25]
92. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the number of domestic wastewater treatment systems grants approved by county for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38020/25]
93. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the multi-annual water programme 2024–2026 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38046/25]
94. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will legislate to ensure that there is an obligation on landlords and letting agents to inform tenants of any overpayments they may have made. [38047/25]
95. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently on social housing waiting lists by local authority; and the average waiting time, in tabular form. [38087/25]