Parliamentary questions

123. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how full-time students living in privately rented accommodation on leases of less than six years will be protected from having to pay exorbitant rent increases from 1 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34937/25]

480. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether the new DMURS Advice Note 7 will contain measures to accommodate people with visual impairments and guide dog users. [34430/25]

481. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the housing aid for older people grant, specifically whether boiler replacements remain eligible under the scheme; and if they are no longer included, the alternative supports that are available to cover such essential upgrades. [33262/25]

482. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the market rate will be determined under the proposed rental regulation changes; if there will be a standardised or verifiable methodology to ensure consistency and transparency in its application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33516/25]

483. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he is next scheduled to meet the CEO of Gas Networks Ireland. [33521/25]

484. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there are many families who have availed of the remediation available under the defective block grant scheme and that have not been issued with a letter of assurance that issues as per section 21 of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022…

485. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline and publish in detail the selection criteria to be followed by local authorities in identifying urban development zones (UDZs); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33578/25]

486. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 752 of 10 June 2025, if homeowners were prepared to pay the €15,000 contribution per house, whether the group water scheme (details supplied) could then be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33596/25]

487. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33644/25]

488. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33662/25]

489. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33680/25]

490. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to transpose the energy performance of buildings directive into national law; the measures he is taking to comply with the measures related to BER ratings; the measures he is taking to ensure compliance in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33686/25]

491. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the first home bridge the gap scheme will be extended to first-time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33692/25]

492. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of builders that have signed up to the statutory register under the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, broken down by year since 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33711/25]

493. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of capital investment in housing in 2024 and 2025 respectively by programme, in tabular form; to outline any additional capital investment in housing carried out by local authorities, the LDA and approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/25]

494. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to reinstate the temporary development contribution waiver scheme; if there are other financial incentives coming available for those who intend to commence building within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33762/25]

495. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Louth County Council has had to limit access to housing adaptation grants and related schemes; if there are plans to provide additional resources to Louth County Council and other local authorities to meet demand for such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33788/25]

496. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether people engaged in short-term lettings, who will soon be incorporated into rent pressure zones, will have to apply for planning permission to continue doing short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33790/25]

497. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33791/25]

498. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the Minister’s D…

499. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Oliver Bond flats will be subject to the same rationalisation of the refusal to fund the regeneration of Pearse House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33821/25]

500. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of all regeneration projects in Dublin south central, including any reasons for their delays or refusal. [33822/25]

501. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity on the regeneration of Basin Lane; and if he has a timeline for its completion. [33823/25]

502. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the ongoing delay in processing appeals under the enhanced defective concrete block scheme; the current status of appeals; the definitive timeline for issuing decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33837/25]

503. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can give any direction to Uisce Éireann in relation to capital and/or operational matters. [33839/25]