Parliamentary questions

507. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to families buying their second home due to the need for additional space but cannot do so due to the cost of finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32180/25]

508. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of amending existing first-time buyer supports in cases whereby one member of a couple is a first-time buyer but the other has purchased a property previously; if this can be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32181/25]

509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the time it takes, on average, for each local authority to turn around, or clean out, vacant properties and make them available to qualified housing applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32191/25]

510. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has agreed a solution with Galway County Council to the planning condition regarding the enhancement of the N59 between Bunnakill and Claremont in County Galway, to facilitate progression of the project to the construction phase; and if he will make a statement on the …

511. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to increasing local authorities powers to enforce minimum standards in private rented accommodation, including allowing local authorities to compulsory purchase order properties in an unliveable state, where the current owner has not taken steps to address issues; and if he wil…

512. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to minimise any negative impacts of the new rent pressure zone changes on students, who due to scarcity of purpose built student accommodation, are left reliant on the private rental market. [32148/25]

513. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed update on the status of PPP bundles 4,5,6 and 7, given the withdrawal of funding for bundle 3; and whether there is a risk that costs will limit delivery of any projects in future, as happened with bundle 3. [32296/25]

514. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the impact of delays to delivery of PPP bundle 3 on social housing delivery in Dublin northwest, where 183 social homes are now delayed, representing a significant proportion of projected delivery over the next two years. [32297/25]

515. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed update on discussions between the LDA and Dublin City Council in relation to the Ballymun LAP site 1, a former shopping centre. [32298/25]

522. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a report into Cork city’s fire cover; and if he will commit to fund the phased plan to deliver fire services in Cork city. [32475/25]

523. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a report into Cork city’s fire cover; and if he will commit to fund the phased plan to deliver fire services in Cork city. [32476/25]

524. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a funding application for phase 1 of Cork city’s upgrading of fire services has been received by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management; and when a decision will be made by same. [32477/25]

525. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of suc…

526. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32522/25]

527. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline, given that rents in Ireland are extremely high by European standards, how the Government expects a loosening of rent pressure zone rules to contribute to the lowering of rents given that the proposed reforms facilitate an increase in rents. [32530/25]

528. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide available data on the impact of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2027's Implementation Plan on people with intellectual disabilities, including stakeholder feedback on housing accessibility, waiting times, and unmet needs; how the Government plans to improve data collection and co…

529. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2024 interim review of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 Implementation Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32597/25]

530. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider changes to the vacant property grant (croí conaithe grant) to allow houses built but not completed from the 31 December 2007 deadline under the current regulations to 31 December 2009 (details supplied). [32598/25]

531. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount levied, collected, owed, CPOed and cumulatively owed and the number of sites on the register on 31 December 2024 for the derelict sites levies, in the previous 12 months, as provided by all local authorities who have submitted returns to date, by local authority, in tabular form. [32615/25]

532. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32643/25]

533. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options open to a disability charity (details supplied) who have been refused CAS funding by two county councils to acquire properties for eight residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32661/25]

534. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the third draft of the byelaws given to him in September 2024 by Waterways Ireland officials, without being reviewed with stakeholders, without restarting the 90 days of consultation period and effectively not complying with the recommendation of the Oireachtas Committee on Housing (details…

535. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 30 May 2025, if he will advise on a timeline for the required investigative works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32700/25]

536. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the projected €450 million allocated for the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme that has been spent to date; to provide a breakdown, by year, since 2022, and the projected spend in 2025; the number of contracts that have been entered into under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

537. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of completed apartments that have been delivered to date under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32717/25]