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Conor Sheehan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
18. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department made a submission to the EU's consultation on an Affordable Housing Plan for Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35896/25]
Emer Currie Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
19. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a proportion of the Rathbourne Wharf development, where 326 social houses and 399 cost-rental homes funded through CALF and CREEL, as cost-rental homes for essential workers in line with commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35776/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
20. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the recent changes to the local authority housing adaptation grants regarding central heating systems, and to allow the grant to fund the replacement of new oil or gas boilers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34599/25]
Paul Murphy Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
21. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the higher rates of homeless HAP are made available to people currently in rental accommodation so that they do not have to become homeless first to access the higher rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35891/25]
Catherine Connolly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
22. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacancies in all local authority planning departments, by local authority, in tabular form; the steps being taken to fill these posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35845/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
23. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on plans to deliver an affordable housing scheme in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35793/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
24. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position on progressing a project (details supplied) under the multi-annual developer provided water services infrastructure resolution programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35870/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
25. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his engagement with the Department of Finance on the tax treatment of Land Development Agency cost rental activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35636/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
26. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure affordable housing is delivered in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35256/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
27. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he intends that the Land Development Agency will support local authorities, the Housing Activation Office and his Department in master planning and infrastructure provision in new towns and districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35637/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
28. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on PPP delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35897/25]
Albert Dolan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
29. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of the equalisation fund each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35549/25]
Cathal Crowe Oral 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
30. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the pilot scheme announced by his Department to provide for sewage in unsewered villages in 2024 requires additional funding; if he has made this funding available; if he will provide an update on all schemes that have received initial approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
31. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the public-private-partnership (PPP) bundle 3 following the recent review of PPPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35717/25]
Michael Cahill Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
32. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for investing additional capital in Uisce Éireann to support reaching housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35620/25]
John Connolly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
33. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications from Galway City Council, Galway County Council and approved housing bodies for the development of social housing projects in County Galway; the stage the applications are at in the application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35809/25]
Paul Murphy Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to protect students from rent increases when the planned new legislation comes into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
35. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide data on the average time between planning permission being granted and construction commencing for residential developments in Dublin Bay North over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35794/25]
Donna McGettigan Oral 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
36. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the defects remediation scheme for apartment owners. [35765/25]
Liam Quaide Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
37. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the project within his Department to review and update wildlife legislation, specifically in relation to protecting hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35770/25]
Shane Moynihan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
38. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cost impact of the new sprinkler system requirements on small businesses constructing industrial units; if supports or mitigations are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
39. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will work with Donegal County Council to ensure that affordable housing schemes can be delivered across the county as soon as possible, in acknowledgment of the growing number of families in Donegal who cannot afford to purchase their own home. [35224/25]
William Aird Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
40. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the overall national allocation for the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and people with disabilities, in view of significant demand, increasing costs, and the essential role these grants play in enabling people to live safely and independently in their homes; and if he will make a statement on th…
John Connolly Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
41. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the intention within his Department to review the income thresholds for social housing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Housing
42. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports in place for victims of domestic violence to access emergency accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35820/25]