Parliamentary questions

538. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of approved applications under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme, and the number of apartments in each and the location of each approved scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32718/25]

539. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of applications received under each call for expressions of interest in the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme; the number that were successful; and of those that were not successful, the number of units in total that those included, in tabular form; and if he will make a stateme…

540. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that have been received under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme seeking support for apartment delivery in Limerick since the scheme began, covering the number of units in total, and the number of same that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32720/25]

541. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme seeking support for apartment delivery in Galway since the scheme began, covering the number of units in total, and the number of same that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32721/25]

542. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received under the Croí Cónaithe (Cities) scheme seeking support for apartment delivery in Waterford since the scheme began, covering the number of units in total, and the number of same that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32722/25]

543. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the Kilmainham Mill restoration project being undertaken by Dublin City Council; whether the council sought funding from his Department under heritage restoration funding, or urban renewal grant aid, to proceed beyond the stabilisation works completed last year; and if he will make a state…

544. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a tenancy is voluntarily ended by the tenant will the landlord be entitled to increase the rent for new tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/25]

545. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Minister of State at his Department who has responsibility for Traveller accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32771/25]

546. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a structure (details supplied) has been registered as a national monument under the Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023; if not, whether this will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32788/25]

547. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is his intention to advance the recommendation of the Report of the Housing Commission with respect to the holding of a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32815/25]

548. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he wil…

549. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of legal cases defended by his Department in each of the past ten years in respect of alleged failures in State duties arising from the Housing Acts; of those cases, the number in which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period;…

550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details concerning the implementation of the tenant-in-situ scheme by Cork City Council, particularly in light of recent developments and guidance under Circular 11/2025 (details supplied), given the pressing need for stability and clarity in the delivery of housing supports; and if he will make a stat…

374. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that has been allocated to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation (details supplied) broken down by year, in tabular form. [31621/25]

375. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the work of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning, particularly in regard to planning the response to future harsh weather conditions. [31777/25]

376. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of Waterways Ireland’s efforts to enhance biodiversity and habitat protection on the canal network in Kildare. [31351/25]

377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior t…

378. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cross-Border or shared Island initiatives currently being progressed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31382/25]

379. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Ulster Canal project; the number of phases of the project that have been completed to date; the total spend on each phase of the project to date; the total amount committed by Government for the next phase of the project; if negotiations with landowners have started in resp…

380. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the latest bundle of public private partnerships social housing projects; whether any of the bundle of six projects is being dropped; and if so, where these projects are and the reason why they have been dropped. [31391/25]

381. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any concrete timelines for implementation of the proposed exemptions to planning regarding detached cabins and modular homes as referenced earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31392/25]

382. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that State policies support the collaborative development of standard house and apartment types to drive efficiency, reduce costs and support viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31413/25]

383. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed progress report in relation to a matter (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31469/25]

384. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a schedule of the amount expended by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with a brief outline o…

385. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism through which funding allocations allocated to each local authority for the provision of disabled persons grant and the improvement works in lieu schemes for local authority housing stock were arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31522/25]