Parliamentary questions

175. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that employ an international relations officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31128/25]

176. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of a national shared electoral registration system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31150/25]

177. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of electoral register entries that have a valid PPSN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31151/25]

178. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of electoral register entries that have a valid Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31152/25]

179. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in the past four years and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of uti…

735. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the development of national hazard maps for surface water and groundwater flooding, as recommended in the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30735/25]

736. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department plans to designate hundreds of rivers, lakes and estuaries as 'heavily modified water bodies'; if this means the Department no longer intends to improve the water quality and environmental health standards of these sites and is essentially giving up on them; and if he will make a statement…

737. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce the regulations dealing with service charges and sinking funds; and if the Housing Agency will have enough resources in 2026 in order that it can commence regulating the OMC sector as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31289/25]

738. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the process he envisages will be used by local authorities to accommodate additional residential zoning; if this will be done by amendment or review of County Developments Plans; if instruction has issued; if not when will they issue to commence this process; the timeline planned by him fo…

739. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's policy in relation to remote working and details of any systems in place for logging days from home or in office. [28954/25]

740. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the data his Department has access to in relation to notices of termination issued to social tenants housed by approved housing bodies. [28957/25]

741. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform commercial rates or any other plans that might support small and micro-enterprises in rural counties such as Waterford. [28982/25]

742. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/25]

743. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is it is the intention of his Department to reclassify the Lough Corrib Catchment as a Heavily Modified Water Body (HMWB) under the EU Water Framework Directive in an attempt to undermine its status as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive as well as a means to validate the pres…

744. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects legislation to underpin remediation schemes to come before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29031/25]

745. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he expects the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill to have completed the legislative process by the Easter Recess in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29032/25]

746. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the rollout of a social housing passport that will allow persons on social housing waiting lists to change local authority without losing time on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29049/25]

747. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Health, in regard to utilising HSE buildings and lands across County Kerry for housing, that are no longer being utilised and are surplus to requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/25]

748. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options available for a local authority tenant who wishes to transfer to another local authority home in a different County (details supplied). [29069/25]

749. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on plans to introduce a right-sizing policy, if this will include local authority tenants. [29070/25]

750. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason people who are applying for cost rental are not required to disclose their profession; if his Department has committed to ring-fencing cost rental for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/25]

751. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ring-fence cost rental properties for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29083/25]

752. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the measure A7 funding of the 2024–2026 multi-annual rural water programme for a group water scheme (details supplied); if there is an appeal procedure available for group water schemes that have not been recommended for funding; if group water schemes are permitted to contribute finan…

753. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Departmental Circular letter EL 02/2011 is still applicable; if so, to provide a rationale for this in the context of trying to attract Irish workers living abroad to return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/25]

754. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the second phase of the housing development at a location; if he will provide an update on funding approval and timelines for commencement; the status of the second phase of the housing development at a location (details supplied); if he will provide an update on funding approval and timelines fo…