Parliamentary questions

755. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the proposed amendments to the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29220/25]

756. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes will be set before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29221/25]

757. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/25]

758. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme and proposed amendment, homeowners/applicants who may have missed the appeal timeline and have not yet commenced works have the option of withdrawing their application; and making a re-application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

759. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage , if he will confirm that the ongoing National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) review and its findings of the IS465 standard relating to deleterious materials will form part of the proposed amendment to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022; if so, the mechanis…

760. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals awaiting decision under the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme; the length of time taken for appeals to be decided to date, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29225/25]

761. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the length of time the appeals process is taking, a homeowner/applicant who has made an appeal under the current enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme can progress with works while that appeal is underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/25]

762. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to put in place a defective concrete blocks grant scheme for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29227/25]

763. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first registrations completed by the Land Registry agency, Tailte Éireann, for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29228/25]

764. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting times at Tailte Éireann for the Registry of Deeds and the Land Registry to complete registration of title, first registration, transfers, leases, mortgages, easements, and covenants in that order, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29229/25]

765. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an exemption to the requirement for a property to be vacant for a minimum of 12 months in order to avail of the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) in circumstances where a person has passed away or moved to a nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29230/25]

766. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to bringing legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny in autumn 2025 at the latest, and to ensure the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by the Easter r…

767. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authority planning permission can facilitate the building of clusters of houses in rural areas where the developer provides adequate wastewater treatment, as at present the vast majority of villages do not have wastewater treatment facilities and it is not possible to get planning permission for clust…

768. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will be encouraged and supported to provide low-cost sites to help those with a housing need, particularly first-time builders/buyers, as fully serviced, ready-to-build sites at a reduced cost would prove enormously successful in allowing people to construct their own homes; and if he will…

769. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns regarding fire safety and building defects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29311/25]

770. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the plans to introduce staged payments for the vacant and derelict property refurbishment grant administered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29329/25]

771. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29331/25]

772. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new traveller specific accommodation units delivered in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/25]

773. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of WTE accountants that are employed by his Department as of 27 May 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures as of 1 June 2022, in tabular form. [29378/25]

774. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of the additional staff sanctioned to An Bord Pleanála in 2023 and 2024 and the cost of increasing the sanction by a further 30 staff across clerical, administrative and inspector posts. [29382/25]

775. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost of the additional staff sanctioned to local authority planning sections in 2024 and 2025; and the cost for every additional 100 staff sanctioned for planning authorities across the same grade as the additional sanctions in 2024 and 2025. [29383/25]

776. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost to the Exchequer for every additional 1,000 social housing units delivered through the following schemes, SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction, CALF turnkey, CAS construction, CALF turnkey, and social housing acquisition. [29384/25]

777. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost to the Exchequer for every additional 1,000 affordable housing units delivered through the following schemes, CREL construction, CREL turnkey, AHF construction, and AHF turnkey. [29385/25]

778. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for housing adaptation grants by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29386/25]

779. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional cost of increasing the funding for social housing retrofits by 25%, 50% and 100%. [29387/25]