Parliamentary questions

805. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an applicant (details supplied) for mortgage to rent has been turned down due to the valuation of her defective blocks home being deemed to be the value of the house remediated as opposed to the value of the house with deleterious materials present; if he will o…

806. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency will be provided with additional resources in 2026 via Budget 2026, in order that it can commence the work of regulating the owners' management companies sector, as promised in the Programme for Government. [29670/25]

807. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the local biodiversity action fund operated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; the estimated cost to increase it by 10% in 2026; the estimated cost to increase it by 25% in 2026; and if he will make…

808. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the increasing number of prospective house buyers turning to social housing due to affordability concerns (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29681/25]

809. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a timeline for the publication and progression of legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes to support apartment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29682/25]

810. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new Housing First tenancies created in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by second-hand acquisition, turnkey and construction, with a further breakdown of each of these categories by local authority area. [29687/25]

811. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of the Guidelines for Planning Authorities relating to Childcare Facilities; to list the engagements his officials have had with stakeholders with respect to this review; when the most recent engagement was; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29694/25]

812. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the Guidelines for Planning Authorities relating to Childcare Facilities will conclude; when he expects revised guidelines to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29695/25]

813. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with Uisce Éireann since he took office. [29728/25]

814. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with Eirgrid since he took office. [29729/25]

815. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with NAMA since he took office. [29730/25]

816. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with the NTMA since he took office. [29731/25]

817. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with CCMA since he took office. [29732/25]

818. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with any local authority since he took office, by local authority, date of meeting and attendees, in tabular form. [29733/25]

819. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all his physical or virtual meetings with CFI since he took office. [29741/25]

820. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the motion recently passed by Donegal County Council (details supplied). [29761/25]

821. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new towns and cities infrastructure investment fund will be established; the criteria for eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29777/25]

822. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the mandatory registration to the Construction Industry Register Ireland due at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29778/25]

823. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the cleaning of the canal by Ross Castle, Killarney, County Kerry into the lake (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29812/25]

824. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time staff within the National Parks and Wildlife Service who are dedicated to the fulfilment of the agency's duties in the marine environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29821/25]

825. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is aware that the allocation of funding to Fingal County Council for tenant in situ accommodation has been exhausted and the council is not engaging with any more proposals this year in relation to tenant in situ acquisitions; whether he will allocate sufficient funding to local authorities to ena…

826. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing need and demand assessment targets for each local authority have been agreed and communicated to the relevant local authorities; and to provide those figures by local authority, in tabular form. [29955/25]

827. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the 30,330 new homes completed in 2024 by tenure including, social, affordable (AHB, LA, LDA), private rental and private purchase and one off/self-build, in tabular form. [29957/25]

828. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the implementation of the 14 actions set out in the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources October 2024. [29973/25]

829. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill; when he expects this piece of legislation to come before the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29995/25]