510. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current processing times for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant from application to approval nationally, in the greater Dublin area, and the Dublin north-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49474/26]
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511. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all EU funding streams that are available to his Department and other State agencies tasked with the delivery of social and affordable homes; and the amount of each fund drawn down in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [49556/26]
512. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg West SDZ. [49558/26]
513. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of requests for increased CALF and CAS funding on individual projects after construction has commenced, and where costs have increased above initial stage 1 approval in the past 12 months, with a breakdown by local authority and by funding request approval/rejection. [49559/26]
514. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an investigation can be conducted of the situation regarding pyrite remediation in Lusk impacting four houses (details supplied); the reason expensive core drill tests can be required in order to obtain category A certs when pyrite tests and BCA reports have already concluded the building is up to standard; and if he will mak…
515. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49583/26]
516. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of DCB appeals heard for each county per month, in tabular form. [49627/26]
517. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the expected completion of the Working Group on the prohibition of pets in social housing’s work. [49636/26]
518. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49662/26]
519. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit per year of the 697 social housing leases delivered in 2025; and the breakdown of these leases, by lease type. [49776/26]
520. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his efforts to tackle dereliction in conjunction with local authorities; his efforts to ensure the derelict sites levy is enforced and collected by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49780/26]
521. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken in conjunction with local authorities to tackle dereliction; the further steps he has taken to ensure that the derelict sites levy is enforced and collected by local authorities with low levels of collection such as Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49781/26]
522. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in Somerton Park, Ballinlough, Cork (details supplied), broken down by year and the agreed purchase price of each transfer of title. [49782/26]
523. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question no. 424 of 23 June 2026, if he will provide a schedule of the local authorities that have drawn down an administration grant; if he will provide a schedule of local authorities that have submitted business cases (details supplied). [49824/26]
524. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of the Bray harbour URDF project; if funding for additional local authority staff has been approved and allocated; if he will detail the scope of the works to be carried out initially; and if the local authority has advanced planning for the project and the amount of funding drawn down to d…
77. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out his response to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage’s report on homelessness published on 18 June 2026. [48577/26]
78. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a ban on no-fault eviction in light of consecutive months of record-breaking numbers of people and children in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48048/26]
79. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his review of the income eligibility thresholds for social housing support. [48578/26]
80. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to tackle dereliction in advance of the introduction of the new derelict property tax; his plans to mandate local authorities to collect the millions in outstanding derelict sites levies; when the Government will introduce its new Compulsory Purchase Order Bill 2025 with streamlined and strengthened CPO power…
81. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will provide sufficient funding to Uisce Éireann to upgrade the wastewater systems in towns and villages within the wider Dublin commuter belt, which now includes Laois, where lands have been rezoned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48497/26]
82. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings in order to increase childcare supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48705/26]
83. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing projects that are currently under construction in Kildare North and those which are expected to commence before the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48233/26]
84. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce measures to reduce cost-rental rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47823/26]
85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to address rent increases in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48101/26]
86. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will increase funding for the local authorities financial contribution scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47945/26]