Parliamentary questions

370. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant local authority houses in each local authority area in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26997/25]

371. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by…

372. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competition…

373. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024 valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not …

374. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to adding inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, to the list of conditions eligible for medical priority with regards social housing lists in local authorities across the country given that it is a lifelong illness with no known cure; and if he…

375. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the forthcoming Short-Term Letting and Tourism (STLT) Bill 2025, if he will consider providing for phased implementation, over a period of two years, of any requirements under the Bill that oblige existing tourism-focused short-term letting operators to obtain additional planning permission or eff…

376. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his progress to date on the programme for Government 2025 commitment on the re-establishment of borough and town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27091/25]

377. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the recently published National Planning Framework which allocates national renewable energy targets to regions using a geospatial, grid-led and even growth approach, if he will confirm the specific setback distance from sensitive receptors was applied in the analysis for wind energy; i…

378. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the recently published National Planning Framework which allocates national renewable energy targets to regions using a geospatial, grid-led and even growth approach, if he will provide a copy of the allocation analysis and the modelling iterations carried out, including the turbine spe…

379. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details put forward by the Government to the EU Infringement Proceedings in the pleading stage regarding a case (details supplied) given that only the demonstration project has been completed and that the rest of the scheme is not a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27112/25]

380. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated to Roscommon County Council for its fire service in 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [27160/25]

381. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a statement by an international election observation NGO (details supplied) that encountered difficulties observing the last general election calling for greater clarification of the rights of election observers; if he has any plans to address these concerns; the proposed timesc…

382. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of instances where the Air Corps or other air or helicopter service contracted by the State has had to assist in dealing with gorse fires during 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27225/25]

383. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any proposed changes to the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant scheme which would allow for the circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27386/25]

384. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Corncrake LIFE Project; his plans to renew the project for a further five-year term given the vital role the project has played in improving the conservation status of the corncrake in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27484/25]

385. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding will be released for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27487/25]

386. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to review and consolidate the four stage approval process for the Social Housing Investment Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27488/25]

387. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the work, scope and membership of the housing activation industry group within the Strategic Housing Activation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/25]

388. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the work, scope and membership of the housing activation delivery group within the Strategic Housing Activation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/25]

389. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications under the cost rental equity loan scheme approved by his Department or relevant agencies in 2025 to date; the sponsor and location of each approved application; the number of units in each; the level of approved funding for each; the date of submission and the date of approval, in tab…

390. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the delayed wind energy guidelines will be published; the reason for the continue delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27493/25]

391. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of EU infringement proceedings against the State in relation to the Gweedore sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27497/25]

392. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27517/25]

393. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the details of the interest rate increases/decreases on all variable and fixed rates on the Rebuilding Ireland home loans in each local authority from January 2022 to April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27536/25]

394. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 16 May 2023, the status of his plans to update the Part V legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27538/25]