320. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by Easter recess 2026, to allow the scheme to open for applications by autumn 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33448/25]
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321. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the number of staff employed in Cork County Council to address vacancy and dereliction; the population size served by the local authority area of Cork county; the number of vacant or derelict properties in the local authority area issued with compulsory purchase orders in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the amount of derelict…
322. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed in Limerick city and County Council to address vacancy and dereliction; the population size served by the local authority area of Limerick city and county; the number of vacant or derelict properties in the local authority area issued with compulsory purchase orders in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and …
323. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the number of staff employed in Waterford city and County Council to address vacancy and dereliction; the population size served by the local authority area of Waterford city and county; the number of vacant or derelict properties in the local authority area issued with compulsory purchase orders in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024…
324. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the marine protected areas Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33476/25]
325. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of the 2025 budget for Historic Structure Fund that was spent in the first five months of 2025; and if he will provide corresponding figures for same period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33477/25]
326. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of the 2025 Budget for built heritage investment scheme that was spent in the first five months of 2025; if he will provide corresponding figures for the same period in the years of 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [33478/25]
327. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33505/25]
93. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a grant exists to provide deaf people with smoke and carbon dioxide alarms designed specifically for hearing impaired people. [33116/25]
94. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the efforts of the Government to highlight the potential economic impacts of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; if the Government has outlined any concerns about whether the Directive adheres to the polluter pays principle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/25]
95. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the recent comments from European Health Commissioner, Olivér Várhelyi (details supplied), which indicate that the European Commission is now reassessing the expected impacts of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive; if there are plans for his Department to reassess or pause its implementation plan in respect of th…
96. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if landlords who improve BER ratings for existing tenants will continue to be able to seek increases to market level rent rates following the implementation of the Government’s new rent control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/25]
97. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider implementing legislation to compel landlords or housing bodies to notify tenants of overpayments and promptly return such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/25]
98. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the €50 million in funding announced in 2022 for wastewater infrastructure in areas without existing public sewerage systems (unserviced or “unsewered” villages), such as Craughwell and Clarinbridge; the amount of this funding that has been spent to date; to provide a breakdown, by year, location, and project…
99. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on whether Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; the timeline as to when the decision will be signed off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32913/25]
100. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32924/25]
102. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reducing the time necessity from two years to one year for vacant properties to qualify for the vacant homes grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33100/25]
106. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will implement measures on the policy and local and city council level to ensure hedge-cutting during nesting season is further discouraged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33153/25]
491. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a reason must be given by a person when making an objection to planning permission as was the case in the past (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31798/25]
492. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a site has extensive growth of an invasive species, and the landowner deliberately and recklessly disrupts and spreads the contaminated soil onto neighbouring properties, public footpath road; other sites, then, what does it take for the National Parks and Wildlife Service to take action to investigate and enforce relev…
493. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies in place that local authorities must comply with and enforce when a site with a planning application has significant non-native invasive species growth, specifically Japanese knotweed; the responsibilities of the planning authority for planning applications for such sites; the person or body responsible for en…
494. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a site has extensive growth of invasive species, the conditions or stipulations that must be applied to the granting of permission prior to commencement of construction such as, should a knotweed management plan be mandated prior to construction especially when an expert report submission advocates for one. [31812/25]
495. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an appeals process is in place for homeowners who wish to appeal the awards they have received under the defective concrete block scheme, are appeals currently being assessed; the estimated timeline for appeals from the date of submission to the date of decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31836/25]
496. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Department has plans to classify additional rivers, lakes, and estuaries as 'Heavily Modified Water Bodies' (HMWBs); and if so, the measures that will be taken to restore and support their natural features, habitats, fish, and wildlife.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31850/25]
497. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government’s commitment to establish a unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies to ensure effective governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/25]