Parliamentary questions

395. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to explain the rationale for recent comments he made in a newspaper (details supplied) regarding international investors; to provide any analysis his Department has conducted or used on the amount of any such investment in housing by international investors that Ireland is believed to be losing out on; the countr…

396. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has directly produced, or contracted a third-party to produce, an analysis of the return on investment or yield from private residential investment in Ireland and the factors that may be impacting the levels of such investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27550/25]

397. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections that exist in legislation, both national and EU, for common cranes, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27557/25]

398. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered introducing schemes to encourage water efficiency through grey water recycling systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27559/25]

399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department spent €1.6 million or recouped €1.6 million in relation to the community car initiative (CCI) (details supplied); if all 23 local development companies accepted the full allocation of €118,500 made available to each; his views on the funding arrangements and financial oversight of the CCI; and i…

400. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter (details supplied) relating to increases in interest rates charged to holders of ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ home loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/25]

401. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times he has met with the new strategic infrastructure unit in the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Services, Reform and Digitalisation since its inception; to provide a breakdown of Departments and agencies that were present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement…

402. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a single deferential rent scheme for local authority tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27674/25]

403. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a stipulation existed whereby a house which qualified for the vacant property refurbishment grant, that was instead offered to a Ukrainian family fleeing war under the “offer a home scheme”, would still qualify for the vacant property refurbishment scheme when vacated by the Ukrainian family; and if he w…

404. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he would consider discounting the working family payment when assessing income for inclusion on the social housing list or alternatively include income from the working family payment as part of the local authority loan assessment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27700/25]

405. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of any current plans to change the legislation governing commercial rates from local authorities on businesses, in particular providing relief to local small businesses, or the possibility of differentiation of the rate so that larger multinationals pay a higher rate in a progressive manner. [27708/25]

406. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to supply any international comparative analysis of commercial rates, in terms of cost per square foot, levies on revenues, and/or as a percentage of costs to businesses. [27709/25]

407. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a status update on the Local Democracy Taskforce, in particular the timeline for its establishment, and the names and/or roles of the people who will sit on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27710/25]

408. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases heard by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27723/25]

409. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial reviews An Bord Pleanála was involved in for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27724/25]

410. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases involving An Bord Pleanála that were not defended or a non-appearance at court accrued for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27725/25]

411. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals that were upheld by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27726/25]

412. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals overturned by An Bord Pleanála for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/25]

252. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26387/25]

253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the rationale for the removal of a person from the housing waiting list and all the years they have accrued as a result of being temporarily over the income threshold limit (details supplied); his views on whether this is a very harsh penalty for those who remain in housing need and wh…

254. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail all recourse, including legal recourse, available to individuals who have been removed from local authority housing waiting lists (details supplied). [26392/25]

255. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that operate a scheme whereby a person can rent a social home for reduced rent on the condition repairs are undertaken; if he will provide details on the scheme; and if his Department provides any funding for same. [26411/25]

256. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is scope for a person (detailed supplied) to qualify for the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26414/25]

257. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26428/25]

258. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme, which covers the three-year period from 2024 to 2026, will be announced. [26442/25]