Parliamentary questions

32. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure there is sufficient funding for the successive tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24569/25]

33. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the €1 billion of funding for Uisce Éireann in budget 2025 was not additional money; and to set his response to the utility's request for an additional €2 billion in capital funding out to 2030, including €1.7 billion for urban capacity upgrades and €300 million for rural capacity upgrades, to fac…

34. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a streamlined planning framework to allow for the vertical extension of existing homes of up to four storeys where structurally feasible, particularly in cities and large towns; if he will examine this as a means of increasing housing density without requiring additional land pur…

35. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding paid out to vacant property refurbishment grant applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24646/25]

36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he still plans to assign a housing 'tsar'; if so, the cost associated with this position; to clarify the specific role relating to the speeding up of the housing delivery, considering we already have three housing Ministers, a Secretary General, a whole team of assistant secretaries general and a multitude of…

37. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he considers the preservation, restoration and showing of classic and vintage cars, tractors, trucks, vans, motorcycles and steam-powered vehicles to come within the remit of ‘Heritage’; if so, if he will consider devising a new grant scheme that supports the hosting of events that showcase same; and if he wil…

38. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cathain a bhfuil sé i gceist aige dréacht treoirlínte don phleanáil sa Ghaeltacht a chur faoi scagadh i gcóir measúnú straitéiseach timpeallachta agus measúnacht chuí; cé chomh fada is a leanann na measúnuithe seo de gnáth; agus an dáta faoina bhfuil sé i gceist aige na dréacht treoirlínte a fhoilsiú. …

39. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which the newly established housing activation office will in practice work with the new infrastructure division within the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. [24541/25]

40. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate lessons his Department can draw from the widespread European practice of residential use above ground-floor commercial premises in inner-city areas; how this model might inform efforts to address vacancy and dereliction in Irish urban centres, particularly in Dublin; and if he will make a statemen…

41. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the compulsory purchase order activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24723/25]

42. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any grants can be expected for those who wish to build a modular and ‘cabin-style’ home; when these grants can be expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18587/25]

43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to ensuring no renter is disadvantaged by any changes to the rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/25]

44. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial support he is providing to local authorities to acquire second-hand properties for priority categories of need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24657/25]

45. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for his assessment of the number of commencements for the first quarter of 2025; what measures his Department is taking to address this number and furthermore the measures his Department is taking to address uncommenced planning, particularly in relation to apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

46. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his engagements with Uisce Éireann regarding water quality in Cork. [24897/25]

47. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in respect of the recommendation of the Dublin city task force, which forms part of the programme for Government, directed by his Department, of approval of Exchequer funding in full, up front and made available directly to Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1584…

48. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to reinstate the Uisce Éireann rebate and the development contribution waiver for first-time self-builders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/25]

49. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any facility to transfer between local authority housing lists in cases of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23727/25]

50. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on home completions in the first quarter of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24647/25]

51. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on when the new wind energy guidelines will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24029/25]

52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to reduce the rate of vacant local authority homes across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24060/25]

53. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Uisce Éireann to take in charge wastewater treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24542/25]

54. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities in Cork have discontinued the tenant in situ scheme; the efforts he has made to reopen the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24540/25]

55. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects; and for an update on the legislation for the wider remediation scheme for homes with Celtic tiger-era defects. [24434/25]

56. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on delivery under the local authority affordable purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24725/25]