Parliamentary questions

57. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24734/25]

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the defective concrete blocks Act 2022 that would allow the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners who already participate in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24566/25]

59. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on progress made with developments under the urban regeneration and development fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24722/25]

60. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has confidence in the national planning framework considering its lack of emphasis on the practical supports needed to implement these developments over the next 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24352/25]

61. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the amount allocated to Galway County Council for social housing acquisitions for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24030/25]

62. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider how funding is being provided for social housing acquisitions, given the small amount of funding provided to Donegal and the significant need in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24836/25]

63. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes completed in Kilkenny since July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/25]

64. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the income limits to qualify for social housing as the current limits exclude a large cohort of individuals and families from both social housing and mortgage approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24261/25]

65. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which he plans to prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24655/25]

66. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department collates data on the total number of persons on local authority housing waiting lists across the country, and, if so, to furnish that figure. [24059/25]

67. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the marine protected areas Bill; if he proposes to progress this piece of legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13203/25]

68. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a progress report on the Vacant Homes Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/25]

69. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the tenant in situ scheme; to provide clarity to local authorities who have approved properties using the scheme but have not been allocated funding for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24606/25]

70. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the criteria for applying for a septic tank upgrade grant will be changed to allow householders to apply on the basis of need rather than the current restrictive criteria. [17840/25]

71. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the allocation of €1 billion in additional capital investment to Uisce Éireann announced as part of budget 2025 on 1 October is additional funding or part of its existing funding requirements; his understanding of how this funding is being allocated to non-domestic capital investment as outlined in the budget anno…

72. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for funding from each local authority under the social housing investment programme in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the date on which each application was submitted; whether the application was approved; if the application was approved, the date on which approval wa…

73. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the local authority differential rent scheme to exclude carer's allowance and carer's benefit from rent assessment under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/25]

74. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to increase the qualifying income limits for eligibility for social housing supports; and when the last change to these limits was implemented. [24773/25]

75. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the first home scheme targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24648/25]

76. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to offer any additional supports for those leaving domestic abuse in terms of finding new housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/25]

77. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a new housing activation fund to support the delivery of critical infrastructure that enables housing development; if he would consider making such a fund open for applications on a rolling basis; if it could be structured as a multi-annual fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [247…

78. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being allocated for housing adaptation grants in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24598/25]

79. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional resources to and reform of An Bord Pleanála have led to any tangible improvements in the decision-making timelines or an increase in the number of cases being heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/25]

80. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to introduce a new local infrastructure housing activation fund, or similar scheme, to help unlock land for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24801/25]

81. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review into rent pressure zones will be published; what measures he will take to safeguard renters in the private rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24504/25]