Parliamentary questions

101. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 245 and 247 of 3 April 2025, if Leitrim County Councils social housing acquisition budget for 2025 is €2 or €3 million. [24517/25]

102. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24585/25]

103. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 7 May 2025, through which formal notification procedure the Construction Industry Register Ireland (CIRI) regulations will be notified to the European Commission; whether this will be via the Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) or another mechanism; and if he…

104. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme; if he plans to increase the level of funding allocated to Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to support this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24665/25]

105. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the current and future status of Uisce Éireann; whether additional capital funding will be allocated following the revelation that the €1 billion announced as part of Budget 2025 was not for additional capital investment; to outline the additional funding Government intend to provide to cover the sho…

106. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will request his Department to investigate this matter to ensure that all inspections are fulfilling their legal obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24714/25]

107. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1224 of 29 April 2025, which provided a tabular breakdown of funding that has been recouped to date, if he could more specifically provide details of the level of funding that was committed to but may not have been recouped, or drawn down, yet by the local authorities; and if…

108. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has met with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to the published review of connection policy for large energy users; if he is aware of concerns that housing targets are being placed at risk due to new capacity being used by growing data centre demand; if he is aware that th…

109. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to issue a full report on the capacity of water and wastewater for all of the towns and villages in a county (details supplied); if the lack of progress in water and wastewater infrastructure projects will be addressed urgently given the current housing crisis; if the possibility will be explored of allowing buil…

110. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan will be increased to a realistic level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24805/25]

111. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date with the local authority affordable purchase homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24806/25]

112. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact breakdown of the amount of finance that was allocated to each local development company for 2022 and 2023 regarding the community car initiative for Ukrainians; if information will be provided in relation to an FOI (details supplied); his views on the LDC’s response that they are not subject to FOI’s gi…

113. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to and expended by Monaghan County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24880/25]

114. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people on the housing waiting list; the number of those in receipt of social housing supports, by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24881/25]

115. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to help farmers address noxious and invasive species such as hogweed, ragwort, Japanese knotweed, rhododendron ponticum affecting their lands; and if he will introduce a public information campaign to highlight this matter. [13466/25]

116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he is taking to ensure a radical overhaul in the approach to vacant and derelict properties; if he will support a significant increase in the vacant homes tax to serve as an effective deterrent. [22417/25]

117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has reviewed the findings of the recent report on the Electoral Register; if he acknowledges the ongoing problems with accuracy, transparency, and public confidence in the register; and the specific reforms he believes are urgently needed to ensure the integrity and accessibility of the electoral system.…

118. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will provide funding for a new fire station in Rathdowney, County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14095/25]

119. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the impact that climate change is having on coastal erosion and on Irish beaches, to outline the mitigation measures that the Government is putting in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18059/25]

651. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the availability and use of capital support programmes under his Department for rural settlements like Bonmahon that are excluded from Uisce Éireann’s current investment plans; and if he will make a statement on the implications for community sustainability and regional balance. [2330…

652. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an occupational therapist will be assigned to Kerry County Council to accelerate housing adaptation grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/25]

653. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on changes to planning regulations for modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24870/25]

654. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to relax planning restrictions in respect of modular and ‘cabin-style’ homes in an effort to provide more housing; to provide a timeline in relation to these restrictions being relaxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18586/25]

655. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that there is a working group in Government looking at the future funding of the LDA; to confirm the persons on this group; the number of times the group has met and the dates of the meetings; the terms of reference of the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23166/25]

656. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if changes would be required to the Land Development Agency Act 2021 for the agency to deliver private houses on publican land or if this is already provided for in the current legislation. [23167/25]