238. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a timeline and expected milestones for the identification and re-zoning of land following his direction to local authorities to reopen development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27842/25]
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239. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an audit of underutilised land or zoned but undeveloped land has been carried out in the last 12 months; if not, if such an audit will be commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27843/25]
240. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to raise the income thresholds for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27856/25]
241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the further steps that are in place to ensure his Department delivers sustainable housing to promote renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27895/25]
242. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the further steps that his Department is taking to increase the number of social houses built across the country as outlined in the Housing Commission Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27896/25]
243. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage that further steps that his Department is taking to support homeownership for people under the age of 30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27897/25]
244. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline how the targets for the delivery of over 300,000 homes by 2030 will be monitored and enforced; what portion of these are expected to result directly from his direction to local authorities to reopen development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27899/25]
245. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the 3.4% increase in average national rent prices between January and March this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27914/25]
246. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform the rent pressure zones in order to address high rent prices and supply shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27915/25]
247. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made to date on fully resourcing the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27916/25]
248. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider correspondence (details supplied) regarding the second hand capital assistance scheme and the need for additional funding to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27922/25]
249. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of prosecutions for wildlife crimes by county for 2024, in tabular form. [27978/25]
250. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person cannot avail of the tenant-in-situ scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27980/25]
251. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of purchasing the remaining ten properties on the historic Moore Street terrace adjacent to the State-owned properties at the National Monument; and if this has ever been discussed by his Department with the private owners. [28005/25]
252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of increasing Heritage Council funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2025. [28008/25]
253. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of recruiting a full-time professional archaeologist for every local authority in the State. [28009/25]
254. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to increase current resourcing to local authorities to tackle the biodiversity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28019/25]
255. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to establish a fund for a community led, peer-to-peer farming for nature restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/25]
256. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to establish an All-Island Biodiversity Taskforce, to deal with issues of biodiversity loss in all 32 counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/25]
257. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the NPWS will allow lands they own near a beach in Co. Kerry (details supplied) to be used for overflow parking on busy days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28073/25]
258. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CPO initiated against derelict property by each local authority each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28075/25]
259. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline if he is considering the introduction of a compensation mechanism for domestic households that continue to be affected by prolonged boil water notices, similar to the compensation system in place in other jurisdictions, such as the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/25]
260. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a matter regarding the defective concrete blocks scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28091/25]
261. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to increase the energy efficiency retrofitting programme budget over a five year period, with an increase of 33% per year, by years one to five. [28260/25]
262. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost to employ one FTE per staffing level in An Bord Pleanála. [28262/25]