Parliamentary questions

782. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the allocations for local authority and housing adaptation grants for people with disabilities will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24500/25]

342. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding that has been provided to Uisce Éireann in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; where this funding has been allocated, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23002/25]

343. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of proposals from each of the local authorities and from the Land Development Agency for housing developments, either social or affordable homes, which are awaiting approval from his Department; the aggregate number of homes involved; and the average turnaround time for approvals. [22916/25]

344. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete;…

345. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing scheme available to single people who are over the threshold for social housing but not earning enough for affordable rental; his plans to assist single people in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/25]

346. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person who, following divorce proceedings, no longer resides in the family home but still has their name on the property title, despite having no financial stake in the property, can be considered eligible under the ‘fresh start’ principle when applying for a local authority home loan or an affordable purcha…

347. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress to date in reviewing the income eligibility limits for social housing, with particular reference to the need to increase income levels for applicants for council housing in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23116/25]

348. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the proposals there are to increase the number of affordable housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23117/25]

349. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies, broken down by their employing public sector body and the value of the salaries. [23740/25]

237. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress on the updating of the current voting register given the issues around inaccuracies that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23006/25]

238. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the policy around providing alternative ways to vote before and on the day of elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/25]

239. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites which have been identified appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22018/25]

240. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regeneration of a building (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to ensure the relevant complexes are regenerated quickly; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that residents are updated and have a say in the regeneration of the complexes; and if he…

241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 10 April 2025, if he can provide a list of the local development companies that received funding under the community car initiative, along with the year in which the funding was allocated to each respective local development company or network; and if he will make a st…

242. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the appointment process for the position of the head of the Housing Activation Office. [22056/25]

243. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the implementation of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 2024 to earmark certain cost rental units for local key workers; the number of units his Department intends to earmark for key workers per year; the location of the housing units; the cost per unit; the timeline for when these units wi…

244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that local authorities are now in a position to allocate funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme, as previously stated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22097/25]

245. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/25]

246. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide maps for Laois regarding special areas of conservation, proposed/candidate special areas of conservation, natural heritage areas, proposed natural heritage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/25]

247. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to raise HAP limits in County Kerry to reflect current market conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22119/25]

248. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand and accelerate the construction of social and affordable housing in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22120/25]

249. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the Uisce Éireann rebate considering the success and significant response to the rebate, in particular the significant positive impact it had for first-time builders who faced various rising costs and benefitted greatly from the rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/25]

251. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new housing first tender being run by the housing first office; and the impact on current supports to housing first tenants and the creation of new housing first tenancies arising for the failure to successfully complete the tender process to date. [22152/25]

252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the lifetime of this Government, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will become operational again; when he expects the fund to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/25]