Parliamentary questions

1140. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the planned social and affordable housing developments throughout Dublin Bay north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21266/25]

1141. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when overdue updated guidelines on wind farm regulations will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21278/25]

1142. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate measures being implemented to address the critical shortage of rental properties available under the housing assistance payment scheme, given that only 41 such properties were available nationwide in March 2025, representing just 4% of all rental listings; and if he will make a statement on the …

1143. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the proposed planning exemption for modular homes will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18510/25]

1144. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his reasoning for introducing new restrictions on the tenant in-situ-scheme; if he will remove the need to be in receipt of the housing assistance payment or rental accommodation scheme for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18515/25]

1145. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any limitations apply to the purchase of existing property within Gaeltacht areas; if any current rules in force are satisfactory and achieving their policy aims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/25]

1146. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will release the necessary funding to local authorities in Donegal and other affected counties to remediate their housing stock that are the homes of hundreds of families affected by defective concrete blocks. [18529/25]

1147. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, allowing the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners already participating in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18530/25]

1148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the forms of proof of ownership, apart from the deeds of a house, that are acceptable for accessing the derelict home grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18535/25]

1149. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider continuing to advance new methods of construction, in particular modular home builds, as a means to meet national housing targets. [18537/25]

1150. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the local authority in Donegal has informed councillors that there will only be energy efficiency grants provided in the Letterkenny and Donegal MDs; his views on whether this is appropriate; if he is willing to intervene to ensure other MDs can avail of the grants; and if he will make a s…

1151. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the duties he intends to delegate to the Strategic Housing Activation Office within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18554/25]

1152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if new TIS guidelines allow for older people and people with disabilities to be considered under the scheme even in cases where they do not have children living with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18622/25]

1153. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if increased funding will be provided to county councils to meet the demand under the built heritage investment scheme 2025 as some applicants have been approved but have been placed on a reserve list; and if he will expedite a positive decision on the matter. [18625/25]

1154. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the temporary waiver in respect of local authority development contributions, given that it would greatly support annual housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18626/25]

1156. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has engaged with representatives of full-time fire brigades since January 2024 on the issues with the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for uniformed services recruited after 2013; if he will provide the dates of those engagements; if his Department have taken any …

1157. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position in relation to a person (details supplied) who formerly cut turf in a bog; if new arrangements will be put in place when the compensation scheme ends next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18667/25]

1158. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider setting up a roving workforce to assist local authorities bring vacant housing stock back into use; if he will consider a local authority (details supplied) as a pilot for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18668/25]

1159. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications in County Kerry, that are currently being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18676/25]

1160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications in County Kerry, that have been refused since the scheme was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18677/25]

1161. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications in County Kerry, that have been approved since the scheme was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18678/25]

1162. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications in County Kerry that have been applied for since the scheme was first introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/25]

1163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grant applications in County Kerry that have been applied for to date, approved, refused or are currently being processed since the scheme was first introduced, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18680/25]

1164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the amount allocated and the number of homes to be returned under the voids return scheme in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [18810/25]

1165. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes subjected to a compulsory purchase order by each local authority in 2024; the number on each derelict sites register; and the number of applications made under the compulsory purchase order activation programme, in tabular form. [18811/25]