Parliamentary questions

246. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated estimate for sub heads A4, A7, A11, A236 and A31 following the announcement of an additional €436 million in capital funding for social and affordable housing announced on 31 March 2025. [16422/25]

247. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a copy of the circular on social housing acquisitions issued to local authorities alongside the capital allocations for acquisitions announced on 31 March 2025. [16423/25]

248. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of capital funding his Department provided to Laois County Council for the purchase of fire applicants and or emergency equipment for Laois Fire Services in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [16430/25]

249. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the €325 million for social housing acquisitions announced on 31 March 2025 is additional to the €1.867 billion allocated to A4 SHIP, A7 CAS and A11 CALF in the revised estimates published by the Department of Finance on 19 December 2024; and if not, if this is the amount from within the revised estimates as …

250. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital funding for housing available to Cavan County Council for this year’s house building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16443/25]

251. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital funding for housing available to Monaghan County Council for this year’s house building programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16444/25]

252. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an application was unsuccessful under the historic structures fund (details supplied); whether there is any further funding available and if not, the reasons why the allocation for this year's tranche of funding was lower than before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16447/25]

253. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 988 of 19 March 2025, if he can refer the question asked to the State bodies under his Department's aegis for a direct response to this Deputy given all other Ministers did in response to the same question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16452/25]

254. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide greater details of plans to set up a local government taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16508/25]

171. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the requirements for setting up and establishing a bird sanctuary, including any available funding options. [16122/25]

172. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated for social housing acquisitions to each local authority in each year 2020 to 2024 inclusive; and the amount of the allocation spent in each year and the amount unspent/carried over to the following year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16450/25]

173. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of CASS funding allocated in each of the past three years; the organisation this funding was allocated to, and each amount; if he will be continuing the funding; if he will confirm the amount of future funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15916/25]

174. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any instructions issued by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management to fire services operating two pumps—which require more than 12 firefighters to function—regarding the implementation of the Workplace Relations Commission Agreement of September 2023; and if he will make a …

175. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 476 of 25 March 2025, the current status of the acquisition delivery team to ensure each local authority meets its tenant-in-situ purchase targets; the work the team undertook to meet these targets in 2023 and 2024; the guidelines issued to local authorities and the Housing A…

176. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to allow the first home scheme to be applicable to second hand homes. [16020/25]

177. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate how he considers it just that a local authority tenant may have the opportunity to purchase their home whereas the tenant of an approved housing body (AHB) under the current system has no such opportunity even if the managing AHB is willing to facilitate tenant purchases (details supplied…

178. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will indicate the total amount of State funding provided to approved housing bodies in Q1 of 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16132/25]

179. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that given the reintroduction of the tenant-in-situ scheme, he will ensure that the purpose of the scheme is not frustrated by the introduction of new restrictive conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16133/25]

180. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all meetings he or his officials have had with Uisce Éireann since he took office, providing dates and attendees for each meeting. [16159/25]

181. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional rent contribution provided through local authorities to assist people in homeless situations will be extended beyond March 2025 following a review by his Department; and if not, the other supports that will be made available as already vulnerable homeless people will be put back into the home…

182. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16205/25]

183. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for when the national planning framework will be revised; and to outline the process for how this will happen. [16213/25]

184. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will take up the invitation from organisations (details supplied) to attend meetings to discuss the impact of defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16325/25]

449. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the current situation with the section 179A planning exemption that replaced the part 8 process for social housing approvals, if this planning process for local authorities has been or will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/25]

450. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Development Plan Review is scheduled to be completed; to confirm that the towns and cities infrastructure investment fund will be implemented arising from the review; the expected funding allocation for the fund and the timeline for the implementation of the recommendations of the review; a…