Parliamentary questions

451. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants or financial support schemes available via local authorities to householders to specifically provide a sensory room or area in their homes for a family member with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14989/25]

452. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the build cost and delivery cost per unit at development (details supplied). [15011/25]

453. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit of new-build social housing delivered in 2024, by SHIP construction, SHIP turnkey, CALF construction (including full cost and CALF cost), CALF turnkey (including full cost and CALF cost), CAS construction, CAS turnkey, Local Authority Part V, AHB Part V, acquisition, Affordable Housing …

454. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has requested the transboundary screening for the main mine application, mine waste facility, water abstraction and discharge applications, and the habitats regulations assessment from his Northern Ireland counterpart in respect of the Sperrins mine transboundary consultation; and if not, if he will do so a…

455. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on delays at the land registry. [15025/25]

456. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide data on the number of short term lets which have been granted planning permission in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the number that applied and were refused planning, per local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15055/25]

457. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures planned to regulate short term lets in areas outside of rent pressure zones, given that short term lets are not required to get planning permission in such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15056/25]

458. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposed plan for Castlerea fire station; if there are any intentions to reopen the station in light of the clear and urgent need for fire services in Castlerea and the surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15104/25]

459. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans are in place to review the current tenant purchase scheme and reduce the period of time tenants are required to be in receipt of social housing support to be considered eligible under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15129/25]

460. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital allocations for social housing acquisitions for 2025, in tabular form. [15139/25]

461. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated to Cork county projects as part of the urban regeneration and development fund from 2020 to 2024; the projects approved; if the monies for same have been drawn down by Cork County Council, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15171/25]

462. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided to each local authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in respect of the built heritage investment scheme. [15194/25]

463. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the total amount spent on the housing assistance payment in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [15235/25]

464. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the total amount spent on housing assistance payment in each of the past five years, by year and the local authority where the recipients are situated, in tabular form. [15236/25]

465. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the total amount spent on subventions to approved housing bodies, including funding under the capital assistance scheme and capital advance leasing facility, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [15237/25]

466. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the total amount spent on social housing delivery in each of the past five years, by year and category, including spending on new builds, acquisitions, refurbishments and leasing schemes, in tabular form. [15238/25]

467. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the total amount spent on the Land Development Agency, including operational costs, land acquisition and housing development, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [15239/25]

468. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the total funding allocated to the Land Development Agency (LDA) in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and the number of housing units delivered through LDA projects, per year. [15240/25]

469. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide links to official reports, documents and published datasets (details supplied) [15241/25]

470. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide links to official reports, documents, and published datasets detailing the total funding allocated to the Land Development Agency (LDA) in each of the past three years; and to provide reports outlining the number of housing units delivered through LDA projects, per year. [15242/25]

471. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projects funded under the 2023 and 2024 historic structures fund, in tabular form. [15243/25]

472. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he or Ministers of State from his Department raised recent breaches of international law by Israel such as cutting off food, water, and electricity to civilian populations in Gaza during recent visits to EU Member States over the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1…

473. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is scope for a person (detailed supplied) to qualify for the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15283/25]

474. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the refusal of transfers between county housing lists is a policy or law by the councils. [15297/25]

475. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing adaptation grants, mobility grants and housing for older people grants approved and drawn down by Kilkenny County Council in 2021 to date in 2025 and regarding volume and value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15324/25]