Parliamentary questions

476. 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 that have been approved and drawn down by Carlow County Council in 2021 to date, broken down regarding volume and value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15325/25]

477. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which a young family in County Kilkenny (details supplied) can be included in the Mica redress scheme; the way in which families not living in the areas included in the Mica redress scheme can be included if needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15359/25]

478. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if sufficient funding has been provided to Wicklow and Wexford County Councils for refurbishment of properties that are purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme; if so, the amount allocated to each local authority, in tabular form; where no funding has been provided the details of same; and if he wil…

479. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 to allow some families with a child or adult with disabilities to remain in their home with defective concrete blocks, while a new home is built on an adjoining site and then demolish the o…

480. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown, by county, of the 1,200 properties which are long-term vacant and derelict residential and commercial buildings and have been acquired by local authorities and approved for funding under the urban regeneration and development funding (call 3); and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

481. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans in relation to introducing protections for students that are entering digs-style accommodation; if he will work with opposition parties to progress the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2024 which lapsed with the dissolution of the 33rd Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [155…

482. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of any submission or correspondence received by his Department from Limerick City and County Council, Clare County Council and/or the University of Limerick regarding the proposed development of an economic strategic development zone at Gillogue, Clonlara, County Clare; his views on the decision…

483. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received and approved in County Clare under the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme; and the amount of financial assistance provided to applicants from County Clare under the scheme. [15588/25]

484. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes that have been or that will be built in County Clare from 2020 to 2025 under the local authority affordable purchase scheme, in tabular form; if he will provide a breakdown for each of the four municipal districts of Ennis, Killaloe, Shannon and West Clare; and if he will make a statement on th…

485. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline details of new affordable housing schemes being supported by his Department; to provide details of submissions received from Clare County Council for the development of such schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15590/25]

486. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding provided by the Exchequer to Uisce Éireann for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the budget allocation for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15591/25]

487. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline details of the location, by town name, of all social housing schemes completed for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 in County Clare, as well as those currently in planning and under construction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15592/25]

488. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department has taken to identify zoned, serviced lands owned by local authorities that could be utilised for delivery of social and affordable housing in that local authority; the area of such lands and numbers of housing, by local authority area; and whether those lands are the subject of applicatio…

489. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering revising the price ceiling for the first home scheme in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/25]

490. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Uisce Éireann has the capacity to deliver water and wastewater infrastructure for 50,000 new homes to be delivered each year; what additional resources would be required to achieve that capacity if not currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15688/25]

491. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the work of the working group initiated as part of a review of the Derelict Sites Act, 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15700/25]

492. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of repair and lease homes funded by his Department from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [15730/25]

493. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide a date for when a decision will be made regarding Fingal County Council's request for inclusion in the defective block scheme, given that the Housing Agency has completed its investigations and consultations and is currently drafting its report with a recommendation; and if he will make a …

494. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 25 March 2025, the funding allocated to local authorities by his Department in order to meet the tenant-in-situ scheme acquisition targets in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of housing units purchased via the local authority scheme specifically in 202…

495. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure Local Area Plans (LAPs) are published in a timely fashion and that out-dated LAPs are updated on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15800/25]

496. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 83 of 15 February 2023 and 294 of November 2022, and in light of recent court rulings (details supplied), if he plans to review his position and deliver individual conservation plans for each special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

497. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether it is important that concerned stakeholders get the opportunity to make submissions on any future SAC conservation plans; the way in which he plans to facilitate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15803/25]

498. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term lets granted planning permission in 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/25]

499. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term lets granted planning permission in 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15815/25]

500. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the fact that at present there is no dedicated pathway for migrants with disabilities within Ireland’s housing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15855/25]