Parliamentary questions

70. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will apply the local authority contribution waiver to planning applications for the development of housing, which were delayed by An Bord Pleanála due to a “significant backlog of cases” and which then subsequently missed the 31 December 2024 deadline to avail of the aforementioned waiver; and if he will…

71. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the local democracy task force will be convened; if he intends to review the number and distribution of councillors across local authorities; if there will be a review of the boundaries used for local authority elections in advance of the next local elections; his timeline for the establishment of town coun…

72. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the tenant in situ allocations for each local authority in 2025; the number of acquisitions that, although the process had commenced, did not complete as a result of the Government decision to suspend the scheme, by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807…

73. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the long-term social housing leasing scheme in the context of expenditure and a shortage in housing supply. [12914/25]

74. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of each large scale social housing regeneration or urban renewal scheme which Comhairle Cathrach Átha Cliath or Gníomhaireacht Forbartha Talún have been in touch with his Department about; when the project was first mooted with the Department; the progress to date; the funding committed to any; th…

75. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to meet the target of the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness to end homelessness by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/25]

76. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase funding for the tenant in situ scheme to meet demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12670/25]

77. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans his Department is putting in place for schemes on affordable and cost rental housing which are targeted at single people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12645/25]

78. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will abolish the restrictions on the tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12671/25]

79. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes completed in the Gort-Kinvara and Loughrea local electoral areas in 2024; his expectations for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12710/25]

80. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any discussions his Department has had with Dublin City Council or the Land Development Agency in relation to the Ballymun Shopping Centre site. [12677/25]

81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the second-hand acquisitions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12878/25]

82. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enhance support services and accessibility to emergency accommodation for homeless families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12940/25]

83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new traveller specific accommodation units delivered in 2024, by local authority area; the average cost per unit in each local authority area; and the total expenditure on the delivery of these new units in 2024. [12586/25]

84. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he will prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our towns and villages. [12723/25]

85. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the allocation of cost-rental properties in Dublin west for essential workers. [12025/25]

86. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address dereliction; if he will engage with Galway County Council regarding a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/25]

87. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the uptake of the croí cónaithe scheme in Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/25]

88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on wind energy guidelines; for a timeline for publication; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/25]

89. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable housing in the Dublin Bay north constituency; if he is reviewing the delays in planning, procurement or funding allocation; and if he is considering new legislative changes to streamline the process to ensure targets are met. [12946/25…

90. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions had with local authorities regarding the dezoning of brownfield sites that have previously been zoned for residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/25]

91. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to review, revoke or expand SI 376/2023 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12865/25]

92. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the programme to be put in place by his Department to arrange for Irish Water-Uisce Éireann to take in charge over 500 individual waste water treatment plants across the country where the reason being given for not being taken in charge is that the current treatment plants are not up to standard, where the develope…

93. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the establishment of initiatives that will protect our maritime cultural heritage, as committed to in the Programme for Government; his views on the reinstatement of the sun shelter on Dun Laoghaire’s east pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/25]

94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he, the Department or the Gníomhaireacht Forbartha Talún has had any negotiations or discussions with institutional land owners in Dublin 8, 10 or 12 (details supplied) in relation to purchasing, swapping or co-developing their land or part thereof for social, affordable rental, affordable purchase a…