Parliamentary questions

978. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide for municipal districts in the six local authorities that currently do not have them (details supplied) in order to improve decision-making within these local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12799/25]

979. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received any submissions to improve and replace Dublin's Victorian sewer system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12800/25]

980. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to establish a State-sponsored housing infrastructure investment fund to provide finance for a major construction of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/25]

981. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to amend the local authority house purchase scheme to enable tenants to purchase “Section 5” houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12821/25]

982. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the income limits to qualify for social housing as the current limits exclude a large cohort of individuals and families from both social housing and mortgage approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12822/25]

983. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to establish a scheme whereby local authorities acquire, by agreement or by compulsory purchase, and repair vacant houses for allocation to approved housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12823/25]

984. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to amend the local authority differential rent scheme to exclude carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit from rent assessment under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12824/25]

985. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of developer provided infrastructure projects nationwide that fall outside the scope of circular PL5/14 of November 2014 and the agreed memoranda of understanding in terms of the transfer of water services infrastructure assets within the estates to Uisce Éireann, by local authority area, in tabular f…

986. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the housing crisis is causing particular concern for victims and survivors of domestic abuse; if there are specific resources available to local authorities; if he will outline these resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11670/25]

987. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the number of void houses in Leitrim and Sligo local authority housing supply; the number of weeks, months years that these houses have been vacant or void; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/25]

988. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to identify specific examples where artificial intelligence has been adapted for the operation of his Department and each body under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12923/25]

297. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10416/25]

298. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grants that have been applied for in each of the past four years; the number drawn down in the corresponding timeframe; if he will reform the grant to make it easier to use; if he will increase the completion time from 13 months to 20 months; and if he will allow the …

299. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information is available to the public relating to Land Registry applications; if the original documents are available for a third party; the consent required by a third party; if these documents fall under freedom of information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10252/25]

300. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 11 February 2025, if work has begun on the planning guidelines for the short-term letting sector to supplement the introduction of the revised and re-titled Short Term Letting and Tourism Bill General Scheme; details of further public or stakeholder consultation…

301. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the social and affordable housing projects that have been approved since 1 January 2025 and to provide a breakdown by delivery stream (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10316/25]

302. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Statutory Instruments he envisages being brought forward and signed by his Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory Instruments concerned with…

303. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe schemes approved in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of grants that have been drawn down, by volume and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/25]

304. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of solar PV provided in each of the years from 2020 to date in schemes, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10412/25]

305. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in place for the locating of a fire station in Lucan. [10437/25]

306. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that his Department received written advice from Inland Fisheries Ireland in September 2010 to list pike (esox lucius) as an invasive freshwater fish species in Ireland when drafting S.I. No. 477/2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011; and if he will make …

307. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on plans to commission a new nest protection service for the Slieve Bloom mountains, including providing details on the objectives and scope, tendering, and timeline for commencement of the proposed service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10482/25]

103. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the hedge cutting timeframe considering the recent storm damage and the requirement to deal with damaged roadside trees and hedgerow. [9842/25]

104. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of schemes and units funded through 5 programmes and funds (details supplied) that are waiting for departmental approval; and when these decisions will be made, in tabular form. [9850/25]

105. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on an application for Carrowteige community water connection in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9861/25]