Parliamentary questions

106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an assessment will be carried out on a home (details supplied) in County Donegal that the Housing Agency has determined meets the damage threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/25]

107. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the allocation of the general municipal allocation (details supplied) by individual councillors, particularly in relation to any differences in practice between municipal districts; and if he will outline the framework governing such allocations. [9956/25]

108. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9967/25]

109. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many more households became eligible for septic tank grants since the announcement in November 2023 on changes to the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10035/25]

110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage who can apply for the septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10036/25]

111. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in the State in the eligible areas for septic-tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10037/25]

112. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households in County Roscommon and County Galway in the eligible areas for septic tank grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/25]

113. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the eligible areas for the septic-tank grant, given the majority of areas cannot access it as they are outside the eligible area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10039/25]

114. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a map to show the areas eligible for a septic-tank grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10040/25]

115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the allocation and expenditure of the urban regeneration and development fund call 3–tackling long-term vacancy and dereliction €150 million revolving fund, to date, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10065/25]

116. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants and funding opportunities available to local communities to help maintain and/or acquire local wetland areas in order to protect their habitat and ecosystem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10106/25]

117. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10227/25]

426. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the wastewater treatment plant at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9670/25]

427. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén dáta faoina bhfuil sé i gceist aige tosach feidhme a thabhairt don Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt, 2024, go háirithe Alt 6 chun an tAcht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt, 2000 a aisghairm; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [8982/25]

428. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a situation regarding a vacant property refurbishment grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8987/25]

429. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering retrospective adjustments for early applicants under the enhanced defective concrete block scheme who met the grant cap whose engineering fees were deducted from the €420,000 cap; the measures being taken to insure that early movers are not penalised as previously stated by the t…

430. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on his Department’s plans, published in 2017, to build 50,000 homes on over 700 public land sites (details supplied); the number of homes delivered on each site since the publication of this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9009/25]

431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all the agencies and organisations that he has met with in his first thirty days in office, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/25]

432. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is proposed to open applications for the urban renewal development fund, as Tipperary County Council now have a fully prepared urban renewal project, for the regeneration of Clonmel town centre, ready for submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9045/25]

433. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.125 of 19 February 2025, the policy rationale for the 2023 Payment and Availability and Capital Advance Leasing Facility financial assessment circular; and the impact this has had for development financing for approved housing bodies since its introduction. [9070/25]

434. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of hectares of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for housing developments nationwide, by local authority; the total amount of local authority land which is zoned for housing, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9076/25]

435. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will update legislation and or provide further guidelines or funding to assist local authorities in the taking in charge of housing estates and residential developments from private developers, in particular with reference to legacy estates built between 2005 and 2008 which have not been taken in charge and …

436. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person (details supplied) was removed from a housing list. [9124/25]

437. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine the case of a person (details supplied); if he will ask officials to investigate the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9210/25]

438. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to provide the rationale for the marine notice No. 41 of 2024 in relation to the protected 1915 wreck – RMS Lusitania; if reports were received of fishing vessels or other vessels in that vicinity of the wreck site; if so, what these reports were and when the last inspection for this sensitive site took place; …