Parliamentary questions

439. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends on expanding eligibility to current septic tank grant schemes, or to design a new grant scheme, to support homeowners with the cost of updating their septic tank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9225/25]

440. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will reconsider the recent directive to local authorities around housing aid grants for the elderly whereby funding will not be provided for the replacement of an old oil boiler (heating system) with a new model boiler; if funding will only be provided for second-hand boilers; and if he will…

441. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes that are forecast to be delivered with the additional €450 million funding under funding streams (details supplied). [9312/25]

442. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding will issue for 2025 to the local authorities for the tenant-in-situ scheme. [9342/25]

443. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9521/25]

444. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to further extend the tenant-in-situ scheme into 2025. [9529/25]

445. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any financial assistance available for a homeowner to carry out essential repairs on a protected structure if a built heritage application is unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9538/25]

446. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the many scenarios in which citizens and registered voters are unable to exercise the right to vote due to, for example, illness (including Covid); holidays; work abroad; and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9572/25]

447. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a review being carried out by his Department into the qualifying criteria for cost rental housing; if the income limits can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9627/25]

448. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that local authorities that have not received their 2025 social acquisition from his Department cannot proceed with the tenant-in-situ scheme; when the 2025 acquisition will be provided to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9632/25]

449. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9648/25]

450. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all funds owing have been recouped to Kildare County Council in respect of private serviced sites which they have developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9652/25]

451. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill; if he intends to continue with the approach taken last term or if he plans to take a new approach; if the previously identified technical issues with the Bill remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/25]

452. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects the next round of urban regeneration and development fund funding for public realm works in County Cork to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9681/25]

453. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the directions given by his Department to local authorities whereby it is guaranteed that regular communication takes place between each local government planning department and the forward planning unit within the Department of Education to meet developing needs; and if he will make a stat…

454. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline directions given by his Department to the HSE in respect of engagement with each planning authority having regard to the need to monitor adequate medical services in local areas, including, for example, GP, dental and community care services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

455. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives his Department will take to address the supply side constraints which would help to expedite housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9805/25]

456. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department will introduce to incentivise local authorities to achieve their housing delivery targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9806/25]

457. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will work in coordination with Dublin City Council to urgently address living conditions for residents of a building (details supplied). [9807/25]

458. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department will take to push local authorities including Dublin City Council to employ a full-time accessibility officer who would be responsible for assessing the requirements of people with disabilities when planning infrastructure including local housing developments, cycleways, and so on. […

459. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first-home scheme will be extended to first-time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9816/25]

460. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, allowing the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners already participating in the defective concrete block grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9818/25]

461. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will respond to correspondence from residents of an estate (details supplied) on their concerns in relation to the defective concrete blocks grant scheme and their homes that were built on a flood plain. [9819/25]

270. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the assistance available to help a family in County Kerry with renovating the family home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8691/25]

271. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will release the necessary funding to local authorities in Donegal and other affected counties to remediate their housing stock that are the homes of hundreds of families affected by defective concrete blocks. [8705/25]