Parliamentary questions

272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners employed by each local authority on 1 February 2025. [8741/25]

273. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total spend to date in implementing the Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025; to provide for cost for each measure that has been implemented, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8762/25]

274. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 5 February 2025, if he will provide an update on when an approval notice will be issued to an organisation (details supplied). [8763/25]

275. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated total cost of full implementation of the Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8770/25]

276. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funding that can be provided to Clare County Council to help offset costs incurred during Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8809/25]

277. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined Waterways Ireland’s proposed bylaws (namely the draft Shannon Navigation Bye Laws 2024; Draft Canals Act 1986 and 2018 (Bye-Laws); and the houseboat mooring investment programme); if these proposed bylaws will appear before committee for examination; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

278. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all local authorities have furnished details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their registers; if so, if he will outline this information, by local authority; the number of actions and fines issued under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 for each respective local authority in 2022, 2023 and 20…

279. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8847/25]

280. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of the existing suite of engineering qualifications in the local government sector, commenced in April 2024, has concluded; and when he will publish the outcome and act on any recommendations made within. [8849/25]

281. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the number of appeals submitted to An Board Pleanála via decisions made by Carlow and Kilkenny county councils; the number of these upheld; the number of these overturned, for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/2…

282. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of homes sold in the State under the affordable purchase scheme in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8861/25]

283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses in County Meath now being considered for inclusion in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme; when a decision on these will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8872/25]

284. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a scheme of constructed wetlands to all unsewered villages in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8875/25]

285. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring exceptional approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8879/25]

286. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding has been allocated to local authorities in 2025 to continue the acquisition of properties under the tenant-in-situ scheme; if so, the amount allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8887/25]

287. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to advertise the Transboundary Consultation about the proposed goldmine in the Sperrins area of outstanding natural beauty. [8902/25]

288. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address an issue for social housing applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/25]

289. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the introduction of restrictions on the purchase of homes by non–citizens, similar to measures in Canada for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8918/25]

290. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason an application by a person (details supplied) was rejected; if the application could be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8990/25]

291. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 398 of 5 February 2025 and 183 of 20 February 2025, his views in respect of a tourism accommodation levy in light of the Minister for Finance’s reply that such a levy, if introduced, would be collected at a local level, by local authorities; and if he will make a stateme…

292. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to revoke S.I. No. 376/2023 in light of the Programme for Government’s commitment to utilise State lands to develop appropriate State-owned facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8995/25]

172. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of spoiled ballots, specifically with no stamp or official mark on them from the returning officer, that were recorded at the last local election in 2024; the number of such votes recorded per county and local area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8297/25]

173. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the text for the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8214/25]

174. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if retrospective payments for homeowners will be included in the remediation of dwellings damaged under the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8217/25]

175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of void houses in each local authority area for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8251/25]