Parliamentary questions

499. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any active plans to build social and affordable housing units on State lands in Louth by the Land Development Agency. [7301/25]

500. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been a directive from the Department to local authorities to limit the number of approved housing body units that can be delivered in a local authority area. [7303/25]

501. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work that has been done in cooperation with the Department of Health with regard to the forward planning for future young adults who have a disability who will have a housing need. [7304/25]

502. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units have been delivered specifically for people with intellectual disabilities over the years 2020 – 2024, per local authority area, in tabular form. [7305/25]

503. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make disability access training compulsory for technical and planning staff within each local authority. [7316/25]

504. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make funding available for each local authority for accessibility auditing and accessibility improvements to services to the public. [7317/25]

505. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make funding available for each local authority to ensure each event organised by the local authority would have individuals’ accessibility needs addressed. [7318/25]

506. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make disability equity and awareness training compulsory for all local authority staff. [7319/25]

507. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites zoned for housing in each county by the local authorities, in tabular form. [7373/25]

508. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites per local authority that have levies placed on them and the amount collected from these levies, in tabular form. [7374/25]

509. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Uisce Éireann has reduced its funding to local authorities for 2025; and if so, the amount of reduction by local authority, in tabular form. [7406/25]

510. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged, in tabular form. [7438/…

511. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason solar panels were not installed on any of the new housing at a location (details supplied); if there are any plans for new builds to be required to have a minimum number of solar panels in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7449/25]

512. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if assistance is available to families who go above the income threshold for social housing supports due to the automatic payment of working family payment arising from a reduction in income that year, and therefore lose their cumulative waiting time on the housing list. [7451/25]

513. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department conducted research to inform the Government decision not to re-introduce a ban on no fault evictions; if so, if he will make this research publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/25]

514. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes in Galway city and county that had chimneys removed by the council during the course of renovations and retrofits in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/25]

515. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time o…

516. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7527/25]

517. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that will be allocated to South Dublin County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; when this funding will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7605/25]

518. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that was allocated to South Dublin County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/25]

519. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will undertake a review of the planning permission required for people who wish to build log cabins on their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7626/25]

520. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that will be taken by Government and local authorities to ensure the housing completion targets of 41,000 by the end of 2026 and up to 60,000 per year by 2029 and 2030 will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/25]

521. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status and locations of the over 10,000 applications under the vacant homes renovation scheme; the reason there were only 867 applications in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7644/25]

522. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the creation of the Building Standards Regulatory Authority; the role and powers of the authority; if it will be part of An Bord Pleanála; when the legislation will be scheduled for debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7645/25]

523. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who have taken up a cost rental equity loan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7646/25]