Parliamentary questions

524. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the underspend of €120 million in Exchequer spending on homelessness in 2024 after the supplementary budget increase of €143 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/25]

525. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work and remit of the central housing supply unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/25]

526. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made by the local authority stock management policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7649/25]

527. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason most of the projects approved under the local infrastructure housing activation fund have not been delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7650/25]

528. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in the completion of projects under the local authority mortgages and that local infrastructure housing activation fund as evidenced by only 15 of 24 projects being completed since 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7651/25]

529. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant home refurbishment applications received and drawn down in 2024, broken down by local authority, in tabular form; the total spend on this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7653/25]

530. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he plans to support first-time buyers of second-hand properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/25]

531. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social and affordable delivery streams that will receive the €450 million capital allocation approved by Cabinet on 18 February 2025; and the years in which this capital funding will be provided, in tabular form. [7701/25]

532. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the 3,000 social and affordable homes to be funded through the €450 million capital allocation approved by Cabinet on 18 February 2025 are to deliver homes within the existing Housing For All targets as set out in the 2021 Housing For All plan. [7702/25]

533. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will list the 3,000 social and affordable homes to be delivered through the €450 million capital allocation approved by Cabinet on 18 February 2025, broken down by the number of units in each local authority area and the social housing landlord associated with each scheme that is, named AHB or the relevant…

534. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed allocations schemes for cost rental housing including an update on whether any regulations have been issued by him and any scheme specific cost rental allocations schemes approved; and if so, where and for which category of worker/tenant. [7711/25]

535. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a list of all submissions received by his Department during the review of Part B of the Building Control Regulations and to publish the submissions on the Department's website or to provide copies of the submissions to the incoming members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and He…

536. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to people with a disability who receive the HAP service, the rationale for setting the allowance at 20% below the poverty rate, with a further deduction taken as a fair pay your way contribution to the housing system; and whether the Minister has any plans to change the 20% rate." [7719/25]

537. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 450 of 18 February 2025, to elaborate on the range of plausible scenarios for net inward migration that were considered, for the period out to 2040; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7720/25]

538. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statem…

539. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the identified defects at the Oscar Traynor Road affordable housing project; and the actions his Department is taking to address this. [7819/25]

540. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to tackle vacancy and dereliction; the measures put in place to tackle these issues since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7827/25]

541. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to help renters; the measures put in place in this regard since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7828/25]

542. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to increase social housing stock; the measures put in place in this regard since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7829/25]

543. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to increase the availability of affordable housing; the measures put in place in this regard since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7830/25]

544. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure shared the two water discharge consent applications and the two water abstraction licence applications in their notification to the Minister with regard to the transboundary nature of the gold mine application in the Sperrins area of outstanding natural b…

545. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on an application by Cork City Council for the restoration of the Shandon clock. [7898/25]

546. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the major encroachments dealt with and regularised to date by Waterways Ireland (details supplied). [7912/25]

547. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland is willing to regularise major encroachments that do not have planning permission. [7913/25]

548. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Waterways Ireland is willing to regularise major encroachments built in special protected areas and special areas of conservation. [7914/25]