819. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people employed in the planning division of his Department, by grade level. [10686/25]
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820. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can seek emergency funding for the National Parks and Wildlife Service and meet with them to address the urgent and ongoing problem of coastal erosion that is damaging walking trails in Courtown Woods, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10694/25]
821. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the Government criteria for the local authority affordable housing schemes, which stipulates that just 30% of new homes in such schemes are ring-fenced for local applicants, with a view to substantially increasing this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10697/25]
822. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the delays to some interim remediation scheme pathfinder projects due to a requirement to re-tender for contractors; how he will address it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/25]
823. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the very welcome news that the Westgate Vision Project has been approved for Drogheda town, if he will commit to additional urban regeneration and development funding to ensure that the project is commenced as swiftly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10747/25]
824. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authority pensions are index linked; when the increases take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10768/25]
825. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing grants available for a person (details supplied) living in a home who’s owner is now deceased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10773/25]
826. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revise current housing policies to ensure fairness for older individuals who have contributed to society throughout their lives, specifically, many retirees who only become eligible for placement on the housing waiting list once their income drops upon retirement, a situation which forces them to face unaffordable marke…
827. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the eastern gateway bridge in Cork; if it will be included in the National Development Plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10872/25]
828. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on an extension of the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10876/25]
829. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €265 million approved for housing acquisitions in 2025, by housing programme; the amount approved in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/25]
830. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units local authorities will be able to acquire under the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; if each local authority has been provided with the numbers each can acquire; if not, when that will be outlined; the amount in total allocated for the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; the amount approved in 2023 and 2024, in tabula…
831. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be provided by his Department for a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10891/25]
832. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he can undertake to address the shortcomings in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which result in a lack of full technical assessments and insufficient funding being provided to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/25]
833. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement an exemption scheme for planning permission and other fees for homeowners rebuilding their homes due to defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10995/25]
834. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that under Part L 1.3.4 of the current Building Regulations, which covers building envelope permeability, and it is stated that air pressure testing “should” be carried out on all dwellings on all development sites rather than “must”, if he believes air pressure testing should be mandatory on all dwellings; and i…
835. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all dwellings built in 2023 and 2024 were tested by certified air pressure testers; if not, the percentage of dwellings tested; the guarantees those who have purchased dwellings that were not tested that air permeability is to the correct levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11002/25]
836. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the course of action that should be taken by those who have purchased a dwelling that does not comply with Building Regulations regarding air permeability because air pressure testing was not carried out in the first instance despite Part L 1.3.4.4 of the Building Regulations stating it should be; and if he will make a statement on…
837. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason air pressure tests are not linked to the MPRN, like the BER, to ensure all dwellings are tested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11004/25]
838. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Housing Agency regarding a cost rental tenant-in-situ application (details supplied) to prevent a person from becoming homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/25]
839. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 426 of 4 March 2025, to outline the timeline for the multi-stakeholder group plan on assessing the need for an update on the wastewater treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11022/25]
840. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are further plans to reintroduce additional measures to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs by the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charges. [11056/25]
841. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the technical review of I.S. 465 regarding the defective concrete blocks scheme will commence; the timeframe in which it is expected to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11058/25]
842. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has been made aware of issues relating to the provision of emergency replacement mobiles or caravans to Traveller families affected by storm Éowyn; if his Department has engaged with local authorities in areas worst affected by storm Éowyn in this respect; the anticipated timescale for dealing with requests for these replaceme…
843. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for emergency replacement mobile homes or caravans for Traveller families that have been received from local authorities by his Department in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form; the number of these applications that have been approved, rejected or pending, by local authority; and if he will make a s…