844. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all persons that are recruited to work in his Department and all the related agencies of his Department are fully vetted before they are employed by his Department and or said agencies. [11087/25]
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845. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of fossil fuel boilers that were granted funding through the housing aid for older persons grant in 2023 and 2024, per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11132/25]
846. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the fact that State funds have been made available to numerous private businesses under the built heritage investment scheme 2025; if he will provide justification for providing funds to seemingly profitable businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11143/25]
847. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current policy regarding the use of derelict protected structures for emergency or short-term accommodation; the criteria or guidelines in place to assess the suitability of such properties for this purpose, ensuring the safety and well-being of residents while preserving the integrity of protected structures; and if he will mak…
848. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the data his Department has on levels of vacancy and dereliction in each local authority, including numbers of units, entries on the derelict sites register and amounts owed to local authorities for unpaid derelict sites levies; and to provide the most up-to-date information on these issues and other data relating to vacancy and de…
849. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes that were stalled awaiting approval from his Department at the start of January 2025, across how many schemes and in which local authority areas. [11151/25]
850. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the 3,000 social and affordable homes that received Cabinet approval in February that will be delivered in 2025, 2026 and 2027; and to provide a breakdown of the units to be delivered each year, by type and funding stream. [11152/25]
851. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a supplementary estimate will be brought forward to revise the December 2024 estimate arising from the Cabinet memo allocating €450 million to the delivery of social and affordable housing; if so, when; and the amount allocated to each funding stream for 2025. [11153/25]
852. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding approval will be provided for all outstanding social and affordable project applications to his Department; and to provide a subsequent costing for these and timeline for delivery. [11154/25]
853. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable housing schemes granted approval by Cabinet in February 2025 that have been communicated to local authorities and approved housing bodies (AHB), providing a breakdown by AHB/local authority and the number of units in each scheme. [11155/25]
854. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any capital advance leasing fund (CALF) or cost-rental equity loan (CREL)-funded projects currently under construction have had their staged CALF or CREL payments delayed; and if so, the number, including the total number of units, and for what reason. [11156/25]
855. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the 2025 social housing tenant-in-situ target, with a breakdown for each local authority area; if a circular communicating this and the new restrictions to the scheme has been issued to local authorities; if not, when it will be circulated; if he will commit to publishing the circular on his Department’s website; and if …
856. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing tenant-in-situ purchases concluded in 2024, with a breakdown by local authority area, providing an average purchase cost for the total number of such acquisitions and an average for the acquisitions in each local authority area [11158/25]
857. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any initiative proposed by his Department that seeks to address long-term vacancy in privately owned housing units [11190/25]
858. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if completion of phase 2C of the City Northwest Quarter Regeneration Programme will involve any demolition; and the timeline for completion of same. [11202/25]
859. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for emergency replacement of caravans or mobile homes that have been received by his Department since the recent storm Éowyn; and of these applications, the number that have been approved, rejected or still under consideration, by each local authority area, in tabular form. [11205/25]
860. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the process of application and assessment for emergency replacement of caravans and mobile homes; the general timeline for the application and assessment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11206/25]
861. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of serviced sites under the ready-to-build scheme that have had applications received for development by each local authority since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11217/25]
862. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of serviced sites under the ready-to-build scheme that have had applications approved for development by each local authority since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11218/25]
863. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites under the ready-to-build scheme currently being developed by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11219/25]
864. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of serviced sites under the ready-to-build scheme completed by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11220/25]
865. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progression of the proposed new fire station in Clara, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11299/25]
866. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the lack of funding in Offaly County Council for extensions to council properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11304/25]
867. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by each local authority on emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11308/25]
868. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated or drawn down by each local authority for spending on emergency homeless accommodation in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [11309/25]