Parliamentary questions

150. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of children are now in emergency homeless accommodation; to provide details on the length of time children are being left in emergency accommodation under the following categories: 1-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 months, 18-24 months, and more than 24 months; if he has any policy or…

555. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of requests to his Department that have been granted for various matters (details supplied); the number of such requests that have been refused; and the grounds on which they have been refused. [2499/25]

556. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what contacts have been made with his Department by the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure in relation to transboundary issues arising from plans for mining in the Sperrins; what arrangements, if any, have made been to facilitate public engagement and consultation in this jurisdiction in relation to t…

557. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the work of his Department in progressing national guidelines for the development of solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2901/25]

558. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare, per sector (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2973/25]

559. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure has formally notified the Government of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB, as required under the Espoo Convention and EIA Regulations, given the shared waterways between both jurisdictions. [3305/25]

560. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a formal notification has been made of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB; when this will be published in a national newspaper in the Republic of Ireland to ensure full public awareness, particularly regarding potential impacts on the River Finn SAC and species such as the Atlantic salmon. [33…

561. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps the Government will take to ensure that proper transboundary environmental impact assessments are conducted for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, particularly concerning water quality and ecology in the River Finn SAC, as required under the Habitats Directive. [3307/25]

562. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time the public consultation period in the Republic of Ireland will last for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project; and what efforts will be made to engage relevant environmental authorities and the public, given the significant potential environmental and health risks associated with the propose…

563. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people in receipt of the housing assistance payment in County Clare for each of the years from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3374/25]

564. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3375/25]

565. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he is taking to address invasive species in Killarney National Park (details supplied). [2134/25]

566. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount spent on addressing invasive species, broken down by national park, in each of the years from 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2135/25]

567. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the amount spent on addressing rhododendron species, broken down by national park, in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form. [2136/25]

568. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms, if any, available for cost rental tenants to transfer property to another cost rental unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2160/25]

569. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to abolish the means testing for the housing adaptation grant for disabled persons, the mobility aids grant, and the housing aid for older persons' grant; if he will ensure that all adaptations, appliances, new improvement works, and so on, are affordable to all persons with a disability in the State; and if h…

570. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding allocated to Offaly County Council on an annual basis from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [2183/25]

571. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures in place for county councils to apply for additional funding during severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2185/25]

572. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to offer additional support to preserve thatched roofs, given the additional costs associated with keeping up these homes and consequentially the incentives associated with replacing a thatched roof with another material; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2201/25]

573. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the implementation of the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources; if each of the five working groups (details supplied) has been formally established; the number of times each working group has met since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2220/25]

574. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities currently using choice-based letting to make social housing allocations. [2239/25]

575. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes purchased from financing institutions by the Housing Agency with their rolling fund in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of these properties that were then sold onto AHBs and local authorities; and the current status of the fund. [2240/25]

576. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the housing supports that are available to persons suffering from mental health issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2295/25]

577. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the issue of voter registration will be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2306/25]

578. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently address the situation whereby old-age pensioners have seen their council rents increase, by the same amount as their pensions were increased in Budget 2025 as a cost-of-living measure, as it is unacceptable that this money is being swallowed by council rents instead of being made available to pensi…