Parliamentary questions

579. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with Cork County Council on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/25]

580. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has engaged with Uisce Eireann in regard to the need for a wastewater treatment plant in Shannonvale, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2352/25]

581. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there exists an available grant for a disabled person to install an accessible upstairs bathroom. [2362/25]

582. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is considering special considerations to the enhanced defective concrete block scheme such as 'side-by-side' building, to facilitate the most vulnerable homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/25]

583. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to extending the enhanced defective concrete block scheme to Northern Ireland or exploring a cross-Border approach; if discussions are being held with counterparts in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2383/25]

584. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of and estimated timing for a decision on properties (details supplied). [2397/25]

585. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a landlord can enter into a HAP agreement with a tenant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/25]

586. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to sanction an allocation of a full-time Irish language officer at a county council (details supplied). [2430/25]

587. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the statutory register for architectural technologists to give them recognition alongside other sector disciplines, architects, engineers and building surveyors in built environment; the timeline for the register to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/25]

588. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update with regard to the books of Innisfallen potentially being relocated to Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2457/25]

589. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility requirements for a property to avail of the vacant property refurbishment grant scheme of croí cónaithe, which has received funding under the built heritage investment scheme. [2475/25]

590. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes granted planning permission in Dublin city in each of the years 2020-2024 inclusive, by local electoral area and type of dwelling (whether apartments or houses), in tabular form; the number of these homes that will be affordable-purchase homes, as well as the number that will be allocated …

591. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new home completions in Dublin city in each of the years 2020-2024 inclusive, by local electoral area and type of dwelling (whether apartments or houses), in tabular form; the number of these homes that are affordable-purchase homes, as well as the number that are allocated for social housing; how m…

592. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow for an increase in the number of homes being built for young families, many of whom have access to family land, but cannot obtain permission to build due to spatial planning guidelines; and if h…

593. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates on which a newly established steering group between Dublin local authorities and his Department will meet to prepare a strategic plan for the future management of areas used by Brent geese to ensure balance is struck between the development of essential local amenities and protection of the species unde…

594. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current situation in relation to the purchase of local authority houses by tenants; if he plans to review this situation; if he will consider a tenant purchase scheme for approved housing bodies tenants whose operators were amenable to the provision of such a sale and in circumstances in which income acc…

595. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 22 January 2025, to confirm that no circular has been issued to local authorities with respect to housing assistance payment rates for separated parents with part access to their children, whereby the HAP rate is changed when the child turns 18. [2671/25]

596. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will expand the scope of the local authority energy efficiency retrofit scheme by including windows and doors, heat pumps and ventilation systems as they are outdated and faulty in many local authority houses and this will also extend the lifetime of these properties; and if he will make a statement on t…

597. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on marine protected area legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/25]

598. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the proliferation of log cabin/wooden residential structures for on sites, in back yards and gardens throughout the country arising from the housing crisis demand; if he will introduce whatever legislation is necessary to provide a reprieve for these dwellings and their occupiers from a req…

599. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme of affordable housing and low-cost sites for towns and villages with a population of less than 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2746/25]

600. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2764/25]

601. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring forward an amendment to the Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, allowing the increase in the cap to be applied retrospectively to homeowners already participating in the defective concrete block grant scheme. [2780/25]

602. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeowners who have availed of financial support from the State under the pyrite remediation scheme from the commencement of the scheme to date in 2025; the average amount granted to each of the homeowners under the scheme; and the average level of matching financial contribution by each o…

603. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on his engagements with his European counterparts, and the European Union, regarding assistance to alleviate the impact of storm Éowyn; the timeframe in which it was first considered to seek assistance; when a request for assistance was first made; if an offer of support was offered in advance…