Parliamentary questions

752. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the regeneration of the flats at Noonan’s Road, St Finbarr’s Road, Fort Street and Dean Street, Cork. [46847/24]

753. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the per unit cost provided to local authorities for retrofitting of local authority housing. [46848/24]

754. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the case for reissue of a remediation grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46861/24]

755. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the documents he has personally reviewed regarding the Cork Event Centre in relation to potential land acquisition of same; and the timeline for making decisions relating to the retendering and development board engagement. [46862/24]

756. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a commitment to holding a water referendum within the first one hundred days of the new Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46873/24]

757. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a decision will be made in relation to an NPWS farm plan scheme application submitted by a person in County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46876/24]

758. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has suspended the tenant-in-situ scheme pending the formation of a new Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46879/24]

759. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46931/24]

760. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a full update on the Westgate Vision application for Drogheda, which will revitalise the centre of Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1014/25]

761. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the new incentives or grants that been introduced for those building passive or log cabin homes; the schemes that are available currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1022/25]

762. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a full update on the progress made to deliver a new state-of-the-art fire station in Dunleer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1025/25]

763. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people that availed of the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1057/25]

764. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the nationality of each person currently registered as homeless in Ireland today. [1063/25]

765. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans, if any, to extend further the development contribution fees waiver, following the extension that was made to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1110/25]

766. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide all the information in relation to the recording of a standing stone (details supplied); the date it was notified to his Department; the date it became officially recorded; the professional qualification of the individual who identified and validated the monument in question; and if he will make a sta…

767. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that are in place to eliminate wandering deer from roads in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1134/25]

768. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options that are available to older people who can no longer use the housing aid for older people grant to buy a new fossil fuel boiler, such as an oil or gas boiler, given the new grant amount will not cover air to water systems, and in many cases the house will not be suitable for these heating s…

769. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of additional powers granted to local authorities and the number of powers removed from local authorities over the ten-year period 2015 to 2024 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1227/25]

770. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on planned revisions to the Rural Planning Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1228/25]

771. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the factors used to determine the property price ceilings for the first home scheme by local authority area; if he would consider examining such ceilings by local electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1229/25]

772. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to provide for a new local infrastructure housing activation fund or similar measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1232/25]

773. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria under which a tenant may purchase a home that they are renting from a local authority; the criteria if the property is a detached dwelling or bungalow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/25]

774. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures taken by his Department and by local authorities to address cybersecurity; if he is satisfied as to the level of such security in his Department and such authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/25]

775. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence within his Department; if training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models in the preparation of legislation or statutory instr…

776. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on plans to ensure that cherry laurel which has been removed from the Glen of the Downs does not regrow in areas that have been cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1285/25]