451. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a waiver in respect of development contributions for houses being built in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/25]
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452. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the Mulcahy report into planning irregularities in Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/25]
453. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to proposals in Spain in relation to taxation on real estate bought by non-EU residents (details supplied); if any research has been carried out by his Department into the potential impact of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6125/25]
454. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the wake of storm Éowyn, if his Department will take measures to further support local authorities in the dissemination of information to the public relating to local, regional and national supports and services available to the public during periods of poor weather and electricity blackouts, particularly given the increasing re…
455. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the wake of storm Éowyn, if his Department will take measures to liaise with local authority local co-ordination groups, crisis management teams, severe weather activation teams, and any other relevant teams and personnel to assess and review their response and capabilities at local level, with the view of identifying and streng…
456. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Emergency Co-ordination Group will reconvene all relevant bodies to assess and review response efforts to storm Éowyn once all emergency efforts are stood down; and if there will be an opportunity for organisations and bodies to engage with the group to further inform future storm responses. [6164/25]
457. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the wake of storm Éowyn and following on from his Departments work as part of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group, if consideration will be given to local co-ordination groups being established in all affected counties in the wake of a storm, as opposed to just those worst affected (details supplied); and if he will make …
458. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following serious weather events in recent weeks, if his Department plans to work with local authorities to expand their snow and ice management resources during cold spells, given the impact they can have on travel, access to services, and commercial businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6166/25]
459. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to engage with the business sector, particularly SMEs, following requests to temporarily reduce commercial rates to ease financial burdens during and following serious weather events, like experienced in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6167/25]
460. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of a Nature Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6174/25]
461. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to progress the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024 with regard to the rights of students in digs accommodation; if his Department intends to work or introduce any related legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/25]
462. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any policy to ensure that approved housing bodies repair any damage done to neighbouring properties as a consequence of insufficient maintenance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/25]
463. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless HAP applications received in 2024 and to date in 2025, broken down by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6212/25]
464. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the length of time it is taking for homeless HAP applications to be processed from the date the application is received until the application is put into payment, broken down by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6213/25]
465. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any EU directive on oil boilers/boiler replacement is affecting those availing of housing adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6221/25]
466. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to supply additional funding for priority-3 adaptation grants to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6222/25]
467. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6234/25]
468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6252/25]
469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the lack of emergency accommodation available in Cork south west; whether it is his intention to work with the local authority to improve supply; and if so, to provide details of his plans to do so. [6260/25]
470. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 852 of 9 September 2024, if the review of the working group has been completed; if a Level 8 BSc in Construction Project Management is to be included in the list of approved qualifications for engineering roles within Local Authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6264…
471. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals for County Clare have been assessed by the Housing Agency under the defective concrete block scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/25]
472. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; if any section of his Department currently makes use of artificial intelligence; if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with an…
473. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the 2025 allocation to Fingal County Council for tenant in-situ acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6387/25]
474. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to ensure that single parent families that do not qualify for any existing housing scheme or payment can be supported in finding suitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6404/25]
475. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a detailed breakdown and a full disclosure on several matters relating to the curlew conservation programme in operation since 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/25]