330. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost to the Exchequer of social housing acquisitions in 2025; and to provide a further average cost breakdown by sun scheme including tenant-in-situ, vacant homeless acquisition and so on. [46635/26]
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331. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authority, Dáil Éireann and European election boundaries will be revised; the timeline and approach to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46679/26]
332. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of updated costs for each local authority to employ an archaeologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46700/26]
333. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of increasing Heritage Council funding by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026. [46826/26]
334. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of recruiting one full-time professional archaeologist for every local authority area in the State. [46827/26]
111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) that was published by University of Galway that analysed eight coastal local authorities and identified 2,279 properties and 570 km of roads at risk of coastal erosion; if his Department are working on a roadmap for an Irish Coastal Change Adaptation Framework…
112. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of derelict sites levy assessed, collected and outstanding within the Fingal County Council administrative area in 2025 and 2026 to date; the number of sites liable for the levy in each year ahead of the planned transfer of responsibility for the collection of the derelict sites levy from local authorities to …
113. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has assessed the potential financial impact on Fingal County Council arising from the transfer of derelict sites levy collection over to the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated amount of derelict sites levy revenue that Fingal County Council would forego under the new arrangements; the alternative funding mechanism…
114. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the forthcoming National Invasive Species Management Strategy for Ireland will give due consideration to the spread of invasive African curly waterweed (lagarosiphon major) and invasive Canadian pondweed (Elodea sp.) in Lough Corrib SAC, County Galway, as referenced in the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Reg…
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to address the increasing number of people presenting to Kildare County Council as homeless following the introduction of the Residential Tenancies Act 2026 [46371/26]
116. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the recommendations of final report of the Local Democracy Taskforce will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46387/26]
117. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1138 of 9 June 2026, if he will undertake a regulatory impact assessment of the regulation noting that the European Commission's impact assessment of Regulation 2024/900 primarily concerned the regulation of online political advertising, and contained no reference or consideration to the nature of…
118. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the standardised data on emergency accommodation collected from Local Authority housing departments; if the reasons people require emergency accommodation are included; the way in which this is used for the planning of services to prevent homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46405/26]
119. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has assessed the potential financial impact on Fingal County Council arising from the transfer of derelict sites levy collection over to the Revenue Commissioners; the estimated amount of derelict sites levy revenue that Fingal County Council would forego under the new arrangements; and if he will make a statement o…
561. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the guidelines for wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45789/26]
562. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a scheme that will support relocation for those living in homes located close to areas at risk of coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45870/26]
563. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated annual cost of providing a housing first tenancy, including the cost of wraparound health and social supports, to a single adult experiencing long-term homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45062/26]
564. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 12 of the Annual Progress Report 2026 that is designated for the construction of new-build social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45063/26]
565. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all-in cost of delivering a new-build social housing unit in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively, by a one-bedroom apartment, two-bedroom apartment, three-bedroom house; the breakdown of these costs between construction, land acquisition, professional fees, VAT, and so on; and if he will make a statement on…
566. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a detailed progress report in regard to the proposed wastewater treatment system for Beaufort village, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45098/26]
567. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in noting that Dublin City Council has had to pause its financial contribution scheme, when will his Department allocate funding and introduce a national right sizing policy that will allow local authorities re-establish this important scheme. [45104/26]
568. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposed review of rural housing planning policies will include a review of planning restrictions affecting applicants seeking permission for one-off housing developments along the N56 in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45113/26]
569. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will allocate funding and introduce a national right sizing policy that will allow local authorities re-establish a scheme given that Dublin City Council has had to pause its financial contribution scheme. [45155/26]
570. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45168/26]
571. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45186/26]