596. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of the planned relocation of Waterways Ireland's Tullamore premises to a new purpose-built depot; the original and current cost estimates for the Ulster Canal restoration project; and the completion timeline for each. [73998/26]
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597. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Waterways Ireland operates without a board, unlike other agencies (details supplied); whether a board will be established; and the governance arrangements currently in place. [73999/26]
598. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider including an estate (details supplied) in the interim remediation scheme or any related scheme under his Department's remit. [74450/26]
599. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to date of developing the Lough Erne by-laws, including the cost of the 2015 public consultation that could not be relied upon; and the reason a new consultation was required. [74000/26]
600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to correspondence his predecessor received (details supplied) the action he has taken in regard to the matters raised. [74455/26]
601. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether Irish citizens and persons granted international protection status are treated identically for the purposes of social housing allocation; and where differences arise, to specify them. [74298/26]
602. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Government maintains a model estimating the impact of net migration on annual housing demand; and if so, the projected figures used by his Department in policy planning. [74297/26]
603. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73981/26]
604. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74436/26]
605. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has engaged with Hedgerows Ireland and other environmental organisations regarding proposals for enhanced legislative protection of hedgerows; whether consideration is being given to incorporating such proposals into the National Nature Restoration Plan or forthcoming amendments to the Wildlife Acts. [74140…
606. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the review of the Wildlife Acts; whether proposals to strengthen the statutory protection of mature, historic and ecologically significant hedgerows are being considered; whether his Department has examined the provisions of the Protection of Hedgerows Bill 2024; and the anticipated timeframe for bringing fo…
607. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will be transferred from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to his Department. [74129/26]
608. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to include a Traveller identifier in homeless reports. [74128/26]
609. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 66731/26, whether his Department has assessed housing demand using the 2022 Census data; if so, the estimated level of housing demand identified; and if he will provide the figures in tabular form. [74120/26]
610. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has formally instructed local authorities to include specific targets for UD+ (wheelchair liveable) dwellings within their Housing Delivery Action Plans; whether annual and five-year targets for universally designed housing, including wheelchair liveable homes, are mandatory within the HDAP framework; if his Depar…
611. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to include targets for Traveller-specific accommodation in housing delivery action plans. [74133/26]
612. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether responsibility for the MUD Act and PSRA has transferred to his Department; and, if so, to confirm when he intends to initiate a review of the legislation underpinning both multiple unit developments and the property services regulatory authority. [74114/26]
613. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assessment his Department has made of the impact of commercial rates on the viability of riding schools and equestrian centres, particularly in rural areas; whether his Department has engaged with representative bodies on the issue; the contribution of these facilities to equine participation, youth sport, disability inclusion …
409. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he has allocated the €2 billion allocated to his Department under the ICNF; the amount that has been spent to date; the amount that has been allocated to date; and the amount that has yet to be allocated, in tabular form. [71370/26]
410. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by his Department broken down by name of the event, location, date, State agencies or other departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same (including costs borne by state agencies under its aegis), in tabular form. [71407/26]
411. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Castleisland Housing Project (details supplied) will be expedited; the status of the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71636/26]
412. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the Government’s plans for the wind-down of the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; the number of participants whose entitlement under the scheme is due to expire in each of the next five years; whether a replacement or successor scheme is being considered; the arrangements that will apply to affected landowne…
413. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance he is providing to local authorities to assess planning applications that may be made by persons seeking to register properties with the short-term letting register. [71645/26]
414. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department, the National Monuments Service, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, or an agency under his remit has assessed, or intends to assess, the suitability of High Island (Ardoileán), Claddaghduff, County Galway, for acquisition by the State in light of its archaeological and cultural significance (details su…
415. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approvals under the local authority home loan scheme for each local authority in 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and the resources provided to each local authority under the local authority home loan scheme in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [71658/26]