Parliamentary questions

192. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific legislative, regulatory or planning barriers identified by his Department that continue to limit the delivery of higher density apartment and duplex developments in existing urban areas, particularly in Dublin city and suburban locations with access to high capacity public transport; whether consi…

193. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to each local authority in 2024 and 2025 under the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability, the mobility aids grant, and the housing aid for older people schemes; the amount drawn down by each local authority in those years; the level of underspend, recorded …

194. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the status of planned reforms to the planning system to ensure that appropriate childcare facilities are planned for and delivered as part of new residential developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/26]

195. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to amending the provisions relating to Section 42 licences under the Wildlife Act 1976, issued by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, to allow for their use not only to prevent serious damage to crops, forestry, or property, but also to address public safety concerns arisi…

196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be ensured that the current rezoning project being carried out by local authorities will result in the social and affordable housing that is needed across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37550/26]

197. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the target of the 7,500 affordable purchase and cost rental homes for 2026; the reason only 935 affordable purchase homes were delivered in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37481/26]

198. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a review of eligibility criteria and the identification of priority areas for grant aid schemes administered by local authorities to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment system/septic tank systems; when it is likely that these changes will come into effect; and if he wil…

199. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the local government task force report will to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37309/26]

200. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans for housing options for older people properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/26]

201. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the total expenditure in 2025 on emergency homeless accommodation, with a breakdown for the amount paid out to private providers. [37508/26]

202. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities have adequate powers and flexibility to respond to parking pressures arising from new developments, particularly in suburban areas with high levels of car dependency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37540/26]

203. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans for social and/or affordable housing for Arklow, County Wicklow, with projected completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37477/26]

204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on funding for inner city regeneration projects; if he will acknowledge the need for housing regeneration to have a separate and distinct funding stream to housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/26]

205. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the work of the Housing Activation Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37515/26]

206. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first-time buyers in Galway that have benefitted from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/26]

207. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on when his Department will provide the funding to Donegal County Council to proceed with affordable housing projects in the county. [37484/26]

208. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when will the planning exemptions be introduced to allow for modular homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37502/26]

209. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the interim fire safety defects remediation scheme. [37506/26]

210. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish a planning statement setting out relevant planning criteria to be applied in local authority development plans for rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37218/26]

211. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the provision of affordable housing schemes in East County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/26]

212. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to undertake a fundamental review of the Local Authority Home Loan to make it more widely accessible. [37497/26]

213. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes developed, including by approved housing bodies, specifically for disabled people, and separately, people with an intellectual disability, by local authority, in the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36513/26]

214. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will visit locations (details supplied) to view conditions in these social housing complexes which are the subjects of severely delayed regeneration projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37485/26]

215. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the expanded role of the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37518/26]

216. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in the State currently receiving a pension for having worked as retained firefighters. [26565/26]