Parliamentary questions

652. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any geographical areas that are currently without locally funded NPWS posts, as well as funded but not filled NPWS posts, for conservation ranger, district conservation officer and regional manager roles or equivalent; the length of time each area has been without such a post; if there are temporar…

653. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of the most recent date on which any NPWS posts in geographical areas currently without locally funded posts, or sanctioned but unfilled posts were advertised, broken down by region and role, for conservation ranger, district conservation officer and regional manager roles or equivalent; whether each …

336. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority owned houses currently lying vacant in County Mayo; the reasons these properties remain idle; and the steps being taken to bring them back into use as social housing, particularly in light of ongoing homelessness and housing shortages. [35805/26]

337. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of five council owned houses in Swinford that have been lying vacant for approximately two years; the reasons refurbishment works have not yet been completed; and when these homes will be made available to families on the housing list. [35806/26]

338. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that is available to Mayo County Council to refurbish and re-let vacant council houses; whether additional emergency funding will be provided to speed up turnaround times; and if he will act to ensure vacant properties are prioritised over long-term emergency accommodation. [35807/26]

339. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he justifies council-owned houses remaining vacant for extended periods while families and individuals are forced to stay in homeless shelters and emergency accommodation; and the measures being introduced to prevent prolonged vacancy of local authority housing stock. [35808/26]

340. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time council houses remain vacant before being reallocated; whether targets exist for bringing such houses back into use; and if specific action will be taken regarding vacant properties in Swinford, given the increasing number of people struggling to secure permanent housing. [35809/26]

341. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35869/26]

342. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for reviewing the Memorandum of Understanding with an organisation (details supplied) and his Department, in light of the recommendations of the Independent Advisory Committee report published under Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan by Minister of State Christopher O'Sullivan, which emphasises the…

343. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has engaged with representative countryside, conservation and rural stakeholder organisations, farming organisations, hunting associations and game management groups, regarding proposed EU restrictions on lead ammunition; and if he will detail the engagement undertaken to date. [35920/26]

344. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason local authorities are no longer accepting properties under long-term leasing arrangements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35932/26]

345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35936/26]

346. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the final turnout for Vote 34, including capital and current expenditure and all subheads and programme level outturns, for each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [35946/26]

347. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his engagements with representatives countryside, conservation and rural stakeholder organisations, farming organisations, hunting associations and game management groups, regarding proposed EU restrictions on lead ammunition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35951/26]

348. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage which councils accept self-declarations in terms of owning properties abroad when a person from abroad applies for local authority homes. [35969/26]

349. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how long immigrants must be habitually resident in Ireland before they can apply for local author homes. [35970/26]

350. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a case involving a family in County Kildare (details supplied ) whose applications under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme (CTCCS) were verbally confirmed as approved in November 2025 but subsequently reopened and reassessed; the reason for this reversal and the change in ev…

351. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently consider a waiver in respect of planning permission for short-term lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36088/26]

352. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the monthly breakdown, on a national basis, of adults in emergency accommodation categorised as Irish citizens, EEA/UK citizens, and Non-EEA citizens, for each month from April 2022 to the most recent date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36231/26]

353. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any assessment has been undertaken regarding the impact of inward migration and international protection trends on demand for emergency accommodation since 2022; and if so, to provide details of such assessments. [36233/26]

354. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has considered introducing a standardised national dataset recording the immigration status of persons accessing homeless services; and if not, the reason for same. [36234/26]

355. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of adults in emergency accommodation who previously resided in International Protection Accommodation Service accommodation before entering homeless services, for each of the past 24 months. [36235/26]

356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the National Homeless Action Committee has discussed the impact of migration-related demand on homelessness services; and if so, to provide the dates and summary outcomes of those discussions. [36236/26]

357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has examined the reasons why nationality data is not collected in respect of children in emergency accommodation; and whether any legal, GDPR or operational barriers have been identified. [36238/26]

358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homeless families in emergency accommodation where at least one adult is recorded as a Non-EEA citizen, for the latest period available. [36239/26]