Parliamentary questions

384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any formal benchmarking framework exists comparing homelessness service delivery standards across local authorities or homeless regions. [36349/26]

385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any review has been undertaken regarding differing operational thresholds for access to emergency accommodation between local authorities. [36350/26]

386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of emergency accommodation capacity nationally currently comprised of hotels, bed-and-breakfast accommodation, family hubs, congregated facilities and supported temporary accommodation respectively. [36351/26]

387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any national target exists to reduce dependency on hotel or bed-and-breakfast emergency accommodation. [36352/26]

388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the long-term fiscal sustainability of hotel-based emergency accommodation provision. [36353/26]

389. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Department receives standardised monthly reporting from each homelessness region regarding accommodation-type utilisation and occupancy rates. [36354/26]

390. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any modelling has been carried out estimating the proportion of projected housing demand to 2040 attributable to net migration assumptions within the revised National Planning Framework population projections. [36355/26]

391. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the corr…

392. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the proposed planning exemptions relating to attic conversions; whether standardised provisions will apply in respect of dormer size, roof alterations such as hip-to-gable conversions, and the inclusion of side or front dormers; and when full technical guidance will be published. [36432/26]

393. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposed planning exemptions for residential development will include attic conversions; if national standards will apply uniformly across all local authorities; and the extent to which individual councils will retain discretion in applying such regulations. [36433/26]

394. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timeline for the introduction of new planning exemptions currently under consideration; when draft regulations will be published; and whether stakeholders, including industry practitioners, will be consulted in advance of implementation. [36434/26]

395. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm, following remarks by the Taoiseach (details supplied), that it is the policy of his Department and the policy of Government to eventually eliminate all planning authorisations for the commercial extraction of peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36462/26]

396. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce targeted supports for practising thatchers, including grant schemes or heritage-craft stipends, to ensure the continued maintenance of Ireland’s thatched buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36467/26]

397. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a breakdown of spending on advertising which was funded or overseen by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in each of the past five, including a breakdown by medium that is radio, television, social media, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36493/26]

398. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on when responsibility for property services and estate agents will be transferred to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36499/26]

101. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether representation for the disability service providers is provided for on the disability steering groups within each County Council; in particular, whether representation is provided for section 39A providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35749/26]

102. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new homes built in County Mayo in each of the past ten years; the number built by approved housing bodies; the number that were private homes; the number that were local authority homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35360/26]

103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a copy of the promised 'An Overview of Local Authorities Differential Rent Schemes and Rent Reviews', which was due to be published early this year by the Value for Money Unit, Local Government Audit Service. [35456/26]

104. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the income thresholds for the affordable home purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/26]

105. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for Local Government when he will publish the report from the Local Government Taskforce. [35531/26]

106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spending, by year, to date on the Dublin Inner City Taskforce including projects funded by the initiative or because of it, in tabular form. [35532/26]

107. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's plan to address the housing needs of people with an intellectual disability who are cared for at home by parents and family members aged 70 and over; the plans in place to address the housing needs of these individuals when their carers pass away or can no longer care for them; and if he will mak…

108. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to advise if approved housing bodies that provide housing for tenants with specific needs, such as people with disabilities and those exiting homelessness, can access CALF and P and A funding streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35566/26]

109. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the funding provided to approved housing bodies that provide housing for tenants with disabilities through CALF and P and A funding streams for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35567/26]

110. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority housing allocations for people with disabilities in 2025, broken down by physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or other classification of disability, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35568/26]