Parliamentary questions

1637. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person (details supplied) is still awaiting a response to their appeal to the defective concrete block scheme award option 2; the reason the appeals section does not have a publicly available email address or phone number; the reason the person, and my office, have not received a reply to writt…

1638. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average turn around times for the Croí Cónaithe scheme in all applicable local authorities in the State for the last three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23713/26]

1639. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of CPO completions in each local authority in the State for the last three years; and the average time taken to complete these CPOs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23714/26]

1640. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how long it takes, on average, for a local authority to make a decision on an application for social housing in each local authority in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23716/26]

1641. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of all taskforces that fall under his remit; the dates on which they have met since their inception; the membership of each taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23727/26]

1642. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of recent evidence to the Public Accounts Committee that localised flood warning systems may take a further five to ten years to deliver, whether his Department has assessed the potential for AI-powered flood forecasting approaches, which have been deployed successfully in comparable international cont…

1643. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the introduction of a statutory requirement that all planning applications for grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) be automatically subject to a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), regardless of site size, technology type, or threshold classification; if he will consider…

1644. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial relations dispute within Tailte Éireann given the Government's failure to implement a pay agreement which was agreed between a trade union (details supplied), Tailte Éireann and Government Departments following the merging of Ordnance Survey Ireland into…

1645. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all periodic critical reviews that have been conducted by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) since 2009, in accordance with section 8.14 of the code of practice for the governance of State bodies. [23853/26]

1646. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding which had been allocated to the PPP bundles, by bundle, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23924/26]

1647. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding which has been allocated to the Dublin City Council Home Building Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23925/26]

1648. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the funding application submitted by Fingal County Council to develop housing at Tuckett’s Lane, Howth, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23947/26]

1652. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the recent settlement reached between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Revenue regarding payment in kind to certain NPWS staff members, including the number of staff members involved, the categories of payment in kind, the years during which the settlement covered and the…

1653. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of supported housing units in Wicklow at the moment; and the number that are planned up to 2050; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23996/26]

1654. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a business case or a request for funding in respect of infrastructure related to the delivery of housing in Wicklow. [24006/26]

1655. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for not deducting regular maintenance payments by a partner for their child from their income when being assessed for eligibility for social housing support, yet the recipient of the maintenance payment will have it assessed as income when applying for supports; and if he will make a state…

1656. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the local government taskforce has submitted its report to Government; the number of recommendations this contains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24071/26]

1657. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with reference to the implementation of the developer-led wastewater services infrastructure initiative published by his Department on 4 March 2026; if this initiative will cater for areas that have no existing wastewater treatment systems in addition to those that have wastewater treatment systems in place bu…

1658. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will re-evaluate the situation in which those who inherit their family homes should have their spouses income disregarded upon application for housing aid for older people grant under the housing adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24100/26]

1659. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1686 of 29 July 2025, the amount of funding drawn down by Dublin City Council for Traveller-specific accommodation and services in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24112/26]

1660. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reduce vacancy and dereliction in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22988/26]

1661. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he or his Department have engaged with any stakeholder groups from sectors (details supplied) examining issues related to the insurance and mortgageability of homes with building defects; and if he will provide details of such engagements, including meeting dates, attendees, and any documentation or proposal…

1662. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration is being given to introducing a structural risk classification system for residential properties that includes a rating scale to assess structural condition and associated lending or insurance risk; if so, the current status of these proposals; his Department's role in their development; a…

1663. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme, if he proposes to increase the level of funding allocated to Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to support this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24162/26]

1664. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider providing for specific housing support for lone parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24163/26]