Parliamentary questions

1690. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he oversees the comparator selection for determining cost rental rates. [24735/26]

1691. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of the number of staffing posts Kildare County Council will apply for between 2022 and Q4 2025: the number that were withdrawn; the number that were refused; if refused, the reason for refusal; if workforce planning was the reason, if he will provide details; and if he will make …

1692. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage that has been given by his Department to amending Building Regulations 2010 Part M to mandate a minimum percentage of wheelchair liveable dwellings. [24757/26]

1693. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is undertaking to address the low uptake of social housing and independent living supports by people with intellectual disabilities. [24758/26]

1694. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the €50 million Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) provided to Cork City Council in 2021 for the regeneration of Grand Parade which remains unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24773/26]

1695. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of the number of staffing posts Kildare County Council, Kerry County Council, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council applied for between 2022 and Q4 2025: the number that were withdrawn; the number that were refused; if refused, the reason for refusal; if workforce planni…

1696. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider giving people who are on their local authorities housing list who have received a valid notice of termination access to homeless HAP earlier than the current 12 weeks prior to their notice of termination date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24790/26]

1697. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the new Developer Provided Infrastructure for Wastewater Treatment Plants of developments of up to 40 houses, can plants be installed in a village in a rural area that already has a plant but is at capacity/not working, or can plants only be installed where Uisce Éireann currently do not have a plant; and…

1698. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage while the Apartments and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 awaits enactment, if OMCs are legally permitted to collect levies from owners for defect works that will qualify for 100% grant funding under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24846/26]

1699. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the enacted the Apartment and Duplex Remediation Bill 2024, the obligations the OMCs have to apply for grant funding before or instead of levying owners; and the statutory protections that will ensure owners are refunded where levies have already been collected for grant-eligible works; and if he…

1700. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the enactment of the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks (Amendment) Act 2025, and noting that part of the scheme has been administrated by Donegal County Council, when he expect the remainder of the amendments under the Bill to commence administration across all …

1701. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to raise the ceiling for the first home scheme to €450,000 in Limerick as current ceiling is not in line with market prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24880/26]

1702. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the list of the new planning regulations that are coming into effect this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/26]

1703. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with Dublin City Council to review their budget shortfall for resurfacing and general road maintenance repairs across the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24915/26]

1704. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with local authorities to agree a uniform set of rules for the application of the means assessment for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24916/26]

1705. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his view on whether carers allowances should be disregarded as assessable income for HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/26]

1706. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position where an individual is on a social housing list in one local authority area and transfers to another, the way they can ensure their previous years continue to be counted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24932/26]

1707. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of transfers in 2025 from the social housing list of one local authority to another local authority. [24933/26]

1708. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of supported housing units in east Cork; and the number of supported housing units that are planned. [24942/26]

1709. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether owners management companies can lawfully collect levies for defect works that will qualify for 100% grant funding under the scheme while the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 awaits enactment; if owners management companies will be required to pursue grant funding before levying owners; th…

1710. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures he is taking to provide accommodation for one-parent families given the higher vulnerability of this group to experience homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/26]

1711. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the delivery achieved to date under the 2025 Planned Maintenance/Voids Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24979/26]

1712. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 26 March 2026, to provide a specific answer for the shortage of social housing in Arklow, County Wicklow, as distinct from County Wicklow as a whole, as per the original question. [24982/26]

1713. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an entitlement to the current rate of RAS payment of a person will be affected in cases in which a tenant may receive an inheritance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/26]

1714. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy, or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25038/26]