714. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that the defective concrete blocks grant scheme applies unit rates aligned to 2007 Building Regulations, and further given that certain elements of construction such as double glazing to 2007 specifications are no longer commercially available, whether the use of currently available alternatives such as triple glazing is clas…
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715. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review correspondence (details supplied). [30319/26]
716. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider proposing the extension of the mandatory retirement age for firefighters from 62 years-of-age to the State pension age of 66, in view of the enactment of the Employment (Restriction on Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Act 2025, which recognises that employees should not be required to retire before …
717. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will amend the Croí Cónaithe grant process so that applicants may draw down funds on the basis of a completion certificate issued by a qualified local engineer, rather than being required to submit all receipts prior to payment, noting that applicants will still be required to retain all receipts for potential random audits t…
718. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30481/26]
719. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to provide for adult changing facilities in every Irish town with a population greater than 5,000. [30489/26]
720. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the derelict sites levy data will be published for 2025. [30537/26]
721. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount waived in the derelict sites levies in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [30538/26]
722. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has held any meetings with the Minister for Finance on the new derelict sites tax; and the number of these meetings. [30539/26]
723. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the Southwest Regional Homeless Forum met in 2025 and to date in 2026; the dates of these meetings; and the number of attendees. [30540/26]
724. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the full voids return allocation was drawn down in 2025; the date the full allocation was drawn down; and the number of homes that remained vacant at 31 December 2025. [30541/26]
725. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes that have had stock audits completed; whether he has seen preliminary results of these stock audits; and whether he intends to fund legacy issues identified in these audits. [30542/26]
726. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the impact of probate delays on national housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30577/26]
727. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is the current policy of his private office/Department to formally invite or notify all local Oireachtas members of constituency events at which Ministers are in attendance in the course of performing their ministerial duties and functions; if he will provide the Department's current policy or protocol on this; and if he will mak…
728. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all events across every constituency attended by the Minister in the course of his ministerial duties since 1 January 2026, where formal invitations/notifications to attend were not issued by his office to all local Oireachtas members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30619/26]
729. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the complete staffing WTE compliment for Tailte Éireann, by grade; if his attention has been drawn to a human resourcing issue at the body; the steps he will take with Tailte Éireann to clear backlogs in processing files. [30647/26]
730. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the definition of “betterment” under the defective concrete blocks scheme; whether upgrades such as triple glazing and heat pumps are formally excluded from grant eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30665/26]
731. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are solar panels in place on the rooftop or within the grounds of his Department building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30700/26]
732. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30718/26]
733. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30738/26]
734. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30755/26]
735. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30777/26]
736. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation of funding to each State agency under his Department’s remit, broken down by the allocation to each agency, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30798/26]
737. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30816/26]
738. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by his Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30846/26]