Questions

367. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria used in determining the regional property price caps under the first home scheme; whether a review of the cap applicable to county Carlow has been undertaken in the past 12 months; and if he will consider aligning Carlow's cap of €375,000 with those of neighbouring counties cap of €400,000, including Laois, Kilk…

368. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanism in place for members of the public and legitimate operators to report suspected non-compliance with the safety requirements for commercially hired inflatable amusement equipment under the Planning and Development (Fairgrounds and Fairgrounds Equipment) Regulations 2025; if operators advertising inflatable equ…

369. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to enforce the safety-certification requirements for commercially hired inflatable amusement equipment, including bouncy castles, under the Planning and Development (Fairgrounds and Fairground Equipment) Regulations 2025; the number of inflatable-hire operators inspected since the regulations came …

370. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the cut-off year for eligibility for qualification under the warmer homes scheme has not changed since the revamped scheme was introduced; and when this date of before 1st January, 2006 is expected to move forward to include homes built in the years after 2006. [70417/26]

371. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which mortgage-to-rent caps are calculated; the current limit in each county: and if he has considered increasing the limit in County Monaghan. [70456/26]

372. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schemes available to assist a private resident-owner of an apartment, situated in an urban area, who wishes to vacate their current property and relocate to another property within the locality; if there is a swap scheme available to two such individuals who may be in this position; and if the housing purchase support schemes a…

373. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will review the mortgage to rent scheme purchase price caps in light of house price inflation, particularly in those non urban areas that have experienced significant second hand house price inflation in recent years. [70483/26]

374. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans for lands (details supplied) purchased by the Land Development Agency; when is it planned these lands will be developed and approximately; and the number of homes planned for these lands. [70641/26]

375. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to installing an automatic weather station or other appropriate monitoring equipment in the lower foothills of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, County Kerry to improve monitoring of local wind conditions in the Laune Valley and Killorglin area. [70613/26]

376. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that he has indicated previously that his Department would be reviewing and raising social housing income limits this year, to provide an update on his work in this area. [70626/26]

377. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Ireland’s draft nature restoration plan submitted to the European Commission on 1 September 2026 will be made publicly available. [70649/26]

378. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ask Met Éireann to examine whether the existing weather monitoring network adequately captures localised wind speeds and severe weather conditions in the Laune Valley and Killorglin area, particularly given the surrounding mountainous topography. [70609/26]

379. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department monitors the geographic concentration of proposed and approved onshore wind energy developments; the number of turbines approved and proposed in county Kilkenny; and whether consideration is given to ensuring an equitable distribution of renewable energy infrastructure across regions. [70343/26]

380. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will consider mandatory follow-up of sale-based terminations, including requiring the former tenant to be offered the tenancy back where the sale does not proceed. [70336/26]

381. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he is satisfied that communities affected by strategic infrastructure developments, SIDs, have adequate opportunities to participate in the planning process; and if he will outline any proposals to enhance public participation. [70347/26]

93. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out his plans to address the worsening homelessness crisis. [69619/26]

94. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider an emergency response to the growing number of people homeless in emergency accommodation and the very high estimates of those who are living in hidden homelessness; to outline the measures his Department is already taking; if he will declare the situation a crisis requiring an emergency and coordinated response; …

95. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state when he will publish the legislation for the Celtic tiger era building defects redress scheme. [69620/26]

96. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he will take this winter to reverse rising homelessness; when the promised and delayed child and family homelessness action plan will be published; and the emergency measures he will take this winter to accelerate exits from emergency accommodation. [68816/26]

97. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority or an approved housing body's I.S. 465 building professional recommends option 1 remediation (details supplied), his power to seek documentary evidence and request review by the Housing Agency can result in the original remediation recommendation being altered or overturned; the precise statutory basis for this …

98. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing assistance payment scheme will be extended to include the housing asset-owning parents of persons with additional needs and disabilities. [69734/26]

99. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to ensure that the delivery of large-scale housing developments is matched by the guaranteed provision of essential community infrastructure, including community centres, libraries, childcare and other local amenities; and whether additional funding or supports will be provided to areas experi…

100. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan will be increased. [69157/26]

101. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being considered to increase the number of affordable-to-buy housing units provided by local councils. [69263/26]

102. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to increase the number of cost-rental units that will be provided in schemes by local authorities. [69265/26]