Questions

311. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes he is currently bringing forward or intends to bring forward arising from the approved housing body strategic review, in tabular form. [23318/26]

312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the methodology currently being used to determine the social housing targets for each local authority area; the data sources used; the assumptions underpinning the methodology; and the rational for the targets that are to be set. [23319/26]

313. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on any proposed legislation or regulatory changes to allow for the use of cabins or modular units in back gardens for residential purposes; the expected timeline for bringing forward such measures; the conditions under which such units may be permitted, including planning, occupancy and servicing requirements…

314. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Ireland's progress under the Nature Restoration Law. [23391/26]

315. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the social housing list for Arklow, County Wicklow remains so long; the reason a shortage of new social housing continues to exist; the measures planned to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23392/26]

316. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of the legal costs incurred by An Coimiúsín Pleanála (ACP) in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; the individuals amount paid out to solicitors and barristers representing ACP; and amounts paid to solicitors and barristers representing third parties in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [23…

317. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid out by An Coimiúsín Pleanála (ACP) in legal costs to named solicitors and barristers concerning High Court judicial review cases ACP conceded in 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026; and the name of the plaintiffs in each case and date ACP conceded the cases, in tabular form. [23400/26]

318. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the total amount of local authority home loan applications, by local authority; and the number of successful applications, in tabular form. [23426/26]

319. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the total amounts of units retrofitted, by local authority area, for each of the past five years. [23427/26]

320. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the total spend on retrofitting of housing units, by local authority, in tabular form. [23428/26]

321. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the regeneration of Noonan Road, Cork, and surrounding streets. [23429/26]

322. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of affordable houses, cost rental and cost purchase, planned for Cork City and County Councils; and on the targets he has set for same. [23430/26]

323. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the remedies or supports available in the case of a person who experiences frequent interruptions to their mains water supply due to topography and low pressure, as verified by Uisce Éireann, but who is simultaneously ineligible for a local authority grant for a new well, on the basis that the property is connected to the public …

324. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the inadequate income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan, if he will have these income limits increased without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23488/26]

325. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility population threshold for towns applying under the newly announced Towns and Cities Regeneration Investment Fund; to confirm whether the threshold is 10,000, 9,000, or another figure; the basis for the threshold applied; whether it is based on Census 2022 settlement populations; and whether towns with a populati…

148. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities are resourced efficiently to process Section 5 planning applications as part of the vacant property refurbishment grant to ensure that the statutory four weeks for a decision on said application is made; if he is aware of delays in a local authority where such applications a…

149. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.1025 of 18 March 2026, if he intends to introduce a measure to count the number of build-to-rent apartments that are being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/26]

150. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when housing assistance payments were last reviewed; if he has considered reviewing and increasing the rate of housing assistance payments to reflect market rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22731/26]

151. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether S.I. No. 166/2007 - Local Government (Business Improvement Districts Ratepayer Plebiscite) Regulations 2007 remains in force and applicable within the areas that were previously under the jurisdiction of those bodies; and if the Regulations continue to apply, if he will outline the body of elected members that now holds d…

152. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a social housing passport can be considered; to outline the options for a person who has over 10 years on one local authority list but has settled into the community of a different local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22784/26]

153. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22878/26]

154. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22899/26]

155. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact date by which the new vacant above the shop grant will be operational; when local authorities will begin accepting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22909/26]

156. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when updated guidance, circulars and operational instructions will issue to local authorities regarding the administration of the vacant above the shop grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22910/26]

157. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will consider extending the vacant above the shop grant to include conversion or refurbishment of vacant rear-of-property or back-of-site areas, where such spaces are structurally connected to commercial premises but not physically located above the shop; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22911/26]