Parliamentary questions

404. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if Lough Corrib and the River Corrib in County Galway still retain their “salmonid waters” designation as granted by his legacy Department under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations (1988); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16163/26]

405. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all sporting/recreational clubs in County Galway that the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) has directly engaged with since 2020, regarding the threat of non-piscine invasive species to the ecology of Lough Corrib SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16164/26]

406. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the grant scheme for private wells at domestic dwellings to allow for houses where Uisce Éireann have acknowledged an inability to ensure a reliable water supply and service to the house due to its location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16225/26]

152. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the updated average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15280/26]

153. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of all occasions in which he or his predecessors exercised the power conferred on them under Section 15(3) of the Climate Action & Low Carbon Development Act (2015), which states that ‘the relevant Minister may, from time to time, give a direction to a relevant body requiring it to adopt s…

154. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which local authorities will assist in delivering START programme projects in Kildare north, particularly in the Clane-Maynooth area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14770/26]

155. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if considering his recent media comments about getting families out of homeless accommodation and preventing families from entering homelessness, the measures he is taking to ensure this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15378/26]

156. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when homeowners who have spent money since March 2024 under the defective concrete block grant scheme will be reimbursed up to the new maximum cap, following the passing of recent legislation. [15384/26]

157. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to situations where property sales cannot be completed in estates where the owners’ management company is no longer active or compliant and no letter of intent can yet be provided for the future remediation of the local developer-provided wastewater infrastructure; the measures h…

158. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans have been reviewed for responding to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12522/26]

159. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm if Wicklow County Council have been given a budget for tenant-in-situ applications and if it is available for new applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15392/26]

160. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address an issue raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15425/26]

161. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the drafting and publication of revised wind farm guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15427/26]

162. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if and when he became aware that the HSE 2017 position paper; Wind Turbines and Public Health had been withdrawn; if he is aware that developers continue to rely on this now-withdrawn document in planning applications; the steps he will take to address the resulting regulatory gap to maintain public confidenc…

163. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15621/26]

625. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of homes purchased in Ireland by investment funds, by area and house size, across 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [14473/26]

626. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will have funds repaid to him for works carried out to his apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15041/26]

627. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14023/26]

628. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the consultation for Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí; when the outcomes will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14046/26]

629. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the consultation for ‘Your Parks, Your Say’; when the outcomes will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14047/26]

630. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline which national parks have current management plans in place; the timelines for when all national parks will have their own management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14048/26]

631. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the report by the Marine Institute regarding the impact of tangle nets on endangered marine species; if he has been in contact with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the same; if he will support a ban on tangle nets in our inshore; and if he will make a statement …

632. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the SACs designated for grey seal on the coast of Ireland; the measures currently in place to protect seals; and to specify the conservation objectives of these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14050/26]

633. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14076/26]

634. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from his Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14104/26]