Questions

351. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that have been made to Ireland's building standards, building regulations, inspection regimes and compliance mechanisms arising from, or in response to, European Union infringement proceedings and litigation concerning the State's implementation and enforcement of building standards; to provide a timeline of measures in…

251. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific timeline for the signing and enactment of the Building Standards Agency (Establishment) Order; the precise calendar month in the second half of 2026 targeted for the formal launch of the interim Building Standards Agency; the projected timeline for the publication of the general scheme of the Bill to establish the perm…

1039. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware of the structural and safety concerns relating to balconies (details supplied); if the development is being considered for inclusion under an existing or proposed apartment and duplex defect redress scheme; if guidance has issued regarding interim safety and remediation responsibilities where defects m…

709. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether consideration is being given to introducing Irish-specific statutory guidance on toilet provision ratios in public buildings rather than reliance on external British Standards. [39742/26]

710. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether building control authorities are provided with any national enforcement guidance regarding assessment of compliance with sanitary provision standards under Technical Guidance Document G [39744/26]

711. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether any national audit has been conducted into compliance levels for sanitary provision standards in public entertainment venues. [39745/26]

712. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage whether the Department maintains statistics on complaints relating to inadequate toilet provision in public buildings. [39746/26]

732. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the potential for supporting domestic reed harvesting for thatching, given that Ireland has abundant natural reed beds, yet thatchers are forced to import reed due to lack of capacity and support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40173/26]

589. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether national building regulations or technical guidance documents prescribe minimum toilet provision ratios for men and women in public buildings including theatres, restaurants and entertainment venues; and if he will provide details of the applicable standards and enforcement mechanisms. [36663/26]

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]

1722. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish submissions received from stakeholders on the upcoming exempted development regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/26]

1786. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all submissions received by his Department to the review of exempted development regulations. [26135/26]

230. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the attention of him and his Department has been drawn to the growing crisis of mould and damp in private rental and social homes; the actions his Department is taking to combat the serious mental and physical harms of mould and damp in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5062/26]

499. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a builder can be compelled to carry out remedial works on the roof of a home at no cost to the homeowner where breaches of NSAI S.R.82:2017 – Slating & Tiling: Code of Practice have been found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73278/25]

637. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the regulations providing for exempted development for the conversion of commercial properties to residential accommodation under S.I 75 of 2022, and the extension under S.I No. 378 of 2025, the requirement on local authorities to inspect these properties to ensure changes comply with building regulations and are at a suitable stan…

638. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the notifications for the conversion of commercial properties to residential accommodation under S.I 75 of 2022, the number which have been inspected during or after completion of works to ensure adequate accommodation for human habitation has been produced; if his Department has compiled this information or sought it from local…

639. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the conversion of commercial properties to residential accommodation under S.I 75 of 2022, the requirements for the maintenance or improvement of the exterior fabric of the building particularly where this involves former shop fronts in town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62002/25]

1022. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if current or planned building regulations and technical guidance for apartments will facilitate either individually metered EV charge points in assigned spaces or compliant shared-charger solutions that allow access to domestic tariffs; the planned guidance for owner-management companies; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

1023. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory bodies that are responsible for ensuring that property developers comply with building regulations relating to the installation of solar photovoltaic microgeneration systems in new housing developments; the role of local building control authorities in verifying compliance with these regulations; and the enforcemen…

644. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work to develop embodied carbon methodology and to establish structures in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to reduce carbon in construction materials for all new buildings, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a …

645. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work to complete a built environment and planning scoping exercise, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55490/25]

646. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s publishing the Bill to transpose the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55491/25]

247. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1360 of 29 April 2025, if he will provide a further update on the timeline for the proposed revisions to Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) for Dwellings and Technical Guidance Document F (Ventilation); and if he will make a statement on the…

317. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if her Department will ensure that local authority building control departments enforce compliance with the 2014 Building Control Code of Practice; and the measures which are in place to prevent non-compliance in domestic construction. [52624/25]

701. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to make above the shop development easier, including through changes to fire regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48895/25]