Questions

1006. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if alternative EA MLA issued accreditation schemes other than the NSAI are acceptable for modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18521/26]

1007. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans if any, to adapt a one nation national minimum standard approach for all housing types similar to the 2025 design standards for apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18522/26]

652. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether hemp-based construction materials, including hempcrete and bio composite products are being considered within public procurement frameworks and housing policy as part of efforts to reduce building emissions and construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/26]

673. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports currently in place to support first-time builders financially or otherwise; the proposals his Department has planned to assist first-time builders financially, or otherwise in building their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8130/26]

167. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail his plans to build public construction capacity to ensure Ireland has the workers needed to deliver a housing savings scheme in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5102/26]

339. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected date for the publication of the first productivity indicators for residential construction, including those relating to Modern Methods of Construction; and the timeline for updating these indicators annually. [68820/25]

650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of construction workers recruited from abroad in the past two years; the number expected to be required to meet the 2030 housing targets; and the supports planned to increase international recruitment where necessary. [63923/25]

651. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of small and medium-sized construction firms currently active in residential building; their expected contribution to housing output to 2030; and the supports being provided to expand their capacity. [63925/25]

652. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated labour hours lost due to planning delays, procurement delays, and infrastructure bottlenecks in the past two years; and the reforms planned to minimise workforce downtime. [63926/25]

1024. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the introduction of a national trade licensing system for construction workers and contractors, similar to the model used in Australia, to enhance accountability, safety, and quality assurance across the building industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58346/25]

1049. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the introduction of a national trade licensing system for construction workers and contractors, similar to the model used in Australia, to enhance accountability, safety, and quality assurance across the building industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58758/25]

596. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department are evaluating to reduce building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54816/25]

600. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will assess the amount construction costs will be reduced if planning application wait times are reduced by 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54821/25]

1127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of prolonged delays to a new development (details supplied) in Sligo; the action he will take with the developer and stakeholders regarding the completion timeline; his plans to implement stronger protections for buyers in off plan purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44808/25]

1597. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes for Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43061/25]

1676. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update into the review of the Construction Progress Report pipeline. [44157/25]

1702. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has investigated forming a State construction company, similar to an ESB for housing, with the aim of providing secure employment for construction workers and a supply of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44275/25]

1703. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has explored setting up State delivered modular housing factories to accelerate housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44276/25]

588. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his officials have been made aware of alarming practices on the part of residential housing developers (details supplied); if he will outline the non-judicial remedies homeowners may seek in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/25]

15. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the efforts he and his Department have made to encourage new technologies in the construction sector; the role he believes modular housing can play in the current crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35401/25]

822. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the mandatory registration to the Construction Industry Register Ireland due at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29778/25]

689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average per-unit cost of construction under social and affordable housing schemes, by year and by project type (house or apartment), compared to private sector benchmarks. [23343/25]

277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the Construction Industry Register Ireland regulations; when the regulations will be formally notified to the European Commission; to provide specific details on what notification procedure or process through which these regulations will be notified; any associated steps involved in the notification process; an…

428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy of his Department toward the use of 3D printing for home construction; if he envisions widescale usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5730/25]

587. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the statutory register for architectural technologists to give them recognition alongside other sector disciplines, architects, engineers and building surveyors in built environment; the timeline for the register to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2455/25]