409. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he has allocated the €2 billion allocated to his Department under the ICNF; the amount that has been spent to date; the amount that has been allocated to date; and the amount that has yet to be allocated, in tabular form. [71370/26]
Parliamentary questions
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275. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent on private planning consultancy firms by his Department, to date in 2026. [54183/26]
484. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the web link to his Department’s Q2 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, the planned publication date. [51567/26]
474. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49097/26]
492. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the public funding that has been provided since 2020 to programmes aimed at increasing participation by underrepresented groups in political and public life, including women, minority ethnic groups, disabled people and young people, broken down by programme and annual expenditure. [49409/26]
409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the main recommendations outlined in the Value-for-Money Report for Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46824/26]
135. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total cost to date of the DION IT system, including all design, development, consultancy, implementation and ongoing support costs, broken down by year since inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44409/26]
136. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initial projected cost at the time of approval of the DION IT system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44410/26]
137. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the original business case and timeline for delivery of the DION system; the number of years the system has been in development; the key milestones set at inception; the extent to which those milestones have been met or delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44411/26]
139. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of external consultants engaged in the development, troubleshooting and ongoing operation of the DION system; the total cost of such consultancy; the specific roles performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44413/26]
146. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for full rollout of the DION system; the date from which all CALF applications will be required to be processed exclusively through DION; whether contingency arrangements exist in the event of continued system issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44531/26]
148. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement undertaken with approved housing bodies and other social housing providers in relation to the operation of the DION system; the number of complaints or formal representations received; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44533/26]
1056. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by his Department on public procurement in 2025; to provide a breakdown, where available, by goods, services, works procurement expenditure, by expenditure procured directly by his Department and expenditure procured through central purchasing arrangements or frameworks; and if he will make a statement on th…
1059. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legal and administrative justification for allowing Uisce Éireann to proceed to the procurement and tendering stage for the Water Supply Project (Eastern and Midlands Region) prior to securing statutory planning permission from An Bord Pleanála; the measures being taken to ensure that this parallel progression does not prejudi…
1062. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of bicycle shelters installed across the State by his Department on behalf of Government Departments, local authorities, and State agencies in each of the past five years; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the average cost per unit; and if he will provide a breakdown by Department, local authority and agency…
1063. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent on IT systems and related projects by his Department and agencies under its remit in each of the past five years; to provide a detailed breakdown of all such projects, including original budget, final cost, and delivery timelines; the number and value of projects that exceeded their original budget or timel…
391. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a copy of the recent correspondence issued by the Minister for Public Expenditure; National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to his Department referred to in media reports (details supplied); if he will provide details of the percentage reduction(s) in spending in his Department referenced in the correspondence; and if h…
106. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spending, by year, to date on the Dublin Inner City Taskforce including projects funded by the initiative or because of it, in tabular form. [35532/26]
737. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total spend on consultancy firms by each State agency under his Department's remit, broken down by the allocation to each named consultancy firm, for each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [30816/26]
1761. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure by his Department and the LDA on homes delivered via croí cónaithe cities and project tosaigh; and the breakdown of this information by year, scheme and annual cost for each year since each scheme has been in operation and to date in 2026. [25900/26]
421. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11355/26]
611. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount his Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5540/26]
621. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of expenditure by his Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under his remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the…
155. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4615/26]
161. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by his Department on social media or online platforms, including identifying separately payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but not limited to major platforms …