589. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the preparatory work undertaken by his Department regarding the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and the timeline for establishment of a regulatory framework for owners' management companies following the transfer. [73918/26]
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594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the establishment of a regulator for owners' management companies following the transfer of responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 to the Department; the planned scope of the review of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74334/26]
607. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will be transferred from the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to his Department. [74129/26]
612. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether responsibility for the MUD Act and PSRA has transferred to his Department; and, if so, to confirm when he intends to initiate a review of the legislation underpinning both multiple unit developments and the property services regulatory authority. [74114/26]
259. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the programme for Government commitment to establish a regulator for owners’ management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54024/26]
345. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections, audits, or enforcement actions carried out by the Property Services Regulatory Authority in the past five years where estate agents failed to complete anti-money-laundering checks during property sales; and the outcome of each action. [67074/25]
346. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures his Department requires the Property Services Regulatory Authority to follow when an estate agent completes a property sale without verifying the identity and address of the client as required under the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010; and the timeline for each step in this process…
347. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to strengthen oversight of estate agents who handle property sales, in light of recent reports of a sale completed without the required anti-money-laundering documentation; and the measures he plans to introduce to protect the integrity of the property market. [67076/25]
1150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm the transfer of functions and responsibility for the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) from the Department of Justice to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/25]
1188. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine a PRSA compensation claim for a person (details supplied) and if he will expedite the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45648/25]
94. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the engagement his Department has had to date with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities regarding the possibility of establishing a compensation mechanism for domestic water users who are subjected to prolonged boil water notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35865/25]
713. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many staff were employed in An Bord Pleanála for the years 2020 to 2024, as of December in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23590/25]
714. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the total number of applications awaiting a decision from An Bord Pleanála for 6, 12, 18, 24, 24, 30, 36 and 36+ months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23600/25]
715. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of judicial review cases involving An Bord Pleanála in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23601/25]
716. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many decisions made by An Bord Pleanála were overturned after judicial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23602/25]
717. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases where An Bord Pleanála agreed with the court to overturn or amend a decision in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23603/25]
718. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the amount An Bord Pleanála spent on legal fees in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23604/25]
719. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage An Bord Pleanála’s budget for legal costs for the years 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/25]
725. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning appeal cases awaiting decision with An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; the number of homes included in those cases; how many involve single homes; how many involve multiple homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23612/25]
726. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that are now de facto employed in An Bord Pleanála as of 1 May 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23614/25]
727. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff that will be employed in An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23615/25]
728. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff sanctioned for employment in An Bord Pleanála 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23616/25]
729. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff that will retire from An Bord Pleanála in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23617/25]
730. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the staff retention rate in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/25]
731. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the percentage of staff doing overtime in An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/25]