161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the transfer of buildings (details supplied) to Cork City Council under the Heads of Terms signed in May 2024; the expected completion date; and the arrangements in place within the company to manage any conflicts of interest in those negotiations. [72448/26]
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430. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any assessment has been undertaken of the extent to which increases in local property tax receipts since 2021 have resulted in additional local authority services or have instead contributed to maintaining existing levels of service provision; and if he will provide details. [71901/26]
431. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of Local Property Tax paid by a homeowner that represents a net additional contribution to the funding of local authority services, as opposed to funding that would otherwise have been provided through the Exchequer or other local authority revenues; and if he will set out the way in which this is calculated. [71905/2…
432. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether increases in local property tax receipts result in any corresponding reduction in Exchequer funding to local authorities under the current funding model; and, if so, the mechanism by which such adjustments are calculated. [71902/26]
434. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of additional revenue raised nationally through increases in the local property tax local adjustment factor in each of the years 2024 to 2026; whether this revenue is additional to the local authority's baseline funding; and the way in which such additional revenue is accounted for in determining overall local authority f…
437. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what proportion of local property tax receipts retained by each local authority constitutes additional discretionary funding available to that authority; and what proportion represents funding incorporated into its baseline or otherwise replacing. [71899/26]
438. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of local property tax collected within each local authority administrative area that is retained by that local authority; whether any portion is transferred, redistributed or otherwise adjusted through the national LPT funding model; and if he will provide a breakdown for each local authority for 2024, 2025 and 2026. …
440. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of Local Property Tax collected nationally in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the total amount allocated to local authorities; the total amount redistributed through equalisation; and the total amount of additional revenue generated through local adjustment factors. [71903/26]
384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any formal benchmarking framework exists comparing homelessness service delivery standards across local authorities or homeless regions. [36349/26]
336. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current national level of local authority housing units classified as non-lettable for more than 12 months; and the proportion of these units requiring structural versus minor refurbishment works. [68749/25]
337. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of technical, engineering, and planning posts sanctioned for each local authority in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number recruited; and the number still unfilled as of the most recent reporting date. [68750/25]
623. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units currently delayed at the planning stage across local authorities; the average processing time for applications and appeals; and the actions planned within the next 12 months to reduce these timelines. [63886/25]
627. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time taken for a housing appeal to be decided by An Bord Pleanála in 2023 and 2024; and whether statutory timelines will be introduced or strengthened to support housing delivery. [63893/25]
656. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the borrowing capacity of each local authority in 2024 and 2025 for housing construction; the level of borrowing approved for Cork City Council and Cork County Council; and the number of housing units this borrowing is expected to support. [63932/25]
580. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that have voted to increase LPT above the basic rate for 2026, with percentage increases. [60909/25]
583. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant local authority dwellings in Cork city as of the latest date available; the average turnaround time for re-letting; and the steps being taken to accelerate this process. [51980/25]
231. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will confirm that the obligations of local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the EU Open Data Directive (2019/1024, transposed by S.I. 376/2021) reinforce the duty to provide detailed disaggregated data such as budgetary and housing maintenance information, and that…
233. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will confirm that the obligations of local authorities under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and the EU Open Data Directive (2019/1024, transposed by S.I. 376/2021) reinforce the duty to provide detailed disaggregated data such as budgetary and housing maintenance information, and that…
370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out any review of the way in which local authorities are handling county councillors’ questions (details supplied) for written reply; and if he will establish a monitoring mechanism to ensure consistency and compliance across all councils. [49693/25]
377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out any review of how local authorities are handling councillors’ questions for written reply; and whether he will establish a monitoring mechanism to ensure consistency and compliance across all councils. [49883/25]
501. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dog wardens currently employed by each local authority in 2020, 2022, 2024, and the latest figures available in 2025. [49753/25]
1184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the tenure mix that is, social, cost-rental, affordable purchase of Cork City Council’s 823-home pipeline at the Railyard (217) and Creamfields (606); the projected first-occupation dates; if modern methods of construction, including mass-timber will be facilitated through procurement and building-control guidance; and any funding …
1277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with four Cork city council projects shortlisted for national innovation awards if he will pledge additional national funding or recognition for award-winning local government initiatives, particularly those advancing energy efficiency, community resilience, and climate awareness. [46811/25]