424. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacancy officers and other such vacancy and dereliction-related staff in each of the 31 local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47090/26]
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451. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the approval by his Department of new staff posts impacts on the annual allocations to local authorities; if there is latitude for changes following the LPT baseline review 2023 for staffing and other changes approved by his Department; if the baselines are fixed pending the next baseline review; if not, the reas…
452. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authority staffing is still subject to workforce planning; if so, if he will provide the criteria used and the documents underpinning the workforce plan; the baselines used; if this is reviewed post the publication of a census of population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47315/26]
453. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos.1691 and 1695 of 14 April 2026, the number of new staff sanctioned for hire in all local authorities in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of new hires realised in those years. [47317/26]
602. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1691 and 1695 of 14 April 2026, the number of new staff sanctioned for hire in Kildare County Council, Kerry County Council, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 and of new hires realised in those years. [37139/26]
123. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1691 and 1695 of 14 April 2026, the number of new staff sanctioned for hire in Kildare County Council, Kerry County Council, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council in 2026, and of new hires realised in 2026 to date. [28844/26]
1691. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of the number of staffing posts Kildare County Council will apply for between 2022 and Q4 2025: the number that were withdrawn; the number that were refused; if refused, the reason for refusal; if workforce planning was the reason, if he will provide details; and if he will make a statement on the m…
1695. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a schedule of the number of staffing posts Kildare County Council, Kerry County Council, Fingal County Council and Meath County Council applied for between 2022 and Q4 2025: the number that were withdrawn; the number that were refused; if refused, the reason for refusal; if workforce planning was the reason; a…
655. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent members of staff in each local authority for the years 2022-2023-2024-2025, by county/city authority; if he will provide a schedule of local authorities that applied to recruit additional staffing for those years; the local authorities that were granted permission, and refused; if he will clari…
1031. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1242 of 8 September 2026, the position regarding the contents of the formal response that issued to the local authority; the contents of their response; the funds, by heading, that have been drawn down to date in respect of the project; and if he has received a final and or updated business …
1070. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether current local authority IT systems used to collect housing and homelessness data record the reasons people become homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19472/26]
1071. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can clarify whether all information collected by local authority officials when a person presents as homeless or at risk of homelessness is notified to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/26]
1072. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is possible within current IT provisions for local authorities to collate and publish information on youth homelessness (18-24 years); including reasons for entering homelessness and exits from homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19474/26]
1459. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which residents can work with their respective local authorities in respect to partially handing over of defined areas of their estate for the local authority to take in charge. [1780/26]
540. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed at each of the 31 local authorities at the end of 2024, in tabular form. [37835/25]
144. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of the dates at which processes and consultation around local authority development plans will begin over the next three years. [36491/25]