Questions

494. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the 2014 European Commission infringement proceedings against the State for breaches of the Urban WasteWater Treatment Directive. [49441/26]

495. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the 2024 European Commission infringement proceedings against the State for breaches of the Urban WasteWater Treatment Directive. [49442/26]

496. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of developers who have applied to provide water and wastewater infrastructure under the November 2025 DPI initiative. [49443/26]

497. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the issue of legacy developer provided water and wastewater infrastructure schemes that have not been taken in charge by the local authorities or Uisce Eireann. [49444/26]

498. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to conclude the ratification of the proposed Exempted Development Regulations for Residential Dwellings by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49445/26]

499. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of domestic wastewater treatment system inspections carried out in each local authority area in each of the years 2023, 2024, and to-date in 2026; and the failure rate identified in each year. [49452/26]

500. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of private wells identified as contaminated due to malfunctioning domestic wastewater treatment systems in the past five years. [49455/26]

501. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures in place to protect households relying on private wells from contamination caused by nearby septic tanks. [49456/26]

502. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications, approvals, and payments made under the domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme in each of the past five years. [49457/26]

503. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the current maximum grant of €12,000 adequately reflects the full cost of upgrading or replacing defective domestic wastewater treatment systems. [49458/26]

504. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to increasing the grant ceiling or coverage rate beyond 85% in light of rising construction costs for wastewater treatment systems. [49459/26]

505. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the targeted interventions being undertaken in High Status Objective Catchment Areas to address risks from septic tanks. [49462/26]

506. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a national strategy exists to transition older septic tanks to modern treatment systems over a defined timeframe. [49464/26]

507. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if updated building regulations or planning guidance are being considered to reduce future risks from domestic wastewater systems. [49465/26]

508. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently reliant on septic tanks or similar systems; and the projected trends over the next decade. [49466/26]

509. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether additional technical or financial supports are available for homeowners in rural areas to maintain or upgrade their wastewater systems. [49468/26]

510. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current processing times for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant from application to approval nationally, in the greater Dublin area, and the Dublin north-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49474/26]

511. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all EU funding streams that are available to his Department and other State agencies tasked with the delivery of social and affordable homes; and the amount of each fund drawn down in each year from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [49556/26]

512. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg West SDZ. [49558/26]

513. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of requests for increased CALF and CAS funding on individual projects after construction has commenced, and where costs have increased above initial stage 1 approval in the past 12 months, with a breakdown by local authority and by funding request approval/rejection. [49559/26]

514. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an investigation can be conducted of the situation regarding pyrite remediation in Lusk impacting four houses (details supplied); the reason expensive core drill tests can be required in order to obtain category A certs when pyrite tests and BCA reports have already concluded the building is up to standard; and if he will mak…

515. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49583/26]

516. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of DCB appeals heard for each county per month, in tabular form. [49627/26]

517. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the expected completion of the Working Group on the prohibition of pets in social housing’s work. [49636/26]

518. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49662/26]