Questions

1027. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of commercial rates income collected by each local authority in the State for each of the past five years; the figures for gross rates billed, rates collected, collection percentage, and arrears for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/26]

1028. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to tackle vacancy and dereliction in town centres including Mullingar, Athlone, Longford Town and Granard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41639/26]

1029. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of individuals and families accessing emergency accommodation in Longford and Westmeath; the supports available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41641/26]

1030. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the national directorate for fire and emergency management guidance or the framework for major emergency management provide explicit guidance and direction to local authority fire services for the competent and complete response to emergency incidents that could occur at stationary battery energy storage systems associate…

1031. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the social housing income threshold to reflect the real cost of living and housing crisis in Ireland today (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41723/26]

1032. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish the financial returns from the nine lead authorities on their expenditure on homelessness services for 2025; and the lead authorities Q4 Performance Reports for 2025. [41735/26]

1033. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he would support a ban on the importation of non-native honeybee; and to outline the work being conducted by his Department on protections for the native Irish honeybee. [41776/26]

1034. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a housing exemption (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41780/26]

1035. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staffing sanction requests approved by his Department for Cavan, Wexford, Mayo and Donegal County Councils in the period of 1 January 2023 to 1 May 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41896/26]

1036. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost, if the number of conservation rangers within his Department increased to 165; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41897/26]

1037. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update and timeline for each stage of the regeneration projects in Waterford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41898/26]

1038. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the European Commission decision to open an infringement procedure against Ireland (INFR(2026)2051) for failing to fulfil our obligations under the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) to complete our network of marine Natura 2000 sites; his plans to address the sh…

1039. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware of the structural and safety concerns relating to balconies (details supplied); if the development is being considered for inclusion under an existing or proposed apartment and duplex defect redress scheme; if guidance has issued regarding interim safety and remediation responsibilities where defects m…

1040. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 6 May 2026, if his Department has commissioned any plans for assessments regarding the Martello Tower at Sandymount, Dublin.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41964/26]

1041. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure on housing assistance payments for non-Irish nationals in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41982/26]

1042. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider a policy mechanism to ringfence court-mandated wildlife crime prosecution fines so that they remain within the county where the offense occurred; if these localised funds can be made directly accessible to registered county-level wildlife rehabilitation centres to support native wildlife care costs;…

1043. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department, in conjunction with the national parks and wildlife service, will launch a nationwide public awareness campaign highlighting the dangers of cattle grids to native wildlife, specifically hedgehogs; if mitigation guidelines, such as escape ramps, will be promoted nationally; and if he will make a statement on the …

1044. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise the first home scheme house value limits for Limerick; if he will consider allowing individuals to avail of the scheme to attain the 30% of the existing limit and fund the balance themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/26]

1045. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding an application for funding from Louth County Council through the housing activation funding scheme to allow for the next phase of the Drogheda port access northern cross route to cross the Dublin- Belfast rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42035/26]

1046. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to develop social and affordable homes in Cork city and county over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/26]

1047. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units owned by Cork City Council not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42051/26]

1048. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if shops that are registered charity shops are liable for rates by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42058/26]

1049. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether LGBTQ+ inclusion and vulnerability are considered within homelessness prevention strategies and Housing First approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42072/26]

1050. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue a directive to local authorities directing them to exempt commercial rates for registered charity shops, in light of a High Court decision relating to the matter in October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42092/26]

1051. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the data that is available regarding households removed from social housing lists nationally; and to provide a breakdown, by year and by local authority of the number of people removed from the lists; and the reason, since the income thresholds for eligibility were last revised, in tabular form. [42101/26]