380. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an assessment has been undertaken regarding the impact of vape and smoke retail outlet proliferation on commercial vacancy patterns, retail diversity or traditional retail activity within town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40874/26]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,665 | 1,495 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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381. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the development of national planning statements for critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/26]
382. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the review of their memorandum of understanding; to confirm if details of the review process have been provided to the organisation; the nature and timing of any such engagement; the current status of the review; and if he will ma…
383. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will urgently sanction additional funding to Sligo County Council to enable the reopening of the housing adaptation grant scheme to Priority 2 and 3 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40849/26]
384. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if planning legislation currently permits local authorities to regulate or restrict the concentration or clustering of vape and smoke retail outlets within towns, villages or city centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40875/26]
385. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to introducing planning or zoning controls relating to the density or concentration of vape and smoke retail outlets within urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/26]
386. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has issued planning guidance to local authorities relating to vape and smoke retail outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40877/26]
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if vape and smoke retail outlets are classified under any distinct planning-use category for the purposes of planning and development legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40878/26]
388. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review has been undertaken regarding the visual impact of vape and smoke retail signage, illuminated advertising or outlet clustering on historic streetscapes and town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/26]
389. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities assess social welfare incomes for social housing support applications on a gross or net basis; if a separate or modified assessment applies to applicants in receipt of taxable social welfare payments such as illness benefit or jobseeker's benefit; the method to which these taxable payments are calculated for i…
390. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the importance of ensuring that all public places are accessible; if he will ensure that planning permission and building control sign off by local authorities is contingent on compliance with part M accessibility in practice in particular step-free access and at least one unisex accessible toilet; if local authority…
391. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support introducing a requirement that all new public facing premises and any premises undergoing refurbishment provide as a minimum a step-free access and at least one accessible unisex toilet; if he will review premises where refurbishment has been done in the past five years for compliance with accessibility require…
392. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, to clarify the details of the purchase made by Cork City Council of the counting house property using Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) funding; to detail the amount of land included in this purchase; to clarify if URDF funding was used to pave on the private…
393. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1694 of 14 April 2026, to clarify if the Southern bridge mentioned is being built on private land; to detail the cost to date of this bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40949/26]
394. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will release the details of providing a plebiscite for the change of place names under the Local Government Acts 1946 and 1955; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40989/26]
395. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any exemptions or provisions within rural housing policy for persons who are unable to afford the adaptation or modification of their current home to meet their changing needs, which would allow them to sell their existing property and build a new home within the same local area; and if he will make a statement on…
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities operate any dedicated housing priority pathways for care leavers or care-experienced young adults at risk of homelessness; the number currently supported under such pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41128/26]
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of care-experienced young adults currently accessing emergency accommodation, supported temporary accommodation or Housing First-type supports, broken down by local authority area where available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/26]
398. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any review, assessment or consultation process has been undertaken regarding barriers faced by victims of domestic abuse in accessing HAP supports, emergency accommodation or social housing allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41155/26]
399. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities operate any dedicated prioritisation pathway, emergency transfer mechanism or accelerated assessment process for victims of domestic abuse seeking social housing support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41156/26]
400. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether data is collected regarding the number of persons presenting as homeless or seeking emergency accommodation due to domestic abuse, broken down by local authority area and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41157/26]
401. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any national guidance exists for local authorities regarding the treatment of domestic abuse victims under social housing allocation schemes or homelessness assessment processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41158/26]
402. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to ensure that planning permission restrictions are eased to the extent to allow for an increased number of homes to be built for young families (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41318/26]
403. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an urgent update following the National Monuments Service meeting of 10 February 2026 with the archaeological licence holder in relation to a site (details supplied); whether any decisions or directions have issued since; if not, the reason for the ongoing delay; when a determination will issue to the applicant; if his Depa…
404. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on any proposed changes to the policy or guidance governing Transport Infrastructure Ireland objections to one-off housing developments with access onto national roads; if a review has taken place following issues raised in Dáil Éireann in January 2026 regarding restrictions affecting rural families a…