638. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the notifications for the conversion of commercial properties to residential accommodation under S.I 75 of 2022, the number which have been inspected during or after completion of works to ensure adequate accommodation for human habitation has been produced; if his Department has compiled this information or sought it from local…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsBuilding Regulations
54 questions from 26 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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639. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the conversion of commercial properties to residential accommodation under S.I 75 of 2022, the requirements for the maintenance or improvement of the exterior fabric of the building particularly where this involves former shop fronts in town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62002/25]
1022. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if current or planned building regulations and technical guidance for apartments will facilitate either individually metered EV charge points in assigned spaces or compliant shared-charger solutions that allow access to domestic tariffs; the planned guidance for owner-management companies; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
1023. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the statutory bodies that are responsible for ensuring that property developers comply with building regulations relating to the installation of solar photovoltaic microgeneration systems in new housing developments; the role of local building control authorities in verifying compliance with these regulations; and the enforcemen…
644. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work to develop embodied carbon methodology and to establish structures in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to reduce carbon in construction materials for all new buildings, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a …
645. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work to complete a built environment and planning scoping exercise, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55490/25]
646. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s publishing the Bill to transpose the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55491/25]
247. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1360 of 29 April 2025, if he will provide a further update on the timeline for the proposed revisions to Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) for Dwellings and Technical Guidance Document F (Ventilation); and if he will make a statement on the…
317. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if her Department will ensure that local authority building control departments enforce compliance with the 2014 Building Control Code of Practice; and the measures which are in place to prevent non-compliance in domestic construction. [52624/25]
701. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to make above the shop development easier, including through changes to fire regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48895/25]
1451. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish in full any correspondence from the Land Development Agency in relation to the changes in design guidelines for apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/25]
1462. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether a strategic environmental assessment and-or screening for a strategic environmental assessment and-or an appropriate assessment was carried on the planning design standards for apartments guidelines for planning authorities, 2025, prior to the publication of the guidelines. [41487/25]
1463. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to state whether a strategic environmental assessment and-or screening for a strategic environmental assessment and-or an appropriate assessment was carried out on Seanad amendment No. 24 to the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2025, amending Part III of the Act of 2000, to provide for modification of permission for resid…
156. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the rationale behind proposals to reduce minimum standards for apartment size, window dimensions, and green space provision in new housing developments; and how he intends to address concerns that such changes may negatively affect residents’ well-being and overall quality of life; and if he will make a stateme…
253. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to compensation to individuals who are subject to‘cowboy’ builders under the Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36810/25]
38. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cost impact of the new sprinkler system requirements on small businesses constructing industrial units; if supports or mitigations are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/25]
866. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to report on the progress of the Standardised Design Study. [27299/25]
95. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will carry out an urgent review of policies to move to allow new builds to install stoves and chimneys for solid fuel in all homes to ensure that all homes have an alternative heating source at times of electricity outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16673/25]
243. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of introducing new building regulations that would require any public building with toilet access to have baby-changing facilities in both male and female toilets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24963/25]
245. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing legislation similar to the United Kingdom’s Awaab’s Law, which sets legal time limits for the remediation of serious health hazards, such as damp and mould in social housing; and if he will respond to the findings of the recent Trinity College Dublin and The Liberties Community Project ‘Respiratory H…
1261. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a building standards regulatory authority with sufficient resources to ensure regulatory compliance through regular on-the-ground inspections will be set up to ensure that major defects seen in Celtic Tiger-era apartment complexes will not be repeated. [19958/25]
1360. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the proposed revisions and timeline to Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) for Dwellings and Technical Guidance Document F (Ventilation) following public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/25]
648. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which planning authorities are required to consider whether a building can satisfy building control regulations before permission is granted for it to be built; if planning authorities are required to provide measurements for access routes; if a building that requires a disability access certificate may be built…
834. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that under Part L 1.3.4 of the current Building Regulations, which covers building envelope permeability, and it is stated that air pressure testing “should” be carried out on all dwellings on all development sites rather than “must”, if he believes air pressure testing should be mandatory on all dwellings; and i…
835. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all dwellings built in 2023 and 2024 were tested by certified air pressure testers; if not, the percentage of dwellings tested; the guarantees those who have purchased dwellings that were not tested that air permeability is to the correct levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11002/25]