Local Authorities

322. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed in Limerick city and County Council to address vacancy and dereliction; the population size served by the local authority area of Limerick city and county; the number of vacant or derelict properties in the local authority area issued with compulsory purchase orders in the years 2022,…

323. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the number of staff employed in Waterford city and County Council to address vacancy and dereliction; the population size served by the local authority area of Waterford city and county; the number of vacant or derelict properties in the local authority area issued with compulsory purchase orders in the years…

76. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the borrowing capacity of local authorities and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31084/25]

161. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost to retrofit a local authority home, broken down by pre- and post-BER in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31331/25]

174. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the borrowing capacity of all local authorities combined for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31083/25]

175. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that employ an international relations officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31128/25]

286. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will approve works that Kildare County Council are looking to complete in relation to an accessibility issue at Cope Bridge in Leixlip down by the waterways to install a functioning path; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30390/25]

303. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a detailed breakdown, by county, of the funding allocated to local authorities for footpath repairs for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29296/25]

700. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for the cost of implementing a night tzar to each county local authority to look after the interests of those involved in the night-time economy. [29035/25]

768. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will be encouraged and supported to provide low-cost sites to help those with a housing need, particularly first-time builders/buyers, as fully serviced, ready-to-build sites at a reduced cost would prove enormously successful in allowing people to construct their own homes; and if he will…

830. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the role of local authorities in the regulation of commercial drone delivery operations, including their responsibilities in respect of planning oversight, noise impact assessments, operational parameters such as flight times and routes and public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the…

12. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the full-year cost to employ a FTE climate action officer employed in a local authority, by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28264/25]

13. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to employ climate action officers in local authorities in each of the years 2020 and 2025 to date in tabular form broken down by local authority and the total cost overall. [28272/25]

36. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to double funding available for climate action officers in local authority, by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28168/25]

37. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the full year cost to employ a FTE climate action officer employed in a local authority by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28169/25]

38. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to employ climate action officers in local authorities by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28170/25]

253. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of recruiting a full-time professional archaeologist for every local authority in the State. [28009/25]

265. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of lifeguards employed by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26530/25]

543. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the stock condition surveys currently being undertaken by local authorities including an explanation of the methodology used, data collected, local authorities involved, percentage of local authority stock in each local authority surveyed to date; and to give a commitment that the outcome…

546. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider initiating a review of the spouses and children’s scheme for local authority staff, with a view to assessing its compatibility with modern equality standards, including marital and family status diversity, reintroducing a refund mechanism for contributors who never marry or have children, as existed…

3. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline of the completion of the stock audit across all local authorities. [24904/25]

4. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reverse the decision to cut funding for social housing acquisitions, including housing first and the tenant in situ schemes. [24905/25]

101. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 245 and 247 of 3 April 2025, if Leitrim County Councils social housing acquisition budget for 2025 is €2 or €3 million. [24517/25]

107. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1224 of 29 April 2025, which provided a tabular breakdown of funding that has been recouped to date, if he could more specifically provide details of the level of funding that was committed to but may not have been recouped, or drawn down, yet by the local authorities; and if…

720. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many county directors of planning hold professional planning qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/25]