15. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will consider the acquisition of lands adjoining the Phoenix Park to facilitate the establishment of a Liffey Valley regional park. [74681/26]
Topics / National Parks
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNational Parks
30 questions from 15 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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28 written, 2 oral
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| July 2025 | 8 |
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| September 2025 | 2 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 1 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
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| April 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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68. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Liffey Valley Park strategy. [74682/26]
468. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on progress on the Dowth National Park project; when the park masterplan will be published; if there will be a public consultation; and when he expects the park and associated facilities to be open to the public. [68118/26]
488. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration is being given to purchasing lands at Lugnaquilla to provide a new national park; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31879/26]
489. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the public campaign requesting the Government to purchase lands at Lugnaquilla with a view to providing a new national park; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31880/26]
491. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider the acquisition of the 1,527-acre land parcel, including the summit of Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow, due for auction on 1 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31929/26]
679. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Dowth Hall Demesne and National Park will be open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29571/26]
581. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of proposals to develop a national park at the Blackstairs Mountains on the Wexford/Carlow border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21538/26]
987. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the refurbishment works that were carried out at each National Park during 2025; if each of those refurbishment works projects are completed or still ongoing at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18229/26]
628. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the consultation for Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí; when the outcomes will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14046/26]
629. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the consultation for ‘Your Parks, Your Say’; when the outcomes will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14047/26]
630. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline which national parks have current management plans in place; the timelines for when all national parks will have their own management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14048/26]
1412. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the plans of the NPWS to invest in the amenities at Glenveagh National Park in the short-term and medium-term. [75030/25]
278. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of proposals to develop a national park at the Blackstairs Mountains on the Wexford/Carlow border. [72617/25]
545. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Burren National Park in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; the refurbishment works that are scheduled to commence at this National Park during the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71405/25]
1088. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of acres of land which was added to the Connemara National Park from 2020 – 2025; the total cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59179/25]
1089. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s views on the purchase of land for the expansion of existing national parks; the way in which his Department balances this with desires of local farmers to expand their own holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59180/25]
683. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to have Glenveagh National Park in County Donegal return to being open on Mondays and Fridays; the details of the staffing issues that have resulted in it being closed on Mondays and Fridays; the way in which the staffing issues can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48658/25]
1217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the restoration plan for 60 hectares of blanket bog in the Wicklow Mountains National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46044/25]
1532. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the State is willing to purchase lands bordering the Wicklow Mountains National Park at Aghavannagh that are currently on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42185/25]
142. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to create new national parks and increase funding to the NPWS to support its operation and visitor experiences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39956/25]
543. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of discussions and plans to create a Liffey Valley regional or national park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39629/25]
28. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he would advance the concept of an enclosed off-leash area for dogs in the Phoenix Park, close to the Ashtown Gate or the Hole in the Wall pedestrian gate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38177/25]
349. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the OPW's view on whether the Phoenix Park was returned to an 'as found' condition following recent concerts, as was promised to residents, following recent concerts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37643/25]
350. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the OPW will review the traffic arrangements put in place to facilitate the Bloom event in the Phoenix Park in June, with a particular view on their impact on surrounding estates in Dublin 7 and Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37644/25]