Planning Issues

117. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify his position on the publication of updated language planning guidelines; if he intends to publish draft Gaeltacht planning guidelines; if so, if he will provide a timeline for their publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65497/25]

130. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government’s commitment to establish a unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’ management companies to ensure effective governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65826/25]

510. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to address delays in the planning system that are slowing down the delivery of housing in Cork north-west; if he will provide additional resources or supports to Cork County Council to speed up the progression of both social and private housing projects in the area; and …

565. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the fee paid to a Local Authority for objecting to a planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66146/25]

566. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the fee paid to An Bord Pleanála for objecting to a planning application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66147/25]

559. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce legislation regarding planning permission for crematoria. [62940/25]

592. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the median and average time taken between the submission of a strategic housing development application and a final determination by An Bord Pleanála, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63581/25]

593. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of judicial reviews on the delivery of major housing or infrastructure projects; and if reforms are being considered to reduce systemic delay while preserving the right to appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63582/25]

594. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of judicial reviews lodged against planning decisions, in each of the past ten years, including success rates and average duration to conclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63583/25]

595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures being taken to streamline the planning and appeals process, in light of the ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63584/25]

624. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects delayed due to environmental assessments, Natura requirements, or related approvals; and the steps being taken to ensure timely completion of these assessments while meeting statutory obligations. [63890/25]

679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects delayed due to climate-related regulatory requirements, including flood-risk assessments and environmental impact processes; and the actions planned to reduce these delays. [63957/25]

681. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected cost of climate-adaptation measures required to protect new housing developments in urban areas, including Cork city and surrounding flood-prone zones; and how these costs were factored into the strategy's delivery projections. [63959/25]

1105. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving her Department and/or agencies within the aegis of her Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63623/25]

299. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will guarantee a realistic grace period, beginning only once planning rules are published and when local authority capacity is in place to ensure that compliant rural businesses are not forced to cease trading or be removed from platforms due to delays outside their control; and if he will make a statemen…

304. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware that farm families are being denied planning permission to build homes on land fronting N roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62323/25]

327. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on proposals for the new planning exemptions for slurry storage on farms; if the exemptions will be in place to coincide with the application window for TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62638/25]

604. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns in relation to changes to the RPZ framework (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61268/25]

628. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering undertaking a review of retail planning and development guidelines to provide for a distinct category for certain types of stores (details supplied) that are currently classified under the scope of general retail classifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61784/25]

210. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to reports of proposed emergency planning powers for critical national infrastructure, the specific statutory provisions under consideration; the criteria by which a project would qualify; the proposed oversight and reporting arrangements to the Houses of the Oireacht…

1044. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects that new rural housing guidelines, which are currently in draft format, will be officially approved and become operational in all planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58629/25]

1064. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the rezoning of lands for residential purposes by local authorities in 2025, as requested by him, including outlining progress by each local authority.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58929/25]

1090. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if section 9 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 has been commenced by ministerial order, and if not, the reason for this. [59207/25]

1093. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reforms planned to reduce the timelines for planning application decisions for major housing and infrastructure. [59222/25]

1096. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the remainder of the Planning and Development Act 2024 has not yet been commenced, by way of ministerial order pursuant to section 1(3) of the said Act, and in particular section 9 (Exempted Development) thereof. [59228/25]