Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons living in temporary accommodation due to household construction are exempt from level 5 restrictions banning construction. [11989/21]

Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the construction of single residential units can recommence safely in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11311/21]

Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no exemption under Covid-19 restrictions for construction work to take place when to not do so would lead to damage of a property such as the replacing of a roof on a building; the steps being taken to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11756/21]

Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael)
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350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to queries raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of one-off rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11996/21]

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) is permitted to contract construction workers for a house completion. [12013/21]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 313, 330, 342, 350 and 351 together.

The Government announced that additional public health restrictions would apply under Level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19 on 6 January 2021. The additional restrictions required all construction activity to cease from 6pm on Friday 8 January, with a number of exceptions. These measures are set out in The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 10) Regulations 2020 (as amended).

With regard to private housing development, the Regulations provide that housing and construction works ongoing on 8 January could continue where the works required to render the property capable of occupation were scheduled for completion by 31 January 2021. The Regulations also provide for the supply and delivery of essential or emergency maintenance and repair services to businesses and homes (including electrical, gas, oil, plumbing, glazing and roofing services) on an emergency call-out basis.

On 23 February, the Government announced that the current level 5 restrictions will remain in place until 5 April 2021, when the easing of restrictions relating to construction will be considered.