Written answers
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Marine Protected Areas
234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives that will protect our maritime cultural heritage, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he... - Environmental Policy
235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of doubling the funding for the local biodiversity action fund. [28199/25] - Housing Policy
236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans he has to change the regulations for small dwellings, such a portacabins to be built in people’s gardens; and... - Housing Schemes
237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to reevaluate the current funding being given to county councils for the tenant-in-situ scheme, increasing the available... - Planning Issues
238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a timeline and expected milestones for the identification and re-zoning of land following his direction to... - Housing Provision
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to raise the income thresholds for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27856/25] - Renewable Energy Generation
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the further steps that are in place to ensure his Department delivers sustainable housing to promote renewable energy; and if... - Housing Provision
242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the further steps that his Department is taking to increase the number of social houses built across the country as outlined... - Housing Policy
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government that further steps that his Department is taking to support homeownership for people under the age of 30; and if he will make... - Housing Provision
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline how the targets for the delivery of over 300,000 homes by 2030 will be monitored and enforced; what portion of... - Rental Sector
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the 3.4% increase in average national rent prices between January and March this year; and if he will... - Planning Issues
247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date on fully resourcing the Ministerial Action Plan on Planning Resources; and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider correspondence (details supplied) regarding the second hand capital assistance scheme and the need for additional... - Wildlife Protection
249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of prosecutions for wildlife crimes by county for 2024, in tabular form. [27978/25] - Housing Schemes
250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a person cannot avail of the tenant-in-situ scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Heritage Sites
251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of purchasing the remaining ten properties on the historic Moore Street terrace adjacent to the State-owned... - Heritage Council
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing Heritage Council funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since... - Local Authorities
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of recruiting a full-time professional archaeologist for every local authority in the State. [28009/25] - Environmental Policy
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost to establish a fund for a community led, peer-to-peer farming for nature restoration; and if he will make a... - Parking Provision
257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the NPWS will allow lands they own near a beach in Co. Kerry (details supplied) to be used for overflow parking on busy... - Compulsory Purchase Orders
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of CPO initiated against derelict property by each local authority each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he... - Water Quality
259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline if he is considering the introduction of a compensation mechanism for domestic households that continue to be... - Defective Building Materials
260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a matter regarding the defective concrete blocks scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Energy Policy
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost to increase the energy efficiency retrofitting programme budget over a five year period, with an increase of 33% per... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to estimate the cost of increasing the capital funding to the National Parks and Wildlife service over five years, with an... - Building Energy Rating
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to retrofit a social home to a BER B2 or above. [28282/25] - Departmental Funding
275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that was allocated to local authorities to conduct hedgerow surveys in the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive, and the... - Building Energy Rating
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the 2030 retrofitting targets; to report on the pathway between now and 2030 to reach our 2030 targets; to...
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