Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- EU Directives
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the recent EPA's report on the ecological collapse of Our Lady's Island Lake (lagoon), a priority area under the EU... - Defective Building Materials
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to review the 20 year claw back requirement for owners of rental properties that avail of remediation under the... - Land Issues
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the proposed purchase of lands at Glen of the Downs, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Process
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to progress legislation to amend... - Social Welfare Payments
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that consider carers allowance payments as income and include it in the calculation for social... - Housing Policy
458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to encourage purpose built housing for older adults by designating it as a specific use class or housing typology,... - Defective Building Materials
459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the eligibility to avail of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to homeowners who purchased their... - Wind Energy Guidelines
460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publication of the updated wind energy guidelines. [56583/25] - Budget 2026
461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been any increase in the housing adaption grants in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Schemes
462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm if there is a practice of applying cost deductions on AHB scheme approvals, in the form of disallowing major... - Housing Provision
463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the new voids programme, as promised in the Programme for Government 2025, to improve the... - Defective Building Materials
464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a dwelling in County Sligo (details supplied) is eligible for the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a... - Departmental Reviews
465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to review the unit cost threshold of €15,000 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Contracts
466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020,... - Housing Schemes
467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to increase funding for the vacant property refurbishment grant (Croí Cónaithe towns fund); and... - Housing Policy
469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that local authorities are stalling applications to the social housing list by homeless individuals if they... - Rental Sector
470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans regarding the rental reform scheduled to take place in March 2026 in order the minimise current speculation; and if... - Renewable Energy Generation
471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the impact of the 45 days completeness check, as part of the European Union (Planning and Development)... - Housing Provision
472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons a research stipend of a PhD student cannot be included as income in an application for a local authority home... - Defective Building Materials
473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to include additional counties, such as Louth; and if... - Wastewater Treatment
474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to include the additional areas which have been classed as high status objective catchment area and priority... - Vacant Properties
475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification as to whether a body incorporated can apply for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make... - Departmental Staff
476. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 60 positions for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, announced by the previous Minister on 4 May 2022... - Departmental Data
477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff currently working in the National Market Surveillance Office. [57072/25] - Departmental Properties
484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4,... - Defective Building Materials
485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that his relevant Department officials participate in the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group (details... - Legislative Measures
486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislation and regulations relevant to the spreading of sewage sludge on farmland; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vacant Properties
487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57211/25] - Traveller Accommodation
488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether Carlow County Council has applied for funding from the Traveller Accommodation Unit for Traveller-specific... - Departmental Policies
489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration can be given to extending the dates for spreading slurry (details supplied). [57219/25] - Traveller Accommodation
490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the €34 million in Budget 2026 being allocated to support the Traveller community, including... - Emergency Services
494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to holding a joint meeting of emergency service agencies/bodies to implement a plan for... - Departmental Reports
495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025,... - Departmental Reviews
496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review HAP limits for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57324/25] - Housing Provision
497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been allocated to each local authority under each programme for the delivery of social and affordable... - Housing Policy
498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been allocated to each local authority to retrofit homes in 2025, including any loans; of this, the amount... - Departmental Data
499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total commercial rates intake from businesses in the town of Kiltimagh, County Mayo by Mayo County Council, in the most... - Housing Policy
500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow a much... - Electoral Process
501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that the electoral register is maintained in an updated manner; the evidence he has that... - Housing Schemes
502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently examine issues raised in regard to the first home scheme and the inaccessibility of the help-to-buy scheme... - Water Conservation
503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the work of the Water Conservation Working Group ; the members of this group; the dates on which it... - EU Directives
504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 2024 revision; and the date on which the... - Fire Safety
505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the interim fire safety remediation scheme; the data on the amount of funding which has been approved for... - Housing Policy
507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with respect to the Social Housing Support Household Means Policy 2021, the criteria with respect to maintenance payments... - Ministerial Responsibilities
508. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the transfer of responsibility for the regulation of owners’ management companies from the Department of...
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