Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wind Energy Guidelines
1559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the timetable for publication and implementation of updated Wind Energy Development Guidelines and... - Fire Safety
1561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the recent devastating fire in Killarney National Park, if designated barbeque areas will be considered (details... - Renewable Energy Generation
1562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether staffing constraints within State agencies are contributing to delays in the consenting and licensing of renewable... - Planning Issues
1563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional funding that will be provided in Budget 2027 to strengthen the capacity of local authorities to process... - Homeless Persons Supports
1564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to use Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union to place homelessness and housing exclusion... - Environmental Policy
1568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken in response to the referral of Ireland by the European Commission to the Court of Justice of the... - Water Quality
1569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to fund improving water quality, including in rivers and lakes, in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on... - Environmental Policy
1570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department is taking to assist communities in dealing with heatwaves, and periods of drought; and if he will... - Disability Issues
1571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if she is aware of a potential gap in care, whereby an adult with an intellectual disability must apply for their future... - Environmental Schemes
1572. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will consider introducing a grant to support households to purchase rainwater harvesting systems, in order... - Invasive Species Policy
1575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the status of the Invasive Species Policy; the specific actions that are being taken in County... - Environmental Schemes
1576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on action in relation rhododendron and cherry laurel in County Wicklow; if there is a broader... - Environmental Policy
1577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the reintroduction of the red kite to County Wicklow; the number of birds each year since the policy... - Environmental Schemes
1578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the grant funding available to resident's groups or organisations towards the cost of establishing rewilding... - Flood Risk Management
1579. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Service; the level of funding allocated and spent each... - Housing Policy
1580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has assigned capital funding for enabling infrastructure in Athenry, Tuam and Gort to support planned... - Local Authorities
1581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has assessed the regional distribution of Exchequer funding to local authorities over the past five... - Housing Schemes
1584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 485 of 7 July 2026, the reason small landlords in the current RAS with existing rented... - Planning Issues
1585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the ratification of the proposed exempted development regulations for residential dwellings. [54800/26] - Water Supply
1586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the correspondence between his Department and Uisce Éireann in relation to continued loss of water supply in... - Housing Schemes
1588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether under the croi conaithe scheme, particularly as it applies to Islands, a community council could qualify for the croi... - Land Development Agency
1589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding any mechanism in place to ensure that any new build under the management of the LDA has fully... - Housing Policy
1594. 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. [54891/26] - Rental Sector
1595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the mechanisms in place to ensure that any rental properties advertised as being available Monday to... - Departmental Data
1597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proportion of P and A agreements on average that are allocated to debt repayment; and the other categories they are... - Disability Issues
1598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review current planning and housing design guidelines to ensure that the needs of families with disabilities are... - Housing Schemes
1599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for maintaining the first home scheme property price ceiling for County Kildare at €475,000; the data... - Defective Building Materials
1600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, as part of the current review of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme following the publication of I.S. 465:2026,... - Housing Policy
1601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rules and regulations surrounding maintaining mixed tenure in cases of acquisition in housing estates (details supplied);... - Disability Issues
1602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are required to reach a decision on medical or disability-related housing appeals within a defined... - Environmental Policy
1603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the work of the Sustainable Hunting of Wild Birds Forum since its suspension in March 2026; and if he will... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
1604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the policy regarding the application of commercial rates to premises operated by charities; whether any recent... - Animal Welfare
1605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cause and nature of a “severe” injury suffered by a hare on day two of Rathkeale and Limerick city coursing... - Heritage Sites
1609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the hours that tours are available of Glenveagh Castle in Glenveagh National Park will now be extended given that staff... - Heritage Schemes
1610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any public funding (excluding the Historic Structures Fund) for temporary or permanent perimeter security... - Island Communities
1611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the protocols in place to respond to major emergencies on offshore islands, including the arrangements for total evacuation;... - Departmental Policies
1612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to deliver commitments to independent community living where the availability of supported housing is significantly... - Building Regulations
1613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make a statement on Heads 2 and 6 of the General Scheme of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024;... - Rental Sector
1615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the continued contraction of the private... - Care of the Elderly
1616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has examined the operation of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 in respect of retirement villages and similar... - Departmental Funding
1617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the efficiency and reform proposals that his Department has submitted to the Department of Public Expenditure,... - Departmental Data
1618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the most up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [55584/26] - Housing Schemes
1620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the drawdown to date by Cork County Council under the 2026 Social Housing Second Hand Acquisitions Programme; the number of... - Housing Provision
1621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes made available under Part V for Cork County in 2025; the number of these made available for social,... - Housing Policy
1622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the up-to-date position on an action plan for housing options and rightsizing for older people; when it will be published;... - Property Registration
1624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of Tailte Éireann registration applications pending, by year of lodgement and application type; the... - Housing Provision
1626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes delivered by Cork County Council in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, broken... - Housing Schemes
1629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in receipt of HAP in County Cork; the average payment made in each household size or category; the... - Departmental Data
1630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected housing output for 2026, broken down by social, affordable, cost rental and private housing; and if he will... - Housing Provision
1631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the quarterly monitoring arrangements in place within his Department to track delivery on housing supply, by each local... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
1632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of conservation rangers, district conservation officers and other National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, staff... - Heritage Projects
1633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the heritage and conservation projects in County Cork awaiting approval or a funding allocation; the current stage of each... - Environmental Schemes
1634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the Government has considered the introduction of a grant scheme or other financial supports for household rainwater... - Departmental Reports
1635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report into the fire in Killarney National Park in 2021 will be published; the reason for the delay in making it... - EU Presidency
1636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on planning for the high-level housing summit to be launched during the Irish Presidency of the EU... - Wastewater Treatment
1637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure under the domestic wastewater treatment systems grant scheme in each year since its establishment; the... - Homeless Persons Supports
1640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will instruct his Department to investigate cases of families being given notices to quit and made homeless but... - Housing Provision
1641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when social housing applicants can avail of the new protocol that allows victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and... - Water Quality
1642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 30 June, the timelines for finalising the draft guidance and terms of reference... - Turf Cutting
1643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the full legal basis upon which the High Court injunction was sought in 2025 against turf cutting activities on bogs (details... - Environmental Policy
1644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has carried out an assessment of compliance with Article 4(4) of the Habitats Directive in relation to... - Artificial Intelligence
1651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and proportion of staff who have completed AI-related training programmes since January 2024; the levels of... - Planning Issues
1652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the transition to ten-year development plans under the Planning and Development Act 2024 as amended; if he... - Housing Schemes
1654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered reforms to the cost rental equity loan scheme such as cross subsidisation; and if he will make a... - Approved Housing Bodies
1655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the implementation of the Approved Housing Bodies Strategic Forum Report including the amalgamation... - Departmental Meetings
1656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Departments engagement with the European Construction Strategy particularly with regard to modern... - Planning Issues
1657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the review of Part V processes obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55952/26] - Departmental Data
1659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget and staff numbers of the Office of the Planning Regulator in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026;... - Housing Policy
1662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has commissioned, funded or received research, including through a programme (details supplied), or... - Departmental Schemes
1663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding under the domestic well grant scheme can be awarded retrospectively in cases where homeowners were required to... - National Parks
1664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of capital works projects currently ongoing at each National Park under the remit of his Department; when each of... - Energy Infrastructure
1665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he last met formally with the CEO of Gas Network Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56067/26] - Housing Schemes
1666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to ensure that there is no discrimination of recipients of HAP from renting properties;... - Housing Provision
1667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to update the income threshold for social housing, particularly in the Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District of... - Housing Schemes
1668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to change the practice of county councils being permitted to use discretionary powers to force sole traders seeking... - Departmental Data
1669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE senior archaeologists employed by his Department as of 16 July 2026; if he will provide the same figures as... - Fire Service
1670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the Fire Services Bill; when this Bill will progress to the next stage. [56286/26] - Housing Policy
1671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to maximise Ireland's uptake of available European Union funding streams for the delivery of... - Departmental Meetings
1672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement that has taken place between his Department and relevant European institutions regarding the European... - Housing Policy
1673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has identified specific housing projects, programmes or targets that could be supported through additional European... - Defective Building Materials
1675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether a homeowner who paid engineers’ fees under the original defective concrete blocks grant scheme, and who has... - Property Registration
1676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applications currently awaiting processing by Tailte Éireann; the breakdown of these applications by... - Environmental Policy
1681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken in response to the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union,... - Water Supply
1683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to strengthen Ireland's water resilience during periods of drought, including those relating to... - Environmental Policy
1684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current and planned measures to protect biodiversity and support pollinators, native habitats and wildlife across the... - Legislative Programme
1686. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions outstanding contained in the Dublin Bay Bill 2021; his view on the need for a coordinated approach to development... - Electoral Process
1688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline who has responsibility for enforcing the laws in relation to election posters in respect of the height of their... - Housing Provision
1689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether there is a common policy in the calculation of council rents across all local authorities; whether carer’s... - Departmental Data
1690. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided, for the removal of Japanese knotweed; the number of incidents that have been treated; the... - Housing Provision
1691. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether Cork City Council has sought additional funding for any housing projects above that already approved in the past two... - Fire Service
1692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on plans to raise the retirement age further for retained firefighters. [56599/26] - Solar Energy Guidelines
1694. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the development of solar energy planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Local Authorities
1695. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering a request from a local authority to employ additional staff (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
1696. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to increase the proportion of Part V homes made available for affordable purchase or cost rental for... - Water Services
1699. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of recommendations made by An Fóram Uisce to Uisce Éireann in each of the past five years; the number of... - Housing Policy
1704. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date and reason officials in his Department removed ‘collect an estimated €26 million in unpaid levies due... - Traveller Accommodation
1706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the stage the funding for Spring Lane and Ellis Yard redevelopment, County Cork is at; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
1708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units currently vacant in County Kerry; the average duration for which these properties have... - Derelict Sites
1709. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the derelict sites levy is operating effectively; his views on the level of debt being written off; and... - Housing Provision
1710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households on the social housing waiting list in County Kerry on 30 June 2026; the corresponding figures for... - Departmental Data
1712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of publicly owned buildings that were vacant on the latest date available, broken down by purpose and/or last... - Housing Provision
1718. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the social housing completion target for County Kerry; the number of homes completed to date; and the expected completion... - Departmental Data
1719. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total public expenditure on the Cork Event Centre project in each year since 2014, in tabular form; the status of the... - Housing Provision
1720. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new-build social homes delivered in each county in each of the years 2021 to date in 2026, including delivery... - Housing Policy
1721. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce an asbestos certificate, similar to a BER, that confirms or denies the presence of asbestos in a... - Fire Service
1722. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of retained firefighters in each local authority area, each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [57075/26] - Departmental Reviews
1723. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there will be a review of the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlement Guidelines given the difficulty... - Housing Provision
1724. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to support victims and survivors of domestic violence who do not qualify for social housing in... - Public Procurement Contracts
1725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total value of non-compliant public procurement identified within his Department and in bodies under the aegis of his... - Artificial Intelligence
1726. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the usage of artificial intelligence within his Department; the categories of usage; the usage of artificial intelligence... - Defective Building Materials
1727. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to align the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme with SEAI energy efficiency programmes;... - Housing Schemes
1729. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns that elderly people living alone in a circumstance (details supplied) if the... - Property Registration
1732. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the delays regarding queries submitted to Tailte Éireann including using the Oireachtas email; if he... - Water Services
1733. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to fund improved water infrastructure in budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57353/26] - Commercial Rates
1734. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual rate on valuation for commercial rates set by each local authority, and the development contribution rates... - Water Services
1735. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of the number of parliamentary questions in 2025 and to date in 2026 that have been asked of him but were... - Compulsory Purchase Orders
1737. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of CPO processes initiated and completions in each local authority in the State for the past three years; and the... - Housing Provision
1738. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of voids brought back in to use by Cork City Council and Cork County Council per month, over the past three years.... - Housing Schemes
1739. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the total amount of Local Authority Home Loan applications by local authority and the amount of successful... - Energy Conservation
1740. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the total amounts of units retrofitted by local authority area for each of the past five years. [57552/26] - Housing Schemes
1742. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the regeneration of the Noonan's Road and surrounding streets regeneration. [57554/26] - National Parks and Wildlife Service
1744. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will launch a new recruitment campaign in quarter 4 of 2026 for park rangers; and if he will make a... - Local Government Reform
1745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Local Democracy Taskforce report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57571/26] - Legislative Measures
1746. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has received correspondence from Fingal County Council asking him to bring forward an amendment to the legislation... - Renewable Energy Generation
1747. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the methodology used for the regional renewable electricity capacity allocations in National Policy Objective 74... - Environmental Policy
1748. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list the locations and biodiversity measures for all instances where local authorities have proposed biodiversity measures... - Housing Schemes
1749. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on the current status of Fingal County Council's proposal to his Department for social housing at Tuckett's Lane,... - Housing Policy
1751. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the mechanism and research behind the setting of the cost rental housing income limits; and if he will... - Water Conservation
1755. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will examine measures to increase the harvesting and storage of rainwater, given growing concerns about water... - Departmental Funding
1756. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by his Department to Wicklow County Council in each of the last five years; if he will... - Disability Services
1757. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with Wicklow County Council regarding the housing adaptation grant for older people and the reported... - Environmental Investigations
1758. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers of local authorities with regard to quarries; who is responsible for inspections of quarries; who is responsible... - Local Authorities
1759. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by each of the local authorities on consultants in the past five years; and if he will provide a breakdown... - Fire Service
1761. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the training that is being made available to firefighters, in the event of a fire at a solar farm; if funding for future... - Housing Provision
1762. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby there is a lack of flexibility for qualifying for a cost rental scheme... - Housing Schemes
1770. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme applications, approvals, completions and expenditure by county and year... - Housing Provision
1771. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes commenced, completed and occupied in each county, together with the average purchase price... - Departmental Data
1773. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing adaptation grant applications, approvals and payments, by county and year since 2022, in tabular form.... - Local Authorities
1776. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail all research commissioned or undertaken by his Department regarding dampness and mould in social housing and its... - Housing Schemes
1782. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of all social and affordable housing projects in Ardmore and the surrounding area which have been... - Commercial Rates
1783. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Schedule 4 of the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2023 provides for the exemption of property used exclusively for... - Land Issues
1784. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has carried out any analysis of the average timeframes within which Tailte Éireann completes land... - Social Welfare Benefits
1791. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure on the housing assistance payment scheme in each year since 2014, broken down by local authority, in... - Housing Provision
1793. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure on the delivery of social housing by local authorities and approved housing bodies in each year since... - Tourism Policy
1795. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his Department have given further consideration to enable local authorities in Dublin to introduce a hotel bed... - Housing Provision
1796. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his targets for the delivery of social and affordable housing in County Monaghan in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to... - Invasive Species Policy
1797. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he is supporting councils and public bodies to take a collaborative approach to the removal of invasive... - Housing Provision
1802. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing projects delayed due to judicial review, planning issues, infrastructure constraints or other... - Rental Sector
1804. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP tenants who experienced homelessness following the termination of a tenancy, by county and year since 2022,... - Housing Provision
1805. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of second-hand homes acquired by each local authority for social housing purposes, together with the average... - Fire Stations
1809. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s engagement with Waterford City and County Council regarding the proposed... - Emergency Services
1811. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department provides funding to local authorities to support voluntary organisations providing emergency search... - Housing Policy
1815. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the work of the Working Group examining the ban on pets in social housing; and if it has met its H2 2026... - Planning Issues
1822. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of decisions by An Coimisiún Pleanála is monitored over time; to provide details by the average... - State Bodies
1824. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of average staffing levels in An Bord Pleanála, for each of the years 2015 to 2026, in tabular form;... - Legislative Measures
1825. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government or an update on the timeline for the introduction and implementation of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill... - Housing Provision
1827. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new local authority homes built in Ireland in each of the past ten years; and if a county by county breakdown... - Disability Services
1829. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has reviewed the operation of the HMD Form 1 process for applicants seeking social housing support on... - Domestic Violence
1831. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department is working with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and local authorities to ensure... - Water Conservation
1832. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will consider supporting local authorities to fund provision of water butts to households, to assist with... - Housing Provision
1833. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the targets that were set for Cork County Council and Cork City Council for Social Housing in each of the past five years and... - EU Presidency
1836. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a detailed breakdown of his Department’s budget for the EU Presidency; the details of any planned gifts for... - Departmental Records
1837. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in his capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential... - Departmental Expenditure
1838. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a detailed breakdown of spending on media training or strategic consultants by his Department and all bodies under... - Departmental Policies
1839. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an overview of the AI policy in place within his Department; if AI has been incorporated into any work streams; if... - Ministerial Communications
1840. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he uses personal emails for Government business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58682/26] - Local Government Reform
1843. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of municipal councils proposed for County Offaly under the Local Democracy Taskforce recommendations; whether any... - An Coimisiún Toghcháin
1845. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by An Coimisiún Toghcháin in reviewing local electoral areas following the publication of the... - Housing Provision
1847. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made regarding inspections being carried out on existing local authority housing stock; and if any... - Departmental Funding
1852. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided by his Department for regeneration works in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 for an estate... - Social Welfare Benefits
1854. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends carrying out a review of the HAP and homeless HAP rates for Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fire Safety
1858. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to ban the use of disposable barbecues across Ireland's national parks; and if he will make a statement on... - Disability Services
1859. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will publish a five-year national community living strategy for adults with an intellectual disability,... - Housing Schemes
1860. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social, affordable, cost-rental and private dwellings completed in each local authority area in each of the... - Departmental Funding
1863. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value of funding approved under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and... - Departmental Communications
1866. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department's engagement on the future of the land for sale at Lugnaquilla; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
1867. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the application under the social housing investment programme regarding the Rehills site in Wicklow;... - Fire Service
1870. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to address concerns related to sub-standard PPE being a risk to firefighters; the studies that have been carried out... - Mayoral Election
1871. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has examined the potential merits of introducing a directly elected Mayor for Dublin with executive... - Defective Building Materials
1874. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it can be ensured that defective concrete block grants are paid in a timely manner to avoid delays in works being... - Housing Provision
1875. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide updates on proposed housing developments in Galway east, including the expected commencement dates, the... - Housing Policy
1878. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken by his Department to support single-income first-time buyers seeking to build or purchase their own... - Emergency Accommodation
1883. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated full year cost of providing emergency accommodation for people experiencing homelessness in Dublin to date in... - Departmental Meetings
1884. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times his Department met with organisations (details supplied) in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Policies
1885. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the National Rightsizing Policy; the stakeholders that have been engaged to date; the timeline for... - Energy Conservation
1886. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the criteria for deciding priority for the National Retrofitting Programme; the way the projects are picked and... - Land Development Agency
1889. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way, considering recent proposed changes to reduce LDA tenure mix, he plans to meet housing targets for affordable... - Waterways Ireland
1893. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will instruct Waterways Ireland to provide water tap services, pump out machines, postal services and refuse services... - Referendum Campaigns
1898. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of plans he has to hold a referendum on the right to housing as per the recommendations by the Housing... - Land Development Agency
1899. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the value of drawdowns by developers under the auspice of Project Tosaigh; the number of units delivered, by... - Fire Stations
1900. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposed new Cork City fire station in Curraheen, for which €13 million in capital funding was... - Housing Schemes
1901. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units directly delivered by local authorities, approved housing bodies, the LDA, the number... - Housing Provision
1902. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider the introduction of a housing waiting list for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Schemes
1905. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an impact assessment was undertaken prior to the decision to remove the financial contribution scheme from the Department... - Departmental Consultations
1906. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement and consultation that took place with stakeholder groups that represent older people (details supplied) prior... - Housing Policy
1907. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the reasoning underpinning the decision to remove the financial contribution scheme from the Department of Housing... - Vacant Properties
1911. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of commercial properties recorded as vacant in each local authority area in each of the past ten years, together... - Departmental Funding
1912. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if further funding will be provided for projects (details supplied) to enable the upgrading of infrastructure; and if he will... - Defective Building Materials
1915. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend eligibility for the DCB grant scheme to Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland in homes built using... - Housing Policy
1919. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on any plans for further funding of local authorities for the housing adaptation grant schemes,... - Construction Industry
1922. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an assessment has, or is, being carried out on the modern methods of construction used at a housing project (details... - Housing Policy
1924. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any plans to conduct a local-authorities-based review of estate management issues and solutions; and if he will... - Energy Conservation
1925. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason retrofitting targets in Louth are lower than targets achieved in previous years; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Data
1926. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of properties purchased through Louth County Council under the tenant in situ purchase scheme; the total... - Departmental Funding
1927. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans to deal with the change in CAS funding now being part of the overall local authority social housing acquisition... - Departmental Data
1928. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the social, affordable and cost rental housing targets and delivery in County Louth, in tabular form; and... - Departmental Funding
1929. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which...
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