Parliamentary questions

Universal Social Charge

Jim O'Callaghan

148. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance how many earners in Dublin will benefit from the USC reductions announced in budget 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51220/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Cian O'Callaghan

1. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [49954/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

2. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plans for constitutional amendments. [50721/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [51154/23]

Constitutional Amendments

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his plan for constitutional amendments. [51157/23]

Departmental Policies

Cian O'Callaghan

5. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [49955/23]

Departmental Policies

Aindrias Moynihan

6. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland. [50689/23]

Departmental Policies

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [51155/23]

Departmental Policies

Paul Murphy

8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the well-being framework for Ireland, overseen by his Department. [51158/23]

Housing Policy

Paul McAuliffe

9. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Housing for All progress report published on 14 November 2023. [50685/23]

Housing Policy

Pádraig O'Sullivan

10. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Housing for All progress report published on 14 November 2023. [50686/23]

Housing Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

11. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Housing for All progress report published on 14 November 2023. [50687/23]

Housing Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach to provide a progress report on Housing for All for which his Department is responsible. [51156/23]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach to provide a progress report on Housing for All, for which his Department is responsible. [51159/23]

Cabinet Committees

Alan Dillon

1. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [49640/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mary Lou McDonald

2. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach to report on the work of the climate action unit of his Department. [49685/23]

Cabinet Committees

Pádraig O'Sullivan

3. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [49831/23]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

4. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [49832/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will next meet. [50901/23]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on environment and climate change will meet next. [50904/23]

Cabinet Committees

Mick Barry

7. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [49678/23]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [50902/23]

Cabinet Committees

Paul Murphy

9. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [50905/23]

Social Dialogue

Cian O'Callaghan

10. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [49953/23]

Social Dialogue

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [50720/23]

Social Dialogue

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [50903/23]

Social Dialogue

Paul Murphy

13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [50906/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

33. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the recruitment targets, the number of expected retirements and the net increase of personnel within the Defence Forces in each year up to 2028. [51139/23]

Departmental Contracts

Gino Kenny

34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department intends to continue to purchase goods from Israel and Israeli companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50747/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

35. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on action 28 of the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces; if the agreed civil-military management policy position on the implementation of the working time directive within the Defence Forces will be finalised by the end of 2023; the average working hours of members of the Permanent Defence Force, by rank; and if the recording of hours is intended to be permanent or temporary. [51140/23]

Tribunals of Inquiry

Matt Carthy

37. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will include the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 in the terms of reference for the tribunal of inquiry arising from abuses allegations brought to public attention by a group (details supplied); and if any other amendments to the terms of reference will be made arising from engagements with the group and another group. [50880/23]

Defence Forces

Bernard Durkan

39. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent to which ongoing changes identified in the review of the Defence Forces including pay, gender respect, bullying and-or other sensitive issues are likely to be addressed in total; the progress to date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50869/23]

Common Security and Defence Policy

Bernard Durkan

40. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the extent of his recent discussions with his EU colleagues in regard to defence and security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50870/23]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

42. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the alleged release on bail of one of the men accused of the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50907/23]

Defence Forces

Matt Carthy

43. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on the situation with regard to Defence Forces personnel deployed with UNIFIL and UNDOF; and if he will report on any actions taken in view of the deteriorating security circumstances. [50879/23]

Defence Forces

Alan Farrell

44. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his Department's efforts to increase the number of permanent personnel within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50886/23]

Defence Forces

Alan Dillon

45. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50919/23]

Defence Forces

Violet-Anne Wynne

49. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he accepts that the equating of “trips, slips, and falls” with rape and abuse was an unfortunate error in his letter to victims of the Defence Forces who have been subjected to such horrendous crimes; if he will recall and reissue the letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50910/23]

Defence Forces

Violet-Anne Wynne

52. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will replace the term "complaints" with "incidents of abuse" in the terms of reference of the statutory inquiry into abuse in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50911/23]

Middle East

Ruairí Ó Murchú

53. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is aware of the concerns raised by the head of the UNIFIL mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lázaro about the security situation in South Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50908/23]

Energy Policy

Darren O'Rourke

1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which the energy security review and the McCarthy report will be published; if both have been presented to the Cabinet; how the environmental impact of proposed energy security options will be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50447/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ivana Bacik

2. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many households have availed of the microgeneration support scheme to date, broken down by year; how many are feeding electricity into the grid; how many are projected for installation in 2023; how many have availed of the maximum grant; if he has increased the budget for the scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50385/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

3. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the small-scale renewable energy support scheme, SRESS, and the date on which it will be launched; how this process will differ from the renewable energy support scheme, RESS auction; what, if any, additional supports will be put in place as part of this process; if there are revised targets for the number of contracts to be awarded to renewable energy communities and then for the number of projects that complete all milestones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50448/23]

Climate Change Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the national adaptation plan, including when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50260/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 28 September 2023, and subsequent follow-up, the details of the analysis carried out by his Department regarding the operation of the community-led category in RESS 1 and RESS 2, and in particular the challenges faced by community-led energy projects; the details of the analysis behind the decision to discontinue the community-led category in RESS 3 and to provide support instead under the small-scale renewable energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50115/23]

Climate Change Negotiations

Darren O'Rourke

6. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way the Government is preparing for COP28; the extent of the State's commitment to loss and damage funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50246/23]

Energy Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

7. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the energy security review; how it will inform Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50262/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

David Stanton

9. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline as part of proposals for a floating offshore wind and green H2 policy for Ireland; his Department's plans, if any, to announce suitable designated maritime area plans for the south and west coasts to plan and attract necessary industry investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50230/23]

Climate Change Policy

Catherine Connolly

10. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 15 June 2023 , the details of any engagement his Department, or bodies under the aegis of his Department, has had with Galway City and County Councils in 2023 with regard to the development of their local authority climate action plans, and in particular the preparation of their decarbonising zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50116/23]

Energy Conservation

Aindrias Moynihan

11. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what measures are being taken to reduce the current wait times, currently in excess of 24 months, on works completing from applications made on free energy upgrades under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50244/23]

Waste Management

Paul Murphy

13. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he supports taking waste collection back into public ownership to ensure better environmental management of waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50236/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Alan Farrell

1. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Taoiseach his engagement with European leaders as regards the Israel-Gaza conflict. [49603/23]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Bernard Durkan

2. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach to report on any recent discussions he has had with other world leaders in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [49983/23]

Trade Missions

Seán Haughey

3. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to South Korea. [49618/23]

Northern Ireland

Seán Haughey

4. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [49620/23]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Smith

5. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [49621/23]

Northern Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald

6. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit and Northern Ireland will next meet. [49687/23]

Community Development Projects

Paul Donnelly

1. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the progress of the community recognition fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49723/23]

Library Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

3. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development about the need to provide capital funding for new library buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50005/23]

Road Projects

Aindrias Moynihan

5. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what measures she is taking to address the funding shortfall and the limiting criteria to qualify under the current local improvement scheme, LIS, to ensure the required necessary upkeep and maintenance of rural minor roads in view of recent major deterioration of rural roads due to flooding and weather events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49683/23]

Regeneration Projects

Alan Dillon

6. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the status of the town and village renewal scheme, TVRS, and inform us when successful applicants can expect to be notified about the outcomes of their applications in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49653/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

7. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider reopening the connected hubs voucher scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49553/23]

Flexible Work Practices

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

9. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise of the recent engagement her Department had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment on remote working to support rural workers and communities, in view of the recent passing of legislation that will provide the legal right to request remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49719/23]

Community Development Projects

Alan Dillon

10. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to consider establishing a dedicated grant scheme for the maintenance and upgrading of community playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49654/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

11. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the new enhancements and developments that are being considered to ensure the senior alert scheme is in line with changing demographics and technological advancements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49684/23]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

12. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for details of the latest local improvement scheme, LIS, waiting lists, including number of roads and estimated costs per local authority; if she has received a response from the Minister for Transport regarding whether his Department will co-fund the scheme in the future; if she has considered opening the scheme to private contractors to help clear lists where local authorities have limited capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49667/23]

Regeneration Projects

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

15. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the roll-out of the Towns First policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49715/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Paul Donnelly

16. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development about the progress of the charities regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49643/23]

Offshore Islands

Éamon Ó Cuív

17. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made in the past ten years in providing improved pier facilities on islands and on mainland piers serving island ferries; the total amount of money that has been spent improving island serving piers in this time, broken down by year; the piers that have been upgraded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49616/23]

Regeneration Projects

Alan Farrell

37. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49608/23]

Health Strategies

David Cullinane

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to specialist cardiovascular services and the new stroke strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48895/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 312 children are awaiting scoliosis surgery, that surgery targets have not been met and that ongoing failures lead to life-long health complications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49192/23]

Mental Health Services

Mark Ward

3. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48897/23]

Ukraine War

Cathal Berry

4. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Health to outline the direct support his Department has provided to Ukrainians living in Ukraine in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48996/23]

Nursing Homes

Catherine Connolly

5. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to carry out an audit of the provision of long-term residential care for older persons in Galway city and county provided by HSE West, to include an assessment of the number of beds vacant in each facility, the number of people on waiting lists in each facility and the average wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48549/23]

Vaccination Programme

Cathal Crowe

6. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he intends to introduce an adult immunisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48824/23]

Mental Health Services

Seán Haughey

7. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the mental health supports available for stroke victims; to provide an update on the implementation of the national stroke strategy from 2022 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48832/23]

Hospital Services

Paul McAuliffe

9. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health for an update on plans to expand the provision of services at Cappagh hospital. [49073/23]

Hospital Services

Matt Carthy

10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Monaghan Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48991/23]

Hospital Facilities

Robert Troy

11. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health for an update on the 1,500 new hospital beds that he announced earlier in 2023; when he expects these to come onstream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48985/23]

Hospital Services

David Cullinane

12. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the national maternity strategy for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48899/23]

Hospital Facilities

Ruairí Ó Murchú

14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the RCSI Hospital Group for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48974/23]

Hospital Services

Niamh Smyth

15. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health to outline the investment and enhancement in services at a hospital (details supplied) since he assumed office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48127/23]

Hospital Services

Martin Browne

16. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Tipperary University Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49064/23]

Fire Safety

Eoin Ó Broin

83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an explanation for the ongoing delay in the provision of emergency funding for essential fire safety and other works for homeowners with Celtic Tiger-era building defects; and the reason for the delay with the drafting of the legislation underpinning the full redress scheme. [49143/23]

Derelict Sites

Ivana Bacik

84. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the prevalence of vacancy and dereliction; his further views on the adequacy of Housing for All as a means of converting voids; if he will report on his representations to the Minister for Finance in respect of the number of vacant homes which may be subject to the vacant homes tax; his plans to address delays in the restoration of local authority properties to use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49194/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

85. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered by Q3 of 2023 by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the LDA under the affordable housing fund, the cost-rental equity loan and Project Tosaigh. [49144/23]

Planning Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

86. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce the "use it or lose it" clause to ensure sites with planning permission are developed without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49193/23]

Housing Policy

Eoin Ó Broin

87. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm when he intends to publish the report from the Housing Commission on the right to housing; and when he intends to bring a memo to Cabinet on the issue of the referendum on the right to housing. [49145/23]

Housing Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration can be given to extending the completion deadline for Croí Cónaithe grant applications from the current 13 months, to allow successful applicants the time to finish the refurbishment of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49086/23]

Septic Tanks

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

90. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of domestic septic tanks nationally; the number of inspections of domestic septic tanks; the take-up of grant aid for treatment systems in the high-status objective catchment area scheme; the rate of take-up of grant aid for treatment systems in prioritised areas for action; and the rate of take-up of grant aid for domestic wastewater treatment systems in houses selected under the EPA’s national inspection plan, broken down by local authority over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49037/23]

Housing Provision

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

91. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing commencements in Carlow to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48956/23]

Domestic Violence

Paul McAuliffe

93. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to allow domestic violence victims to transfer their housing applications to other counties without losing their time on the waiting list. [49071/23]

Fire Safety

Patrick Costello

95. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the emergency funding for interim fire safety works in buildings with fire safety and other defects; to provide a potential timeline on funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48980/23]

Housing Policy

Pauline Tully

96. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider disregarding the working family payment as means for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49083/23]

Housing Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

98. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures will be put in place to tackle the record numbers of children living in homeless emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49015/23]

Housing Provision

Joe Flaherty

99. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the target in place for housing completions in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49079/23]

Housing Provision

Joe Flaherty

124. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he expects the housing target for 2023 of 29,000 new homes to be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/23]

Housing Schemes

Pauline Tully

154. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will change the conditions of the vacant property refurbishment grant to extend the time a person has to complete the works once one’s application has been approved from 13 months to 24 months and allow for a drawdown of the grant in stages over the course of the build; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49082/23]

Cabinet Committees

Bernard Durkan

1. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [45328/23]