234. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures he will take to address the growing unaffordability of cost rental rents and unviability of cost rental developments; if his Department will outline the systemic impact of recent construction inflation on cost-covering rent calculations; the measures being introduced to support approved housing bodies,, local authorities, and the Land Development Agency, in maintaining the statutory 25% rent discount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37479/26]
204. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on funding for inner city regeneration projects; if he will acknowledge the need for housing regeneration to have a separate and distinct funding stream to housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/26]
197. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the target of the 7,500 affordable purchase and cost rental homes for 2026; the reason only 935 affordable purchase homes were delivered in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37481/26]
187. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will carry out a review of the licensing system in relation to the Government’s plan to allow landlords to rent out modular units adjacent to the principal private residence under the proposed revised exempted development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/26]
140. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he proposes to take to address the monthly rise in homelessness and the record number of evictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/26]
334. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding available to support aspiring creative writers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36447/26]
56. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide an updateon future funding of the CAST pilot in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35711/26]
259. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether she intends to expand the use of robotic exoskeletons in the national healthcare system and fund the expansion of wearable robotics for neuromotor rehab; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35725/26]
104. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the income thresholds for the affordable home purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/26]
71. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of trademark applications pending registration for more than six months; the measures, including staff recruitment or IT upgrades, aimed at accelerating throughput; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/26]
70. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the current average waiting time for the examination of a trademark application by the Patents Office; the number of applications currently awaiting examination; and the steps being taken to reduce this backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35588/26]
1020. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the National Ambulance Service capital investment plan for the midwest for 2027, including staffing need, vehicle need, recurring cost and capital investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33990/26]
675. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners who have been reassigned or recruited to ACP from local authorities since January 2024; the measures in place to backfill these critical vacancies at the local level, regarding the transition of An Bord Pleanála to An Coimisiún Pleanála (ACP); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34042/26]
674. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the latest workforce data for the local government planning sector, specifically identifying the percentage of current senior and executive planners eligible for retirement within the next five years; the way in which the 2024 Action Plan specifically addresses this imminent loss of institutional knowledge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34041/26]
673. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the commitment to 'significant resources in the 2024 Action Plan, to provide a breakdown of the way in which the funding secured in Budget 2025 has been allocated specifically to frontline planning posts in local authorities versus administrative or department-level oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34040/26]
672. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the establishment and meeting frequency of the five working groups (details supplied) committed to in the October 2024 Ministerial Action Plan on planning resources; if he will list the specific recommendations these groups have made to date regarding immediate staff shortages in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34039/26]
502. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he has examined the CCPC report which highlighted knowledge gaps, financial pressures and delays in conveyancing as ongoing issues for homebuyers and sellers in Ireland; and the actions he proposes to take on foot of this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33993/26]
431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the immediate measures that can be taken to address the chronic overcrowding and resultant health and safety issues on the 18:05 service from Limerick to Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35241/26]
430. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the reason 22000-class intercity units have not been permanently assigned to peak Atlantic Corridor services despite repeated overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35240/26]
429. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the plans which exist to provide higher-capacity rolling stock on the Limerick–Galway route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35239/26]
428. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport the reason two-car regional units are still being allocated to the Limerick to Galway train route which is one of the busiest evening peak services on the corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35238/26]
1253. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the Speak Out data is reflective of the prevalence of hate crime and discrimination on Irish third level campuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31874/26]
1252. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is of the view that the Speak Out data is accurate and reliable considering only 784 reports were made in the two-year period from 2022 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31873/26]
1251. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the annual cost of the Speak Out Programme in third level institutions for each of the years from 2022 to 2025 to date in 2026; his views on whether the cost reflects its value as a reporting tool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31872/26]
818. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which an individual who worked in a State institution (details supplied) who wishes to make a confidential disclosure should proceed given that the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes no longer exists; if there is an individual within her Department who deals with such issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33298/26]
247. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will formalise into legislation the Revenue Commissioners guidance that allows for adult children to live at home without incurring CAT, given the current financial constraints on young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33302/26]
246. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners can provide guidance to ensure that temporary rent reductions offered to tenants facing financial hardship do not trigger a significant CAT liability on the tenant, acting as a barrier to supporting tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33301/26]
245. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to alter section 40 of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003, to examine the fact that rent forbearance is treated as a gift in the period it occurs, potentially creating a tax liability for the tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33300/26]
244. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position for a landlord who charges below market rent under the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003, if a tenant is deemed to have occupied property without paying market rent; if the difference between the rent paid and the market rent is deemed a taxable gift; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33299/26]
210. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people registered with the Revenue Commissioners for the rent-a-room tax relief in each of the years from its introduction in 2001 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31865/26]
41. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the 21 Irish people participating in the 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza; the engagement her Department has had to ensure the safe passage through international waters of these Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32647/26]
240. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport for an update and timeline on the rollout of Bus Connects in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31740/26]
654. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will ensure that the National Library exhibits the letters from Freemantle prison in Western Australia (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30231/26]
577. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the financial supports available to a student (details supplied) to undertake a one year course in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29296/26]
563. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism by which an individual with chronic spinal cord injury who has benefitted from the use of an exoskeleton could obtain financial assistance towards purchasing an exoskeleton; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29529/26]
100. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the criteria for the allocation of DEIS + status, if another round of DEIS+ allocations will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28031/26]
75. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for €100,000 in funding for three years for educational supports using the data from the PRIME project for a school (details supplied) in Limerick following a visit by the Minister for Special Education, if the funding will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28032/26]
860. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE advanced nurse practitioners and emergency medicine registrars based at St. John's minor injuries unit, Limerick as of 13 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28263/26]
735. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health whether demand modelling for elective treatment centres for Limerick will be carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27976/26]
734. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the demand modelling for elective treatment centres for Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27975/26]
733. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health for an update on the design phase and rollout, including when planning applications will be submitted for elective treatment centres including endoscopy suites, design phase for the elective treatment centres is underway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27974/26]
685. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of children waiting for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychology services in Limerick; the average waiting time for each service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28261/26]