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913. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been bought by individuals or companies from outside the EU for each of the past five years, by the nationality of the companies and individuals who bought the property. [11830/25]

914. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units bought by investment funds in Ireland for each of the past five years. [11831/25]

927. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the pressure on the Irish housing market, he will consider banning the purchase of Irish properties by individuals and businesses from outside the EU for the next five years. [12045/25]

935. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on proposals to address the gearing challenges identified as a threat to future borrowing levels by approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/25]

946. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Housing Finance Agency reviewed its interest rates in the period 2022 to date; to provide details of any adjustments that arose from any such review; the criteria on which a decision to adjust rates are based; if there is any governmental oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1233…

962. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce minimum BER standards for the private rented sector and for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/25]

965. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the cost rental equity loan scheme are under consideration by his Department or relevant agencies; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the value of funding requested; the date on which each application was submitted, in tabular form; an…

970. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the capital advance leasing facility are currently under consideration by his Department; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the requested funding level; the date on which each application was submitted by a local authority, in tabular…

971. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the capital assistance scheme are currently under consideration by his Department; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the stage of the process each is at; the date on which each application was submitted and the estimated value/cost of…

972. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation for the capital assistance scheme in 2024; how much was used; how many housing units it supported; the allocation for 2025; the current available amount outstanding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12665/25]

986. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that the housing crisis is causing particular concern for victims and survivors of domestic abuse; if there are specific resources available to local authorities; if he will outline these resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11670/25]

1283. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether turbary rights are assigned to a property with a dwelling house or to land without a dwelling house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11955/25]

1284. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in a case where turbary rights are linked to a dwelling house, the person or body that validates that there is a dwelling house attached to the turbary rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11957/25]

62. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the precise date on which his Department officials were made aware of the National Gallery of Ireland's inability to house its newly purchased €125,000 scanner; who was informed; the consequences there will be; how the scanner has been stored since purchase; the cost of storage; the plans his Dep…

301. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the social and affordable housing projects that have been approved since 1 January 2025 and to provide a breakdown by delivery stream (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10316/25]

106. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when an assessment will be carried out on a home (details supplied) in County Donegal that the Housing Agency has determined meets the damage threshold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/25]

326. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the role his Department and the Office of Public Works played in the decision of the National Gallery of Ireland to purchase an x-ray scanner in 2017; what plans had been discussed with the Office of Public Works on the housing of such a scanner in advance of the purchase and what…

429. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering retrospective adjustments for early applicants under the enhanced defective concrete block scheme who met the grant cap whose engineering fees were deducted from the €420,000 cap; the measures being taken to insure that early movers are not penalised as previously stated by the t…

433. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.125 of 19 February 2025, the policy rationale for the 2023 Payment and Availability and Capital Advance Leasing Facility financial assessment circular; and the impact this has had for development financing for approved housing bodies since its introduction. [9070/25]

435. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will update legislation and or provide further guidelines or funding to assist local authorities in the taking in charge of housing estates and residential developments from private developers, in particular with reference to legacy estates built between 2005 and 2008 which have not been taken in charge and …

436. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person (details supplied) was removed from a housing list. [9124/25]

440. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will reconsider the recent directive to local authorities around housing aid grants for the elderly whereby funding will not be provided for the replacement of an old oil boiler (heating system) with a new model boiler; if funding will only be provided for second-hand boilers; and if he will…

447. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a review being carried out by his Department into the qualifying criteria for cost rental housing; if the income limits can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9627/25]

455. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives his Department will take to address the supply side constraints which would help to expedite housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9805/25]

456. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department will introduce to incentivise local authorities to achieve their housing delivery targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9806/25]

I welcome this opportunity to address the subject of flooding. I want to express my absolute gratitude to the Minister of State. He was everywhere in all parts of the country. We look forward to imminently welcoming him to County Meath. I express my sincere gratitude to the engineers and outdoor crew of Meath County Council, particularly in the municipal districts of Ashbourne, Laytown, Bettystown…

We are debating this Bill this morning because the previous Government's so-called Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, which is less than three years old, has abjectly failed working people. Then again, we should not be surprised because it was set up to fail. We said that at the time and the proof is there for all to see in the operation of the terms of the Act in the WRC's annual…

My constituents are deeply concerned about the imminent closure of Perrott House, a mental health care facility in Skibbereen. This residential care facility, which was staffed 24 hours, had been home to many long-term residents and provided them with essential programmes like horticulture, music, poetry and art as well as access to the local library, church and shops in Skibbereen. The HSE contin…

I am not suggesting the Minister does but the difficult is that the Bills Office was under so much time pressure that by the time it informed me of that, there was not any time for me to ask any questions or seek any clarifications, as should have been the case. I mentioned on Second Stage that I fully believe this Bill will not be enacted a full year before provisions of it are challenged legall…

I do not propose to accept amendments Nos. 2 and 3. I will go into that in detail but it is important to make a point at the very start. If a party is anti-EU, and Sinn Féin is, in my opinion, with platitudes to the left and the right of what it may or may not want to say about it, its members would be far more honest to come in here and say that. On every occasion when I listen to its members spe…

As discussed earlier, amendments Nos. 1 and 11 would both require that the Minister carry out reports and administrative matters and lay these reports before the Houses before the Act or provisions thereof can be commenced. It is a long-established precedent that the commencement of an Act cannot be made contingent on an administrative matter external to the Houses, and that is to say contingent o…

The Ceann Comhairle mentioned the rationale for amendment No. 11 being ruled out of order. It would be appropriate if the Minister of State could give an indication as to how exactly these Houses are to have any faith whatsoever that Tusla will be in a position to carry out the obligations that are placed on it as a result of the measures in the Bill. I take it from the Ceann Comhairle's guidance…

I have tried to listen attentively to this. This has been a really interesting conversation over the last hour or so. I have mixed emotions on it, I have mixed views on it and I do not really know where I stand on it yet. Ultimately, proposed centres were never set on fire because of a lack of GP services, a lack of school places in a community or because the traffic congestion was too bad, and th…

I have had to adapt to the issues relating to IPAS centres being in my constituency for a lot longer than most people inside here. Some did reference going back a while, but not everybody. I understand the spirit of this amendment. I accept there should be community analysis and I will outline the reason for that in a few minutes, but I am not sure practically how many centres would end up getting…

I believe this project is in the overwhelming public interest and that there is an overwhelming public benefit. That is why we funded about €16 million into Hampson House to facilitate decanting but also provision of a first-class service now in terms of outpatient facilities, antenatal clinics and all of that. The Government is 100% behind this project but An Coimisiún Pleanála is independent, as…

I met with the Before We Die campaign group and we had a very good discussion. These are very serious issues. There needs to be stronger co-ordination between local authorities, section 39 bodies and Government Departments, particularly the Department of housing and the Department of disability. I am placing it on the agenda of the next Cabinet subcommittee meeting with a view to creating a struc…

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 19, inclusive, together. The Department of the Taoiseach tracks the delivery of actions committed to by Government Departments in the climate action plan and publishes quarterly progress reports. The progress report for quarter 1 of the Climate Action Plan 2025 was published in July 2025. The latest progress report was published in January and is available on…

Deputy McCormack said Offaly is leading the way. It is a powerful set of statistics. Everybody in the House is probably not aware of the degree to which Offaly is becoming a powerhouse. Bord na Móna is a big factor here. We will have further developments on that front, and investments. It is time that foreign direct investment and IDA Ireland looked at what Offaly has to offer. Contrary to what D…

I thank the Ceann Comhairle for slating the really important issue of the situation regarding bluetongue in Ireland and giving me the ability to be able to address the House on it today. Bluetongue is a viral disease caused by bluetongue virus, which can cause severe clinical signs in ruminant species such as cattle, sheep, goats and camelids - alpacas and llamas. There are many different serotyp…

I thank all colleagues in the House for taking the time to engage in what is an important debate and asking a number of questions I would be happy to answer. I acknowledge the presence of hill farmers from Galway and Roscommon, as well as the president of Macra na Feirme and other representatives with Senator Brady. In wrapping up, I will come back to each of the points that has been raised direc…

Let us have it straight. Let us talk about the facts here. I mentioned that 2,000 homes had been purchased by vulture funds over the past number of years. That is only the tip of the iceberg, however, because, as we know, vulture funds do not have to register up to ten homes that they purchase in any given year. Thousands and thousands of homes are being snatched up by vulture funds, big landlords…

Housing remains the single biggest emergency that families and communities face in Ireland. It affects every aspect of our society, from families languishing on council housing lists for 16 years and more, never sure if the dreaded eviction notice is going to land, to teachers, nurses, doctors, gardaí and skilled workers having to move abroad where they can afford mortgages and rents. They cannot …

Yes. It is just factual and it is in the newspapers anyway. This is all from articles I have researched. Be Lettings and Vestry buy and sell from each other. It is unbelievable stuff. One effect of such house flipping in Dublin 15, in my own constituency, is that a three-bedroom, two-bathroom semi-detached house in Dublin 15 that was bought in November 2019 for €287,000 was sold in January 2025 fo…

Respectfully, if we cannot send troops to engage in peacekeeping missions then we are going to lose that level of respect that we have had for many years. Countries will look at us and ask how do we not have the ability to send our own troops where we want to send them. That is the situation we will find ourselves in. The world is changing. We need to update our laws. They are currently not fit f…

I did acknowledge it. I acknowledged during the election campaign and in the potential programme for Government talks after the election that the Labour Party had put forward constructive proposals. I do acknowledge that. We have a different landing zone, in that I think the Labour Party wanted a new State agency. I am not trying to misrepresent its position, but our view was to evolve the Land De…

I have never objected to a home and nobody in this House should. I do not care what party they are in. They should stop objecting to houses. Everybody should stop. There is a housing emergency, end-of.

That is my political point which I am entitled to make. Nobody in this House should object to housing. I feel very strongly on that. I hope we can all agree on that. I am not sure whether Deputy Boyd Barrett is upset that there are more landlords in the market or not by what he just said. If we were to see an increase, that is a good thing but his figures are not comparing like with like because,…

I thank Deputy Gibney for bringing forward this important Bill and Seanadóir Higgins for originally instigating it. I am very happy to support the objectives behind the Bill. As has been said, it is very straightforward that price should not be the only consideration when awarding State contracts. That is a no-brainer, not least because I am dealing with major problems, as I am sure others are. T…

I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. I commend Deputy Gibney on introducing it to the House. I thank Senator Higgins for introducing it and shepherding it through the Seanad. I know a huge amount of work was done in the background on this. Senator Higgins obviously had extensive engagement over the years with businesses, representative groups, trade unions and broa…

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Michael Cahill - To discuss whether agreement has been reached with all south Kerry CAMHS victims and families. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil - To discuss the infrastructure in schools in Kildare North. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue - To disc…