Questions

251. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new housing first tender being run by the housing first office; and the impact on current supports to housing first tenants and the creation of new housing first tenancies arising for the failure to successfully complete the tender process to date. [22152/25]

252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the lifetime of this Government, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will become operational again; when he expects the fund to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/25]

253. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding streams and grants that may be available for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/25]

254. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position of the letter of assurance/ guarantee for those who have completed works under the defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/25]

255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when social housing qualification thresholds will be reviewed, considering the current threshold in Tipperary is, €30,000 for a single person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22280/25]

256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person, who has obtained a debt relief notice which includes rent arrears, can be penalised by a local authority by putting a social housing transfer on hold pending payment of arrears on their rent account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22298/25]

257. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position in relation to a new project in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22299/25]

258. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/25]

259. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in each county that have been completed under the vacant and derelict homes grants; the number of properties in each county that have been supported by these grants that are now registered with the RTB, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/25]

260. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the record high levels of homelessness across the State and the lack of available State emergency accommodation in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22445/25]

261. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the changes to the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22446/25]

262. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the funding to be made available to the Housing Activation Office; if media reports of a €1 billion fund over five years is correct; if so, if this funding will come from within the existing expenditure allocation; and if not, if it will be additional and require a further supplementary estimate for 2025. [22448/25]

263. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken by his Department, in conjunction with the Electoral Commission, to update the existing electoral register and ensure that is it accurate, to make provision for postal or other forms of voting for people who may be outside the State on the day of polling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [224…

264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the unit cost ceiling for housing has been updated since it was issued by his Department in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/25]

265. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and update the capital assistance scheme funding guidelines for people with a disability for every local authority; if the spending limits (per county) are going to be increased; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22509/25]

266. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to review and reform the capital assistance scheme the improvement works in lieu of social housing scheme (H15 rule) for people with a disability; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22510/25]

267. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the amount of capital advance leasing facility funding approved for people with a disability, by county, by regional health area, year-on-year over the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22511/25]

268. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the tenant-in-situ scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; how long it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22543/25]

269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1230 of 29 April 2025, the details of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive inspectorate including any process for making complaints to the inspectorate and the purpose and terms of reference of the inspectorate. [22572/25]

270. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to da…

271. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify…

272. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the continued financial challenges facing the hospitality sector, including increased operating costs, staffing shortages and inflationary pressures, if he intends to waive the outdoor furniture licence fee for 2025, as has been the case in previous years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will ma…

273. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to bring forward legislation to allow developments approved under section 181 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to seek substitute consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22738/25]

274. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of regeneration projects (details supplied); if he will provide a description of the type of works intended; the funding allocated to date or committed to each project; the date of the initial project submission from Dublin City Council; the indicative timeframe for each project; and if he will make a statement on t…

275. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the processing times for medical priority applications for social housing, which are currently taking upwards of 12 months in some local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22752/25]