501. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance available to a person (details supplied) attempting to buy a modest home, who works full time and holds significant savings, but finds themselves priced out of the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73455/25]
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502. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ applications, for social housing and cost-rental properties, completed, by local authority, for the years 2023 and 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73457/25]
503. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all national planning policy statements currently being prepared by his Department, in tabular form. [73476/25]
504. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to expand social housing provision during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73534/25]
505. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to expand affordable housing provision during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73535/25]
506. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to tackle homelessness during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73536/25]
507. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to tackle vacancy and dereliction during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73537/25]
508. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to expand cost rental during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73538/25]
509. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to support apartment building during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73539/25]
510. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to support first time buyers during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73540/25]
511. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to enhance water services during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73541/25]
512. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to support rightsizing during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73542/25]
513. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures taken to boost overall housing supply during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73543/25]
514. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a report on the work of the Housing Activation Office during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73544/25]
515. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which stage one of an application was approved by his Department; the next steps; an estimated completion date for this project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73557/25]
516. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the real estate-property development industry is not required to demonstrate the price of new properties, additional phases nor cancellation-resale properties in accordance with the Sale of Goods Act 1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73591/25]
517. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department currently collects or holds construction and delivery cost data at individual housing unit level for social housing schemes funded or approved by his Department; if not, when a decision was taken not to collect such data; who authorised that approach; and whether he intends to introduce unit-level cost reporti…
518. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has conducted any internal analysis, review or assessment since 2023 to explain increases in the average cost per social housing unit in Cork city and Cork county; and if so, to detail the factors identified as contributing to those cost increases and the actions taken in response. [73644/25]
519. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average total development cost per dwelling for affordable purchase homes supported under the local authority affordable purchase scheme in Cork city and Cork county for each year since 2023; and to outline the methodology used by his Department to calculate or verify those costs. [73645/25]
520. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department requires local authorities to submit detailed cost breakdowns for affordable purchase housing schemes funded under national affordable housing programmes; if so, the nature of those cost breakdowns; and if not, the way in which his Department assures value for money in the delivery of affordable purchase homes…
521. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has prepared any projections or forecasts relating to future construction and delivery costs, per social and affordable housing unit under Housing for All or any successor programme; and if so, to outline those projections and the assumptions on which they are based. [73647/25]
522. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department benchmarks the cost of delivering social and affordable housing units in Ireland against comparable EU member states; if so, to detail the most recent benchmarking exercise carried out; and if not, the reasons such benchmarking is not undertaken. [73648/25]
523. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a general scenario between a landlord and a tenant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73666/25]
524. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total capital expenditure on Inland Waterways in 2025; the funding provided for 2026; the projects that will be progressed by Waterways Ireland with this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73697/25]
525. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the criteria guidelines, rules and regulations in relation to requirements by Local Authorities to purchase houses for people with special requirements; the total amount of funding provided to Laois County Council for 2026 for this purpose; the expected number of properties that can be purchased for these situations; and…