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Paul Lawless Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1027. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patrick's Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18895/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1028. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to address the unaffordability and the viability gap of cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19020/26]
Conor Sheehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1029. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider increasing RAS contribution limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19021/26]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1030. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the legislation to underpin the apartment defect remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19027/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1031. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1242 of 8 September 2026, the position regarding the contents of the formal response that issued to the local authority; the contents of their response; the funds, by heading, that have been drawn down to date in respect of the project; and if he has received a final and or updated business …
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1032. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Clara fire station, County Offaly will be included in the new priority fire service infrastructural projects 2026-2030, given the inadequacy of the existing very old building which is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19067/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1033. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a pathfinder project under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19070/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1034. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can outline the scope of the pathfinder project under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19071/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1035. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding a timeline for the completion of the pathfinder project under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19072/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1036. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the pathfinder project (details supplied) has a confirmed budget, the way this was ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19073/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1037. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any pathfinder projects planned under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19074/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1038. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the full rollout of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19075/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1039. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way remediation works are classified and deemed to be included in the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19076/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1040. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an estimate as to the total cost of completing the full interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19077/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1041. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the fire safety standards that apply to electronic access control or key card door systems in multi-unit residential developments to ensure that residents can exit safely during a power outage or other emergency; whether such systems are required under building regulations or fire safety guidance to automatically release or allo…
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1042. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the potential role of reopening the Mullingar–Athlone rail line in supporting housing delivery and compact growth in towns and villages along the corridor, including Moate, Streamstown and Castletown Geoghegan. [19124/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1043. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all approved housing bodies (AHBs) in County Mayo, the levels of funding provided to each, either from central or local government, for each of the last three years; the number of these AHBs provided housing during the last three years for older persons and the quantum of such for each; and the level of fund…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1044. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme; the specific alternative mechanism put in place at the time of the restriction to prevent tenants at risk from entering homelessness; the date this mechanism become operational; and if he will make a statement on t…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1045. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme, the number of households that would previously have qualified under the tenant-in-situ scheme that have since presented to homeless services following the restriction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement …
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1046. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme, the evidence-based assessment, risk analysis or modelling carried out by the Department prior to the decision to restrict the scheme, particularly in relation to projected increases in homelessness presentations; a…
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1047. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme and given the continued rise in homelessness figures, will the Minister acknowledge that restricting the scheme has exacerbated housing insecurity and commit to urgently restoring the tenant-in-situ scheme in full, …
Robert O'Donoghue Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1048. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme, the projected additional number of households expected to enter homelessness in 2026 as a direct consequence of the policy change if the scheme is not going to be restored; and if he will make a statement on the ma…
Rory Hearne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1049. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the targets for accessible social housing delivered by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/26]
Rory Hearne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1050. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority housing allocations for people with disabilities in the years 2024 and 2025, broken down by physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or other classification of disability, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19279/26]
Rory Hearne Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Housing
1051. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority housing units delivered for wheelchair accessible housing in the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19280/26]