Questions

1452. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the new measures for the delivery of age-friendly housing, that are not currently in place, being introduced in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1627/26]

1453. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation for social housing acquisitions in 2026; the total funding for acquisitions by local authority; when the allocation will be communicated to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1628/26]

1454. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the deadline for which each local authority will be required to publish its Housing Delivery Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1629/26]

1455. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he and his Department are taking to support increased housing delivery by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1630/26]

1456. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the industry capability working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1633/26]

290. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a schedule of dates of all meetings convened since 1 January 2021, in person or remote via video link, between officials of his Department and officials of Roinn na Gaeltachta, at which the issuing of Section 28 Planning Guidelines in order to protect the Irish language in Gaeltacht areas was discussed; and if he will make a sta…

291. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dates on which draft Section 28 guidelines were provided to the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in consultation; the reason his Department did not issue the aforementioned planning guidelines before the repeal of Section 28 of the Planning Act 2000 by Ministerial Order on 2 October 2025; and if he …

292. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of towns and villages which are deemed eligible by his Department for 'The Ready to Build Scheme'; whether his Department plans to extend the list to other rural settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72727/25]

293. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a schedule of all 'Ready to Build' applications received by his Department from local authorities, specifying the location; the number and the cost at which the sites listed were or are on offer for sale to eligible applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72728/25]

294. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider whether Údarás na Gaeltachta can seek his approval for recognition under the Croí Cónaithe 'Ready to Build Scheme' and apply for funding to his Department in order to deliver serviced sites in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72729/25]

536. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Part V obligations that have been satisfied through land transfer offsite in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65915/25]

537. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a national financial contribution scheme, based on the local authority model (details supplied), administered by local authorities, and funded by the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65916/25]

538. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2026 funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme will be confirmed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65917/25]

539. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2026 funding for local authority acquisitions will be confirmed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65918/25]

540. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the role State savings play in housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65919/25]

541. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail plans to utilise State savings products to support housing delivery; the expected level of funding to come through the ISS for housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65920/25]

601. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to empower the Land Development Agency to purchase a factory (details supplied), ensuring it could be kept open to deliver homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61239/25]

1103. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of delays to the progression of affordable purchase schemes as local authorities must now redo costing for affordable purchase considering the changes to the VAT on apartment sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59326/25]

462. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if there is a practice of applying cost deductions on AHB scheme approvals, in the form of disallowing major portions of land, construction, communal, and financing costs; to clarify if this practice is in some cases disallowing costs ranging from €2-4 million of the cost to build the schemes, making the schemes unviable;…

463. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the new voids programme, as promised in the Programme for Government 2025, to improve the turnaround of vacant social housing units and if AHBs are now being provided with tenant nominations prior to housing completions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56597/25]

618. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount that has been recouped for the State through the derelict site levy since its introduction to date; whether this levy will remain in place until it is replaced by the newly announced derelict property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55173/25]

4. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the way in which his Department plans to address approval lags for cost rental equity loan, CREL, funding; the reason capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and CREL funding is being approved at different times; the number of units which have been delayed, in tabular form; and his plans to address these delays. [53906/25]

10. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to hold a referendum and legislate for a constitutional right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53899/25]

51. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the March 2026 rent reset will be operationalised in a way that will protect renters and mitigate for the financial incentive for landlords to evict tenants ahead of the rent reset date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/25]

60. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the stalled PPP housing bundles; to provide an updated delivery time frame for the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/25]