Questions

108. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict and vacant properties, to include houses, apartments and flats nationwide, that are across the State; the steps that are being taken to bring these homes back into use; and the estimated timeline for same. [65848/25]

488. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local service sites acquired by each county council for each of the past five years. [64669/25]

489. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the proportion of Irish land which has been sold to individual and investment firms outside the State of Irish land is owned by foreign investors; to provide a list of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64718/25]

589. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications on the social housing waiting list for County Mayo, by town, in tabular form, as of November 2025. [63530/25]

590. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing applicants in County Mayo requesting one bedroom, two bedroom, three bedroom and four bedroom accommodation, in tabular form, as of November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63531/25]

331. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62675/25]

499. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total commercial rates intake from businesses in the town of Kiltimagh, County Mayo by Mayo County Council, in the most recent year and for each of the previous five years. [57358/25]

232. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which he will ensure that any party reform or planning policy does not simply favour large developers at the expense of local communities, quality standards and affordability, given that the Central Bank has publicly stated that planning rules, not financial constraints, are now the principal barrier to increasing hous…

233. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason he believes he can credibly claim that its housing strategy is working when homelessness and emergency accommodation figures, particularly among children, are at a record high; and the specific trigger points and corrective mechanisms are in place to adjust policy if these outcomes continue to worsen. [53948/25]

89. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to include an additional allowance for the restoration of gardens that are destroyed during the demolition and reconstruction of affected homes; if he is aware that the average cost of garden restoration is estimated at between €8,000 and €13,000; if he will ens…

280. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of planning applications referred to An Bord Pleanála in each county for each of the past five years. [49434/25]

281. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing planning applications that have been approved, refused, withdrawn, or deemed invalid by An Bord Pleanála in each county for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [49435/25]

1192. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review or amend the use of section 5 exemptions in the context of IPAS accommodation, particularly in relation to ensuring community consultation and transparency in planning decisions affecting local areas. [45737/25]

1287. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a full breakdown of what the development contribution fee is intended to fund, and for details of how these services are delivered to applicants in rural areas where public infrastructure is not provided. [47059/25]

1288. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarification on who directly benefits from the development contribution fee, and for an explanation of why individuals building in areas without access to roads, lighting, water or sewage infrastructure are required to pay the same rate as those in serviced urban zones. [47060/25]

1289. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any mechanisms or discretionary powers available to local authorities to waive or reduce development contribution fees in cases where the applicant receives little or no benefit from the services the fee is intended to support. [47061/25]

1290. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale behind the national waiver introduced in 2023 for development contributions and water connection charges, and for details of what specific challenges that waiver was intended to address. [47062/25]

1291. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what policy or infrastructural improvements have occurred since the introduction of the 2023 waiver that justify its expiration, and for details of any review undertaken to assess its impact on rural housing development. [47063/25]

1292. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any plans of his Department to introduce a rural exemption or tiered contribution model for development fees, in recognition of the disparity in service provision between urban and rural applicants. [47064/25]

1293. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department monitors the consistency of development contribution fee application across local authorities, and for details of any guidance issued to ensure fairness and transparency in how these fees are calculated and enforced. [47065/25]

1294. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any review undertaken by his Department into the impact of development contribution fees on rural housing viability, and whether such fees have contributed to delays or cancellations of rural builds. [47066/25]

1443. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual affordable housing delivery targets for each county and local authority in Ireland for each of the years 2025 to 2028, in tabular form; the rationale behind the allocation of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41341/25]

1444. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; the details of the types of schemes used (details supplied). [41342/25]

1445. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the actual delivery of affordable homes in each county and local authority against the targets set for the years since the scheme’s inception; and the reason for the significant shortfalls. [41343/25]

1446. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and the projected funding for each of the years 2025 to 2028. [41344/25]