1447. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms that are in place to monitor the progress of affordable housing delivery at local authority level; and the way performance is evaluated and reported. [41345/25]
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1448. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if demand assessments have been conducted to determine the need for affordable housing in each county and local authority; and if these assessments have influenced target setting. [41346/25]
1449. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the main challenges or barriers faced by local authorities in delivering affordable housing; and the steps being taken to address these issues. [41347/25]
1453. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the income eligibility thresholds for social housing have been increased nationally in the past 20 years; the years those increases occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/25]
1454. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the years in which the social housing income bands were changed; and to outline each change. [41439/25]
1455. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the social housing income bands in County Mayo have been increased since 2010; the dates those changes took effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41440/25]
1456. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current income bands or caps that determine eligibility for affordable housing supports under Housing for All. [41441/25]
1457. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all housing support schemes available to households whose incomes exceed the social housing and fall below affordable housing thresholds. [41442/25]
502. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of An Bord Pleanála refusing planning permission due to population targets potentially being exceeded by the proposed residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36233/25]
512. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing targets set for each county over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33886/25]
513. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing targets set for each county municipal area-town in county Mayo over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33887/25]
514. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current criteria for eligibility for affordable housing nationally; and if he will provide specific detail on the criteria applicable in County Mayo. [33888/25]
515. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which areas are deemed eligible for affordable housing; the methodology of calculation used to determine such eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33889/25]
516. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the current process for the development and delivery of affordable housing schemes in County Mayo. [33890/25]
517. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether it is a requirement that only projects which have full planning permission and are shovel-ready may apply for affordable housing schemes; if so, whether consideration has been given to supporting earlier-stage proposals to give greater confidence to developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33891/25]
518. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Claremorris municipal area and the Ballina municipal area are currently ineligible for affordable housing schemes; and if there are plans to revise the eligibility criteria to include these areas. [33892/25]
519. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the housing schemes, including social, affordable, cost rental or other supports, which are currently available in the Ballina municipal area and the Claremorris municipal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33893/25]
520. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the affordability assessments or data used to determine eligibility for affordable housing in specific counties or municipal areas, including County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33894/25]
521. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is scope for a more flexible or locally informed approach to determining eligibility for affordable housing schemes, particularly in rural or smaller urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/25]
522. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means by which local authorities can appeal or challenge the exclusion of specific areas from affordable housing schemes; and whether a review process is in place for this purpose. [33896/25]
523. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing units delivered in each county to date in 2025 under the affordable housing scheme; and if he will provide a breakdown by municipal district. [33897/25]
524. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected delivery timeline for affordable housing in counties that have not yet had any such schemes approved or commenced; and the steps being taken to ensure balanced regional delivery. [33898/25]
547. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who applied for the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [25442/25]
548. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of people who availed of the first home scheme in each of the past five years, by county in tabular form (details supplied). [25443/25]
552. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of judicial reviews taken against An Bord Pleanála, by year, for the past ten years. [25644/25]