375. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined the impact on small and struggling businesses of increases in commercial rates arising from local authority funding pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67123/25]
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376. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to bring forward proposals to reform the local government funding model, including measures to reduce over-reliance on commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67124/25]
377. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that the current system of equalisation and central transfers ensures a fair distribution of resources between local authorities with differing rates bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67125/25]
378. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact of local property tax decisions on local authority finances over the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67126/25]
379. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide additional support for those local authorities that face structural funding deficits and have limited capacity to increase commercial rates without damaging their local economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67127/25]
113. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review and increase the social housing income limits for counties such as Tipperary, which currently stands at €30,000 per annum, given that the national minimum wage is set to rise to €14.15 per hour from 1 January 2026, bringing annual earnings for a 40-hour week to approximately €29,432, considering the fact that th…
121. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a progress update on the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58898/25]
258. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of appeals lodged that directly relate to a business’s valuation certificate, since the establishment of Tailte Eireann on 1 March 2023, on a quarterly basis; the average waiting times for these appeals; and if any appeals are outstanding since before the establishment of Tailte Eireann in March 2023, and since 2023 an…
252. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to eliminating ceilings for the first homes scheme on a county basis, and introducing one tier for Dublin and Cork and a second tier for all other counties (details supplied). [25075/25]
1236. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage as stated in the Programme for Government, when he intends creating an ‘above-the-shop’ living refurbishment grant by topping up the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19690/25]
282. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 20 February 2025, for an update on the position affecting first time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14652/25]
477. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the extent of commercial rates arrears carried by each local authority, for each of the past five years; the local authorities carrying arrears outside of that five year period; the extent of commercial rates arrears written off by each local authority, each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [14210/25]
478. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of the new town and cities infrastructure investment fund, specifically a timeline for the launch of this fund as a replacement for the urban regeneration and development fund. [14214/25]
433. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.125 of 19 February 2025, the policy rationale for the 2023 Payment and Availability and Capital Advance Leasing Facility financial assessment circular; and the impact this has had for development financing for approved housing bodies since its introduction. [9070/25]
265. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the progress of commitments in the Programme for Government regarding expanding the first home scheme to first time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7098/25]
125. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy rationale for the Payment and Availability (P&A)-Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) related to the financing of social housing development by approved housing bodies; and the impact this has had for development financing for approved housing bodies since its introduction. [6668/25]