44. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a timeline and action plan for meeting the targets to work towards ending homelessness, as agreed in the Lisbon Declaration; the additional policy measures he intends to take; if he will consider amending the Housing Act 1988 to oblige local authorities to take into account the best interests of a homeless child, as outlined in…
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46. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant in situ properties acquired in 2024; the number he expects to be completed in 2025; to provide a breakdown of the €265 million announced for housing acquisitions, including unit allocation, by local authority; if the allocation of funding for tenant in situ includes funding for refurbishments; and if he will ma…
56. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm when he will establish the Strategic Housing and Infrastructure Delivery Office, as outlined in the Programme for Government; if the office will be underpinned by legislation or sit within the existing structures of his Department; if he has developed the criteria and detailed job description for the chief of the office;…
71. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the local democracy task force will be convened; if he intends to review the number and distribution of councillors across local authorities; if there will be a review of the boundaries used for local authority elections in advance of the next local elections; his timeline for the establishment of town councils; if there will …
826. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revise current housing policies to ensure fairness for older individuals who have contributed to society throughout their lives, specifically, many retirees who only become eligible for placement on the housing waiting list once their income drops upon retirement, a situation which forces them to face unaffordable marke…
829. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €265 million approved for housing acquisitions in 2025, by housing programme; the amount approved in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10880/25]
830. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units local authorities will be able to acquire under the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; if each local authority has been provided with the numbers each can acquire; if not, when that will be outlined; the amount in total allocated for the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2025; the amount approved in 2023 and 2024, in tabula…
965. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the cost rental equity loan scheme are under consideration by his Department or relevant agencies; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the value of funding requested; the date on which each application was submitted, in tabular form; and if he will make a …
966. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the cost rental equity loan scheme have been approved by his Department or relevant agencies in 2024, and in 2025, respectively; the sponsor and location of each approved application; the number of units in each; the level of approved funding for each; the date of submission and the date of approval, in…
967. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation for the cost rental equity loan scheme in 2024; how much was used; the allocation for 2025; the current available amount outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12660/25]
968. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation for the capital advance leasing facility scheme in 2024; how much was used; the allocation for 2025; the current available amount outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12661/25]
969. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the capital advance leasing facility scheme, CALF, have been approved by his Department or relevant agencies in 2024 and in 2025, respectively; the sponsor and location of each approved application; the number of units in each; the value of funding provided; the date of submission and the date of approv…
970. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the capital advance leasing facility are currently under consideration by his Department; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the requested funding level; the date on which each application was submitted by a local authority, in tabular form; and if he wil…
971. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many applications under the capital assistance scheme are currently under consideration by his Department; the number of housing units associated with each application; the location of each; the stage of the process each is at; the date on which each application was submitted and the estimated value/cost of each, in tabular fo…
972. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation for the capital assistance scheme in 2024; how much was used; how many housing units it supported; the allocation for 2025; the current available amount outstanding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12665/25]
973. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the social and affordable housing completion figures for 2024 will be published; the number of social housing, cost rental and local authority affordable housing units, respectively, constructed in 2024; to provide a breakdown of each, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12696/25]
301. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the social and affordable housing projects that have been approved since 1 January 2025 and to provide a breakdown by delivery stream (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10316/25]
431. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all the agencies and organisations that he has met with in his first thirty days in office, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9041/25]
520. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that will be taken by Government and local authorities to ensure the housing completion targets of 41,000 by the end of 2026 and up to 60,000 per year by 2029 and 2030 will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/25]
521. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status and locations of the over 10,000 applications under the vacant homes renovation scheme; the reason there were only 867 applications in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7644/25]
522. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the creation of the Building Standards Regulatory Authority; the role and powers of the authority; if it will be part of An Bord Pleanála; when the legislation will be scheduled for debate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7645/25]
523. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who have taken up a cost rental equity loan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7646/25]
524. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the underspend of €120 million in Exchequer spending on homelessness in 2024 after the supplementary budget increase of €143 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7647/25]
525. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work and remit of the central housing supply unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7648/25]
526. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made by the local authority stock management policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7649/25]