Questions

254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of short-term letting hosts (details supplied) that have a single listing that is a dwelling in their garden; if any exemption has been considered for properties of this nature that cannot become a viable long-term home regarding registration and planning permission requirements; and if…

257. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarification on a matter regarding the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, and short term lettings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35006/25]

261. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the plan to extend rent pressure zones to all areas of Ireland has taken into account operators such as small farmers, who earn small sums to supplement their income heading in to wintertime as a means of survival of their livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35024/25]

262. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the plan to extend Rent Pressure Zones to all areas of Ireland, has taken into account that County Kerry attracts many tourists and is heavily reliant on short-term lets where small operators earn small sums to supplement their income heading in to wintertime as a means of survival of their livelihood; and if he will make a st…

264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason holiday lets cannot be registered with the RTB if people are living in them long term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35035/25]

269. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the case of landlords in the rent pressure zone in Kerry (details supplied); to clarify the definition of a large landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35089/25]

114. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the commencement of sections 48 to 50 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015, which provide for the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme; the reasons these provisions have not yet been commenced; if any assessment has been carried out on the cost-benefit implications of implementing such…

123. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how full-time students living in privately rented accommodation on leases of less than six years will be protected from having to pay exorbitant rent increases from 1 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34937/25]

482. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the market rate will be determined under the proposed rental regulation changes; if there will be a standardised or verifiable methodology to ensure consistency and transparency in its application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33516/25]

496. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether people engaged in short-term lettings, who will soon be incorporated into rent pressure zones, will have to apply for planning permission to continue doing short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33790/25]

543. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of private rented accommodation inspections carried out by all local authorities in 2024; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in all local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34230/25]

96. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if landlords who improve BER ratings for existing tenants will continue to be able to seek increases to market level rent rates following the implementation of the Government’s new rent control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32873/25]

511. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to increasing local authorities powers to enforce minimum standards in private rented accommodation, including allowing local authorities to compulsory purchase order properties in an unliveable state, where the current owner has not taken steps to address issues; and if he will make a statement o…

512. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to minimise any negative impacts of the new rent pressure zone changes on students, who due to scarcity of purpose built student accommodation, are left reliant on the private rental market. [32148/25]

527. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline, given that rents in Ireland are extremely high by European standards, how the Government expects a loosening of rent pressure zone rules to contribute to the lowering of rents given that the proposed reforms facilitate an increase in rents. [32530/25]

544. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a tenancy is voluntarily ended by the tenant will the landlord be entitled to increase the rent for new tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32764/25]

245. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the 3.4% increase in average national rent prices between January and March this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27914/25]

246. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform the rent pressure zones in order to address high rent prices and supply shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27915/25]

394. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 16 May 2023, the status of his plans to update the Part V legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27538/25]

402. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a single deferential rent scheme for local authority tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27674/25]

76. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding rent pressure zones (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26178/25]

43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to ensuring no renter is disadvantaged by any changes to the rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/25]

81. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review into rent pressure zones will be published; what measures he will take to safeguard renters in the private rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24504/25]

114. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an indication and timeline on the review of rent pressure zones, given that current legislation is due to expire at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24779/25]

106. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will request his Department to investigate this matter to ensure that all inspections are fulfilling their legal obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24714/25]