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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Housing
303. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe schemes approved in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of grants that have been drawn down, by volume and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/25]
Gary Gannon Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Housing
428. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a situation regarding a vacant property refurbishment grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8987/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Housing
175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of void houses in each local authority area for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8251/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Housing
176. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the urgent establishment of a taskforce for Clonmel town centre (details supplied) to deal with the extensive levels of vacancy and dereliction facing the town; if he will work with the Minister for Justice and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to establish such a taskforce to deal with the m…
Cathal Crowe Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Housing
178. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the total demolition of a property is acceptable under the vacant properties grant; if not, if it deems a property ineligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8307/25]
Michael Cahill Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Housing
182. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing stage payments in respect of the Croí Cónaithe and vacant and derelict property grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/25]
Thomas Gould Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
491. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided for the return of voids in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number of homes this was for respectively, by local authority, in tabular form. [7245/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
496. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a fully completed apartment complex is lying vacant for the past six months on the corner of Grange Road and Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham; and if this development was included in his Department’s figures for housing completions in 2024, notwithstanding the fact that it remains vacant. [7262/25]
John Lahart Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Housing
236. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for vacancies in private houses; the research that has been carried out to investigate the reasons for vacancies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6898/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Housing
116. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grants drawn down in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6486/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Housing
124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict properties, in each local authority area, in tabular form. [6565/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
203. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes identified by Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
204. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of notices served on vacant homes by Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5254/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
206. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on funding for repair of void local authority houses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5351/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
213. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes that were brought back into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5424/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
214. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of ‘above-the-shop’ homes that came into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
215. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has specific targets for bringing vacant homes back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Housing
216. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has specific targets for bringing ‘above-the-shop’ back into use as permanent dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that were made to the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant so that the only eligible properties are those recorded on the local authority derelict site register and when those changes were made. [5029/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since its introduction and that these properties were not on their local authority derelict site register. [5030/25]
Marie Sherlock Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties per year that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since the introduction of the grant. [5031/25]
Brian Brennan Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Housing
606. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding available for the renovation or renewal of vacant commercial premises; if none exists, whether he is intending to introduce or expand any schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2905/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who have applied for the vacant property refurbishment grant in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1617/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
798. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who have successfully availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant in each local authority in the past five years, in tabular form. [1618/25]
Paul Lawless Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Housing
799. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of rejected applications for the vacant property refurbishment grant in each local authority in the past five years, in tabular form. [1619/25]