Parliamentary questions

1451. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the prohibition on pet bans in social and AHB housing will be extended to all rental accommodation, with normal wear and tear conditions such as RTB standard being applied to all occupiers such as specifically the wear and tear and anti-social behaviour clauses. [1606/26]

1452. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the new measures for the delivery of age-friendly housing, that are not currently in place, being introduced in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1627/26]

1453. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation for social housing acquisitions in 2026; the total funding for acquisitions by local authority; when the allocation will be communicated to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1628/26]

1454. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the deadline for which each local authority will be required to publish its Housing Delivery Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1629/26]

1455. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he and his Department are taking to support increased housing delivery by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1630/26]

1456. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the industry capability working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1633/26]

1457. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the planning permission exemption for modular homes will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/26]

1458. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of new findings, his position has changed with respect to the transfer and sale of homes in Cork (details supplied); if he has instructed his officials to review the submission and its findings; if he will now engage meaningfully with a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1701/26…

1459. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which residents can work with their respective local authorities in respect to partially handing over of defined areas of their estate for the local authority to take in charge. [1780/26]

1460. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the date on which a supplementary estimate or supplementary estimates was sought in respect of his Department’s Vote for each of the past ten years, and to the date in 2026; the gross and net amount involved in each case; and the Vote subheads to which each supplementary estimate related. [1798/26]

1461. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value of expenditure originally allocated in the Estimates to specific programmes or staffing measures that could not be spent as planned within the year for each of the past five years; and whether such underspends were surrendered, carried forward, or reallocated to other areas within the Vote. [1819/26]

1462. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications received for affordable purchase homes under all affordable housing schemes administered by each local authority; the number of those applications which met all eligibility requirements; the number of homes available for allocation in each year; and the number of homes ultimatel…

1463. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average number of eligible applications per affordable purchase home available at the point of allocation, for each local authority in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1894/26]

1464. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who met all eligibility criteria for affordable purchase housing but were not offered a home due to demand exceeding supply for each local authority in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1895/26]

1465. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or local authorities track repeat applications by the same household for affordable purchase housing schemes; if so, the number of unique applicant households, the number of households that applied more than once, and the average and median number of application rounds entered by househol…

1466. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if data on the length of time or number of application rounds spent in the affordable purchase housing application process by successful applicants is collected or monitored by his Department or by local authorities; if so, to provide details and any available data; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

1467. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the standard eligibility criteria applied by local authorities when assessing applications for affordable purchase homes, including income thresholds, mortgage capacity assessments, first time buyer status, and local authority area connection requirements; whether these criteria are applied consistently across …

1468. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration has been given to the introduction of anonymised unique applicant identifiers for affordable purchase housing schemes in order to better assess repeat application rates, unmet demand, and waiting times across local authorities; and if so, the status of such consideration; and if he will ma…

1469. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if comparative data on demand versus supply for affordable purchase housing across local authorities is used by his Department to inform funding allocations, programme design, or future delivery targets; and if so, to provide details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1904/26]

1470. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in 2025, broken down by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1984/26]

1471. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department, or any body under its aegis, has funded, or is funding, other than where legal costs were awarded against the employer by a court or tribunal, the legal costs of any current or concluded litigation taken by an employee or former employee against that Department or body, in each of the pa…

1472. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis on which his Department, or a body under its aegis, may fund the legal costs of an employee or former employee in litigation where that employee is in dispute with, or taking proceedings against, the same body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2042/26]

1473. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the funding of employee legal costs in disputes against his Department, or a body under its aegis, is standard practice; if not, the circumstances in which such funding may be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2060/26]

1474. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the guidance, codes, circulars or directions that govern the payment of legal costs by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in employment-related disputes, including any requirements under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies or Departmental sanction arrangements; and if he …

1475. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the funding of employee legal costs in litigation against the employing body could give rise to governance, accountability, or value for money concerns; whether his Department has issued any guidance in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/26]