Questions

94. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to review or increase the income eligibility thresholds for social housing support administered by Dublin City Council; and the housing options available for households, particularly working couples, whose incomes are marginally above the social housing threshold but who cannot afford private rental accommodation …

95. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of apartments (details supplied); the status of the scheme; the funding granted to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2691/26]

96. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, where a house commences a lease before 1 March 2026 for a period of 12 months, with the possibility of extending the lease after the 12 months, the lease will fall under the new legislation after the 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/26]

97. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans his Department has to reverse the declining water quality in the Barrow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2723/26]

98. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans his Department has to reverse the declining water quality in the Nore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2724/26]

99. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the new rules, from March 2026, for landlords, which allow them, their executors or families to terminate leases and sell properties when necessary to repay nursing home loans or distribute estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2761/26]

100. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites CPOed in the previous 12 months; the number of sites for which a levy was applied; the total value of sites on the register; and the number of sites on their register on 31 December 2024 and to date in 2025, by local authority,…

101. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a business case and or released funding for the development of a local authority site (details supplied). [2834/26]

102. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received an updated and or amended proposal from bodies in respect of a site for public housing (details supplied). [2845/26]

1351. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2153/26]

1352. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update regarding the proposed exemptions for building a granny flat for a family member onto an existing house. [2719/26]

1353. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 5 November 2025, to clarify whether his reply, in which he stated that he “asked that a review be undertaken of all existing Memoranda of Understanding,” means that all existing MoUs between the NPWS and 28 external organisations will be subject to the specific review he requested; an…

1354. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a timeline on the introduction of the "above the shop" vacant grant proposed; the criteria to qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73904/25]

1355. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the introduction of the enhanced “Above the Shop” Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73906/25]

1356. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility criteria that will apply to the enhanced “Above the Shop” grant, including vacancy period, construction date, and any additional requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73907/25]

1357. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if multi-unit conversions above commercial premises will qualify for the full €140,000 grant package; the number of units which must be included to avail of this amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73908/25]

1358. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a single-unit conversion above a shop will remain eligible only for the standard €50,000 grant plus €20,000 top-up for dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73909/25]

1359. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to amend the current rules requiring properties to be used as a principal private residence or for one rental unit in the context of multi-unit conversions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73910/25]

1360. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to merge the voter registration websites checktheregister.ie and voter.ie; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74006/25]

1361. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the delivery of social and affordable housing in county Louth in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74029/25]

1362. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Tenants-in-Situ scheme will continue or has it been subsumed into the Second Hand Social Housing Acquisitions Programme; if it is to continue whether funding has been allocated to Councils; the funding which will be allocated for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74090/25]

1363. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the stipulation in the Tenants-in-Situ scheme that a residence must be in HAP for two years remain in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74091/25]

1364. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Council has the authority to buy a property under 6.12 of the Second Hand Social Housing Acquisitions Programme, if the tenants-in-situ are at risk of becoming homeless, even if the property has not been in HAP for 2 years, in order to address 'tenancy sustainment'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74092/25]

1365. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide additional information and clarity on eligibility regarding the local authority engineers, who are qualified and experienced, that are being deemed ineligible for progression under revised eligibility criteria, despite having previously been assessed, appointed, and in many cases promoted based on those same qualificati…

1366. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Wind Energy Guidelines will form part of the National Planning Statement; if it will be published Spring 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72814/25]