Parliamentary questions

49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the housing schemes in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin currently owned by an organisation (details supplied); if funding will be given from his Department to ensure that these homes will be used for social and affordable housing for the Gaeltacht community; and if he will make a…

50. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the significant challenge that coastal community members face in competing for housing within their own communities due to national and international demand for second and/or holiday homes, if he will consider developing a scheme to provide affordable long-term State owned rental properties for coastal commun…

51. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the March 2026 rent reset will be operationalised in a way that will protect renters and mitigate for the financial incentive for landlords to evict tenants ahead of the rent reset date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53901/25]

52. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the restoration of town councils. [53201/25]

53. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is doing to ensure that there is no net decrease in land supply from rezoning by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53284/25]

54. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of older persons who are falling into homelessness, particularly in Galway; the way in which he will support older persons in accessing secure and affordable housing given that the number of persons reaching pension age in precarious housing situations w…

55. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is expected that the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 will be introduced; if this piece of legislation can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/25]

56. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Oscar Traynor Road site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53890/25]

57. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the way in which greater downsizing options for those in private housing, who wish, to downsize their home can be provided. [53567/25]

58. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is undertaking to enable local authorities to identify suitable sites for urban development zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53464/25]

59. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that Roscommon County Council is currently missing its housing targets by approximately 50 percent; the specific measures his Department will take to support Roscommon County Council in meeting the targets set out in its County Development Plan, which calls for an average of 392 new homes per year b…

60. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the stalled PPP housing bundles; to provide an updated delivery time frame for the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/25]

61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to expand the provision of modular housing; the number of modular units which have been built since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53633/25]

62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise the first home scheme house value limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53577/25]

63. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to increase the number of long-term private rental houses across the country. [53286/25]

64. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to implement a State savings scheme, similar to the Social Democrats' homes for Ireland State savings scheme, to fund the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53900/25]

65. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review social housing income thresholds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53574/25]

66. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with the Lough Neagh stakeholders group to discuss the current ecological crisis impacting on the lake, and by extension to the sections of the wider river basin management area that fall within the counties under his jurisdiction. [53751/25]

67. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the manner in which his Department will assist local authorities in further promoting the croí cónaithe scheme and the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/25]

68. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether national guidance exists for social housing tenants and applicants fleeing domestic, sexual, and gender violence to another local jurisdiction; whether he is aware that local authority councils are instructing those abuse survivor transfer applicants to return to their original jurisdiction where they may…

69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the report recently published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission which warned that the Government is unlikely to meet its targets to retrofit more than 36,000 houses; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53722/25]

70. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding being provided for cost rental under Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53825/25]

71. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the public consultation for review of exempted development received submissions advocating for the introduction of a statutory exemption from planning permission for the installation of electric vehicle charging arms on public footpaths (details supplied); his views on applying such a planning permission ex…

72. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to roll out more affordable housing schemes in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53741/25]

73. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants that have availed of the first home scheme by county; the amount that is drawn down in monetary value; the number of applicants that have availed of the help to buy scheme by county; and the amount drawn down in monetary value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…