1135. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions on Policy or Legislation of 16 October 2025, if he intends to provide additional funding to Monaghan County Council for the purpose of providing additional housing adaptation grants in 2025. [60056/25]
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1136. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can accept an application for social housing on medical grounds in circumstances where only one medical professional has signed the application; the options available to those who do not have access to a second medical professional including a nurse but wish to apply for local authority housing on the basis …
1137. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority home loan applications submitted to Meath County Council to date in 2025; and the length of time applications are taking for the mortgage to be drawn down, in tabular form. [60109/25]
1138. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether Fingal County Council received an additional €10 million from his Department under the Second-hand Acquisitions Programme for the remainder of 2025; to provide a breakdown, by spend and units acquired, of the allocation of this funding in areas (details supplied). [60123/25]
1139. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the €20 million funding provided, by spend and units acquired, under the 2025 Second-hand Acquisitions Programme (details supplied). [60124/25]
1140. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Cork City Council has submitted, or intends to submit, an application under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund or any other local government funding mechanism for the refurbishment or redevelopment of Mayfield Sports Complex; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60145/25]
1141. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the general scheme for redress for Celtic Tiger-era building defects; the means by which apartment owners will apply for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60148/25]
1142. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of planning exemptions introduced in 2022, the number of those exempted dwellings for which material changes were made for the purposes of providing accommodation; if they are subject to enforcement by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60179/25]
1143. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the review of planning exemptions introduced in 2022 will be completed by year end 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60180/25]
1144. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the planning exemptions introduced in 2022 have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60181/25]
78. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was not increased in line with construction inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57434/25]
79. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units that have been realised by local authorities from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025 from the refurbishment/regeneration of vacant and derelict residential buildings and from the adaptive reuse of vacant and derelict non-residential buildings i.e. commercial, industrial or heritage buildings, in tabular form…
80. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to review the mortgage-to-rent scheme and the use of private companies in light of the failure of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57443/25]
81. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of home for life mortgage-to-rent properties inspected by the relevant local authority; the percentage of homes deemed non-compliant and requiring remedial works to meet minimum housing standards, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57444/25]
82. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the future of the mortgage-to-rent scheme given the latest published figures show the lowest number of active cases since the scheme was established and if he has any plans to amend the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57445/25]
83. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a timeline for the transfer of functions, regarding responsibility for the Multi-Unit Development Act 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57458/25]
84. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in respect of local authority home loans, he will consider increasing the upper limit of the loan from €360,000 to €500,000 for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57484/25]
85. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in respect of the first homes scheme to assist persons in purchasing new private homes with a market value no greater than €500,000, he will consider increasing that limit for homes in Dublin, where the average property price is higher than that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57486/25]
86. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider providing for a process of direct election to regional assemblies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57489/25]
87. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to reintroduce the development contribution fees waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57513/25]
88. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the additional funding for a CPO of vacant properties will be eligible for use for properties outside of URDF areas; and if not, the measures that will be in place to alleviate vacancy and dereliction in smaller towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57530/25]
89. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department's review of social housing income eligibility guidelines including the treatment and possible disregard of payments or part of payments such as child maintenance and family income supplement. [57545/25]
90. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to address the planning laws on land fronting on to “N” roads given under current legislation, farming families are unable to secure permission to build on family farmland or other available sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57554/25]
91. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the merits of providing grant funding to encourage the use of water butts; if he will consider this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57558/25]
92. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57628/25]