94. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the rules for the allocation of cost-rental tenancies for both new schemes and for individual properties in existing schemes where tenancies are terminated. [74705/26]
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95. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the interim fire safety scheme, the fire detection and alarm safety scheme and the retrospective payments scheme for people living with defects including applicant numbers, approval numbers, funding allocations, drawdowns and number of homes that have completed each of these schemes. [74702/26]
96. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether apartment owners in pyrite-affected multi-unit developments can access State remediation supports; will they be treated equitably with homeowners in traditional housing developments affected by similar defects; and will he explore the establishment of further remediation schemes where existing arrangements do not adequately …
97. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the development of the child and family homelessness action plan. [74695/26]
98. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new rural housing guidelines will be adopted by every local authority; and if a timeframe could be provided. [74725/26]
99. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the adopt a monument scheme will open to new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74925/26]
100. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the terms and conditions for long term tenants living in a Part V local authority house who want to purchase their property under the tenant purchase scheme. [74809/26]
551. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has examined the possibility of amending the Valuation Act 2001 to provide for the classification of genuine equestrian centres and riding schools as agricultural premises, or to establish a separate reduced-rate category for such facilities; the legislative changes that would be required to achieve this; and if h…
552. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of equestrian centres and riding schools currently entered on valuation lists and liable for commercial rates, by local authority; the aggregate annual rates liability attributable to these premises, where available; whether this information is separately identifiable within Tailte Éireann's valuation records; and if he …
553. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidelines applied by Tailte Éireann when determining the rateable valuation of equestrian centres and riding schools, including the treatment of indoor arenas, outdoor arenas, stables, yards, ancillary buildings and car parking areas; whether these components are valued separately or as part of an overall valuation; the way in…
554. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has considered amending the definition of farm buildings in section 3 of the Valuation Act 2001, or Schedule 4 to that Act, to include buildings used for genuine equestrian instruction, riding schools, disability services, horse welfare and associated equestrian activities; whether the exclusion relating to t…
555. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has estimated the potential annual cost to local authorities of exempting qualifying equestrian centres and riding schools from commercial rates, or applying a reduced rate to such premises; whether alternative models, including a partial exemption limited to areas used for equestrian instruction and particip…
556. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of house completions in each of the years from 2022 to date; and the estimated number for 2026 in County Laois. [73481/26]
557. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the preparations and timeline for the statutory review of the operation and effectiveness of the Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2024, as required under section 7 of the Act; and the status of consultations with the Mayor of Limerick, Limerick City and County Council, and the …
558. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of premature deaths of people experiencing homelessness recorded in each year from 2020 to 2025, either by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive or across all homeless regions; and the steps that have been taken on each of the ten recommendations of the interim report on mortality in single homeless population 2020. [7347…
559. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will establish a formal review of the commercial rates treatment of equestrian centres and riding schools, in consultation with Tailte Éireann, local authorities, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and representative bodies in the equestrian sector; the terms of reference and proposed timeline for any su…
560. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria under which premises used for community sport may qualify for an exemption from commercial rates under Schedule 4 to the Valuation Act 2001; whether riding schools or equestrian centres providing community-based, youth or disability sport can qualify under the existing provisions; the reasons any such facilities may be…
562. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the policy, legislative framework and standard operating procedures for social housing applicants granted medical priority by one local authority who apply to transfer to another where they reside; whether medical priority points, band placings and accumulated waiting time transfer intact between authorities or if app…
563. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether provisions or standard operating protocols exist to enable social housing applicants granted medical priority status by one local authority to transfer or retain that priority when applying to another local authority where they currently reside. [73408/26]
564. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an applicant who qualifies for medical priority in one administrative area must undergo an entirely new medical assessment and appeal process under the receiving authority's scheme. [73407/26]
565. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department intends to undertake in relation to the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General review into the operation of the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme. [73406/26]
566. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to standardise medical priority assessments nationally to prevent administrative delays and disruption in care for vulnerable households and children with medical conditions who relocate across local authority borders. [73405/26]
567. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of money spent on salaries and allowances of agents who were employed to increase the number of people signed up to the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme as referenced in the Comptroller and Auditor General's review of the scheme; to provide a breakdown of the number of these agents employed for each of…
568. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the current housing legislation is sufficiently prescriptive in terms of directing local authorities to the criteria which they must consider when allocating available council housing. [73417/26]
569. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is the case that repeat assessments of houses included in the defective concrete block scheme in County Meath are required, despite already being conducted (details supplied); and if he will review this approach in the interest of time and cost. [73563/26]