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Catherine Ardagh Oral 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
15. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding paid out to date to vacant property refurbishment grant applicants; the number of homes which have been brought back into residential use from vacancy nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53739/25]
Brendan Smith Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
16. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53740/25]
Peter Roche Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
17. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the methods his Department is currently assessing to speed up the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53744/25]
John Lahart Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
18. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the first home scheme to bridge the gap will be extended to first-time buyers of second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53758/25]
Keira Keogh Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
19. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to support those in social housing whose home is affected by pyrite; if legislative amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022 will support them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53451/25]
Jen Cummins Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
20. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plan to increase capacity of Dublin City Council to address their housing list, homelessness and those at risk of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Oral 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
21. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review being carried out in respect of the croí cónaithe and vacant or derelict property refurbishment grants; the elements of the schemes involved that are being considered for expansion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53447/25]
James Geoghegan Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
22. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he acknowledges that there is significant variation across local authorities in the way they enforce vacant sites legislation; the steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities apply the legislation in a uniform manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53904/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
23. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the capital delivery programme for fire stations in County Cork, including details of projects currently under construction, those at design or planning stage, and the expected timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53205/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
24. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that he will ensure that defective block homeowners at a location (details supplied) do not have to rebuild their homes on a dangerous flood plain; for an update on his Department's engagement with the Minister of State with responsibility for the OPW to find a solution and the outcome of this engagement. [53449/…
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the rationale behind the recent updated guidelines to local authorities on the second-hand acquisitions programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53882/25]
Martin Daly Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
26. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on whether Roscommon and Galway local authorities have been directed to reopen their development plans to re-zone land for housing; and the measures being taken to ensure compliance with Revised National Planning Framework. [53753/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
27. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on measures undertaken to date, to enable the private sector to deliver more homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53818/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the joint level of engagement which has taken place between his Department, Uisce Éireann and local authorities in order that the services which are required for the connection of new developments can take place in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/25]
Paula Butterly Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
29. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing a starter home scheme to address the imbalance in affordable housing provision for lower and middle-income earners to enable them to purchase their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53182/25]
Duncan Smith Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
30. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans to lower housing costs in Fingal; the way in which his Department plans to ensure that the first home scheme keeps up with the housing price increases that Fingal has seen year on year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53742/25]
Grace Boland Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
31. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes retrofitted by Fingal County Council since 2021; the number targeted for 2025; if Fingal County Council is on track to meet its share of the national retrofitting target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53463/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
32. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to allow for cluster developments in small rural villages across Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53453/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
33. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether renters or landlords will be happier with Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53814/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
34. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes which have been delivered in Kilkenny and Carlow since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53884/25]
Barry Ward Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
35. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the provision of allocated housing for those that work in front-line public sector jobs including teachers, nurses and members of An Garda Síochána; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52741/25]
Aisling Dempsey Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
36. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will incentivise local authorities that deliver or exceed their housing targets, by providing additional funding in schemes such as tenant in situ and vacant/derelict property grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53822/25]
Paul Murphy Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
37. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the level of funding provided for housing in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53817/25]
Thomas Gould Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
38. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the allocation for 2026 tenant in situ scheme will be released to local authorities; and the amount which it will be. [53200/25]
Mark Ward Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Housing
39. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the tenant-in-situ scheme; to outline the differences in the scheme by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53921/25]