235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the expansion of the first homes scheme to first time buyers of second-hand homes, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53951/25]
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236. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department are evaluating plans to introduce a separate, streamlined planning process for infrastructure delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53970/25]
237. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to reduce the number families made homeless because of domestic/sexual/gender-based abuse. [53989/25]
238. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason responsibility for regeneration of Dolphin House, Dublin 8, transferred from Dublin City Council to the Land Development Agency; and if he can reassure the community that commitments entered into by the local authority in terms of social, affordable homes will be confirmed, and the associated community facilities de…
239. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delays in having housing built on the OPW site on Jamestown Road, Inchicore and on the surplus lands of the CIÉ Works in Dublin 8, despite the site being identified for housing over a decade and a half ago. [54049/25]
240. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if increased funding will be made available for the second-hand acquisition programme, specifically the tenant-in-situ scheme, in Kildare to combat record and increasing levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54050/25]
241. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in south Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54051/25]
242. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure in 2024 on social and affordable housing funded through SHIP, CALF, CAS, AHF, CREL, AHB borrowing and LDA expenditure, in tabular form. [54052/25]
243. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that Ireland has by far the highest number of residents to councillor ratio of any EU country, that he will consider increasing the number of local councillors nationally as part of the next review of local electoral areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/25]
244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for housing support under the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme; if he will provide an update on the status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54078/25]
245. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department has taken or plans to take to further incentivise the development of 1-bed units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54080/25]
246. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of Government plans to introduce minimum building energy rating standards in the private rental sector from this year, as committed to in Housing for All, noting that the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has already completed an assessment on the investment required for the introduction of such s…
247. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1360 of 29 April 2025, if he will provide a further update on the timeline for the proposed revisions to Building Regulations Technical Guidance Document L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) for Dwellings and Technical Guidance Document F (Ventilation); and if he will make a statement on the…
248. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider designating the full site of Vinegar Hill in Enniscorthy, County Wexford as a national monument, in recognition of its historical significance as the location of the pivotal 1798 rebellion battle, and in light of recent research suggesting the presence of mass graves and other unprotected heritage features; and…
249. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Government's new housing plan will be published. [54175/25]
250. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to amend the status of a HAP tenant as having their housing needs met when they are in receipt of HAP. [54176/25]
251. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any funding plans, such as the previous Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, to support local authorities in developing amenities where there have been significant housing developments, to ensure that we are not just about delivering housing, but communities that families can thrive (details supplied); and if he wil…
252. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/25]
265. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on Government spending on the long-term housing scheme from the start of scheme to now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52957/25]
266. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of the legislation he intends to bring forward during the current Dáil session. [52965/25]
267. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to set out the annual expenditure on LIHAF; the total number of homes in each year activated via this measure; the total number of discounted homes delivered each year; and the average value of the discount, in tabular form. [52967/25]
268. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any of the properties bought by the Housing Agency under the cost-rental tenant in situ scheme have been sold on to approved housing boards and have been converted to cost-rental tenancies. [52968/25]
269. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider removing the two-year tenancy rule on tenant in situ applications. [53009/25]
270. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the prohibitions that exist preventing local authorities selling Part V, social housing acquisitions and other social homes purchased from the private market under the tenant purchase scheme; and to list each prohibition and provide a summary of its rationale. [53057/25]
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has calculated the proportion of households by income decile that are priced out of purchasing the average three-bed semi-detached house nationally and in each region, given a website's (details supplied) estimate the average price is €421,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53108/25]