Parliamentary questions

1428. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to scams which have emerged across the country where websites and bad actors advertise private rental properties and take large online deposits from prospective tenants for properties which actually do not exist. [41212/25]

1429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the provision of social housing stock and affordable cost-rental homes for vulnerable and low-income households, inclusive of new builds and vacant housing, and provide an additional investment of 10% of capital expenditure in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41…

1430. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a homeless prevention budget amounting to 20% of all homelessness expenditure, including provision for a prevention support worker in each local authority, and a HAP rent arrears fund to support low-income households experiencing financial difficulty and at risk of losing their tenancy du…

1431. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) is eligible for the enhanced defective concrete block scheme; the additional supports available to them to rebuild their home which is affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41243/25]

1432. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people who do not have habitual residency in Ireland but are currently on the housing waiting list, or are in receipt of HAP, or have been allocated a local authority house. [41253/25]

1433. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position in relation to a new project in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41255/25]

1434. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the publication of the wind energy guidelines. [41277/25]

1435. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the inspections his Department undertakes to ensure the quality and safety of homeless hostels, both private, charities and public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41288/25]

1436. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the inspections his Department has undertaken to ensure the quality and safety of a facility (details supplied). [41289/25]

1437. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding if any that has been provided to a facility (details supplied). [41290/25]

1438. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the wrap-around supports provided in homeless hostels, both private, charities and public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41291/25]

1439. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the wrap-around supports provided in a facility (details supplied). [41292/25]

1440. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the circumstances of a family can be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41309/25]

1441. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering amending the housing adaptation grant scheme to allow funding for the installation of sensory rooms or sensory areas in private homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41319/25]

1442. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of amending the housing adaptation grant scheme to allow funding for the installation of sensory rooms or sensory areas in private homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41320/25]

1443. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual affordable housing delivery targets for each county and local authority in Ireland for each of the years 2025 to 2028, in tabular form; the rationale behind the allocation of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41341/25]

1444. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; the details of the types of schemes used (details supplied). [41342/25]

1445. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the actual delivery of affordable homes in each county and local authority against the targets set for the years since the scheme’s inception; and the reason for the significant shortfalls. [41343/25]

1446. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and the projected funding for each of the years 2025 to 2028. [41344/25]

1447. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms that are in place to monitor the progress of affordable housing delivery at local authority level; and the way performance is evaluated and reported. [41345/25]

1448. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if demand assessments have been conducted to determine the need for affordable housing in each county and local authority; and if these assessments have influenced target setting. [41346/25]

1449. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the main challenges or barriers faced by local authorities in delivering affordable housing; and the steps being taken to address these issues. [41347/25]

1450. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be made available to Cork County Council for the installation of a dedicated surface water pipe in Union Hall from Doctors Hill to the lagoon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41414/25]

1451. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish in full any correspondence from the Land Development Agency in relation to the changes in design guidelines for apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/25]

1452. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider raising the amounts of the vacant and derelict property grants in recognition of the increase in construction and materials-related costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41432/25]