560. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the Uisce Eireann rebate paid to local authorities for owner occupiers building their own homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25773/25]
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11. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to expand the provision of modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/25]
16. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for confirmation as to when the social housing thresholds in County Laois are to rise, as there is still quite a number of people on housing lists who are over the threshold by a small amount, and many who are getting on in age worrying that if they do not qualify for social housing, they will become homeless due to extortionate re…
25. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider reevaluating the maximum market values in the local authority home loan, given that in Kildare, it is capped at €360,000 and the newest batch of affordable homes released by Kildare County Council were valued at €365,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24845/25]
30. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the income limits for eligibility for social housing in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24839/25]
36. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he still plans to assign a housing 'tsar'; if so, the cost associated with this position; to clarify the specific role relating to the speeding up of the housing delivery, considering we already have three housing Ministers, a Secretary General, a whole team of assistant secretaries general and a multitude of agencies, or whethe…
48. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to reinstate the Uisce Éireann rebate and the development contribution waiver for first-time self-builders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24774/25]
49. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any facility to transfer between local authority housing lists in cases of domestic abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23727/25]
64. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the income limits to qualify for social housing as the current limits exclude a large cohort of individuals and families from both social housing and mortgage approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24261/25]
74. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to increase the qualifying income limits for eligibility for social housing supports; and when the last change to these limits was implemented. [24773/25]
76. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to offer any additional supports for those leaving domestic abuse in terms of finding new housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/25]
100. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s efforts to earmark certain cost-rental units for key local workers, in line with commitments in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24729/25]
116. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he and his Department are more carefully vetting the potential applicants for the proposed Housing 'Tsar', in light of the issues surrounding a former candidate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24353/25]
110. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan will be increased to a realistic level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24805/25]
653. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on changes to planning regulations for modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24870/25]
654. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to relax planning restrictions in respect of modular and ‘cabin-style’ homes in an effort to provide more housing; to provide a timeline in relation to these restrictions being relaxed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18586/25]
693. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he accepts that reliance on the private rental market for long-term housing of vulnerable individuals is unsustainable and ethically flawed. [23347/25]
699. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will now formally declare a national housing emergency, and commit to convening a cross-party housing emergency taskforce with executive powers to fast-track public housing delivery. [23354/25]
701. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he acknowledges that the current model of rent subsidies, market competition, public land disposal, and over-reliance on institutional developers has failed, and whether he will now support a shift toward State-led construction as the central driver of national housing recovery. [23356/25]
705. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the town centre first policy has failed to significantly reduce vacancy rates in smaller towns since its launch; and if he will commit to new measures to strengthen its delivery. [23388/25]
707. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposal to remove planning requirements for log cabin type residential structures for back gardens; when will this come before the Houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23503/25]
708. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the proposal to remove planning requirements for log cabin type residential structures for back gardens will apply retrospectively, or if it will only apply to new constructions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/25]
742. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of land activation units established in local authorities, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [23769/25]
761. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering any policy measures to expand public land holdings in Irish cities and bring them in line with cities like Helsinki where 70% of land is in public ownership; his views on how such a policy might support housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23988/25]
765. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider instructing county councils to make more use of modular homes to tackle the housing crisis; if he will make any required funds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24195/25]