Parliamentary questions

682. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenancies supported by HAP nationally and by local authority. [23335/25]

683. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proportion of HAP-supported tenancies that require top-up payments beyond the qualifying rent threshold, and the number that are in breach of rent caps. [23336/25]

684. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of counties where no HAP-eligible property was available during the last 6 months of reporting. [23337/25]

685. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the original and revised delivery targets under “Housing for All” for social, affordable purchase, affordable rental, and cost-rental units for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024, alongside actual delivery statistics. [23339/25]

686. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning permissions granted but not commenced for residential construction. [23340/25]

687. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing developments or regeneration projects approved by the Department that have not proceeded due to cost overruns, planning redesigns, legal challenges, or local authority bottlenecks. [23341/25]

688. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of publicly owned or NAMA-held residential sites that remain idle or under-utilised. [23342/25]

689. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average per-unit cost of construction under social and affordable housing schemes, by year and by project type (house or apartment), compared to private sector benchmarks. [23343/25]

690. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a comparative analysis of cost-effectiveness between turnkey acquisitions and direct build schemes. [23344/25]

691. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of total expenditure on land acquisition, enabling works, and professional services for government-funded housing since 2020. [23345/25]

692. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all Departmental and agency-run schemes launched since 2020 aimed at increasing supply (for example croí cónaithe, affordable purchase scheme, help-to-buy), including take-up rates, delivery outcomes, and per-unit costs. [23346/25]

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]

694. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing delivery projects that have stalled due to interdepartmental inefficiencies, and the timeline for legislative reform to streamline approval and procurement processes. [23348/25]

695. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by the Department since 2020 on consultants, feasibility studies, legal reviews, planning appeals, and procurement re-runs. [23349/25]

696. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of all housing-related projects that exceeded their approved budgets by more than 15%, including the cause and financial consequences. [23350/25]

697. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Department or agency-led projects that incurred costs exceeding €1 million but produced no housing output, and the reasons for such outcomes. [23352/25]

698. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time staff within the Department and its agencies dedicated to housing delivery, and how many of these are directly involved in project management or construction oversight. [23353/25]

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]

700. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish a housing delivery acceleration unit within his Department, composed of public, private, and voluntary sector housing experts to audit stalled projects, eliminate waste, and publicly report on delivery performance each quarter. [23355/25]

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]

702. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to introduce the “above the shop” property refurbishment grant to address vacancy and dereliction in our towns and villages, as committed to under the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23370/25]

703. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the creation of the proposed housing activation office has been costed, and if so, if he will set out the projected costs for each of the first five years; including the number of individuals to be employed by the office and the list of skills or professional qualifications that will be required by those i…

704. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the status as promised on the intentions of Government to bring forward new guidelines to replace the 2006 guidelines on wind energy; if further changes to the planning process are being considered in respect of the need to ensure that the views and concerns of local communities affected by…

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]

706. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the progress being made in the delivery of the wastewater treatment system for Craughwell, County Galway; if there is a site identified for the treatment plant; the expected delivery date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23427/25]