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Duncan Smith Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that local authorities are now in a position to allocate funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme, as previously stated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22097/25]
Michael Cahill Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
245. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/25]
Seán Fleming Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
246. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide maps for Laois regarding special areas of conservation, proposed/candidate special areas of conservation, natural heritage areas, proposed natural heritage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/25]
Michael Cahill Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
247. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to raise HAP limits in County Kerry to reflect current market conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22119/25]
Michael Cahill Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
248. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand and accelerate the construction of social and affordable housing in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22120/25]
Paula Butterly Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
249. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the Uisce Éireann rebate considering the success and significant response to the rebate, in particular the significant positive impact it had for first-time builders who faced various rising costs and benefitted greatly from the rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22122/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
251. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new housing first tender being run by the housing first office; and the impact on current supports to housing first tenants and the creation of new housing first tenancies arising for the failure to successfully complete the tender process to date. [22152/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
252. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the lifetime of this Government, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will become operational again; when he expects the fund to be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/25]
Conor Sheehan Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
253. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding streams and grants that may be available for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/25]
Charles Ward Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
254. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position of the letter of assurance/ guarantee for those who have completed works under the defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/25]
Alan Kelly Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
255. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when social housing qualification thresholds will be reviewed, considering the current threshold in Tipperary is, €30,000 for a single person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22280/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person, who has obtained a debt relief notice which includes rent arrears, can be penalised by a local authority by putting a social housing transfer on hold pending payment of arrears on their rent account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22298/25]
Seán Fleming Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
257. 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. [22299/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
258. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/25]
Joe Cooney Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
259. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in each county that have been completed under the vacant and derelict homes grants; the number of properties in each county that have been supported by these grants that are now registered with the RTB, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
260. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the record high levels of homelessness across the State and the lack of available State emergency accommodation in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22445/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
261. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the changes to the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22446/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
262. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the funding to be made available to the Housing Activation Office; if media reports of a €1 billion fund over five years is correct; if so, if this funding will come from within the existing expenditure allocation; and if not, if it will be additional and require a further supplementary estimate for 2025. [22448/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
263. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken by his Department, in conjunction with the Electoral Commission, to update the existing electoral register and ensure that is it accurate, to make provision for postal or other forms of voting for people who may be outside the State on the day of polling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [224…
Michael Healy-Rae Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the unit cost ceiling for housing has been updated since it was issued by his Department in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
265. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and update the capital assistance scheme funding guidelines for people with a disability for every local authority; if the spending limits (per county) are going to be increased; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22509/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
266. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to review and reform the capital assistance scheme the improvement works in lieu of social housing scheme (H15 rule) for people with a disability; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22510/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
267. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the amount of capital advance leasing facility funding approved for people with a disability, by county, by regional health area, year-on-year over the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22511/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 7 May 2025 · to Housing
268. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the tenant-in-situ scheme; the number of these applications that have been successful; the number still being processed; how long it takes for an application to be deemed successful or unsuccessful, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22543/25]