Parliamentary questions

208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to extend the temporary waiver in respect of development levies to local authorities for those building houses in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5386/25]

209. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an overview of the legislation he plans to introduce to ensure that those who were already approved for defective concrete block grants can retrospectively benefit from the 10% grant increase which was announced in autumn 2024; when this legislation will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if h…

210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the technical review of I.S. 465 regarding the defective concrete block scheme will commence; when the review is likely to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5394/25]

211. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the temporary waiver in respect of development contributions to local authorities for those building houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/25]

212. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the temporary waiver of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5402/25]

213. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes that were brought back into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5424/25]

214. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of ‘above-the-shop’ homes that came into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/25]

215. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has specific targets for bringing vacant homes back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/25]

216. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has specific targets for bringing ‘above-the-shop’ back into use as permanent dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/25]

217. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives he will be taking in relation to rent pressure zones; if he is aware of concerns about their possible abolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5433/25]

218. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the waiver in respect of development contributions of €4,200 for new house builds, which has been a huge help to potential homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5438/25]

219. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the introduction of additional supports for middle-income public sector workers, such as teachers and special needs assistants, who do not qualify for social housing but remain unable to secure a mortgage due to high property prices and lending restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the m…

220. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has examined international housing policies, such as 0% mortgage schemes, shared equity initiatives, or expanded State-backed mortgage lending, to support individuals who can afford mortgage repayments but struggle with deposit and lending criteria in the Irish housing market; and if he will make a state…

175. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to progress the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4869/25]

176. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of the new town and infrastructure investment fund; to consider ringfencing a certain proportion of the fund for the rejuvenation of Dublin city centre, in recognition of its special role as our capital city; if he will increase the funding available under the living city in…

177. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual payment by his Department to the climate action fund scheme, as required by virtue Circular 01/2020 (D/PER), broken down by trip, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [4959/25]

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce amending legislation to expand access and eligibility requirements for the tenant incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4986/25]

179. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will receive their local authority tenant-in-situ allocation for 2025; the amount that has been allocated to each local authority for 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4988/25]

180. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the successor housing plan to Housing for All will be published as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4989/25]

181. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish a social housing Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/25]

182. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to revise the income limits for social housing eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4991/25]

183. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the case for financial support of a community development (details supplied). [5017/25]

184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that were made to the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant so that the only eligible properties are those recorded on the local authority derelict site register and when those changes were made. [5029/25]

185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since its introduction and that these properties were not on their local authority derelict site register. [5030/25]

186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties per year that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since the introduction of the grant. [5031/25]