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]
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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]
187. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government will reinstate planning laws for the location of IPAS centres across the country. [5080/25]
188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to support the application for a community monument fund for Coolbane Mill, Freemount, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5117/25]
189. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of properties registered with each local authority for short-term rentals in Donegal; the total number of applications of planning permission for short-term rental in Donegal local authority; the total number refused and accepted in Donegal, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5164/25…
346. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of businesses established in 2024 in existing rateable premises. [4302/25]
347. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce planning permission for a change of the use of land from a family farm to an industrial agricultural unit, as large investors are buying up land for tax purposes, which is pushing up land prices and pushing families off the farm; and the current system is creating new landlords with large land banks, which is …
348. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will change the law to stop vexatious opposition to farmers’ planning permissions from individuals with no material interest in an area, as currently, a small number of serial objectors, often located many miles from a development, can oppose a planning permission. [3956/25]
349. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is conscious of the substantial progress made by Kildare County Council in utilising the tenant-in-situ purchasing scheme to combat homelessness; if he envisages approving a rolling programme for Kildare and other local authorities to maximise the benefits of the scheme; when fresh approval will issue to proceed with purc…
350. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the recent storms and the wipeout of electricity supply, if he will allow for chimneys to be built on new homes to allow for the burning of biomass. [3979/25]
351. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of a constituent’s recent communication with Housing Acquisitions, where it was stated that there is no budget available for 2025 to purchase properties, if he will clarify why such constraints are in place despite prior Government commitments to address the housing crisis, specifically, what steps he is taking to ensure th…
352. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the interdepartmental group on coastal change management and the work of the steering group charged with addressing the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4018/25]
353. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4095/25]
354. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will commence a review of the defective concrete block grant scheme. [4106/25]
355. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Housing Agency continues to downgrade the recommendations of engineers acting for homeowners under the defective concrete block grant scheme, applying the I.S. 465 when that standard is soon to be significantly amended by the NSAI. [4107/25]
356. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any plans and timelines to extend the temporary waiver in respect of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/25]
357. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department is considering changes to the ‘enhanced defective concrete block scheme’ regarding extensions to the accommodation allowance due to delays that are outside the control of the homeowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4147/25]
358. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when legislation will be changed in order to facilitate the retrospective payment of the rate and cap increases to participants in the ‘enhanced defective concrete block scheme’; if the increases will be applied to the small number of houses that have completed works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4149/25]