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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Pat Buckley Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Housing
568. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ cases approved in 2024 by Cork County Council. [8167/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Housing
239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a low cost sites scheme in County Kerry to assist middle income earners in building a family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6913/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Housing
249. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the applications received by his Department from Waterford City and County Council for social, affordable and cost rental housing developments in each year since 2019, providing the year of application, type and quantity of each proposed development, current status, and where appropriate year of final approval by h…
Joe Neville Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Housing
256. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes scheme; and if a pilot scheme is due to commence in 2025. [7023/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Housing
119. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if generators could be considered for inclusion in housing adaptation grants for people with disabilities and older people for the reason of medical necessity. [6551/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Housing
120. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CREL applications in his Department waiting for approval. [6557/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Housing
121. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CALF applications in his Department waiting for approval. [6558/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Housing
122. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units applied for under both the CALF and CREL schemes, by county, in tabular form. [6559/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
407. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a timeline for when the 2025 funding for tenant in-situ acquisitions will be allocated to Fingal County Council (details supplied). [6460/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
408. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will issue Dublin City Council guidance on its ability to purchase tenant-in-situ properties in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
410. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will issue local authorities with guidance on their ability to purchase tenant-in-situ properties in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6819/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
414. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will provide local authorities with a direction about the purchase of tenant-in-situ properties where the tenant is on the council housing waiting list and their notice to quit is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5496/25]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
417. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the help to buy and new home schemes to include second hand houses or apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5512/25]
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
419. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the government criteria for the local authority affordable housing schemes, which stipulates that just 30% of new homes in such schemes are ring-fenced for local applicants, with a view to substantially increasing this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5530/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
421. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Galway County Council will be advised of funding/allocations under the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5602/25]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
423. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to raise the income threshold for social housing qualification in Tipperary from its current base of €30,000 per annum for a single person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/25]
Alan Kelly Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
424. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to widen the base for HAP discretionary increase from its current income levels considering the high rents charged by landlords in Tipperary and other counties and the current cost-of-living. [5674/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
425. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, as a condition of the vacant homes refurbishment grant, 50% of the walls of the existing derelict building have to be retained in order to access the grant; if so, where this rule is outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5689/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
436. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to increase the income thresholds for social housing support in 2025 to bring them in line with general wage/income increases since they were last adjusted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5826/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
449. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will bring to Cabinet the tenant-in-situ targets for 2025. [5996/25]
Denise Mitchell Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
473. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the 2025 allocation to Fingal County Council for tenant in-situ acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6387/25]
Barry Ward Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Housing
474. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he will take to ensure that single parent families that do not qualify for any existing housing scheme or payment can be supported in finding suitable accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6404/25]
Carol Nolan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Housing
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]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Housing
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…
Gary Gannon Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Housing
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…