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Aisling Dempsey Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
168. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the legislation around the approved housing bodies' ability to sell properties to tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38038/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
169. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the working group established by his Department to review the code of practice for pets in social housing and AHBs has met. [38130/26]
Maeve O'Connell Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
170. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the working group established by his Department in reviewing the code of practice to allow pets in social housing and AHBs. [38131/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
171. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of septic tank inspections carried out in County Louth under the National Inspection Plan 2022-2026, in each of the years from its inception to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38233/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
172. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number LAWPRO requests for septic tank inspection were made to Louth County Council when they were working in a Priority Area for Action in 2024 and 2025; the number of these requests that were granted in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
173. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number grants given, from all funding streams available through his Department, to residents of County Louth in 2024 and 2025 for septic tank inspections and septic tank repairs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 May 2026 · to Housing
174. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which homeowners who require access to grant funding for septic tank inspections and septic tank repairs can access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
139. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the regeneration of Oliver Bond House following his meeting with the regeneration forum. [37767/26]
Conor Sheehan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
140. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he proposes to take to address the monthly rise in homelessness and the record number of evictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/26]
Thomas Gould Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the voids programme review committed to in the Government's housing plan. [37768/26]
Rory Hearne Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
142. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the interventions, schemes, programmes and policies employed by his Department to avoid people being made homeless by eviction, prevent them from entering into homeless accommodation and reduce the number of people evicted into homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37934/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the Celtic tiger-era building defects redress scheme and the interim fire safety remediation scheme. [37769/26]
Barry Heneghan Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
144. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned any analysis of trends in landlord exits, reductions in rental listings or changes in small landlord participation following the introduction of rent regulation measures, including rent pressure zones and the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026; if he wil…
Thomas Gould Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
145. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress being made in addressing vacancy and dereliction following reports of the lowest number of quarter 1 electricity reconnections since Central Statistics Office, CSO, data began. [37512/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
146. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce regulations setting a minimum timeframe for local authorities to ensure that casual vacancies in social housing are re-let or occupied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37529/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
147. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which his Department is supporting a holistic approach to a regeneration project (details supplied) to ensure it provides not only high-quality housing, but also the essential community infrastructure and public realm improvements required for the area; and if he will ensure that the funding mechanism remains flexibl…
John Lahart Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
148. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed the impact of reduced parking provision in high-density residential developments on neighbouring estates, including the issue of overspill parking and its effect on community relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37539/26]
David Cullinane Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
149. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes delivered in Waterford in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36677/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
150. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to explain why open market value, OMV, is used as the starting price point for the affordable purchase scheme rather than all-in development costs; and to justify this policy in cases where the OMV is higher than the all-in development costs. [37509/26]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
151. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to introduce planning guidelines for the development of solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37505/26]
Ryan O'Meara Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
152. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to scrap development levies for one-off housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37318/26]
David Maxwell Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
153. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered introducing measures to support riding centres in meeting commercial rates liabilities, including the possibility of subsidising such centres or reclassifying them as agricultural rather than commercial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/26]
Joe Cooney Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
154. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the legislative changes required to support meaningful enforcement of principal primary residence use in Gaeltacht areas. [37975/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 19 May 2026 · to Housing
155. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on plans to step up delivery of affordable purchase properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37519/26]
Louis O'Hara Oral 19 May 2026 · to Housing
156. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue an order to allow the cutting of turf at bogs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36514/26]