383. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will urgently sanction additional funding to Sligo County Council to enable the reopening of the housing adaptation grant scheme to Priority 2 and 3 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40849/26]
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128. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to allow micro-companies to apply for the vacant above-the-shop grant scheme; the timeline for the potential inclusion of micro-companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40362/26]
134. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on a software system (details supplied) for management of CAS, CALF and so on; the total cost of same; and whether it is now fully operational. [40496/26]
138. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount allocated to each local authority for tenant-in-situ in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40720/26]
661. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first-time buyers in County Wexford that have benefitted from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38796/26]
662. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first-time buyers in County Wicklow that have benefitted from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38797/26]
673. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to examine an individual's eligibility (details supplied) for the affordable purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38918/26]
721. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated to Tipperary County Council under the tenant in situ scheme in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of homes acquired by Tipperary County Council under the scheme in each year; the number of applications or cases considered but not progressed in each year; whether …
727. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people in each county who are availing of the rent-a-room scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40021/26]
728. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if a person who has a right of residency in a property previously owned by them, is eligible for funding under the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40051/26]
266. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will investigate the potential systemic misuse of public funds under the help-to-buy and first home schemes (details supplied); the clawback and auditing mechanisms in place when a developer is found to have secured State funds based on a legally defective certificate of compliance on completion; and if he will make a stat…
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]
193. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to each local authority in 2024 and 2025 under the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability, the mobility aids grant, and the housing aid for older people schemes; the amount drawn down by each local authority in those years; the level of underspend, recorded by each local author…
206. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of first-time buyers in Galway that have benefitted from the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/26]
211. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the provision of affordable housing schemes in East County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36515/26]
212. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to undertake a fundamental review of the Local Authority Home Loan to make it more widely accessible. [37497/26]
223. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority run rightsizing schemes that are in place for owner-occupiers nationally to support the housing needs of older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37526/26]
228. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of public expenditure on Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and other rent supports paid directly to private landlords in each of the past five years; the proportion of these payments made to landlords owning multiple properties; and whether he has assessed the long-term cost-effectiveness of this model compared to …
231. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that applications for housing adaptation grants have been paused since 1 May 2026, and have not indicated when they will be open again; whether additional funding will be provided this year for these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/26]
239. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Exchequer funding provided under the first home scheme in each year since its launch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37341/26]
607. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide additional funding to Louth County Council for the three housing adaption grant schemes which have closed for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37365/26]
104. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the income thresholds for the affordable home purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/26]
718. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review ongoing of the housing assistance payment scheme within his Department with a view to ensuring it is operating as smoothly as possible for tenants in receipt of this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34978/26]
719. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review ongoing of the housing assistance payment scheme within his Department with a view to ensuring it is operating as smoothly as possible for landlords that have tenants that are in receipt of this support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34979/26]
720. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review ongoing of the housing assistance payment scheme within his Department with a view to ensuring that anyone entitled to this payment can access it and is fully aware of their entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34980/26]