Questions

500. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the new tenancy legislation from March 2026, where a rental property is split into two tenancies, if one tenant decides to leave before the lease ends after four years and a new tenant is also entitled to a six-year lease, whether this six-year tenancy will roll into a possible ten-year lease; how the property owner will then …

523. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a general scenario between a landlord and a tenant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73666/25]

534. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the number of properties to rent in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73801/25]

548. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to a query raised regarding the categorisation of a landlord (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71472/25]

431. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 25 November 2025, if being priced out of private rental options as inflation rises will in future reverse sufficiently to place persons back within reach of their income threshold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70921/25]

492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with Kerry County Council regarding its decision to phase out the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme from February 2026; if he will assess the impact this change will have on low-income tenants, particularly those on fixed incomes who have been paying the capped maximum rent; and if he will make a stat…

493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the impact that the removal of the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme will have on tenants who are currently applying, or intending to apply, for the tenant purchase scheme; if he will consider measures to ensure that higher rent contributions will not hinder low-income tenants from saving the require…

495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information and clarification about a cost rental housing issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69356/25]

498. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the TIS scheme will continue in 2026; the amount of funding each local authority will receive in 2026 for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69474/25]

344. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67880/25]

358. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the analysis carried out by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) on behalf of the Minister found that the Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) is having a significant impact on the private rental market; if data supporting this finding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68115/25]

359. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the findings of the analysis carried out by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for the Minister on the impact of the Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) has had on the private rental market will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68116/25]

354. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a case affecting tenants (details supplied); if he will instruct his Department to investigate the matter, to ensure that the landlord is in compliance with the law and that the tenants of the building in question are protected from a potential eviction. [66832/25]

386. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to reports of landlords looking to sell their properties in advance of new rules taking effect on 1 March 2026 next; if he has any concerns about this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67249/25]

3. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason no analysis was conducted by his Department on the impact of his proposed changes to rent pressure zones on rents in the private rental sector. [66121/25]

54. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of individuals currently in receipt of HAP and RAS Payments; and the cost of each of these payments to the State. [65849/25]

91. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the rapid increase in short-term let listings with a provider (details supplied) in the Gaeltacht, given the widely reported housing shortages for local people and for those seeking to settle in the Gaeltacht to raise their families with Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65842/25]

104. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to support renters in Roscommon and Galway facing very high rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65682/25]

123. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reports, analysis or other information his Department have received in relation to the impact of the accommodation recognition scheme on the private rental market; the engagements he has had with other Government Departments, State agencies or third parties in respect of this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

517. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for clarity regarding the changes to rent pressure zone rules (details provided); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65539/25]

555. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of smaller landlords that own three or fewer rental properties in relation to the forthcoming changes in laws related to renting (details supplied); the extent to which these issues have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66070/25]

162. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will act on issues raised in correspondence regarding private rented properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64252/25]

565. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he will review the affordability thresholds and criteria for single applicants to cost-rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62995/25]

568. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Tinnahinch-Graiguenamanagh will not be affected by the proposed rent pressure zone planning regulations given it has a population of fewer than 10,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63036/25]

301. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to protect renters who are subletting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62309/25]