Parliamentary questions

1041. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the fire safety standards that apply to electronic access control or key card door systems in multi-unit residential developments to ensure that residents can exit safely during a power outage or other emergency; whether such systems are required under building regulations or fire safety guidance to automatic…

1042. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the potential role of reopening the Mullingar–Athlone rail line in supporting housing delivery and compact growth in towns and villages along the corridor, including Moate, Streamstown and Castletown Geoghegan. [19124/26]

1043. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all approved housing bodies (AHBs) in County Mayo, the levels of funding provided to each, either from central or local government, for each of the last three years; the number of these AHBs provided housing during the last three years for older persons and the quantum of such for each; a…

1044. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme; the specific alternative mechanism put in place at the time of the restriction to prevent tenants at risk from entering homelessness; the date this mechanism become operational; and if he will m…

1045. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme, the number of households that would previously have qualified under the tenant-in-situ scheme that have since presented to homeless services following the restriction of the scheme; and if he wi…

1046. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme, the evidence-based assessment, risk analysis or modelling carried out by the Department prior to the decision to restrict the scheme, particularly in relation to projected increases in homelessn…

1047. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme and given the continued rise in homelessness figures, will the Minister acknowledge that restricting the scheme has exacerbated housing insecurity and commit to urgently restoring the tenant-in-s…

1048. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ongoing homelessness crisis and the Government's decision to restrict the tenant-in-situ scheme, the projected additional number of households expected to enter homelessness in 2026 as a direct consequence of the policy change if the scheme is not going to be restored; and if he will make a…

1049. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the targets for accessible social housing delivered by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/26]

1050. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority housing allocations for people with disabilities in the years 2024 and 2025, broken down by physical, sensory, mental, intellectual, or other classification of disability, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19279/26]

1051. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority housing units delivered for wheelchair accessible housing in the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19280/26]

1052. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the 7.5% targets for wheelchair accessible social housing are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19281/26]

1053. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19320/26]

1054. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes delivered in every county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [19323/26]

1055. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the analysis undertaken by his Department comparing the cost to the State of providing emergency homeless accommodation with the cost of preventing homelessness through the tenant-in-situ acquisition scheme operated by local authorities and the housing agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

1056. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average annual cost to the State per household placed in emergency accommodation, including hotels, B and Bs and family hubs in the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19336/26]

1057. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average capital cost per dwelling acquired under the tenant-in-situ scheme, including purchase price, legal fees and refurbishment costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19337/26]

1058. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to the Exchequer over a five-year period of supporting a household in emergency accommodation compared with the cost of acquiring a property under the tenant-in-situ scheme for that household; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19338/26]

1059. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has conducted or commissioned value-for-money or cost-benefit analysis comparing, emergency accommodation expenditure, and, homelessness prevention measures such as tenant-in-situ purchases. [19339/26]

1060. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure on emergency accommodation in each of the years, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the total expenditure on tenant-in-situ acquisitions over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19340/26]

1061. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will publish any internal reports or analysis undertaken by the Department or the housing agency comparing emergency accommodation and the tenant-in-situ scheme approaches [19341/26]

1062. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the interim apartment remediation scheme; if water ingress defects are being considered for inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19371/26]

1063. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken by his Department to reduce the number of those on a Kildare County Council waiting list for a house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19383/26]

1064. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the progress toward delivering affordable housing in North Kildare; the measures currently being advanced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19384/26]

1065. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the construction of infrastructure that will help to deliver housing in North Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/26]