253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give a detailed up to date report on the processing times for the vacant and derelict property grants in each local authority area; the average processing time; the longest processing time; the shortest processing time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38524/25]
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505. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for an ‘above the shop’ living refurbishment grant by topping up the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant so as to help make spaces above retail premises liveable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37171/25]
542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the position in regard to the vacant and derelict property grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37840/25]
474. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant residential properties in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35736/25]
476. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant residential properties in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35739/25]
495. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant council houses in Kerry; how soon they will be available for new tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36119/25]
501. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to reduce the rate of vacancy among social houses across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36232/25]
311. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has plans to extend the croí cónaithe scheme to include shop owners and business owners in town centres. [33264/25]
102. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reducing the time necessity from two years to one year for vacant properties to qualify for the vacant homes grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33100/25]
509. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the time it takes, on average, for each local authority to turn around, or clean out, vacant properties and make them available to qualified housing applicants, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32191/25]
747. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Health, in regard to utilising HSE buildings and lands across County Kerry for housing, that are no longer being utilised and are surplus to requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/25]
370. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant local authority houses in each local authority area in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26997/25]
383. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any proposed changes to the vacant and derelict refurbishment grant scheme which would allow for the circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27386/25]
403. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a stipulation existed whereby a house which qualified for the vacant property refurbishment grant, that was instead offered to a Ukrainian family fleeing war under the “offer a home scheme”, would still qualify for the vacant property refurbishment scheme when vacated by the Ukrainian family; and if he will make a statement…
264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide up-to-date statistics on the number of vacant and derelict properties in Clonmel town; the impact these properties are having on public safety, local business, and regeneration initiatives; and the targeted and immediate actions his Department is taking to tackle vacancy and dereliction and support the revitalisation o…
537. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the available supports for a property in need of repair before its owner can offer its use to a local authority for social housing, but which has not been vacant for at least 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25175/25]
574. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has received a funding application for renovation of vacant properties in the Iveagh Trust flats on Kevin street; and if so, when the funding will be released for these homes. [26053/25]
587. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the figure he has for the number of long-term vacancy or derelict properties that have been brought back into use under the €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund to-date, and its performance to date under the €150 million Call 3; the performance of Call 3 as it applies to the €10 million given to Dublin City C…
7. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a new voids programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24659/25]
26. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on funding to Mayo County Council to enable the local authority to bring void properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24871/25]
35. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding paid out to vacant property refurbishment grant applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24646/25]
40. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate lessons his Department can draw from the widespread European practice of residential use above ground-floor commercial premises in inner-city areas; how this model might inform efforts to address vacancy and dereliction in Irish urban centres, particularly in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24…
52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to reduce the rate of vacant local authority homes across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24060/25]
68. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a progress report on the Vacant Homes Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/25]
244. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant council houses, broken down by local electoral area, for 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/25]