Questions

116. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's assessment of the purchase prices being sought for homes under affordable housing schemes in Galway County; his Departments views on whether such prices are genuinely affordable for average-income households in the county. [68939/26]

73. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to regulate online bidding in housing sales to ensure that bids are genuine and not being used to artificially inflate house prices; and whether he will consider introducing rules similar to those in a number of Australian states which ensure underquoting of guide prices by estate agents in the second hand h…

1782. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the implementation of legislation to limit the amount a developer can charge on similar size houses in the same development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26122/26]

1783. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider raising the maximum purchase prices applicable for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26123/26]

501. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the guidance available to a person (details supplied) attempting to buy a modest home, who works full time and holds significant savings, but finds themselves priced out of the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73455/25]

516. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the real estate-property development industry is not required to demonstrate the price of new properties, additional phases nor cancellation-resale properties in accordance with the Sale of Goods Act 1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73591/25]

631. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current average house price and average monthly rent in Cork city and Cork county; the change in these figures in the past 12 months; and how he expects the new strategy to impact these trends. [63897/25]

619. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being considered to improve housing affordability in Roscommon-Galway, particularly for first-time buyers and young families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61482/25]

630. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of continued elevated cost-of-living pressures, specifically high housing costs, rental inflation and utility bills, and noting commentary that households in regions like Cork are increasingly squeezed: if his Department has compiled disaggregated data for Cork/Munster on housing cost inflation in 2025; the regionally-target…

271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has calculated the proportion of households by income decile that are priced out of purchasing the average three-bed semi-detached house nationally and in each region, given a website's (details supplied) estimate the average price is €421,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53108/25]

272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has verified the claim by the chairperson of the Land Development Agency that 70% of income earners are priced out of the housing market in terms of both rents and house prices; and if he will publish his Department's own affordability analysis. [53109/25]

273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current ratio of average house price to average disposable household income in each county; the comparable figures in 2015 and 2020; and his Department's assessment of trends in affordability. [53110/25]

278. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to address regional disparities in house price inflation, including rises of over 8% in Connacht-Ulster and 7.2% outside Dublin, as reported in the latest website (details supplied) survey. [53115/25]

279. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department tracks the gap between general consumer price inflation and housing price inflation; and if so, the steps being taken to bring housing inflation in line with wider economic inflation trends. [53116/25]

650. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if her Department has conducted research into the impact of housing unaffordability on young adults and families, including rates of emigration, household formation delay, and reduced fertility rates; and if she will commission an interdepartmental report on the social consequences of ongoing unaffordability. [47954/25]

57. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that, according to reports this week, house prices have risen to a ten-year high; if, given that in Laois this inflation has risen by 17%, combined with a shortage of affordable and cost rental homes, he will increase the threshold for afford to buy and cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [358…

249. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the Uisce Éireann rebate considering the success and significant response to the rebate, in particular the significant positive impact it had for first-time builders who faced various rising costs and benefitted greatly from the rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22122/25]