405. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approvals on the mortgage allowance scheme by social housing tenants who are purchasing private homes, in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [53143/26]
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336. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce a grant incentive scheme for social housing tenants to purchase private housing (details supplied). [50507/26]
334. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been refurbished under the repair and lease scheme in each local authority area to date. [48572/26]
588. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications under the croí cónaithe cities scheme to date since the inception of the scheme; the number that have been approved, by year, the total value of each approval and the number of applications currently on hand. [45725/26]
231. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing properties purchased under the affordable purchase scheme, by each local authority in each of the years, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [44825/26]
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]
1068. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to his recent announcement that over 11,000 social homes have been retrofitted since the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme; to provide a breakdown on a local authority basis of the number of social homes that have benefitted; the allocation to each local authority to the end of 2025 under the s…
178. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the pipeline of affordable purchase units being developed by all local authorities and categorise them at stages of development. [17479/26]
205. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will increase the house price ceiling to qualify for the help-to-buy-scheme. [10093/26]
186. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the supply of affordable purchase properties and plans to reform the Affordable Purchase Fund. [4549/26]
407. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to consider amending the help-to-buy scheme to reduce the 70% rule whereby a purchaser must be borrowing 70% of the purchase price of the house (details supplied). [4370/26]
647. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the house price ceilings under the local authority home loan. [3745/26]
4. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures he will be taking to support first-time buyers under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; if he will be reviewing the terms and qualifying criteria of existing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66122/25]
205. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved since 1 July 2020, by county; the number of applicants associated with these claims; the number of claims by homebuyers excluding self-builds, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56403/25]
1112. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of properties acquired under the cost rental tenant in-situ scheme since it was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44508/25]
564. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the Croí Cónaithe scheme or vacant property grant so that more than one grant may be payable in the case of an original single property where more than one unit is developed as part of a refurbishment; and if he will review upwards the grant amount, taking into account the inflationary pressures since the grant …
516. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will significantly increase the mortgage allowance scheme for those vacating a social house with a view to purchasing a property, as creating a strong incentive should free up additional social housing units. [37291/25]
42. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved over the past five years; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27764/25]
1326. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the number of successful applications for the Croi Conaithe cities scheme in 2024; the amount of funding approved to successful applicants in the same year; the number of apartments involved in the successful schemes in 2024; and the number of applications to date in 2025; and how many have been approved to date in 20…
176. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to allow the first home scheme to be applicable to second hand homes. [16020/25]
366. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing properties acquired through the tenant-in-situ scheme and the cost rental tenant in-situ-scheme, respectively since their inception. [4420/25]
142. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of homes sold in the State under the affordable purchase scheme in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [3810/25]
811. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the income thresholds for applicants for social housing supports (details supplied). [1793/25]