133. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timescale for merging social and cost rental housing over time to form a single affordable rental sector, based on the principle of cost recovery as referenced in Delivering Homes, Building Communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/26]
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103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a copy of the promised 'An Overview of Local Authorities Differential Rent Schemes and Rent Reviews', which was due to be published early this year by the Value for Money Unit, Local Government Audit Service. [35456/26]
260. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has conducted a poverty impact assessment of the double rent increase facing HAP tenants arising from the abolition of rent controls between tenancies which will increase top ups paid by HAP tenants to landlords and the decision of many local councils to increase council rents for HAP tenants; and if he will make a…
217. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make the rent tax credit available to HAP tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9558/26]
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]
33. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether renters or landlords will be happier with Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53814/25]
594. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans to prevent landlords from increasing rents to market rates between tenancies where the previous tenant has been evicted on a no fault eviction basis will apply to no fault evictions of pre-June 2022 tenants; who, for example, can be evicted for no reason in the last 6 months of their tenancy; and if he will make a statement…
595. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if plans to prevent landlords from increasing rents to market rates between tenancies where the previous tenant has been evicted on a no fault eviction basis will apply to no fault evictions of tenants with tenancies of indefinite duration for example where the rental property has been sold to a new landlord; and if he will make a s…
34. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to protect students from rent increases when the planned new legislation comes into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/25]
68. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to ensure that existing tenants with pre-March 2026 tenancies cannot be evicted, either between now and March 2026, or post-March 2026, so that landlords can reset the rent to market rates for new tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35888/25]
480. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, under the March 2026 legislation, a tenancy in shared rental accommodation can be considered to have ended for all tenants if one tenant leaves; if the rent can then be reset to market rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/25]
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to ensuring no renter is disadvantaged by any changes to the rent pressure zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24607/25]
962. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce minimum BER standards for the private rented sector and for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/25]