Questions

98. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the HAP review will be published and enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47824/26]

201. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the operation of local authority affordable housing purchase schemes, specifically the use of lottery-based allocation systems, in view of the fact that these systems are excluding applicants who have been on waiting lists for extended periods; if he plans to issue revised national guidelines to ensure greater transparen…

104. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will raise the income thresholds for the affordable home purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/26]

593. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the ceilings for the first homes scheme will be raised and if he will raise the ceiling for Limerick city as it currently stands at €425,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21709/26]

245. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental homes that will be delivered under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the actions he will take to ensure cost rental rents will be affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16461/26]

666. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the formal review of the housing assistance payment scheme will conclude; when a revised HAP scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14664/26]

807. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount allocated to each local authority for tenant-in-situ in 2024 and 2025; the total amount spent by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12325/26]

617. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Limerick City and County Council will receive clarification from his Department on their tenant-in-situ funding for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5592/26]

484. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when each local authority will be required to publish its Housing Delivery Action Plan; the target for the delivery of cost rental and affordable purchase homes by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency is under Delivering Homes Building Communities from 2025 to 2030; and if he will make a state…

354. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria considered when the threshold for entry to the Croí Cónaithe scheme was set at 20-units; if a viability study was carried out to ensure that schemes below 20 units are more viable, than those above 20-units; if there is scope for this to be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68979/25]

98. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance to outline the number of housing units realised in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick and Waterford, by city, that have received tax incentives under the Living Cities initiative since July 2022, all of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55744/25]

572. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he intends to bring forward first-time buyers of second-hand homes who cannot access the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54667/25]

353. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Finance if a first-time buyer availing of the incremental purchase scheme can avail of the help-to-buy scheme if they meet the criteria for both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/25]

99. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the croí cónaithe scheme can be retrospectively applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27551/25]

105. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his plans to rework the croí cónaithe (cities) and STAR schemes to allow them to function more effectively for a wider cohort of developers. [35903/25]

490. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline details of an unpublished 2023 directive from his Department to local authorities instructing them to purchase homes with tenants in situ where possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36071/25]

491. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on a unit set up within his Department by his predecessor to engage with local authorities in relation to the tenant in situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36072/25]

536. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of the projected €450 million allocated for the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme that has been spent to date; to provide a breakdown, by year, since 2022, and the projected spend in 2025; the number of contracts that have been entered into under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32716/25]

537. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of completed apartments that have been delivered to date under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32717/25]

538. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of approved applications under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme, and the number of apartments in each and the location of each approved scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32718/25]

539. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of applications received under each call for expressions of interest in the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme; the number that were successful; and of those that were not successful, the number of units in total that those included, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3…

540. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that have been received under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme seeking support for apartment delivery in Limerick since the scheme began, covering the number of units in total, and the number of same that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32720/25]

541. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received under the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme seeking support for apartment delivery in Galway since the scheme began, covering the number of units in total, and the number of same that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32721/25]

542. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received under the Croí Cónaithe (Cities) scheme seeking support for apartment delivery in Waterford since the scheme began, covering the number of units in total, and the number of same that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32722/25]

738. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the amount allocated to each local authority for the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2023 and 2024 and the amount drawn down by each local authority for this scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23706/25]