1629. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average purchase price of homes availing of the vacant property refurbishment grant, broken down by local authority area and the derelict property top up grant, in tabular form. [43635/25]
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502. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the croi cónaithe cities scheme, by a list of the schemes that have or are coming to market under this scheme; the cash value of the CCC subsidy being applied to the purchase of the homes in each of these schemes; and the way in which the grant and attached clawback is being applied. [37084/25]
6. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the growing unaffordability of cost-rental schemes funded by his Department; the measures he intends to take to address this growing unaffordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36136/25]
14. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently review the cut in funding for the social housing acquisition programmes, given its negative impact on key homeless schemes like tenant in situ and housing first. [24433/25]
1180. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total Exchequer expenditure on social housing acquisitions in 2024, by local authority area, acquisition schemes, that is, tenant-in-situ, the Housing First scheme, vacant acquisitions, and buy and renew; and number of units acquired under each scheme in each local authority area, in tabular form. [18978/25]
1283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP payments allocated through the inter-authority movement of housing assistance payment scheme in each of the years from 2021 to date, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20087/25]
1284. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households added to the transfer list, by local authority in 2022, 2023, 2024 compared to the number of HAP tenancies created in the same years and local authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20088/25]
1285. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP tenancies that have ended after the first two year period, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20089/25]
1366. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost, per unit, of social housing acquisitions in 2024, broken down by tenant-in-situ, housing first, buy-and-renew and vacant acquisitions, and with a further breakdown of these categories by local authority area, in tabular form. [21251/25]
1367. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing acquisitions in 2024, broken down by tenant-in-situ, housing first, buy-and-renew and vacant acquisitions, and with a further breakdown of these categories by local authority area, in tabular form. [21252/25]
157. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of successful STAR applications; the recipient of each of these awards, the name of the scheme to which each award has been awarded; the number of cost rental units in each of these schemes; and the amount awarded to each scheme, in tabular form. [17965/25]
158. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the target for delivery of cost rental homes by the LDA under Project Tosaigh by 2026 and 2028; the total number of cost rental homes delivered to date under this scheme; the total number in the pipeline; the estimated delivery date for the schemes in the pipeline; if he is concerned that the 2026 target may not be met; and if he w…
337. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance to set out the number of help-to-buy grants drawn down in each year since it came into operation, the total spend on the scheme in each of these years, and the total expenditure on the scheme to date, in tabular form. [15666/25]
92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many capital assistance scheme (CAS) projects have been sanctioned by his Department since he became Minister; the number of homes likely to be delivered under CAS in 2025; and the number of CAS projects currently awaiting sanction from his Department. [14239/25]
444. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP, RAS and privately owned lease tenancies, long term leasing, enhanced leasing etc. in place at the end of 2024, and the total cost to the exchequer arising from these leases, in 2024, in tabular form. [13421/25]
5. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the total delivery of affordable purchase and cost-rental homes in 2024 by local authorities, approved housing bodies and the Land Development Agency; and his views on the low output under these schemes and growing number of people unable to access these properties due to the unaffordable rents and house prices. [13257/25]
849. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes that were stalled awaiting approval from his Department at the start of January 2025, across how many schemes and in which local authority areas. [11151/25]
850. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the 3,000 social and affordable homes that received Cabinet approval in February that will be delivered in 2025, 2026 and 2027; and to provide a breakdown of the units to be delivered each year, by type and funding stream. [11152/25]
851. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a supplementary estimate will be brought forward to revise the December 2024 estimate arising from the Cabinet memo allocating €450 million to the delivery of social and affordable housing; if so, when; and the amount allocated to each funding stream for 2025. [11153/25]
852. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding approval will be provided for all outstanding social and affordable project applications to his Department; and to provide a subsequent costing for these and timeline for delivery. [11154/25]
853. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable housing schemes granted approval by Cabinet in February 2025 that have been communicated to local authorities and approved housing bodies (AHB), providing a breakdown by AHB/local authority and the number of units in each scheme. [11155/25]
854. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any capital advance leasing fund (CALF) or cost-rental equity loan (CREL)-funded projects currently under construction have had their staged CALF or CREL payments delayed; and if so, the number, including the total number of units, and for what reason. [11156/25]
855. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm the 2025 social housing tenant-in-situ target, with a breakdown for each local authority area; if a circular communicating this and the new restrictions to the scheme has been issued to local authorities; if not, when it will be circulated; if he will commit to publishing the circular on his Department’s website; and if …
856. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing tenant-in-situ purchases concluded in 2024, with a breakdown by local authority area, providing an average purchase cost for the total number of such acquisitions and an average for the acquisitions in each local authority area [11158/25]
936. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Exchequer funding for the Housing First scheme is separate to the acquisitions funding announced March 2025; the amount of funding allocated to Housing First in 2025; and the reason his Department is preventing approved housing bodies from utilising capital assistance leasing funding for Housing first Acquisitions. [12125/25]