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Government is simply saying we are maintaining and increasing public investment in housing from the State, the largest actor in housing right now, while also creating the conditions to facilitate far greater private sector investment in house building and apartment building in particular, which needs to increase

prevent homelessness occurring in the first place and that is why we are making rapid decisions to significantly increase the supply of housing right across the country. Until we can address the homelessness situation, however, we will continue to support the NGOs and the local authorities to provide

significant reforms and an expansion of the remit of the Land Development Agency, which is to drive the supply of social and affordable housing right across Ireland. He has established An Coimisiún Pleanála, three-year planning permission extensions are being made in certain cases and he has revised … help to release thousands of units for long-term use. He has also extended the first homes scheme to 2027, agreed the new housing activation office to try to co-ordinate the supply of homes across local authorities and secured €750 million in additional funding for more social

than pandering? The stakes are very high, particularly for the communities I represent in Dublin Central. It is like Fort Knox outside Leinster House right now. The barricades are up to protect us against protestors. We talk about the far right but the reality is there are people

certainly not taking the steps that need to be taken in this House when it comes to planning. Everybody in this House, left, right and centre, has pointed out the inadequacy of our planning laws. For instance, people talked about community objections, and I accept them … House about the problems with Irish Water. I am in touch with somebody who has been waiting for the past eight weeks for a SoDA report for a site to go ahead with 80 units in Cork city. The pumping station is right next door. He cannot even

better. The Government got an F grade in respect of trans rights and intersex rights. There is work to be done. Many people in the House have talked about the progress that has been made. It is always worth acknowledging that it is rarely the politicians who make … country. I could go on. There is a lot of work to do and we need to work together, across these Houses, to advance rights. Collectively, we should set the goal of becoming the best country in Europe to be LGBT. It is a target that

preference for large private developers to empowering local councils to lead housing delivery, enabling local builders to build. We would also make housing a constitutional right, which it needs to be. I encourage the Minister to examine those proposals, which would empower local authorities. By contrast, the announcement … blame for the disgraceful homelessness and housing need figures, for which the Government bears absolute and sole responsibility. The Minister has to reinstate the tenant in situ scheme. There are families in Mayo who are in fear of being made homeless right now. The short-term solution

Acts and how they interact, and it gives temporary breathing room for inactivated permissions. It also rightly acknowledges that some permissions are caught up but Members across the House have spoken about how it is ridiculous that someone in Galway can object to developments in Dublin … understaffed in Dublin. We have hundreds of houses boarded up. I have young mothers with children coming to me and right around the corner are houses that are boarded up. One of them gave me her permission. Carla Keegan is waiting there with her two children

like it across the country are successful in accessing the curriculum. The argument that no child should pass the school that is right beside their house is understood, but schools such as the one I have mentioned should be an option for parents who want to send their

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 2000s but then things went wrong, with the big developers, which was crazy, and with the Custom House down there and Ministers unable to tackle it. Ministers were afraid of it and were pushed off and fobbed … homeless, still on waiting lists and languishing there and no hope, and see where small builders are being denied the right to build the houses and let them off. Above all, once-off dwellings should be allowed to be carried on. The Minister should not be allowing people

landlords to reset rents to market rates between tenancies as most students only rent for nine months of the year; — Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne T.D. has made clear that it will not be possible to provide a specific protection for students … need it most? The Minister has seen the backlash and heard the anger of hundreds of students gathered outside this House and many more right up there. He needs to answer them. Why is he targeting them? Why is he attacking the future of our country

move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am pleased to bring the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025 before the House. The Bill was initiated as a Private Members' Bill by Deputy Catherine Ardagh in February and, with her agreement, the Government has decided … progress in the first six months of my brief. Therefore, to ensure efficient progression of the Bill through the Houses, the Government has taken the right decision to progress the Bill in Government time, subject to amendments that will be worked on over the summer. Why does

build the houses 20% smaller with substandard building materials. That decision was taken. Now Knocknaheeny has been undergoing regeneration since 2000. The houses were 25 years old when they had to start that and now we are 25 years into it. All that is because bad decisions were … Opposition spokespersons on housing. The number of vacant, derelict properties with water, electricity, infrastructrure and public transport right outside is an absolute sin. I know the housing crisis cannot be solved overnight - no one is suggesting it can – but what the Minister can do is deliver housing where

significant reason but because of the population targets. It comes at a time when there is a huge housing need in Ballina and right across Mayo. It also comes at a time when Hollister has announced an €80 million investment, which would bring significant jobs to the area … this regard. I want the Minister to issue a section 29 notification, which is allowable in the planning Act, to revise the housing targets and allow this development to take place. It is hard to believe that in a housing crisis, we have built into the system

coffers. I am very seriously concerned because while nursing home staff and management are doing everything they can to make sure everything is right, it is impossible to do that if the budget is tightened beyond belief. That is the situation here and the Government have let things … Goleen. They are absolutely thrilled. They have all the services they need at their door. The medical centre is right beside them. We opened 12 of these houses recently. This is a fantastic service and we need to spend more time looking at that. The future is bleak

means of exchanging PNR data with Norway and with Iceland, and the other relating to the protection of privacy and other fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. The proposed Council decisions have a Title V legal basis in the area of police co-operation. Their publication … data with Iceland and Norway when the agreements have been concluded. I commend these proposals to the House to consider the exercise of Ireland’s right to opt in under Article 3 of Protocol 21 and seek the approval of the House for the motions for both

lecturer in DCU and as was my educational role previously, I will set some things out. Sometimes in this House, we forget what the rights of young people are. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights explicitly states that everyone has the right to education and that education

walls have seen far more than that. It bore witness to the 1913 Lock-out, which was a defining moment for workers' rights. It has stood through both world wars when thousands of Irish men were away at war and their families waited anxiously for letters from … lifeline here. Its courtyards are flooded with natural light and its walls are steeped in history. This could house workshops, performance spaces and residences. With the right investment, former office units could be converted into affordable apartments for artists and cultural workers, something truly groundbreaking for a city

sounds correct in terms of trying to get an abuser out of the house as opposed to the woman looking for a refuge space, we have to be careful about removing tenancy rights from persons who are convicted of offences. Deputy Ciarán Ahern referred to George Gibney … things had changed since Covid-19. He is right. Covid-19 had a significant impact on many aspects of not just Irish life, but life internationally. One of them was that people being locked up in houses together had the impact of increasing the level of domestic violence

provide certainty in the development of solar energy. Issues regarding planning fall under the remit of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The rights of farmers and other landowners are, of course, subject to the usual constitutional protections. As Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

personal data breach to the data subject, and again I am certain that anyone in this House would agree that they are among the most fundamental rights for which the regulation provided. The need for these regulations came to light because this potential blanket exemption was identified … House have had experience where the GDPR was cited as an excuse for State bodies or even Departments to fail to interact appropriately with elected representatives. As such, I am always open to revisiting existing policy and legislation to ensure there is a correct balance of rights

Commission. On 9 July, I had the privilege of progressing the Mental Health Bill 2024 through all Stages in this House, a landmark overhaul that embeds rights-based, person-centred care into our mental health legislation. In recent months, we also saw the launch … than visibility. It is the continuous demand for real change, and Ireland has made that demand manifest. From the ballot box to this House and the health services that serve our communities, we will not rest until equality is lived out in every interaction. As a Minister

plane out of this country. That is a sad situation we are facing. If they do jump through the hoops right now, they will get caught on housing or something along the line to make sure the Government destroys their careers. At this present time, 48% of families

There are three Ministers in this Department and not one of them could be here in front of the House. I do not think it is right. I raise the issue of biogas plant across Ireland. We have a commitment with regard to 5.7 TWh of production

very welcome to see the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill 2025, also known as the right to be forgotten Bill, now before the House on Second Stage. It is a significant moment for cancer survivors across Ireland and for all those who have campaigned for fair treatment when … quoted prohibitively high premiums or asked to submit updated medical reports despite being in remission for many years. For many, it has meant house purchases collapsing at the very last minute, family plans being put on hold, or feeling trapped by a system that continues to define them

Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on progress in implementing the Housing Commission’s recommendation of holding a referendum on a right to housing. [43584/25

Government and Heritage to provide a progress report on implementation of the Housing Commission’s recommendation to hold a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/25

Heritage to provide a progress report on the implementation of the Housing Commission’s recommendation to hold a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/25

considering plans to introduce an affordable rental and affordable purchase housing scheme for older people who are not entitled to social housing and want to right size after selling their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44383/25

considering plans to introduce an affordable rental and affordable purchase housing scheme for older people who are not entitled to social housing and want to right size after selling their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44424/25

Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the residential tenancies (right to first refusal) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39196/25

neurological condition, to outline the specific accommodations that are made in relation to applicable benefits, accessible housing, and subsidised travel, in line with the recommendations of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [38340/25

Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if under the new rules introduced, and the section regarding the rights of landlords/ tenants, that from 1 March 2026 there can be no evictions for a period of six years with two exceptions only (details

asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to cessation of turf cutting scheme applicants whose scheme is due to end this year, if the scheme will be extended; if not, if other compensation will be provided to these turbary right holders

asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce regulations to provide for a deposit retention scheme under section 61 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015; the timeline for same; the measures being taken to strengthen tenants’ rights in respect of deposits