Housing Policy

816. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the temporary waiver scheme in respect of development contributions for planning for houses will be continued for the foreseeable future. [12977/25]

826. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will revise current housing policies to ensure fairness for older individuals who have contributed to society throughout their lives, specifically, many retirees who only become eligible for placement on the housing waiting list once their income drops upon retirement, a situation which forces them to fac…

840. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are further plans to reintroduce additional measures to incentivise the activation of increased housing supply and help reduce housing construction costs by the waiving of local authority section 48 development contributions and the refunding of Uisce Éireann water and wastewater connection charg…

895. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to increase the income thresholds to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11640/25]

900. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to tackle rising rents in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11687/25]

901. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the affordable housing plans for counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11688/25]

902. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to tackle rising rents in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11693/25]

903. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for affordable housing in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/25]

964. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will next update the Basic Unit Costs (BUCs) and the Acquisition Cost Guidelines (ACGs) for social housing; if these same measures are applied to affordable housing delivered via cost rental equity loan, CREL and the affordable housing fund, AHF; and if he will give a commitment to make the revised BUCs …

980. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to establish a State-sponsored housing infrastructure investment fund to provide finance for a major construction of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/25]

982. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to increase the income limits to qualify for social housing as the current limits exclude a large cohort of individuals and families from both social housing and mortgage approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12822/25]

983. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to establish a scheme whereby local authorities acquire, by agreement or by compulsory purchase, and repair vacant houses for allocation to approved housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12823/25]

435. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will update legislation and or provide further guidelines or funding to assist local authorities in the taking in charge of housing estates and residential developments from private developers, in particular with reference to legacy estates built between 2005 and 2008 which have not been taken in charge and …

288. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address an issue for social housing applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8911/25]

289. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider the introduction of restrictions on the purchase of homes by non–citizens, similar to measures in Canada for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8918/25]

291. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 398 of 5 February 2025 and 183 of 20 February 2025, his views in respect of a tourism accommodation levy in light of the Minister for Finance’s reply that such a levy, if introduced, would be collected at a local level, by local authorities; and if he will make a stateme…

184. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans in relation to the recommendations of the Housing Commission report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8418/25]

512. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if assistance is available to families who go above the income threshold for social housing supports due to the automatic payment of working family payment arising from a reduction in income that year, and therefore lose their cumulative waiting time on the housing list. [7451/25]

520. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that will be taken by Government and local authorities to ensure the housing completion targets of 41,000 by the end of 2026 and up to 60,000 per year by 2029 and 2030 will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7643/25]

526. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made by the local authority stock management policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7649/25]

530. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he plans to support first-time buyers of second-hand properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/25]

534. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed allocations schemes for cost rental housing including an update on whether any regulations have been issued by him and any scheme specific cost rental allocations schemes approved; and if so, where and for which category of worker/tenant. [7711/25]

536. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to people with a disability who receive the HAP service, the rationale for setting the allowance at 20% below the poverty rate, with a further deduction taken as a fair pay your way contribution to the housing system; and whether the Minister has any plans to change the 20% rate." [7719/25]

540. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to tackle vacancy and dereliction; the measures put in place to tackle these issues since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7827/25]

171. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance to reconsider the rule under help to buy that eligibility of a self-build for funding is based on the value of the house post build rather than the cost to purchase and renovate the home. [7005/25]