42. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance to outline the role of the housing unit within his Department making specific reference to their role in advising and informing the Minister on all matters related to housing including in year targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5086/25]
Topics / Housing Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHousing Policy
767 questions from 120 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
767
questions
752 written, 15 oral
120
TDs have asked
10
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Independents counted together
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Questions per month
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 33 |
| March 2025 | 23 |
| April 2025 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 58 |
| June 2025 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 41 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 26 |
| October 2025 | 50 |
| November 2025 | 96 |
| December 2025 | 17 |
| January 2026 | 77 |
| February 2026 | 53 |
| March 2026 | 40 |
| April 2026 | 33 |
| May 2026 | 75 |
| June 2026 | 44 |
| July 2026 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 17 |
| October 2026 | 25 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
180. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the successor housing plan to Housing for All will be published as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4989/25]
181. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish a social housing Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/25]
182. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to revise the income limits for social housing eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4991/25]
356. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on any plans and timelines to extend the temporary waiver in respect of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/25]
372. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the recent Housing Commission report and to outline if a working group will be established to facilitate the implementation of the report. [4559/25]
386. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason increases in social welfare payments seem to coincide with rent increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4672/25]
568. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms, if any, available for cost rental tenants to transfer property to another cost rental unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2160/25]
595. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 22 January 2025, to confirm that no circular has been issued to local authorities with respect to housing assistance payment rates for separated parents with part access to their children, whereby the HAP rate is changed when the child turns 18. [2671/25]
598. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the proliferation of log cabin/wooden residential structures for on sites, in back yards and gardens throughout the country arising from the housing crisis demand; if he will introduce whatever legislation is necessary to provide a reprieve for these dwellings and their occupiers from a requirement for plannin…
604. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is in favour of tiny homes being built in Ireland; if he plans to update planning policy and planning legislation to enable same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2810/25]
617. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any new programmes planned, or being implemented, in Meath to address the current level of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3182/25]
631. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if reforms to planning regulations will be considered to facilitate the conversion of derelict buildings and vacant spaces above shops into residential units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/25]
710. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the decision of a local authority to withdraw the one adult and one child rate of HAP from separated parents with part access to their child when the child reaches 18 years is a policy of his Department or a decision for the local authority; if he agrees with such decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46312/…
739. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is currently a limit on the amount of surplus funds housing cooperatives may have at the end of a financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46738/24]
749. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to increase the targets for affordable housing for Cork city and Cork County Council. [46844/24]
772. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to provide for a new local infrastructure housing activation fund or similar measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1232/25]