365. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will address an issue with an IRP which is impacting a person’s ability to avail of housing (details supplied). [23189/26]
Topics / Housing Provision
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHousing Provision
1,026 questions from 120 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,026
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988 written, 38 oral
120
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 14 |
| February 2025 | 39 |
| March 2025 | 65 |
| April 2025 | 66 |
| May 2025 | 64 |
| June 2025 | 30 |
| July 2025 | 87 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 42 |
| October 2025 | 55 |
| November 2025 | 97 |
| December 2025 | 53 |
| January 2026 | 58 |
| February 2026 | 53 |
| March 2026 | 80 |
| April 2026 | 26 |
| May 2026 | 54 |
| June 2026 | 72 |
| July 2026 | 32 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 27 |
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The questions
149. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.1025 of 18 March 2026, if he intends to introduce a measure to count the number of build-to-rent apartments that are being built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/26]
163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance and the options available to persons in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22982/26]
571. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; and if he will detail the types of schemes used for example cost rental and affordable purchase. [21499/26]
572. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and the projected funding for the years 2025 to 2028. [21501/26]
573. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual affordable housing delivery targets for each county and local authority in Ireland for the years 2025, 2026, 2027, and 2028; the rationale behind the allocation of these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21505/26]
574. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction of the affordable housing scheme; and the types of schemes used (such as cost rental, affordable purchase). [21506/26]
575. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actual delivery of affordable homes in each county and local authority against the targets set for the years since the scheme's inception; and the reasons for the significant shortfalls [21507/26]
576. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual funding allocated to each local authority for affordable housing delivery since the scheme began; and to indicate projected funding for the years 2025 to 2028. [21508/26]
577. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the mechanisms which are in place to monitor the progress of affordable housing delivery at local authority level; and the way in which performance is evaluated and reported.
[21509/26]
578. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether demand assessments have been conducted to determine the need for affordable housing in each county/local authority; and the way in which these assessments have influenced target setting.
[21510/26]
579. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to identify the main challenges or barriers faced by local authorities in delivering affordable housing; and the steps he will take to address these issues.
[21511/26]
621. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all Section 42 (1A) Planning and Development Act extensions that have been applied for and granted with details of each application including, the location, and number of residential units, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22027/26]
622. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 5 March 2026, to provide a copy of the review of PPP bundles 4 to 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/26]
623. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 5 March 2026, to outline the communications to local authorities regarding the transfer of delivery of PPP bundles 4-7 to direct delivery by local authorities; the funding stream that PPP bundles 4-7 will be delivered through; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22204/26]
633. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated timeline for the delivery of PPP Bundles 4-7; if the new completion dates differ from the original dates; the difference between the original and new completion dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22267/26]
634. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if any funding allocated to the delivery of PPP Bundles 4-7 has been spent before the change to delivery model to Local Authority direct delivery; if so, the amount which has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22268/26]
637. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions a family can take when the family's income is higher than the limit for social housing, but not enough to buy or build a home with a mortgage, as house prices are too high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/26]
639. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which his Department intends to reconcile its requirement that social housing regeneration proposals should not result in a reduction in housing density with the current refurbishment proposals for Oliver Bond House in Dublin 8 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22306/26]
640. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the smaller than national minimum standard two-bed units of 48 square metres planned for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House in Dublin 8 would contribute to the poorer mental health, negative child development outcomes, and broader public health risks linked to inadequate housing space, including a reported 2…
641. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the number of social and affordable housing units approved, commenced and completed in the Roscommon–Galway constituency in each of the years 2023 to 2026, by local authority area, in tabular form. [22319/26]
642. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the exact number of vacant and derelict properties identified in the Roscommon–Galway constituency; and the number brought back into use under the Croí Cónaithe and other schemes to date, in tabular form. [22320/26]
643. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time for social housing in Roscommon-Galway and the number of applicants currently on the housing list, broken down by need category, in tabular form. [22321/26]
322. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total budget allocated for social housing delivery in Galway City and County Galway in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21113/26]
323. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social housing units commenced in Galway City and County Galway in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21114/26]