220. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to increase apartment building given that commencements collapsed when the 2024 levy waivers ran out. [44661/26]
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
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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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1017. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish a joint working group to address the level of supports that should be provided to older people by local authorities in line with the Age Friendly Counties Programme and in the context of the Programme for Government identifying a social supports for approved housing bodies. [41466/26]
1020. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units delivered in Longford-Westmeath in each of the past five years, by local authority area and delivery mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41593/26]
1021. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable purchase and cost-rental homes currently planned for Longford-Westmeath; the projected delivery timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41594/26]
1022. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households currently on the social housing waiting list in Longford and Westmeath respectively; the average waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41595/26]
1046. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to develop social and affordable homes in Cork city and county over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42050/26]
1047. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units owned by Cork City Council not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42051/26]
1051. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the data that is available regarding households removed from social housing lists nationally; and to provide a breakdown, by year and by local authority of the number of people removed from the lists; and the reason, since the income thresholds for eligibility were last revised, in tabular form. [42101/26]
1119. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing allocations provided to care leavers under the Capital Assistance Scheme care-leaver category in each year since 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/26]
1134. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes approved, commenced and completed in County Kildare during 2025 and to date in 2026, by local authority area. [43747/26]
1136. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he intends to take in response to the continued increase in homelessness figures nationally; the additional funding that will be made available to local authorities for tenant-in-situ acquisitions and homelessness prevention measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43824/26]
1137. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing units expected to be delivered in the Athy municipal district during 2026 and 2027; the number currently at design, planning and construction stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43825/26]
1158. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on the social housing waiting list who are naturalised Irish citizens; and whether this category is tracked separately from Irish-born citizens. [43986/26]
1159. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or local authorities collect data distinguishing between Irish-born citizens and naturalised citizens in assessing housing need; and if not, whether there are plans to introduce such data collection. [43987/26]
1160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which housing demand projections account for population increases arising from naturalisation, given that social housing data does not distinguish between Irish-born and naturalised citizens. [43988/26]
1161. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the absence of data on naturalised citizens accessing housing supports represents a gap in housing policy planning; and the steps that will be taken to address this. [43992/26]
1162. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to analyse the impact of naturalisation trends on housing demand; and if any such analysis will be published. [43993/26]
2242. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to expand housing provision for young people with additional needs in Manorhamilton; whether discussions have taken place with Leitrim County Council regarding the potential purchase of properties (details supplied) in the town to accommodate members of the National Learning Network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43347/26]
389. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities assess social welfare incomes for social housing support applications on a gross or net basis; if a separate or modified assessment applies to applicants in receipt of taxable social welfare payments such as illness benefit or jobseeker's benefit; the method to which these taxable payments are calculated for i…
396. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether local authorities operate any dedicated housing priority pathways for care leavers or care-experienced young adults at risk of homelessness; the number currently supported under such pathways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41128/26]
397. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of care-experienced young adults currently accessing emergency accommodation, supported temporary accommodation or Housing First-type supports, broken down by local authority area where available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/26]
132. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to develop social and affordable homes in Kildare county over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40479/26]
135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a comprehensive list of all upcoming cost rental and affordable purchase homes in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40503/26]
674. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of vacant local authority homes currently boarded up or awaiting refurbishment across all county councils; the average time such properties remain vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38954/26]
692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the substantial amount of time that applicants for housing medical priority are having to wait to obtain a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39349/26]