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Housing Provision

1,026 questions from 120 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.

1,026
questions
988 written, 38 oral
120
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
9
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202514
February 202539
March 202565
April 202566
May 202564
June 202530
July 202587
August 20250
September 202542
October 202555
November 202597
December 202553
January 202658
February 202653
March 202680
April 202626
May 202654
June 202672
July 202632
August 20260
September 202612
October 202627

Who asks, by party

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.

  • 100% RDR4 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú57 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil253 from 32 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael115 from 18 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party6 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent54 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland88 from 3 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party64 from 9 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity26 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin273 from 31 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 86
  2. 73
  3. 45
  4. 44
  5. 40
  6. 26
  7. 26
  8. 22

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Aisling Dempsey Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Housing
599. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of supported housing units in Meath west; the number planned for Meath west; and the timeline for delivery of these units. [28713/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Finance
996. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress made since ISIF’s funding programme was extended in December; the conditions to this financing; the number of housebuilders this has and is expected to support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17495/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1619. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to provide Supported Housing for Youth support to one young person in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26530/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1654. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received a business case or a request for funding in respect of infrastructure related to the delivery of housing in Wicklow. [24006/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1679. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery timeline for each phase for St. Kevin's Site in Shanakiel, Cork [24422/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1706. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position where an individual is on a social housing list in one local authority area and transfers to another, the way they can ensure their previous years continue to be counted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24932/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1707. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of transfers in 2025 from the social housing list of one local authority to another local authority. [24933/26]
Michael Cahill Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1715. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expedite the introduction of the over-shop grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25045/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1738. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether any of the social homes funded by his Department that were to be part of bundle 3 of the social housing PPP scheme have commenced construction; if so, when; the number; and the timeline for the delivery of each of the schemes involved. [25549/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1780. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of cost-rental homes delivered in 2025 in the Dublin City Council area and for Dublin bay south, the breakdown by the type of delivery such as, local authority builds, local authority acquisitions, tenant in-situ, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26100/26]
John Brady Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1792. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of capital funding streams, including CAS funding, for disability housing projects in County Wicklow; whether additional supports will be made available to approved housing bodies supporting people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26278/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1803. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the detailed spending breakdown for 2024 and 2025 on the Supported Housing for Youth programme; the breakdown of cost for each element of crisis intervention, aftercare, and Housing First for Youth, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1804. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated in 2026 to youth specific homelessness services, including family mediation supports and other targeted interventions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26532/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1805. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out a needs assessment to determine the level of long term resourcing required to address increasing youth homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26533/26]
John Connolly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1807. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that have been delivered in the Athenry-Oranmore local electoral area since 2020; the number that are new builds; the number that are acquisitions; the number that are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/26]
John Connolly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1808. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that have been delivered in the North Conamara local electoral area since 2020; the number that are new builds; the number that are acquisitions; the number that are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/26]
John Connolly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1809. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that have been delivered in the South Conamara local electoral area since 2020; the number that are new builds; the number that are acquisitions; the number that are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26714/26]
Máire Devine Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1819. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the growing number of older persons who are experiencing significant anxiety and uncertainty regarding housing following marital separation or divorce (details supplied); the supports and options available to individuals in these circumstances; if persons in this position are eligible to apply for social housing …
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1832. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on his Department’s plans to relocate families living in defective concrete block homes (details supplied) away from this dangerous flood plain; with clear timelines; and how those affected homeowners are to be included in the drafting of the plans. [27242/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1834. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the Social Housing Delivery Action Plan targets for each local authority for the period 2026–2030, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27245/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1835. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the Housing Delivery Action Plan, the proportion of social housing delivery targets required to be met through the use of ‘Modern Methods of Construction’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27246/26]
David Cullinane Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Housing
1836. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding made available in each year to each local authority for housing assistance for older persons. [27267/26]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Health
2772. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the number of supported housing units in CHO9; the number of planned housing units; if service providers in the area have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24140/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Housing
312. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the methodology currently being used to determine the social housing targets for each local authority area; the data sources used; the assumptions underpinning the methodology; and the rational for the targets that are to be set. [23319/26]
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Housing
322. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of affordable houses, cost rental and cost purchase, planned for Cork City and County Councils; and on the targets he has set for same. [23430/26]