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Housing Schemes

1,089 questions from 126 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

1,089
questions
1,068 written, 21 oral
126
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
10
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 202524
February 202585
March 202570
April 202559
May 202590
June 202525
July 202593
August 20250
September 202559
October 202552
November 202575
December 202525
January 202684
February 202650
March 202666
April 202637
May 202646
June 202687
July 202623
August 20260
September 202624
October 202615

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% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú31 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil283 from 33 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael168 from 22 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party16 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent37 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland32 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party111 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity44 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin306 from 33 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

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

  1. 79
  2. 57
  3. 42
  4. 39
  5. 31
  6. 31
  7. 29
  8. 27

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Conor Sheehan Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
617. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Limerick City and County Council will receive clarification from his Department on their tenant-in-situ funding for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5592/26]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
622. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to move Offaly from grade 3 of the housing income eligibility and instead place them in grade 2; if he intends to reassess the income thresholds for social housing in Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5652/26]
Martin Daly Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
624. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average all-in cost per social housing unit delivered in 2025 under Housing for All, disaggregated by build, acquisition, and leasing. [5669/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
636. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that local authorities cannot carry over their unspent tenant-in-situ allocation from year-to-year if necessary. [5881/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
637. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the local authority price ceilings for the purchase of second hand properties. [5882/26]
Aisling Dempsey Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
638. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider his Department’s guidance that second hand properties should be in good condition, with no more that €10,000 spent on minor works. [5883/26]
Mattie McGrath Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
658. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the difficulty for single full-time workers in securing housing (details supplied); if a review will be carried out on the social housing eligibility bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6284/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
661. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the overall spend on social housing retrofit; and the number of units this applied to in each of the past five years respectively, in tabular form. [6325/26]
Thomas Gould Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
663. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated under the voids return programme in 2026; and the number of units this will return, to use, by local authority in tabular form. [6327/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 Jan 2026 · to Housing
670. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the review of the income limits for social housing, discussed in recent correspondence (details supplied). [6402/26]
Ryan O'Meara Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
155. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the initiatives being taken to support affordable housing in north Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/26]
Sean Fleming Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
157. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the house price and income thresholds of the local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4926/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
158. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing acquisitions in 2024 and 2025, by acquisition type, including tenant-in-situ, vacant homeless acquisition, housing first, older persons, and so on. [4944/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
159. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there has been any resolution to a social housing project in the Athy area suspended due to cost overruns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4864/26]
Brendan Smith Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
161. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the inadequate income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan, if he will have these income limits increased without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4547/26]
David Cullinane Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
164. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social and affordable homes delivered in Waterford in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5046/26]
Catherine Ardagh Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
178. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the Starter Homes Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4866/26]
Mairéad Farrell Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
181. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of social housing tenants in Galway city and county experiencing housing maintenance issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/26]
Tony McCormack Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
185. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current uptake of the first home scheme in County Offaly; the steps being taken to increase awareness and access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4948/26]
Séamus McGrath Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
186. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the supply of affordable purchase properties and plans to reform the Affordable Purchase Fund. [4549/26]
Catherine Callaghan Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
192. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to ensure thatch cottages remain part of our rural vernacular by supporting thatch cottage owners who face prohibitive insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4946/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
200. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social homes currently in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/26]
John Lahart Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
201. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with particular reference to arrangements involving the OCCU in partnership with South Dublin County Council, the statutory basis for the use by local authorities of third-party agencies, either on a stand-alone basis or in partnership with local authorities, in the delivery and management of cost-rental tenancies; to outline the go…
Rory Hearne Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
204. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the low number of affordable purchase homes available in Dublin North-West, his plans to scale up the delivery of affordable homes in areas that are in dire need; his plans in Dublin North-West in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/26]
Sean Fleming Written 22 Jan 2026 · to Housing
210. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to engage with the pillar banks and the first home scheme to develop a support for first-time buyers seeking to purchase and renovate derelict or long-term vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4925/26]