629. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby an individual cannot qualify for cost rental housing due to being below the income threshold but if they apply with their partner, they are over the income threshold; the actions he will take to address cases like this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3328/26]
Topics / Housing Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHousing Schemes
1,089 questions from 126 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
1,089
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1,068 written, 21 oral
126
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 24 |
| February 2025 | 85 |
| March 2025 | 70 |
| April 2025 | 59 |
| May 2025 | 90 |
| June 2025 | 25 |
| July 2025 | 93 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 59 |
| October 2025 | 52 |
| November 2025 | 75 |
| December 2025 | 25 |
| January 2026 | 84 |
| February 2026 | 50 |
| March 2026 | 66 |
| April 2026 | 37 |
| May 2026 | 46 |
| June 2026 | 87 |
| July 2026 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 24 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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647. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the house price ceilings under the local authority home loan. [3745/26]
648. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated and amount spent for the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3749/26]
649. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance available for a family who have received a notice of termination from their landlord and are over the income threshold for social housing support and who cannot avail of the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme as the landlord requires the property back for a family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
660. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); his views on the merits of amending existing first-time buyer supports in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3982/26]
661. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Callan Thomastown local electoral area, County Kilkenny; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in the LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in this LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that…
662. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Castlecomer local electoral area, County Kilkenny; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA;…
663. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Piltown local electoral area, County Kilkenny; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA; and…
664. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Kilkenny City local electoral area, County Kilkenny; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that LE…
665. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Muine Bheag local electoral area, County Carlow; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA; a…
666. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Tullow local electoral area, County Carlow; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA; and if…
667. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Carlow town local electoral area, County Carlow; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that currently are being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA; a…
670. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No.1390 of 13 December 2025, to provide a breakdown of the value of grants paid for the purpose of renovating rental properties in 2023, 2024 and data available to date for 2025, by county and by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/26]
675. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a year-on-year breakdown, from 2018 to date, of the number of applications submitted by each Dublin local authority under the buy and renew scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4382/26]
678. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a local authority can consider a transfer request from a person from another local authority; the priority which can be placed on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4410/26]
679. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe grant applications for each local authority for each of the past three years; the number per county; the number of these grants per county that were successful; the number of grants that have been successfully drawn down; the total value of these drawn down grants per county, in tabular form; and if he will…
376. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details on the new over the shop grant; who is eligible and the criteria for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3181/26]
379. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if in the instance of a social housing assistance income assessment being undertaken and that the decision is disputed by applicant after appeal with the local authority, the applicant has any recourse by way of appeal to his Department or other sources. [2936/26]
389. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of social homes delivered in 2025 broken down by delivery stream, including SHIP Construction, SHIP Turnkey, CALF Construction, CALF Turnkey, CAS Construction, CAS Turnkey, and social housing acquisitions. [3003/26]
390. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of affordable homes delivered in 2025 broken down by delivery stream, including cost rental equity loan, affordable purchase scheme and Local Development Agency, LDA, cost rental. [3004/26]
391. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental and affordable purchase homes delivered in County Waterford in each year from 2020 to 2025, and the pipeline for 2026, in tabular form, by funding stream and-or acquisition type. [3007/26]
392. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new social housing homes delivered in County Waterford in each year from 2020 to 2025, and the pipeline for 2026, in tabular form, by funding stream and-or acquisition type. [3008/26]
393. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ purchase applications received, completed and refused in County Waterford in each year from 2020 to 2025; and the number of instances for each refusal reason type. [3009/26]
400. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the current income threshold for studio apartments under the cost rental scheme, given issues regarding the current threshold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3187/26]
84. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the two-year tenancy requirement in the tenant-in-situ acquisition scheme is currently under review; if he will commit to amending or removing this requirement to improve access to the scheme for households at risk of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2558/26]