Housing Schemes

46. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to review the targets for and operation of the affordable purchase scheme. [53750/25]

49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the housing schemes in Ros a Mhíl and Eanach Mheáin currently owned by an organisation (details supplied); if funding will be given from his Department to ensure that these homes will be used for social and affordable housing for the Gaeltacht community; and if he will make a…

62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise the first home scheme house value limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53577/25]

67. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the manner in which his Department will assist local authorities in further promoting the croí cónaithe scheme and the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53571/25]

73. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants that have availed of the first home scheme by county; the amount that is drawn down in monetary value; the number of applicants that have availed of the help to buy scheme by county; and the amount drawn down in monetary value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

85. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the methodology through which local authorities are funded to support the purchase of land and meet the development costs of providing affordable housing schemes within their administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53177/25]

110. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes delivered and approved in County Laois under both the affordable purchase scheme and the first home scheme from 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the proposed numbers for 2026 and subsequent years; the measures being taken to expand affordable housing options for working households above the …

120. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied with the level of funding provided for the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53815/25]

125. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the success of the tenant-in-situ scheme to date; if he proposes to expand it and allocate additional funding to local authorities under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52742/25]

129. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he is prioritising and targeting the recently announced additional €50 million for housing acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53746/25]

234. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review and extension of the first homes scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53950/25]

235. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the expansion of the first homes scheme to first time buyers of second-hand homes, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53951/25]

244. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for housing support under the cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme; if he will provide an update on the status of this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54078/25]

252. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/25]

265. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on Government spending on the long-term housing scheme from the start of scheme to now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52957/25]

269. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will consider removing the two-year tenancy rule on tenant in situ applications. [53009/25]

270. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the prohibitions that exist preventing local authorities selling Part V, social housing acquisitions and other social homes purchased from the private market under the tenant purchase scheme; and to list each prohibition and provide a summary of its rationale. [53057/25]

285. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a summary of all changes to the rental accommodation scheme in the past year, including any relevant circulars issued to local authorities, any changes to relevant regulations, any new funding made available for the scheme; and whether the scheme is now available to new applicants who are at r…

310. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for expansion of the current tenant purchase scheme to include Part V agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53696/25]

322. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a landlord in receipt of HAP from a local authority in respect of a tenant, must inform that local authority when there is a change to the rent or to any other associated costs. [52790/25]

338. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a full breakdown of the average cost of €436,000 per modular home delivered under the rapid build programme, separating the costs for build components (details supplied), in tabular form. [51319/25]

339. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procurement processes used for the award of contracts for modular units and site works under the rapid build programme; whether these were subject to open tender, restricted procedure, negotiated procedure without prior publication, or emergency procurement; and whether a…

340. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the benchmarking of cost per modular unit undertaken against comparable schemes in other EU member states or in the Irish private sector; to provide the outcome of that analysis; and if not, to explain the reason such benchmarking was not carried out given the scale of public…

341. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will publish post-completion audit reports on the rapid build modular housing programme, including the Clonmel development, showing final actual costs against projected costs; and the expected timeline for publication of those reports. [51323/25]

342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures introduced within his Department to prevent similar cost escalation in future rapid-delivery housing projects; and to outline the governance arrangements in place to monitor expenditure and ensure accountability for value for money. [51324/25]