267. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of social housing transfer applications on file at Waterford City and County Council as of the most recent date available, by local electoral area, and by the length of time the transfer request has been active (i.e. under one year, one to three years, three to five years, and over five years). [21925/25]
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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97. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Housing Agency plans to increase the thresholds in terms of the value of homes that can be considered for inclusion in the mortgage-to-rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21703/25]
106. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement she has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his Department with regard to the housing adaptation grants for persons with a disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20435/25]
566. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the help-to-buy schemes to first-time buyers for second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18928/25]
592. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he is planning to review the current loan to value rules for the various State supports for first-time buyers, to address cases similar to that of a single person (details supplied) brought to my attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20081/25]
1166. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost rental homes to be delivered in Cork in 2025. [18812/25]
1167. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of an affordable purchase home in Cork. [18813/25]
1177. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason South Dublin County Council or an AHB purchased an entire apartment development in Rathfarnham for social housing and failed to allow any to go on the market for either affordable-rent or affordable-purchase or for private purchase by either first-time buyers or those within the locality who might have favoured trading d…
1180. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total Exchequer expenditure on social housing acquisitions in 2024, by local authority area, acquisition schemes, that is, tenant-in-situ, the Housing First scheme, vacant acquisitions, and buy and renew; and number of units acquired under each scheme in each local authority area, in tabular form. [18978/25]
1190. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Government's policy on rightsizing schemes; the number of schemes that have been made available in the years 2022-2025 per local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/25]
1207. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the number of affordable houses, cost rental and cost purchase, homes planned for Cork City and County Council and on the targets he has set for same. [19251/25]
1231. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his understanding of the number of social homes that will be available as part of the first phase of development of the Irish Glass Bottle site; the proportion of these which will be one, two and three beds, respectively; the price of affordable homes on the development; and if he will make a statement on the affordable housing lis…
1232. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options available for a person (details supplied) whose apartment, bought in 2022, has mould, pyrite, water ingress that has a broken heating system and windows that need replacing in order to be habitable by way of a grant; the options available for homeowners who find themselves unable to pay rising management fees; and i…
1233. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties brought back into use by Kerry County Council under the buy and renew scheme, each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19643/25]
1252. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in all towns and villages in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19946/25]
1253. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Cahersiveen, County Kerry where there are sites available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19947/25]
1254. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/25]
1255. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Tralee, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19949/25]
1256. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Listowel, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19950/25]
1257. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19951/25]
1258. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19952/25]
1267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Killorglin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19998/25]
1268. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open up a low cost sites scheme in Kenmare, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19999/25]
1282. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide details of the manner in which once-off payments and once off commissions or bonuses are treated in the estimation of a persons entitlement to HAP; if he is aware that people who have spent years on the housing list are being removed due to a once-off payment which puts them over the limit, even though their s…
1283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP payments allocated through the inter-authority movement of housing assistance payment scheme in each of the years from 2021 to date, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20087/25]