Housing Schemes
An official questions-paper heading. 1,050 questions (18 oral, 1,032 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 24 |
| Feb 2025 | 85 |
| Mar 2025 | 70 |
| Apr 2025 | 59 |
| May 2025 | 90 |
| Jun 2025 | 25 |
| Jul 2025 | 93 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 |
| Oct 2025 | 52 |
| Nov 2025 | 75 |
| Dec 2025 | 25 |
| Jan 2026 | 84 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 |
| Mar 2026 | 66 |
| Apr 2026 | 37 |
| May 2026 | 46 |
| Jun 2026 | 87 |
| Jul 2026 | 23 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Housing | 947 |
| Finance | 73 |
| Climate | 13 |
| Public Expenditure | 7 |
| Social | 2 |
| Environment | 2 |
| Justice | 2 |
| Children | 2 |
| Rural | 1 |
| Health | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Housing Schemes |
| 2026-05-19 | Housing Schemes |
| 2026-04-30 | Housing Schemes |
| 2026-03-26 | Housing Schemes |
| 2026-03-05 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-12-18 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-12-04 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-11-25 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-11-25 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-11-25 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-11-19 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-10-08 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-07-15 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-07-01 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-29 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-29 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-28 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-22 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-15 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-15 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-05-01 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-03-20 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-03-20 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-03-20 | Housing Schemes |
| 2025-02-18 | Housing Schemes |
The questions
Louise O'Reilly
written
2026-06-23 · to Housing
466. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options available when a person cannot afford the necessary GP fees to fulfil criteria for a form of housing assistance when the person does not qualify for a medical card or GP-visit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47658/26]
William Aird
written
2026-06-23 · to Housing
470. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider making grant aid available to persons on limited incomes seeking to purchase and install modular homes in line with the Planning and Development Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47857/26]
William Aird
written
2026-06-23 · to Housing
471. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the local authority home loan funding model will be extended to allow for the purchase and installation of modular homes under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47858/26]
Robert O'Donoghue
written
2026-06-23 · to Social
495. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47661/26]
Danny Healy-Rae
written
2026-06-18 · to Housing
319. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on housing schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46417/26]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2026-06-18 · to Housing
329. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cost to the Exchequer and the total cost, including borrowing and so on, for affordable cost rental and affordable purchase homes delivered in 2025, by delivery stream including, AHP local authority delivery, AHP turnkey, AHB cost rental direct delivery, AHB cost rental turnkey, LDA cost rental direct delive…
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2026-06-18 · to Housing
330. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost to the Exchequer of social housing acquisitions in 2025; and to provide a further average cost breakdown by sun scheme including tenant-in-situ, vacant homeless acquisition and so on. [46635/26]
Eoin Hayes
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
563. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated annual cost of providing a housing first tenancy, including the cost of wraparound health and social supports, to a single adult experiencing long-term homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45062/26]
Eoin Hayes
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
564. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount in the capital budget as set out in table 12 of the Annual Progress Report 2026 that is designated for the construction of new-build social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45063/26]
Séamus McGrath
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
588. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications under the croí cónaithe cities scheme to date since the inception of the scheme; the number that have been approved, by year, the total value of each approval and the number of applications currently on hand. [45725/26]
Maeve O'Connell
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
589. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the minimum permitted number of car parking spaces per apartment or housing unit in a development. [45730/26]
Ryan O'Meara
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
590. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available for a first-time buyer purchasing an apartment (not a new build) in Dublin under the Government’s housing policy. [45739/26]
Louis O'Hara
written
2026-06-16 · to Housing
598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the price ceilings under the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/26]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2026-06-11 · to Finance
179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of rental properties that have availed of the tax incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting works in respect of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44831/26]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2026-06-11 · to Housing
224. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the voted expenditure allocation for each of the four croí cónaithe city calls; if his Department intends to fund a fifth call; if so, when; and the amount, in tabular form. [44714/26]
Séamus McGrath
written
2026-06-11 · to Housing
231. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing properties purchased under the affordable purchase scheme, by each local authority in each of the years, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [44825/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
133. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to raise the rate paid out in housing adaptation grants scheme in the context of rising building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44301/26]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
134. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict property grants approved, refused and paid out in each county since the introduction of the scheme; the total funding drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44347/26]
Rory Hearne
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
140. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for approvals under the mortgage to rent scheme and CALF prior to the introduction of DION, compared with current processing times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44414/26]
Rory Hearne
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
141. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cases under the mortgage to rent scheme and CALF currently awaiting approval; the average and longest waiting times for such approvals, the number of cases outstanding for more than twelve weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44415/26]
Rory Hearne
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
144. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether delays in approvals under the mortgage to rent scheme and CALF have been attributed in whole or in part to the operation and/or full implementation of the DION system; if so, whether his Department is taking specific steps to remedy such delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44529/26]
Rory Hearne
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
145. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of approval letters issued under the mortgage to rent scheme and CALF in each of the past three years; the average time from application to approval in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44530/26]
Rory Hearne
written
2026-06-10 · to Housing
147. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has assessed the impact of DION-related delays on delivery of social housing units, including those under mortgage to rent and CALF; the estimated number of units delayed as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44532/26]
Barry Heneghan
written
2026-06-10 · to Social
155. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection to examine and assist with a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44283/26]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2026-06-09 · to Finance
596. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has considered amending the help-to-buy scheme, or introducing an equivalent tax credit or rebate, to recognise returning Irish emigrants who were previously Irish taxpayers and are now purchasing their first home in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43439/26]