551. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on an application by persons (details supplied) for a local authority home loan with Cork County Council; the reason for the delay in processing this application; and when they can expect a decision on their case. [7917/25]
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
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.
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
554. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if croí cónaithe payments can be made on a phased basis. [8011/25]
555. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of croí cónaithe applications made by local authority; the numbers approved; and the numbers drawn down. [8012/25]
562. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount paid out under the vacant property refurbishment grant in each month since its establishment, in tabular form. [8075/25]
567. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ cases that have been approved in 2025 by Cork County Council; the number currently pending; and when these will be processed. [8166/25]
568. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenant-in-situ cases approved in 2024 by Cork County Council. [8167/25]
95. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to recent changes to the housing aid for older people scheme by the Department of Housing, whereby installation of fossil fuel boilers is no longer covered; and if he will examine a policy solution for the people affected. [6745/25]
172. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance if any consideration has been given to carrying out a review of the help-to-buy scheme that would allow couples (details supplied) to qualify for supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7049/25]
174. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the help to buy scheme threshold; if he has considered increasing this threshold for properties purchased in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6859/25]
239. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a low cost sites scheme in County Kerry to assist middle income earners in building a family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6913/25]
249. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail the applications received by his Department from Waterford City and County Council for social, affordable and cost rental housing developments in each year since 2019, providing the year of application, type and quantity of each proposed development, current status, and where appropriate year of final approval by h…
256. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes scheme; and if a pilot scheme is due to commence in 2025. [7023/25]
119. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if generators could be considered for inclusion in housing adaptation grants for people with disabilities and older people for the reason of medical necessity. [6551/25]
120. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CREL applications in his Department waiting for approval. [6557/25]
121. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of CALF applications in his Department waiting for approval. [6558/25]
122. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units applied for under both the CALF and CREL schemes, by county, in tabular form. [6559/25]
156. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans in place to allow access to SEAI PV grant funding for those building new houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/25]
407. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a timeline for when the 2025 funding for tenant in-situ acquisitions will be allocated to Fingal County Council (details supplied). [6460/25]
408. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will issue Dublin City Council guidance on its ability to purchase tenant-in-situ properties in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/25]
410. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will issue local authorities with guidance on their ability to purchase tenant-in-situ properties in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6819/25]
414. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will provide local authorities with a direction about the purchase of tenant-in-situ properties where the tenant is on the council housing waiting list and their notice to quit is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5496/25]
417. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the help to buy and new home schemes to include second hand houses or apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5512/25]
419. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider reviewing the government criteria for the local authority affordable housing schemes, which stipulates that just 30% of new homes in such schemes are ring-fenced for local applicants, with a view to substantially increasing this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5530/25]
421. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Galway County Council will be advised of funding/allocations under the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5602/25]
423. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to raise the income threshold for social housing qualification in Tipperary from its current base of €30,000 per annum for a single person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5673/25]