773. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria under which a tenant may purchase a home that they are renting from a local authority; the criteria if the property is a detached dwelling or bungalow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/25]
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
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Independents counted together
10
departments asked
Questions per month
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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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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.
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The questions
779. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide assurances that the issues impacting the Oscar Traynor Woods developments will not be mirrored in housing developments currently under construction in the Fingal area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1340/25]
780. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to open an investigation to ensure that no housing developments currently under construction by a developer (details supplied) in the Fingal area have any underlying issues as seen at the Oscar Traynor Woods development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1341/25]
792. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of housing units delivered under the affordable purchase scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1609/25]
793. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who availed of the first home scheme in each county in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1610/25]
794. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who have applied for the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1611/25]
795. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who have successfully availed of the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1612/25]
796. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of rejected applications for the local authority purchase and renovation loan in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1613/25]
803. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants available to convert a town centre premises to a residential unit. [1640/25]
811. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the income thresholds for applicants for social housing supports (details supplied). [1793/25]
817. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in receipt of the HAP payment in county Kerry in each of the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1897/25]
830. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority mortgages approved in 2024 and drawn down in 2024; the average amount approved; and the average amount drawn down, with a breakdown by local authority area, in tabular form. [2092/25]
835. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position with a new housing scheme in Kildare south (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2115/25]
1127. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total cost of the rapid-build homes at Haywood Road, Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1695/25]