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Housing 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.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202524
February 202585
March 202570
April 202559
May 202590
June 202525
July 202593
August 20250
September 202559
October 202552
November 202575
December 202525
January 202684
February 202650
March 202666
April 202637
May 202646
June 202687
July 202623
August 20260
September 202624
October 202615

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.

  • 100% RDR3 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Aontú31 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil283 from 33 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael168 from 22 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party16 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent37 from 10 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland32 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party111 from 10 TDs · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity44 from 3 TDs · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin306 from 33 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 79
  2. 57
  3. 42
  4. 39
  5. 31
  6. 31
  7. 29
  8. 27

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Ryan O'Meara Written 16 Jun 2026 · 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 16 Jun 2026 · 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 11 Jun 2026 · 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 11 Jun 2026 · 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 11 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 10 Jun 2026 · 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 9 Jun 2026 · 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]
Mark Ward Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Finance
603. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the threshold for the help-to-buy scheme is to be reviewed; if the housing price criteria is to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43742/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1018. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of buy and renew social homes delivered for each year the scheme has been in operation; and the breakdown, by Local Authority for each year, in tabular form. [41474/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1044. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revise the first home scheme house value limits for Limerick; if he will consider allowing individuals to avail of the scheme to attain the 30% of the existing limit and fund the balance themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/26]
Ged Nash Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1045. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding an application for funding from Louth County Council through the housing activation funding scheme to allow for the next phase of the Drogheda port access northern cross route to cross the Dublin- Belfast rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42035/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1096. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the modified and expanded buy and renew scheme, including the timeline for further rollout; the level of funding allocated; the number of properties approved to date under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42870/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1098. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the housing infrastructure investment fund; the number of proposals received from local authorities; the timeline for announcing successful projects and associated funding allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42872/26]
Niall Collins Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1110. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the price threshold from €425.00 in Limerick for the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43003/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1111. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his future plans for the First Home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43008/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the cost to date arising from Project Díon; the full set up cost of the system; and the annual cost of the hosting and operation of the system. [43099/26]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 9 Jun 2026 · to Housing
1118. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the housing schemes that are currently being reported through Project Díon. [43100/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 28 May 2026 · to Housing
383. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will urgently sanction additional funding to Sligo County Council to enable the reopening of the housing adaptation grant scheme to Priority 2 and 3 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40849/26]