721. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total cost to the exchequer of the housing assistance payment scheme for 2022, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34981/26]
Topics / Housing Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsHousing Schemes
1,089 questions from 126 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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1,068 written, 21 oral
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| July 2025 | 93 |
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| October 2025 | 52 |
| November 2025 | 75 |
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| May 2026 | 46 |
| June 2026 | 87 |
| July 2026 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 24 |
| October 2026 | 15 |
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722. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total cost to the exchequer of the housing assistance payment scheme for 2023, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34982/26]
723. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total cost to the exchequer of the housing assistance payment scheme for 2024, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34983/26]
724. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total cost to the exchequer of the housing assistance payment scheme for 2025, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34984/26]
725. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total cost to the exchequer of the housing assistance payment scheme to date in 2026, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34985/26]
726. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the total cost to the exchequer of the housing assistance payment scheme since the scheme was established to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34986/26]
727. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the housing assistance payment scheme, specifically related to the practical accessibility of HAP for single adults in high-cost areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34987/26]
745. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an application has been made to the Housing Activation Office in respect of the next section of the Athenry Ring Road; when a decision is expected to be made on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35204/26]
746. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any local authorities requested additional funding for Housing Adaptation Grants so far in 2026; if he is aware that several local authorities have already closed applications for housing adaptation grants, citing their total funding for the year had already been allocated; to provide a breakdown, by local authority, of Hous…
339. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households on the social housing waiting list, broken down by household type and by length of time on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33619/26]
345. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 743 of 28 April 2026, to clarify details in respect of the criteria ( details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33884/26]
349. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Summary of Social Housing Assessment for 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33909/26]
487. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated to each local authority in 2024 and 2025 under the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability (HAG), the mobility aids grant (MAG), and the housing aid for older people (HOP) schemes; the amount drawn down by each local authority in those years; the level of underspend, recorded by…
493. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend the croí cónaithe grant process so that applicants may draw down funds on the basis of a completion certificate issued by a local qualified engineer, rather than being required to submit all receipts prior to payment; if his Department will carry out audits requiring applicants to retain all receipts; and if he …
495. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the budget for cost rental for 2026 will be increased to take account of inflation due to the Iran war and its impact on making cost rental viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32027/26]
496. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the secure tenancy affordable rental investment scheme will be put to the market as an available and viable option in regional growth centres outside of the cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32028/26]
497. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the capital budget for cost rental is fully allocated for 2026; if additional resources will be made available to support AHBs with the purchase of additional cost rental apartments that will be delivered in the Dublin area in 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32029/26]
503. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether carer's allowance can be included as income in assessing the amount of HAP a person can receive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32063/26]
518. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time from initial application to approval for CAS funding projects. [32150/26]
537. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to increase the housing adaptation grants scheme given the increase in construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33077/26]
253. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a review of the maximum payment ceiling under the help-to-buy scheme is planned in light of current house price levels; and if so, when this review will take place and whether consideration is being given to increasing the maximum relief available. [31723/26]
329. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the analysis in which his Department has been engaged, in relation to the raising of income threshold eligibility for social housing supports, has been concluded given his statement that it would be concluded in early 2026; if any increase in thresholds will apply to other supports such as the affordable homes, and cost …
76. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to Increase the help-to-buy ceiling to reflect current prices in commuter counties such as in north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31320/26]
77. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to allow first-time buyer couples to combine individual help-to-buy entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31324/26]
160. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the first home schemes threshold for areas outside of Dublin where house prices have risen significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/26]