177. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a recent case where residents of an apartment complex have been made homeless following a fire (details supplied); if his Department is considering additional protections for tenants made homeless due to accidental damage to their rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48290/26]
Topics / Rental Sector
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRental Sector
378 questions from 86 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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366 written, 12 oral
86
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 21 |
| March 2025 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 12 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 28 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 20 |
| October 2025 | 20 |
| November 2025 | 30 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 52 |
| February 2026 | 32 |
| March 2026 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 25 |
| May 2026 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 16 |
| July 2026 | 15 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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179. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to assist elderly and disabled tenants such as a person (details supplied) to find suitable accommodation following the Government's new rental legislation that caused a spike in eviction notices in Q1 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48298/26]
195. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering introducing additional support for local authorities to assist tenants who are made homeless through fire damage to their rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/26]
196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he will implement a no-fault eviction ban, in line with proposals in the recently published Report on Homelessness. [48321/26]
311. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans to curtail economic evictions due to rising rents; the steps he is taking to address people being priced out of the private rental market; if he plans to introduce rent control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48090/26]
323. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address issues (details supplied) in relation to the Draft National Planning Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48428/26]
386. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the cost implications of mandatory registration with Fáilte Ireland under the proposed short-term letting regulatory framework for the classification of short-term letting properties; the way in which such registration may affect the formal categorisation, status or recognition of properties engaged in short-term letting activity; if …
604. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any Government bodies currently who can take cases to court on behalf of Irish tenants in relation to broader housing related issues, for example in a case where an OMC does not take responsibility for tenant issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45960/26]
225. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed update on the cost rental equity loan pipeline; if he will provide information on the funding approvals to date; and the number of schemes and units each scheme is expected to deliver in 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030, by local authority area and AHB approved for each scheme. [44715/26]
232. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are any cases whereby HAP payments were reinstated or reimbursed to landlords during the Covid-19 moratorium period, where the HAP payments had earlier been suspended due to a tenant not paying their contribution to the local authority, but the landlord was prevented through temporary Covid-19 Government policy from…
1107. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) rent limits for Galway City and County were last reviewed; if his Department has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of HAP limits in view of rising rental costs in Galway City and County (details supplied); his plans to conduct a further review or adjust the limits to better reflect…
1122. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the regulations, circulars or instructions regarding HAP tenants; the housing lists they exist on; and whether they can be added to a specific list for overcrowded social housing tenants. [43412/26]
169. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide an update on financial support for renters, given that rental inflation is at its highest level on record; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39764/26]
269. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give consideration to the importance of tourism in County Kerry and especially Killarney town by reconsidering the short-term lets policy; to allow a waiver for the proprietors of short-term lets who are in business three years or longer in relation to the need to apply for planning permission to be allowed continue with their…
144. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned any analysis of trends in landlord exits, reductions in rental listings or changes in small landlord participation following the introduction of rent regulation measures, including rent pressure zones and the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2026; if he wil…
160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has undertaken in relation to planning exemptions under proposed short-term lets legislation; when he will publish new planning guidance to give greater clarity to the short-term letting sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37217/26]
187. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will carry out a review of the licensing system in relation to the Government’s plan to allow landlords to rent out modular units adjacent to the principal private residence under the proposed revised exempted development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37482/26]
220. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the planning policy statement for short term lets. [37510/26]
234. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures he will take to address the growing unaffordability of cost rental rents and unviability of cost rental developments; if his Department will outline the systemic impact of recent construction inflation on cost-covering rent calculations; the measures being introduced to support approved housing bodies,, local…
615. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a national planning statement is being prepared in relation to short-term letting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/26]
103. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a copy of the promised 'An Overview of Local Authorities Differential Rent Schemes and Rent Reviews', which was due to be published early this year by the Value for Money Unit, Local Government Audit Service. [35456/26]
113. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if reform of the Affordable Housing Act 2021 will be considered to provide a cap on cost rental rent prices beyond the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35744/26]
685. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protection a small landlord has when a difficult situation arises (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34217/26]
278. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the most up-to-date position on short-term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33759/26]
281. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when he will introduce the Short Term Lets and Tourism Bill 2025; if the National Short Term Lets Register will be in place on 20 May 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33931/26]