447. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the assessment undertaken by his Department of the potential negative impact of the proposed short-term letting regulations on rural tourism, local employment, and overall tourism capacity, given that short-term lets represent a significant proportion of available tourist beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4402/26]
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
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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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465. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to address concerns regarding the proposed short-term rental regulations, specifically when clarity will issue on the requirement for hosts to register with Bord Fáilte; the details of what this registration will involve; whether an annual fee will apply; the amount; whether properties will be subject to inspection; and if he will mak…
655. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that the delivering homes, building communities plan aims to support local authorities to meet their target of inspecting 25% of the private rented tenancies in their area, to provide the number of properties that were inspected in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the data available to date, by tenancy type (AHB, PRA), i…
85. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to a public information campaign to inform tenants of their existing rights and protections under residential tenancies legislation, in light of reports that tenants are being warned by landlords of potential exits from the rental market ahead of new tenancy rules coming into effect in March 2026; and if he wi…
96. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, where a house commences a lease before 1 March 2026 for a period of 12 months, with the possibility of extending the lease after the 12 months, the lease will fall under the new legislation after the 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2700/26]
99. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the new rules, from March 2026, for landlords, which allow them, their executors or families to terminate leases and sell properties when necessary to repay nursing home loans or distribute estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2761/26]
1369. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to ensure students living in private accommodation do not face further rent increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74236/25]
1370. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to ensure there are no rent increases for students living in private accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74240/25]
1399. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rational for using Eircode routing keys in respect of the upcoming Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2025 concerning the rent register as opposed to using the Pobal HP deprivation index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74601/25]
1434. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the research undertaken by his Department on the potential impact on small landlords of changes to the residential rental rules on 1 March, 2026; and if any modelling was carried out of the impact of landlords potentially leaving the sector. [1127/26]
1442. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of reports that REITs are increasing rental prices for car parking spaces adjoining homes at a rate that far exceeds the rate of allowable increase in property rents in a rent pressure zone and that the RTB has no legislative ability to offer guidance or protection to renters whose spaces are now becoming unaffordable…
1451. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the prohibition on pet bans in social and AHB housing will be extended to all rental accommodation, with normal wear and tear conditions such as RTB standard being applied to all occupiers such as specifically the wear and tear and anti-social behaviour clauses. [1606/26]
1503. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will establish an interim order to prevent families with pets being disaffected in social housing in advance of the enactment of the pet ban legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2500/26]
500. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the new tenancy legislation from March 2026, where a rental property is split into two tenancies, if one tenant decides to leave before the lease ends after four years and a new tenant is also entitled to a six-year lease, whether this six-year tenancy will roll into a possible ten-year lease; how the property owner will then …
523. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a general scenario between a landlord and a tenant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73666/25]
534. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to increase the number of properties to rent in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73801/25]
367. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 on the 14 of December 2023, to provide a breakdown of the number of non-tax resident landlords by jurisdiction of residency according to their form 11 tax return from 2011 to the most recent year for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71861/25]
368. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the total rental income declared by non-tax residents as part of their form 11 tax return in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71865/25]
548. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to a query raised regarding the categorisation of a landlord (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71472/25]
431. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 25 November 2025, if being priced out of private rental options as inflation rises will in future reverse sufficiently to place persons back within reach of their income threshold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70921/25]
492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with Kerry County Council regarding its decision to phase out the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme from February 2026; if he will assess the impact this change will have on low-income tenants, particularly those on fixed incomes who have been paying the capped maximum rent; and if he will make a stat…
493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the impact that the removal of the maximum rent cap under the differential rent scheme will have on tenants who are currently applying, or intending to apply, for the tenant purchase scheme; if he will consider measures to ensure that higher rent contributions will not hinder low-income tenants from saving the require…
495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information and clarification about a cost rental housing issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69356/25]
498. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the TIS scheme will continue in 2026; the amount of funding each local authority will receive in 2026 for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69474/25]
344. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67880/25]