Vacant Properties

403. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a stipulation existed whereby a house which qualified for the vacant property refurbishment grant, that was instead offered to a Ukrainian family fleeing war under the “offer a home scheme”, would still qualify for the vacant property refurbishment scheme when vacated by the Ukrainian family; and if he w…

93. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of derelict or vacant projects that have been brought back into use under the town and village renewal scheme’s building acquisition measure, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26345/25]

264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide up-to-date statistics on the number of vacant and derelict properties in Clonmel town; the impact these properties are having on public safety, local business, and regeneration initiatives; and the targeted and immediate actions his Department is taking to tackle vacancy and dereliction and support …

537. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the available supports for a property in need of repair before its owner can offer its use to a local authority for social housing, but which has not been vacant for at least 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25175/25]

574. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he has received a funding application for renovation of vacant properties in the Iveagh Trust flats on Kevin street; and if so, when the funding will be released for these homes. [26053/25]

587. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the figure he has for the number of long-term vacancy or derelict properties that have been brought back into use under the €2 billion Urban Regeneration and Development Fund to-date, and its performance to date under the €150 million Call 3; the performance of Call 3 as it applies to the €10 million gi…

7. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to introduce a new voids programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24659/25]

26. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on funding to Mayo County Council to enable the local authority to bring void properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24871/25]

35. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding paid out to vacant property refurbishment grant applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24646/25]

40. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the immediate lessons his Department can draw from the widespread European practice of residential use above ground-floor commercial premises in inner-city areas; how this model might inform efforts to address vacancy and dereliction in Irish urban centres, particularly in Dublin; and if he will make a statemen…

52. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to reduce the rate of vacant local authority homes across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24060/25]

68. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a progress report on the Vacant Homes Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24724/25]

244. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant council houses, broken down by local electoral area, for 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24974/25]

116. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions he is taking to ensure a radical overhaul in the approach to vacant and derelict properties; if he will support a significant increase in the vacant homes tax to serve as an effective deterrent. [22417/25]

768. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant social homes brought back into active use in 2024 under the voids programme by local authority, in tabular form; the funding provided for same in each local authority during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/25]

259. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in each county that have been completed under the vacant and derelict homes grants; the number of properties in each county that have been supported by these grants that are now registered with the RTB, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/25]

45. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he is taking to address commercial vacancy. [21367/25]

687. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will comment on the commercial vacancy rate in County Roscommon, which stands at 17.9%; and to outline what measures are being considered to support business development and reduce this rate. [18550/25]

1158. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider setting up a roving workforce to assist local authorities bring vacant housing stock back into use; if he will consider a local authority (details supplied) as a pilot for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18668/25]

279. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending eligibility for the vacant property refurbishment grant to include the conversion of vacant or underutilised retail premises such as "above the shop" units into residential accommodation, given the potential to deliver up to 20,000 additional homes as highlighted in the recent Har…

1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of houses and shops in towns or villages that were identified as being vacant on the occasion of the last census in 2022, by-county, in tabular form. [17943/25]

220. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17486/25]

321. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17488/25]

373. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17477/25]

397. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17483/25]