Vacant Properties
An official questions-paper heading. 333 questions (19 oral, 314 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-28.
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 7 |
| Feb 2025 | 22 |
| Mar 2025 | 19 |
| Apr 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| Jun 2025 | 5 |
| Jul 2025 | 30 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 |
| Oct 2025 | 39 |
| Nov 2025 | 19 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 24 |
| Feb 2026 | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | 18 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| Jun 2026 | 25 |
| Jul 2026 | 6 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Housing | 262 |
| Health | 19 |
| Finance | 15 |
| Public Expenditure | 8 |
| Rural | 5 |
| Taoiseach | 4 |
| Enterprise | 4 |
| Transport | 2 |
| Education | 2 |
| Further and Higher Education | 2 |
| Justice | 2 |
| Social | 2 |
| Defence | 1 |
| Culture | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Climate | 1 |
| Foreign | 1 |
| Tourism | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Vacant Properties |
| 2026-05-21 | Vacant Properties |
| 2026-05-19 | Vacant Properties |
| 2026-03-26 | Vacant Properties |
| 2026-03-05 | Vacant Properties |
| 2026-02-11 | Vacant Properties |
| 2026-01-22 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-11-25 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-11-25 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-10-16 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-10-08 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-10-01 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-05-15 | Vacant Properties |
| 2025-03-20 | Vacant Properties |
The questions
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Enterprise
427. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment 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. [17475/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Education
551. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education if her 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 her plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17474/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Tourism
587. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media 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. [17487/25]
Eoin Ó Broin
written
2025-04-08 · to Housing
620. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocated under each of the programmes funded by his Department for addressing vacancy and dereliction in 2024; the total amount spent under each of these programmes in 2024; and the total number of vacant or derelict units brought back into use through each of these programmes in 2024, in tabu…
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Housing
643. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage 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. [17481/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Social
687. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [17485/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Health
1010. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health if her 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 her plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17480/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Further and Higher Education
1078. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [17479/25]
Sinéad Gibney
written
2025-04-08 · to Rural
1094. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development 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. [17484/25]
John Paul O'Shea
written
2025-04-01 · to Housing
480. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown, by county, of the 1,200 properties which are long-term vacant and derelict residential and commercial buildings and have been acquired by local authorities and approved for funding under the urban regeneration and development funding (call 3); and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
Conor Sheehan
written
2025-03-27 · to Housing
291. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to extend the remit of vacant homes officers in local authorities, with a specific focus on bringing vacant commercial units back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14811/25]
Donna McGettigan
written
2025-03-25 · to Housing
456. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the vacant property refurbishment grant; if he will make provision for successful applicants who exceed the time limit for the work to be completed through no fault of their own, for example, the bankruptcy of the contracted construction company. [13668/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-03-25 · to Housing
472. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant housing officers, per local authority, in terms of full-time equivalent posts, in tabular form; the expenditure per local authority on addressing housing vacancy in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14142/25]
Maurice Quinlivan
oral
2025-03-20 · to Housing
8. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans he has to increase the funding per unit for refurbishing vacant and derelict local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12669/25]
Gary Gannon
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
21. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the potential for vacant homes, as identified in census 2022, to contribute to housing supply with minimal additional labour requirements, the way in which the Government has assessed the effectiveness of its current plans to address vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [128…
Rory Hearne
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
50. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the fact more than 88,000 homes are currently vacant, in view of data showing that over 2,000 homes were liable for the vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12898/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties approved for a vacant property refurbishment grant, by local authority; the number of grants paid in each local authority area; the total value of the grants paid in each local authority area, since July 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12540/25]
Martin Daly
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
87. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the uptake of the croí cónaithe scheme in Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/25]
Eamon Scanlon
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
102. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will review the vacant property refurbishment grant beyond its current remit, specifically to release grant funds in stages, making it more appealing and affordable for individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9657/25]
Paul McAuliffe
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
105. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received for the vacant property grant to date in 2025. [12678/25]
Tony McCormack
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
110. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to introduce or expand urban renewal schemes to rejuvenate town centres as part of new housing developments; if such plans include grant supports for building over existing businesses in town centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12707/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
111. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to tackle the rate of vacancy among local authority homes across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12020/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
112. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the compulsory purchase order activation programme, given the plight of dereliction in our cities, towns and villages; and the timeline for reform of compulsory purchase order legislation. [12618/25]
James Geoghegan
written
2025-03-20 · to Housing
337. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the figures extracted from GeoDirectory by a newspaper (details supplied) which shows that 14,500 buildings are vacant across Dublin and that the recommendation provided for in the Dublin City Taskforce to increase significantly Dublin City Council’s revolving fund to purchase vacant and derelict…
Barry Ward
written
2025-03-19 · to Housing
857. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any initiative proposed by his Department that seeks to address long-term vacancy in privately owned housing units [11190/25]