Vacant Properties

987. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the number of void houses in Leitrim and Sligo local authority housing supply; the number of weeks, months years that these houses have been vacant or void; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/25]

298. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grants that have been applied for in each of the past four years; the number drawn down in the corresponding timeframe; if he will reform the grant to make it easier to use; if he will increase the completion time from 13 months to 20 months; and if he will allow the …

303. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Croí Cónaithe schemes approved in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of grants that have been drawn down, by volume and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10368/25]

428. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a situation regarding a vacant property refurbishment grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8987/25]

175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of void houses in each local authority area for the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8251/25]

176. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the urgent establishment of a taskforce for Clonmel town centre (details supplied) to deal with the extensive levels of vacancy and dereliction facing the town; if he will work with the Minister for Justice and Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to establish such a taskforc…

178. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the total demolition of a property is acceptable under the vacant properties grant; if not, if it deems a property ineligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8307/25]

182. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing stage payments in respect of the Croí Cónaithe and vacant and derelict property grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/25]

178. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Taoiseach the progress made by the Central Statistics Office in developing an indicator of vacant properties in the country; if the ESB has provided them with consumption data; the reason the number of vacant properties are not being accurately centrally tracked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7652/25]

309. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to increase the number of properties subject to the vacant homes tax (details supplied); the measures being taken to increase the effectiveness of this tax in respect of bringing vacant properties back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/25]

491. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount provided for the return of voids in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the number of homes this was for respectively, by local authority, in tabular form. [7245/25]

496. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a fully completed apartment complex is lying vacant for the past six months on the corner of Grange Road and Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham; and if this development was included in his Department’s figures for housing completions in 2024, notwithstanding the fact that it remains vacant. [7262/25]

236. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for vacancies in private houses; the research that has been carried out to investigate the reasons for vacancies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6898/25]

116. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant property refurbishment grants drawn down in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6486/25]

124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict properties, in each local authority area, in tabular form. [6565/25]

203. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes identified by Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/25]

204. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of notices served on vacant homes by Fingal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5254/25]

206. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on funding for repair of void local authority houses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5351/25]

213. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant homes that were brought back into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5424/25]

214. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of ‘above-the-shop’ homes that came into use in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5425/25]

215. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has specific targets for bringing vacant homes back into use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/25]

216. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has specific targets for bringing ‘above-the-shop’ back into use as permanent dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5427/25]

184. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that were made to the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant so that the only eligible properties are those recorded on the local authority derelict site register and when those changes were made. [5029/25]

185. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since its introduction and that these properties were not on their local authority derelict site register. [5030/25]

186. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties per year that qualified for the vacant property refurbishment top-up grant since the introduction of the grant. [5031/25]