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]
Topics / Vacant Properties
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsVacant Properties
351 questions from 94 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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331 written, 20 oral
94
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 22 |
| March 2025 | 19 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 5 |
| July 2025 | 30 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 11 |
| October 2025 | 39 |
| November 2025 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 21 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 18 |
| April 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| June 2026 | 25 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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The questions
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]
606. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding available for the renovation or renewal of vacant commercial premises; if none exists, whether he is intending to introduce or expand any schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2905/25]
797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who have applied for the vacant property refurbishment grant in each local authority in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [1617/25]
798. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who have successfully availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant in each local authority in the past five years, in tabular form. [1618/25]
799. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of rejected applications for the vacant property refurbishment grant in each local authority in the past five years, in tabular form. [1619/25]
800. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average timeframe for processing applications for the vacant property refurbishment grant. [1620/25]
801. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time it takes an applicant to draw down funds, that is, the timeframe in which an applicant is successful and monies are transferred from local authority to applicant under the vacant property refurbishment grant. [1621/25]
819. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the issue of vacancy in County Kerry; the measures he is taking to encourage increased registration of vacant properties and the collection of the vacant sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1899/25]