Vacant Properties

1099. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the efforts being undertaken to streamline the vacant property refurbishment grant application process to ensure that decisions are returned in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42904/26]

1124. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is scope in Budget 2027 to broaden the criteria of eligibility for the Vacant and Derelict Property Grant to restore farm outbuildings and make them available for residential use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43501/26]

1135. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration is being given to increasing funding available to local authorities for the remediation of long-term vacant and derelict properties in town and village centres. [43748/26]

1167. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for vacant property refurbishment grants for each local authority, in tabular form; the number granted; the average timeframe for decision across each local authority; the timeframe for approval of payment and timeframe to payment; and the timeframe for final inspection. [44164/26]

2306. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if she will provide the full findings, recommendations, management responses and implementation timelines arising from Internal Audit Report OPS002CAPEST0924, Vacant Property Management in the HSE, completed in September 2024. [43599/26]

2309. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any properties reviewed under Internal Audit Report OPS002CAPEST0924 had remained vacant for more than one year, two years and five years respectively; and if she will provide the numbers involved. [43602/26]

133. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units owned by Kildare County Council currently not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40480/26]

675. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the Statutory Instruments, circulars or other guidance notes underpinning the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant since its introduction in 2022 to date; and if this Deputy will be provided with copies of each. [39046/26]

722. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties in County Tipperary in respect of which the vacant homes tax has been applied; the number of properties in Tipperary currently recorded as vacant or derelict by Tipperary County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39927/26]

141. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the voids programme review committed to in the Government's housing plan. [37768/26]

242. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the eligibility criteria for the vacant property refurbishment grant, including the Vacant Above The Shop Grant; whether micro enterprises, small companies, partnerships or other non-individual ownership structures are eligible to apply; and whether such eligibility was considered at design stage; and if he wi…

249. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Croí Cónaithe schemes in Carlow and Kilkenny; the number of properties have now benefitted from them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37213/26]

605. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is provision to amend the criteria for the shop grant scheme to allow limited companies (LTD companies) to qualify for the over the shop grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37262/26]

609. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the provision to amend the criteria for the shop grant scheme to allow limited companies to qualify for the over the shop grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37367/26]

614. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the grants for vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/26]

624. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to give an update on funding provided to local authorities to bring vacant housing stock back into use; the number of vacant local authority properties at year end for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37594/26]

336. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority owned houses currently lying vacant in County Mayo; the reasons these properties remain idle; and the steps being taken to bring them back into use as social housing, particularly in light of ongoing homelessness and housing shortages. [35805/26]

337. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of five council owned houses in Swinford that have been lying vacant for approximately two years; the reasons refurbishment works have not yet been completed; and when these homes will be made available to families on the housing list. [35806/26]

338. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that is available to Mayo County Council to refurbish and re-let vacant council houses; whether additional emergency funding will be provided to speed up turnaround times; and if he will act to ensure vacant properties are prioritised over long-term emergency accommodation. [35807/26]

339. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how he justifies council-owned houses remaining vacant for extended periods while families and individuals are forced to stay in homeless shelters and emergency accommodation; and the measures being introduced to prevent prolonged vacancy of local authority housing stock. [35808/26]

340. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time council houses remain vacant before being reallocated; whether targets exist for bringing such houses back into use; and if specific action will be taken regarding vacant properties in Swinford, given the increasing number of people struggling to secure permanent housing. [35809/26]

688. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant or derelict hotel and guesthouse properties in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34354/26]

710. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports, remedial measures or discretionary arrangements that are available to a person who purchased a vacant or derelict property but was not advised by the local authority or any relevant State body at the time of purchase of their potential eligibility for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant; whet…

732. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 28 April 2026, if his Department has assessed the cashflow impact on applicants arising from the requirement to complete all works and submit all receipts before any payment under the Croí Cónaithe grant is made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/2…

733. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 28 April 2026, if his Department has examined the feasibility of allowing drawdown of Croí Cónaithe grant funding on the basis of a completion certificate issued by a qualified local engineer, with receipts retained for potential audit, as proposed by Mayo County Coun…