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Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: The concept of affordable housing for elderly people was mentioned. Given we know many elderly people would not qualify for it, especially in terms of renting, has this aspect been explored and the possibility of delivering it examined? On student accommodation, and while I understand it is under the remit of a different Department, does the Minister have any comment on providing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I thank the witnesses for attending. I will go to the people from Threshold first with my set of questions. They highlighted the concern that rents will increase as a result of the latest changes. What level of rent increase do they foresee? Do they see homelessness rising as a result of those changes and will they give some estimation of the impact? My other question is to the landlord...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I have question for Threshold and then one for the landlords. First, on the scale of the housing crisis, from rents to homeless, the Housing Commission called for a radical reset of policy. Threshold has outlined its agreement with that. Does it see evidence of that in the current Government policy? Is the Government doing what is needed to address this emergency?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Great. For the landlord organisations, Threshold’s research shows that most renters do not want to rent. Just 6% of those surveyed are renting by choice. Most renters want to own their own homes or be in social housing and have permanent security of tenure. Is there an issue with that? Just 8% of housing in Ireland in the 1990s was owned by private landlords. There was majority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I emphasise the question of resourcing. As to how the RTB responds to this, it is a difficult question, but given the complexity of the new measures that have been introduced, do the witnesses expect that there will be an increase in disputes as a result? Maybe they could give us some sense of their expectation. Has the RTB done analysis of the work...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB have an estimate of the number of landlords it thinks are still unregistered out of that 25,000?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: The outstanding figure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Just the rent question then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Both, if Ms Steen can. I am very conscious of the time, Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB reckon there will be a greater level of dispute over rent and rent arrears due to the impact of rising rents as well as the recent changes that are likely to cause rising rents and related complicated issues? Does the RTB gather data on what one might consider the affordability of rent or renters facing those challenges? If not, would the RTB consider doing so? It would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Does the RTB think that enforcement is sufficient?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Has the RTB done any analysis on rent and affordability? Does it see itself doing so?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: Is it planned to do another one soon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Issues Facing the Residential Rental Sector: Discussion (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: It would be very useful to have that data. Would the RTB consider incorporating it into the reports in some way to measure the impact on rent levels?

Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: In the briefing notes on social housing, there is a reference to social housing PPPs and the success of the model. Given what has happened in recent weeks, that could be seriously called into question. Does the Minister still consider it a successful model? Is funding being allocated to ensure that those social housing projects that were due to be delivered through PPP will delivered as...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Rory Hearne: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated completion date for the LUAS Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44433/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Rory Hearne: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to link the LUAS Finglas project with Ballymun and Santry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44434/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 2025)

Rory Hearne: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of additional funding for MetroLink being provided in the new National Development Plan, the updated estimated date for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44435/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Rory Hearne: 315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports available to taxi drivers, particularly taxi drivers renting their vehicles and wishing to purchase their own vehicle with the assistance of a grant; if additional funding will be made available to allow for the reopening of the eSPSV and WAV grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45368/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Housing Schemes (8 Sep 2025)

Rory Hearne: 473. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the estimated cost of the help to buy scheme for 2025-2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44436/25]