Results 501-520 of 708 for speaker:Rory Hearne

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the vacant homes action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44230/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1698. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Vacant Homes Action Plan 2023-2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44271/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions his Department is taking to work with local authorities in collecting the derelict sites levy; if he has any plans for the establishment of LA vacancy units modelled on the success of a similar team dedicated to dereliction in Limerick County Council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1697. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of reports that high rents are impeding single people from saving for a deposit for a one bedroom house in their price range, if his Department has explored a path to removing the 20% LTV deposit required by financial institutions to approve a mortgage for a one bedroom apartment; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Sales (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1699. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of reports regarding the lack of transparency and culture of bidding wars that has emerged in the Irish housing market (details supplied), if he is concerned by these trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44272/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permission exemptions for VATSUs granted in 2024 and 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44273/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the number of new operatives and new trades apprentices hired into each of the 31 local authorities, in each years since 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44274/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1702. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has investigated forming a State construction company, similar to an ESB for housing, with the aim of providing secure employment for construction workers and a supply of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44275/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1703. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has explored setting up State delivered modular housing factories to accelerate housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44276/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will launch and oversee an audit of damp in social housing and in accommodation leased by the State or paid for through rent allowance or HAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44294/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1729. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will launch and oversee an audit of mould in social housing and in accommodation leased by the State or paid for through rent allowance or HAP, in the context of widespread issues of mould in local authority and associated housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part V homes bought, by each local authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the average cost of each home, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44295/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part V acquisitions made in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 that are occupied, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44296/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1709. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the most up-to-date capital cost ceilings for each local authority under the auspice of the Social Housing Investment Programme, Part V, turnkey and acquisitions, in tabular form; and if these ceilings have been reviewed recently or are in the process of being reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for the average cost of delivery for each local authority under the auspice of the Social Housing Investment Programme, for all forms of social housing delivery – including direct delivery, Part V, turnkey and acquisitions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his thoughts on the cessation of tenant-in-situ purchases made by local authorities; what alternative homelessness prevention intervention his Department is considering replacing preventions previously provided by tenant-in-situ acquisitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44299/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for the total number of social housing units retrofitted, by local authority area, for each of the past five years including to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44300/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1713. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority owned properties that have been retrofitted in terms of insulation, windows, and heating systems in the Dublin North West constituency; the number of homes that are currently waiting to be retrofitted, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44301/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Appointments (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1714. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss changes to the planning permission standards for apartment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44305/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Appointments (29 Jul 2025)

Rory Hearne: 1715. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding planning permission changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44306/25]