Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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1623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on progress in implementing the Housing Commission’s recommendation of holding a referendum on a right to housing. [43584/25]

Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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1732. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a progress report on implementation of the Housing Commission’s recommendation to hold a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/25]

Rory Hearne (Dublin North-West, Social Democrats)
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1739. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a progress report on the implementation of the Housing Commission’s recommendation to hold a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44426/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1623, 1732 and 1739 together.

The Housing Commission was established to consider housing policy post-2030 and make proposals building on Housing for All. It was also tasked with advising Government on the critical factors to be considered regarding a referendum on housing and, if appropriate, to recommend wording for a constitutional change. This was not a commitment to a referendum on a 'right to housing', though considering such a change wasn't precluded by the Commission's terms of reference. The Commission submitted its reports to Government, including those pertaining to a referendum on housing, in May last year.

Many of the Commission's recommendations are reflected in the Programme for Government, and the remainder are being assessed in the context of the new national housing plan and the longer-term strategic reform of the housing system.