Written answers
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Provision
538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the current allocation for housing-linked infrastructure in Cork City and Cork County for 2026, including roads,... - Tourism Policy
547. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an exemption from the registration and planning requirements under the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill... - Social Welfare Schemes
549. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the rollout of a social housing passport to allow persons on social housing waiting lists to change local... - Housing Policy
550. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of first home scheme drawdowns, where the home buyer was also availing of help-to-buy, for each year since the... - Housing Provision
552. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62765/25] - Housing Policy
553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the Bill to introduce new housing reforms in the private rental market; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Strategies
554. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will publish its statement of strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62785/25] - National Parks and Wildlife Service
555. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of the capital budget allocation for the National Parks and Wildlife Service that has been spent in the first... - Housing Schemes
556. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to housing support schemes;... - Vacant Properties
558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether any funding that is made available for retrofitting local authority housing is intended for tenanted social homes; and... - Planning Issues
559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation regarding planning permission for crematoria. [62940/25] - Defective Building Materials
560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will consider making funding assistance available to defective concrete block grant scheme applicants for... - Wastewater Treatment
561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a case for a wastewater treatment plant (details supplied) can be reviewed; if he will provide an update on the working... - Local Authorities
562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units completed and occupied in each local authority area to date in 2025; and the targets for... - Health and Safety
563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the process to resolve the asbestos issue within Tailte Éireann’s central filing repository; if... - Derelict Sites
564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the definition of a derelict property that guide councils in adding sites to the derelict sites register; if the criteria will... - Rental Sector
565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the affordability thresholds and criteria for single applicants to cost-rental housing; and if he will make... - Departmental Staff
566. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his... - Tourism Industry
567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons with Fáilte Ireland registered, self-catering cottages, who already have planning permission as holiday... - Rental Sector
568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Tinnahinch-Graiguenamanagh will not be affected by the proposed rent pressure zone planning regulations given it has a... - Housing Schemes
569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will examine the situation regarding the local authority home... - Housing Provision
570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale and assessment criteria applied for the decision not to provide funding for the proposed social and affordable... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife Service conducted risk assessments or implemented mitigations to prevent the spread of the... - Septic Tanks
573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he currently has plans to review the eligibility for a grant for septic tanks for households outside of the high-status... - Wastewater Treatment
574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties in County Mayo that have had their DWWTS inspected under the national inspection plan, by year, for... - Septic Tanks
575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households that septic tank grants have been issued to in County Mayo, by year, for the past five years, and... - Housing Schemes
577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if EU Cohesion Policy Funding has been allocated to any social and affordable housing programmes in his Department. [63230/25] - Fire Service
578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update regarding the need for specialised training of fire fighters for electric vehicle fires; and if he will... - Defective Building Materials
579. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will provide an update on the supports a family (details supplied) will be provided with after their house... - Mother and Baby Homes
581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his position on if payments under the mother and baby institutions payment scheme come under the category of income that is... - Vacant Properties
582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the success of the vacant/derelict grants scheme in Donegal if he will consider a similar type of grant for above... - Grant Payments
583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if SUSI grants and Erasmus grants are counted as household income for persons on local authority housing lists. [63353/25] - Departmental Data
584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of households on the social housing waiting list in Dublin City Council and in Fingal County Council, in... - Legislative Process
591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of the Planning and Development Act 2024 which has been enacted; the amount which remains to be enacted; and the... - Planning Issues
592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the median and average time taken between the submission of a strategic housing development application and a final... - Weather Events
596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding made available generally to local authorities to address the impact of extreme weather events; the specific... - Departmental Legal Cases
597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the... - Departmental Data
599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of direct build LDA homes delivered and that are currently under construction, by local authority, between the... - Housing Schemes
601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans to make cost rental accommodation available in Arklow, County Wicklow; the measures Wicklow County Council will take... - Defective Building Materials
603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the apartments and duplex defects remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63694/25] - Departmental Data
604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for the vacant homes refurbishment grant, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of new... - Housing Provision
605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the housing proposal from Wicklow County Council at Rehills Land, Bray, County Wicklow which was recently refused funding... - State Bodies
609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures, in place to make Uisce Éireann more accountable to the Houses of the Oireachtas as well as to elected... - Housing Provision
610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected annual housing delivery for Cork city and Cork county under the new national plan Delivering Homes, Building... - Departmental Data
612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current cost per social home and cost per affordable home delivered in Cork city and Cork county for 2023, 2024 and 2025... - Housing Provision
613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has completed any land-assembly analysis for Cork to support the delivery of starter homes; and the findings for the... - Local Authorities
623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units currently delayed at the planning stage across local authorities; the average processing time for... - Planning Issues
625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the issues that have arisen between planning authorities, Uisce Éireann, the National Transport Authority, and other... - Housing Provision
626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing schemes marked as stalled or inactive nationally; the number of homes affected; and the expected... - Planning Issues
628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities have sufficient planning, engineering, and procurement staff to meet the delivery targets under... - Derelict Sites
641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of derelict residential properties on the Derelict Sites Register in each local authority area; the number of... - Housing Schemes
643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications, approvals, and completed refurbishments under the croí cónaithe towns scheme since its... - Housing Provision
644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of brownfield sites identified for housing nationally; the expected annual delivery from these sites to 2030; and... - Vacant Properties
648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected number of homes expected to return to use as a result of the vacant homes tax; the number of properties... - Local Authorities
656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the borrowing capacity of each local authority in 2024 and 2025 for housing construction; the level of borrowing approved for... - Housing Schemes
657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the loan-to-cost ratios applied in affordable purchase schemes; the financial criteria participating households must meet; and... - Land Development Agency
658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding allocated to the Land Development Agency in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the number of homes delivered in each of... - Housing Schemes
661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total Exchequer cost of the first home scheme to date; the number of households supported; the average State equity share;... - Housing Policy
663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual targets to 2030 for the delivery of housing designed for older people, including age-friendly, supported, and... - Housing Schemes
668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of supported housing units planned for delivery nationally to 2030; the expected annual output; and the specific... - Housing Provision
670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the share of new social housing units completed in 2023 and 2024 that meet universal design standards; the expected rate of... - Housing Schemes
671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households with disability needs currently accommodated through the housing assistance payment; and whether the... - Housing Provision
672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the BER standard required for all new homes delivered under Delivering Homes, Building Communities; the number of A-rated... - Energy Conservation
674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual retrofit targets for social housing to 2030; the number of retrofits completed in 2023 and 2024; and the expected... - Housing Policy
676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether embodied carbon calculations are required for housing projects funded by the State; the method used; and how embodied... - Energy Infrastructure
678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether energy network capacity, including electricity grid upgrades, is sufficient to support the new housing targets; and... - Housing Provision
680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional cost imposed on housing delivery by NZEB standards; the inflation impact of these standards; and whether the... - Land Issues
682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of land zoned for residential use in each local authority area; the number of homes this land could support;... - Housing Policy
684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the housing delivery targets in Delivering Homes, Building Communities align with the capacity set out in each local... - Housing Provision
687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities are meeting their obligations under Housing Need and Demand Assessments; the number of authorities... - Land Issues
689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Housing Land Availability zonings currently prevented from activation due to wastewater, water, road, or... - Housing Policy
690. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the density and height assumptions used in setting regional delivery targets; whether these assumptions vary for Cork City and... - Housing Schemes
692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units that have been realised in the past five years from projects that availed of the vacant homes... - Homeless Accommodation
693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been an increase in homeless figures since his Department changed the criteria for tenant in situ scheme...
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