Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of individuals currently in receipt of HAP and RAS Payments; and the cost of each of these payments to the State. [65849/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department publishes comprehensive programme level data on a quarterly basis relating to social housing delivery and spend activity, including the number of active tenancies in the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS).

The latest published figures for total active HAP tenancies and spend (at end of Q2 2025) are available at the following link - www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/overall-social-and-affordable-housing-provision/#housing-assistance-payment

The latest published figures for the total active RAS tenancies and spend (at end of Q2 2025) are available at the following link -www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/collections/overall-social-and-affordable-housing-provision/#rental-accommodation-scheme-ras

Q3 2025 figures are currently being compiled and will be published when that process is complete.