Written answers

Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

 
  • Housing Policy
    79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will introduce legislation to extend the powers of local authorities to permit the change of use or demolition of...
  • Compulsory Purchase Orders
    81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will introduce strengthened compulsory acquisition powers to enable local authorities to prioritise residential,...
  • Vacant Properties
    82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will support legislation to ensure that vacant or derelict properties in town centres are brought back into active...
  • Defective Building Materials
    83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the tendering and procurement process currently in place for the appointment of building professionals to carry out building...
  • Housing Schemes
    84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the two-year tenancy requirement in the tenant-in-situ acquisition scheme is currently under review; if he will commit...
  • Rental Sector
    85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to a public information campaign to inform tenants of their existing rights and protections under residential...
  • Defective Building Materials
    86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024 to be passed and open for applications; and if he will...
  • Weather Events
    88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the costs incurred, by each local authority as a result of storm Éowyn; and the amount each local authority has been...
  • Housing Schemes
    89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme; if he proposes to increase the level of funding allocated to Dún...
  • Wildlife Protection
    92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the work being carried out by his Department into the population growth of seagulls in a location (details...
  • Departmental Staff
    93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his...
  • Housing Schemes
    94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to review or increase the income eligibility thresholds for social housing support administered by Dublin...
  • Defective Building Materials
    95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of apartments (details supplied); the status of the scheme; the funding granted to date; and if he will make...
  • Rental Sector
    96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, where a house commences a lease before 1 March 2026 for a period of 12 months, with the possibility of extending the lease...
  • Water Quality
    97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans his Department has to reverse the declining water quality in the Barrow; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Rental Sector
    99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the new rules, from March 2026, for landlords, which allow them, their executors or families to terminate leases and...
  • Derelict Sites
    100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on the derelict sites levies levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; the number of sites CPOed in the...
  • Housing Provision
    101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a business case and or released funding for the development of a local authority site (details supplied)....

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