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Thu, 30 May 2024
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Vacant Properties
David Stanton
61. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict properties recorded in each local authority area for each respective year from 2019 to 2023 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24398/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Michael Moynihan
62. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the operation of the first home scheme to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24325/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
63. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government is considering revising the defective block redress scheme given the issues that are emerging with the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24413/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Traveller Accommodation
Eoin Ó Broin
64. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the expert group on Traveller accommodation. [24288/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Eoin Ó Broin
65. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ. [24291/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Defective Building Materials
Pearse Doherty
66. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given recent committee meetings, the Government is considering revisiting and altering its defective block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24401/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Brendan Griffin
67. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase housing assistance payment rent limits in Kerry, in line with Cork and Limerick rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24415/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Brendan Smith
68. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will increase the income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24359/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
69. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact of Housing for All in Carlow to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24421/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Vacant Properties
David Stanton
70. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports and incentives he has put in place to encourage vacant properties across the State to be brought back into use; if he is satisfied with the progress being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24386/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Richard Bruton
71. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the pipeline of projects under Project Tosaigh and under the croí cónaithe cities fund and their capacity to deliver affordable homes for purchase. [24416/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Fire Service
John Brady
72. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline any progress he has made in getting an increase in the retainer paid to retained firefighters; if he has brought any proposals to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Implementation and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
73. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider the criteria and thresholds of the affordable housing scheme, given that Louth County Council cited these issues as the reasons that only half of the houses offered under the scheme at Cois Farraige in Dundalk, County Louth, were successfully bought by scheme applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24305/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Fire Safety
Peter Fitzpatrick
74. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Stardust acknowledgement when the remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Catherine Connolly
75. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 11 April 2024, the details of his and his Department’s engagement with the Galway Social Housing Task Force to date in 2024; if he has requested a final report from the outgoing chair; if he has received a final report from the outgoing chair to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24280/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Thomas Gould
76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there are only 27 cost-rental homes in the pipeline for Cork city in 2024. [24431/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Robert Troy
77. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing statutory timeframes for the implementation of housing schemes under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Schemes
Ruairí Ó Murchú
78. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will be provided with additional funding this year for housing adaptation grants; when the review into the report on the grants will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24304/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Cormac Devlin
79. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the delivery of affordable housing in 2023 compared to 2022; his expectations for same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24311/24]
Thu, 30 May 2024
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Housing Provision
Joe Flaherty
80. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes currently in construction nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24315/24]