Written Answers Nos. 1-2
1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of houses and shops in towns or villages that were identified as being vacant on the occasion of the last census in 2022, by-county, in tabular form. [17943/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total stock of habitable permanent housing in Census 2022 was 2,112,121, of these 1,480,414 were in the 867 towns listed in the attached table, with the remainder in rural areas. The housing stock is made up of permanent, habitable dwellings and excludes derelict buildings and mobile or temporary dwellings such as caravans and mobile homes.
All data obtained by the CSO is treated as strictly confidential and protected by law. Data collected by the CSO can only be used for statistical purposes. Statistical results may not disclose details of any identifiable person, household, or enterprise. The attached table contains the occupancy status of dwellings collected in the census for the 867 towns and villages as defined by the CSO. The census does not collect data on the occupancy status of shops.
Occupancy Status of Permanent Dwellings on Census Night by Town 2022
2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 April 2025, the basis upon which there is a requirement to prioritise those measures which least disturb the functioning of the EU Israel Association agreement, in light of suspension being on the grounds that Israel being in serious and persistent violation of the requirement to respect human rights as an essential element of the Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17672/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 April 2025 and by way of further clarification draw the Deputy’s attention to Article 79 (2) of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
