1896. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of a worsening urban landscape of vacancy and dereliction, he will consider legislating for compulsory sales orders, given some of the delays and complications posed by compulsory purchase orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59195/26]
1895. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if following a breakdown in negotiations between the two bodies, his Department will facilitate mediation between Waterways Ireland and an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59126/26]
1894. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will work with Waterways Ireland to provide water tap services for those on liveaboards and recreational boats at the 12th lock on the Royal Canal, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59125/26]
1893. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will instruct Waterways Ireland to provide water tap services, pump out machines, postal services and refuse services for those on liveaboards and recreational boats on inland waterways in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59124/26]
1892. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the impact assessments will be undertaken before legislation to reduce LDA tenure mix, resulting in a decrease of requirements for affordable purchase homes per development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59123/26]
1891. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the vacant homes action plan; to confirm when the progress report for 2026 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59122/26]
1890. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the vacant homes action plan; to provide the progress report for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59121/26]
1889. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way, considering recent proposed changes to reduce LDA tenure mix, he plans to meet housing targets for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59120/26]
1888. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of council-owned properties that have been retrofitted in terms of insulation, windows, heating systems and so on in Dublin 1, Dublin 3, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 in 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form, the number of homes that are currently waiting to be retrofitted in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59119/26]
1887. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the total number of social housing units retrofitted, by local authority area, for each of the past five years including to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59118/26]
1886. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the criteria for deciding priority for the National Retrofitting Programme; the way the projects are picked and prioritised; the guidance documents that are utilised in the process of selection projects for the National Retrofit Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59117/26]
1885. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the National Rightsizing Policy; the stakeholders that have been engaged to date; the timeline for publication of the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59094/26]
1884. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times his Department met with organisations (details supplied) in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59093/26]
1883. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost of providing emergency accommodation for people experiencing homelessness in Dublin to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59092/26]
1444. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on all school building projects for Dublin North-West including major capital works, minor capital works, summer works, emergency works, additional ASD units, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59090/26]
837. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of the REIT tax relief drawn down in 2023, 2024 and 2025 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59200/26]
637. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the estimated completion date for the LUAS Finglas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59091/26]
636. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the actions which will be taken to increase capacity on bus services for commuters in Dublin North-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59089/26]
635. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the reason funding has not been released under the National Development Plan for Luas Finglas; the current timeline for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59088/26]
35. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59041/26]
219. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people currently availing of the rent-a-room relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53544/26]
182. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of people currently availing of the rent-a-room relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53537/26]
139. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail his Department’s plans to address construction labour force shortfalls and the impact that will have on housing delivery; if he will consider a State construction company to increase to build public construction capacity to ensure Ireland has the workers needed to directly deliver affordable housing, attract skilled labour home from abroad and an expand of the use of modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37933/26]
916. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in light of research findings (details supplied) if her Department and the HSE will consider a capacity review to identify if overnight partner support could be accommodated where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49623/26]
915. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health in light of research findings (details supplied) if the HSE has conducted a capacity review to identify if overnight partner support could be accommodated where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49622/26]
827. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a homecare package request; to provide an update on the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49207/26]
510. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current processing times for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant from application to approval nationally, in the greater Dublin area, and the Dublin north-west area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49474/26]
311. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s plans to curtail economic evictions due to rising rents; the steps he is taking to address people being priced out of the private rental market; if he plans to introduce rent control measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48090/26]
197. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to increase the number of affordable homes to purchase; the measures being taken to address the cohort of people whose incomes are too high to qualify for social housing, but too low to qualify for affordable purchase schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48051/26]
175. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to address the housing needs of over 55s who wish to right size into social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48052/26]
155. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's plan to address the housing needs of people with an intellectual disability who are cared for at home by aging parents and family as highlighted by a campaign (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48055/26]
152. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the new short-term letting regulations will return vacant homes to the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48050/26]
150. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail his plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the Oireachtas Committee Housing, Local Government and Heritage on homelessness; to outline specifically which recommendations he intends to implement; the timeframe for such implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48049/26]
78. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a ban on no-fault eviction in light of consecutive months of record-breaking numbers of people and children in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48048/26]
517. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of unfilled teaching posts in Dublin north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45802/26]