Vóta Dála · 11 Meitheamh 2025

Vacant Council Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members]

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An toradh

Lost

Tá: 69
Níl: 87
Staon: 1

Áiritheoirí: Tá, Deputies Peadar Tóibín and Paul Lawless; Níl, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie.

Taifead oifigiúil Léigh an díospóireacht

Conas a vótáil gach páirtí

Páirtí	Tá	Níl	Staon	Gan vóta	Formhór
Fianna Fáil	–	44	–	4	Níl
Sinn Féin	37	–	–	2	Tá
Fine Gael	–	35	–	3	Níl
Independent	3	8	–	4	Gan fuip
Labour Party	11	–	–	–	Tá
Social Democrats	9	–	–	2	Tá
Independent Ireland	3	–	–	1	Tá
People Before Profit-Solidarity	2	–	–	1

Conas a vótáil gach TD

174 as 174 TD á dtaispeáint

Aengus Ó SnodaighSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Aidan FarrellySocial Democrats · Kildare North
Tá
Aindrias MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Níl
Aisling DempseyFianna Fáil · Meath West
Níl
Alan DillonFine Gael · Mayo
Níl
Alan KellyLabour Party · Tipperary North
Tá
Albert DolanFianna Fáil · Galway East
Níl
Ann GravesSinn Féin · Dublin Fingal East
Tá
Barry HeneghanIndependent · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Barry WardFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
Níl
Brendan SmithFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Brian BrennanFine Gael · Wicklow-Wexford
Níl
Brian StanleyIndependent · Laois
Tá
Carol NolanIndependent · Offaly
Tá
Cathal CroweFianna Fáil · Clare
Níl
Catherine ArdaghFianna Fáil · Dublin South-Central
Níl
Catherine CallaghanFine Gael · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Catherine ConnollyIndependents 4 Change · Galway West
Tá
Cathy BennettSinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Charles Ward100% RDR · Donegal
Tá
Charlie McConalogueFianna Fáil · Donegal
Níl
Christopher O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork South-West
Níl
Cian O'CallaghanSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Ciarán AhernLabour Party · Dublin South-West
Tá
Claire KerraneSinn Féin · Roscommon-Galway
Tá
Colm BrophyFine Gael · Dublin South-West
Níl
Colm BurkeFine Gael · Cork North-Central
Níl
Conor D. McGuinnessSinn Féin · Waterford
Tá
Conor SheehanLabour Party · Limerick City
Tá
Cormac DevlinFianna Fáil · Dún Laoghaire
Níl
Danny Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Gan vóta
Dara CallearyFianna Fáil · Mayo
Níl
Darragh O'BrienFianna Fáil · Dublin Fingal East
Níl
Darren O'RourkeSinn Féin · Meath East
Tá
David CullinaneSinn Féin · Waterford
Tá
David MaxwellFine Gael · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Denise MitchellSinn Féin · Dublin Bay North
Tá
Dessie EllisSinn Féin · Dublin North-West
Tá
Donna McGettiganSinn Féin · Clare
Tá
Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireSinn Féin · Cork South-Central
Tá
Duncan SmithLabour Party · Dublin Fingal East
Tá
Eamon ScanlonFianna Fáil · Sligo-Leitrim
Gan vóta
Edward TimminsFine Gael · Wicklow
Níl
Emer CurrieFine Gael · Dublin West
Níl
Emer HigginsFine Gael · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Eoghan KennyLabour Party · Cork North-Central
Tá
Eoin HayesSocial Democrats · Dublin Bay South
Tá
Eoin Ó BroinSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Erin McGreehanFianna Fáil · Louth
Níl
Fionntán Ó SúilleabháinSinn Féin · Wicklow-Wexford
Tá
Frankie FeighanFine Gael · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Gary GannonSocial Democrats · Dublin Central
Tá
Ged NashLabour Party · Louth
Tá
George LawlorLabour Party · Wexford
Tá
Gillian TooleIndependent · Meath East
Níl
Grace BolandFine Gael · Dublin Fingal West
Níl
Helen McEnteeFine Gael · Meath East
Níl
Hildegarde NaughtonFine Gael · Galway West
Gan vóta
Holly CairnsSocial Democrats · Cork South-West
Gan vóta
Ivana BacikLabour Party · Dublin Bay South
Tá
Jack ChambersFianna Fáil · Dublin West
Níl
James BrowneFianna Fáil · Wexford
Níl
James GeogheganFine Gael · Dublin Bay South
Níl
James LawlessFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Níl
James O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Cork East
Níl
Jen CumminsSocial Democrats · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Jennifer Carroll MacNeillFine Gael · Dún Laoghaire
Níl
Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Jennifer WhitmoreSocial Democrats · Wicklow
Tá
Jerry ButtimerFine Gael · Cork South-Central
Níl
Jim O'CallaghanFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay South
Gan vóta
Joanna ByrneSinn Féin · Louth
Tá
Joe CooneyFine Gael · Clare
Níl
Joe NevilleFine Gael · Kildare North
Níl
John BradySinn Féin · Wicklow
Tá
John ClendennenFine Gael · Offaly
Níl
John ConnollyFianna Fáil · Galway West
Níl
John CumminsFine Gael · Waterford
Níl
John LahartFianna Fáil · Dublin South-West
Níl
John McGuinnessFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Gan vóta
John Paul O'SheaFine Gael · Cork North-West
Níl
Johnny GuirkeSinn Féin · Meath West
Tá
Johnny MythenSinn Féin · Wexford
Tá
Keira KeoghFine Gael · Mayo
Níl
Ken O'FlynnIndependent Ireland · Cork North-Central
Tá
Kevin Boxer MoranIndependent · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Kieran O'DonnellFine Gael · Limerick City
Níl
Liam QuaideSocial Democrats · Cork East
Gan vóta
Louis O'HaraSinn Féin · Galway East
Tá
Louise O'ReillySinn Féin · Dublin Fingal West
Tá
Maeve O'ConnellFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Máire DevineSinn Féin · Dublin South-Central
Tá
Mairéad FarrellSinn Féin · Galway West
Tá
Malcolm ByrneFianna Fáil · Wicklow-Wexford
Níl
Marian HarkinIndependent · Sligo-Leitrim
Níl
Marie SherlockLabour Party · Dublin Central
Tá
Mark WallLabour Party · Kildare South
Tá
Mark WardSinn Féin · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Martin DalyFianna Fáil · Roscommon-Galway
Níl
Martin HeydonFine Gael · Kildare South
Gan vóta
Martin KennySinn Féin · Sligo-Leitrim
Gan vóta
Mary ButlerFianna Fáil · Waterford
Níl
Mary Lou McDonaldSinn Féin · Dublin Central
Tá
Matt CarthySinn Féin · Cavan-Monaghan
Tá
Mattie McGrathIndependent · Tipperary South
Gan vóta
Maurice QuinlivanSinn Féin · Limerick City
Tá
Michael CahillFianna Fáil · Kerry
Níl
Michael CollinsIndependent Ireland · Cork South-West
Tá
Michael FitzmauriceIndependent Ireland · Roscommon-Galway
Tá
Michael Healy-RaeIndependent · Kerry
Níl
Michael LowryIndependent · Tipperary North
Níl
Michael MoynihanFianna Fáil · Cork North-West
Níl
Michael MurphyFine Gael · Tipperary South
Níl
Micheál CarrigyFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Micheál MartinFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Níl
Naoise Ó CearúilFianna Fáil · Kildare North
Níl
Naoise Ó MuiríFine Gael · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Natasha Newsome DrennanSinn Féin · Carlow-Kilkenny
Tá
Neale RichmondFine Gael · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Niall CollinsFianna Fáil · Limerick County
Níl
Niamh SmythFianna Fáil · Cavan-Monaghan
Níl
Noel GrealishIndependent · Galway West
Níl
Noel McCarthyFine Gael · Cork East
Níl
Norma FoleyFianna Fáil · Kerry
Níl
Pa DalySinn Féin · Kerry
Tá
Pádraig Mac LochlainnSinn Féin · Donegal
Tá
Pádraig O'SullivanFianna Fáil · Cork North-Central
Níl
Pádraig RiceSocial Democrats · Cork South-Central
Tá
Paschal DonohoeFine Gael · Dublin Central
Níl
Pat BuckleySinn Féin · Cork East
Tá
Pat the Cope GallagherFianna Fáil · Donegal
Níl
Patrick O'DonovanFine Gael · Limerick County
Níl
Paul DonnellySinn Féin · Dublin West
Tá
Paul LawlessAontú · Mayo
Tá
Paul McAuliffeFianna Fáil · Dublin North-West
Níl
Paul MurphyPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin South-West
Tá
Paul Nicholas GogartyIndependent · Dublin Mid-West
Tá
Paula ButterlyFine Gael · Louth
Níl
Peadar TóibínAontú · Meath West
Tá
Pearse DohertySinn Féin · Donegal
Tá
Peter 'Chap' CleereFianna Fáil · Carlow-Kilkenny
Níl
Peter BurkeFine Gael · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Peter RocheFine Gael · Galway East
Gan vóta
Réada CroninSinn Féin · Kildare North
Tá
Richard Boyd BarrettPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dún Laoghaire
Gan vóta
Richard O'DonoghueIndependent Ireland · Limerick County
Gan vóta
Robert O'DonoghueLabour Party · Dublin Fingal West
Tá
Robert TroyFianna Fáil · Longford-Westmeath
Níl
Roderic O'GormanGreen Party · Dublin West
Staon
Rory HearneSocial Democrats · Dublin North-West
Tá
Rose Conway-WalshSinn Féin · Mayo
Gan vóta
Ruairí Ó MurchúSinn Féin · Louth
Tá
Ruth CoppingerPeople Before Profit-Solidarity · Dublin West
Tá
Ryan O'MearaFianna Fáil · Tipperary North
Níl
Seamus HealyIndependent · Tipperary South
Gan vóta
Séamus McGrathFianna Fáil · Cork South-Central
Níl
Seán CanneyIndependent · Galway East
Níl
Seán CroweSinn Féin · Dublin South-West
Tá
Sean FlemingFianna Fáil · Laois
Níl
Seán Ó FearghaílFianna Fáil · Kildare South
Gan vóta
Shane MoynihanFianna Fáil · Dublin Mid-West
Níl
Shay BrennanFianna Fáil · Dublin Rathdown
Níl
Shónagh Ní RaghallaighSinn Féin · Kildare South
Tá
Simon HarrisFine Gael · Wicklow
Níl
Sinéad GibneySocial Democrats · Dublin Rathdown
Tá
Sorca ClarkeSinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath
Tá
Thomas ByrneFianna Fáil · Meath East
Níl
Thomas GouldSinn Féin · Cork North-Central
Tá
Timmy DooleyFianna Fáil · Clare
Níl
Tom BrabazonFianna Fáil · Dublin Bay North
Níl
Tony McCormackFianna Fáil · Offaly
Níl
Verona MurphyIndependent · Wexford
Gan vóta
William AirdFine Gael · Laois
Níl
Willie O'DeaFianna Fáil · Limerick City
Níl

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An rún mar a tairgeadh éArna thairiscint ag Deputy Thomas Gould ar Tuesday, 10 June 2025

That Dáil Éireann:
notes that:
— there are at least 2,656 vacant council homes, excluding Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) homes, across the State, including 776 homes vacant longer than 12 months;
— the National Oversight and Audit Commission Performance Indicator Report 2023, found that the average reletting time was above 33 weeks and cost, on average, €28,347.05;
— this reletting cost represents a 49 per cent increase on costs when compared to 2019;
— central Government have only provided €11,000 per home in 2025, and have only funded the return of 1,900 homes this year;
— the periodic opening of the Voids Programme, and the restriction on local authorities claiming reimbursement, leaves public homes vacant for months even when only minor works are needed;
— over 250,000 maintenance requests were made for local authority owned homes in 2024;
— local authorities have only budgeted on average €347.45 per unit for planned or proactive maintenance; and
— central Government has only provided €67.23 per unit for stock surveys and planned maintenance in 2025, resulting in only €10.1 million this year;
further notes that:
— these empty homes are an insult to those impacted by the housing crisis, and have a negative impact on the surrounding community;
— the housing maintenance direct labour workforce in local authorities was slashed during austerity, and has never returned to its necessary strength; and
— failure to properly fund the maintenance of homes leaves people living in unsuitable and unsafe conditions, while also increasing the repairs needed to relet homes; and
agrees that the Government must:
— create a dedicated Department of Housing, with an annual multi-million euro maintenance fund starting in Budget 2026, to allow local authorities recoup the costs of improving and upgrading existing stock, including vacant council homes;
— remove the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage cap on the amount of money that can be recouped by local authorities when bringing vacant council homes back into use;
— ensure that a standard average turnaround time of 12 weeks is met by all local authorities for bringing vacant council homes back into use, including refurbishment works, allocation and tenanting;
— ensure the maximum use of council employed direct labour, for the refurbishment of vacant council homes being relet and that public procurement rules are applied with flexibility to ensure no delays in cases where private contractors are being used for refurbishment works;
— give local authorities the maximum level of delegated sanctions, to proceed with refurbishment works to bring vacant homes back into use without the need for Department approval, and to allow this process to happen year-round;
— address the delays in securing Garda clearance through better coordination between the Gardaí, councils, AHBs and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage;
— address the delays in local authorities providing nominations to AHB social housing schemes through agreement of a protocol between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the City and County Management Association and the Irish Council for Social Housing; and
— the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, must publish a real time report every six months, listing the number of vacant homes in each local authority area and the average length of time these properties are vacant, to track progress in addressing council home vacancy.

Leasú Uimh. 1Arna thairiscint ag the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Kieran O'Donnell

To delete all words after "Dail Éireann" and substitute the following:
"notes that:
— the Government aims to minimise the level of vacancy in every local authority area, and this is reflected in a decade of Exchequer investment in addressing long term vacancy, while acknowledging that there will always be a level of vacancy in the system, as tenancies end for various reasons and homes are prepared for reletting;
— significant progress has been made over the past 10 years to address long term vacant local authority homes, which has been supported by Government funding of over €360 million;
— funding was ramped up considerably in 2020 to particularly tackle legacy voids and begin the transition to planned maintenance;
— the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) has found that across the local Government sector, the level of vacant local authority homes is only 2.8 per cent, the lowest rate in many years, reflecting the success of Government's approach;
— there is no cap on the amount that can be spent per home, provided the maximum average of €11,000 is maintained across the works programme;
— in addition, local authorities can complete the suite of works under the Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) in parallel, up to a maximum of €48,850 per unit, increasing the overall funding available per unit as compared to the pre-2020 position;
— local authority homes are in general wholly owned by local authorities, which are encouraged to ring-fence some of their own resources from housing rents and other sources to the maintenance and protection of these homes;
— the Voids Programme operates on the same basis as all other Exchequer funded programmes;
— the transition to a programme of planned maintenance began in 2022, and aims to provide a sustainable model of management and maintenance to proactively address the level of maintenance requests annually;
— the commencement of stock condition surveys funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which are supported by the very recent roll out of a dedicated Information and Communications Technology system which will capture stock condition data and provide for informed work programmes and strategic asset management across all 31 local authorities;

Leasú Uimh. 1 to amendment No. 1Cinneadh sa vóta seoArna thairiscint ag Deputy Paul Lawless

To insert the following after "rolling planned maintenance will support this":
"commits to:
— reducing the turnaround time for vacated local authority homes to new tenants from the current average of eight months, to a two month average turnaround time; and
— ensuring that local authorities be permitted to apply to the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant for the purpose of refurbishment of vacant council houses.".

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