Departmental Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 November 2025

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Thursday, 27 November 2025

Ceisteanna (363)

Emer Currie

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363. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66932/25]

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Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under standing orders.

A list of the funding schemes, grant programmes and other financial supports available to individuals or households that are currently administered by my Department, is set out in Table 1 below.

In addition to those schemes listed in the table, my Department provides funding for a number of schemes that are administered by local authorities, such as Housing Adaptation Grants and Defective Concrete Block Schemes. Local authorities provide details of such schemes on their websites and applicants must apply directly to their local authority to avail of these schemes. Additionally, my Department also makes funding available for various research grants on an ongoing basis.

My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State Bodies under its aegis. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies. These bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in table 2 below.

Table 1:

Title of Funding Scheme/Grant Programmes/Other Financial Support	Expected Launch Date in 2026	Expected Closing Date for Applications in 2026
Restoration Retrofit Pilot Programme (Wild Atlantic Nature LIFE Project	Ongoing	Q4 2026
Protected Raised Bog Restoration Incentive Scheme (PRBRIS)	Ongoing	Ongoing
NPWS Farm Plan Scheme	To Be Confirmed	To Be Confirmed
NPWS Grants for Small Recording Projects	March 2026	April 2026
Thatching Grant Scheme	Ongoing since 2001	N/A
Mortgage Allowance Scheme	Ongoing since 2001	N/A
Met Éireann’s Research Call Scheme	To Be Confirmed	To Be Confirmed
THRIVE	Call for Applications Closed	Call for Applications Closed
Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2027-2029	To Be Confirmed	To Be Confirmed
Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Grants	Demand Led	Demand Led
Private Water Supply (Well) Grants	Demand Led	Demand Led
Domestic Lead Remediation Grant	Demand Led	Demand Led
National Federation of Group Water Schemes Annual funding	Annual funding No Opening Date	Annual funding No Closing Date

Table 2:

Bodies under the Aegis of DHLGH	Oireachtas email
An Coimisiún Pleanála	[e-mail]
An Fóram Uisce	[e-mail]
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Construction Industry Register Ireland	[e-mail]
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum	[e-mail]
Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Heritage Council	[e-mail]
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Land Development Agency	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
National Oversight and Audit Commission	[e-mail]
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	[e-mail]
Office of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]
Property Services Appeal Board	[e-mail]
Property Services Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Pyrite Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Tailte Éireann	[e-mail]
Uisce Éireann	[e-mail]
Valuation Tribunal	[e-mail]
Waterways Ireland	[e-mail]

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