Donna McGettigan

Sinn Féin · Clare

Activity on Housing — 57 events (9 lobbying · 40 questions · 17 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide copies of records detailing total ticket sales, including volume and revenue, for each site (details supplied) managed by Clare County Council in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21703/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide documentation showing the average visitor spend per ticket at each site (details supplied) in 2024, including breakdowns for entry fees, retail purchases, catering, and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21704/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the analysis or records demonstrating the way in which changes in visitor dwell-time and local mobility plans have impacted ticket sales and site revenues (details supplied) in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21705/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can provide financial records outlining the percentage of total site revenue derived from outsourced operations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21706/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will supply records or internal assessments evaluating the financial impact of branding (details supplied) on cross-site ticketing, bundled offers, or visitor numbers to include income/overall Revenue (rephrased requests); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21707/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide consolidated income statements or revenue summaries for 2024 for all Shannon Heritage and Clare Tourism East sites under Clare County Council’s management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21708/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the income breakdowns from banquet and overnight accommodation bookings at sites (details supplied), especially following the outsourcing arrangements and refurbishment initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21710/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the financial records showing revenue generated by a site (details supplied) since its transfer to Clare County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21711/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the seasonal income data comparing revenues, expenditure and operating costs from the summer high season versus the shoulder off-peak seasons in 2024 across sites (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21712/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide documentation outlining operating costs and expenditures for all tourism sites (details supplied) in 2024, including staffing, maintenance, capital works, and outsourced service contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21713/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide budgetary documents and forecasts related to the Clare Tourism Directorate’s planned capital investments for 2024–2026, including site-specific project expenditures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21715/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide copies of revenue budgets for 2024 and 2025 for tourism operations, specifically highlighting any allocations or projections related to new developments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21716/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if key areas such as social welfare, social housing, healthcare, and the functions of public bodies that impact on the lives of women (details supplied) will be explicitly covered by equality legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19052/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Rehab Group Public Expenditure and Reform

  • Rehab's Pre Budget Submission
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the responsibilities a county council continues to have for people on their housing list after they allocate them housing with a housing body where issues with maintenance or other works arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3337/26]
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  Simon Communities of Ireland Housing

  • Coffee Dock Meet and Greet in Leinster House
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the fire safety defects remediation scheme will fully open for applications; the eligibility criteria and timelines; if roof and water ingress issues be included in any State-supported remediation scheme; the practical support that can be offered to apartment owners currently facing unsafe conditions and escalating costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1234/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of third level students currently accommodated under the rent a room scheme by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1495/26]
• 2025-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out at Burren National Park in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; the refurbishment works that are scheduled to commence at this National Park during the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71405/25]
• 2025-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of plans on universal design for independent living purposes, considering that around 1,300 disabled people live in nursing homes; if he will give assurances that the State support for disabled people can and will ensure independent living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70983/25]
• 2025-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of housing maintenance funding provided to each county council from 2020 to date in 2025; the average waiting time for completion of work in each county in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61199/25]
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans regarding the rental reform scheduled to take place in March 2026 in order the minimise current speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56829/25]
• 2025-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his Department’s plans to seek advice from the Housing Minister on whether additional service charges and rent hikes at PBSA (details supplied) conflict with the 2% rent pressure zones commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50670/25]
• 2025-09-20
  LOBBY
  Shannon Chamber 3 returns Housing

  • Request to Government to tackle the obstacles to housing infrastructure development.
  • Request to Government to tackle the obstacles to housing infrastructure development.
  • Request to Government to tackle the obstacles to housing infrastructure development.
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) 3 returns Housing

  • Met with Deputy to discuss ICOS' policy priorities, in particular housing
  • Submitted PQ to ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he will launch a new Student Accommodation Strategy
  • Submitted PQ to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to request explanation on how full-time students living in privately-rented accommodation on leases of less than 6 years will be protected from having to pay exorbitant rent increases from 1?March 2026
• 2025-07-08
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on developments from his and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage's refusal to provide a second-year cost-of-living package for students, despite the cost-of-living crisis continuing, resulting in student fees increasing by €1,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/25]
• 2025-07-01
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the defects remediation scheme for apartment owners. [35765/25]
• 2025-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to introduce legally enforceable standards for works carried out by builders, to protect the public from so-called cowboy builders; to establish a register of builders against whom legal actions have been taken successfully allowing the public to review the standing of builders before contracting work from them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35142/25]
• 2025-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how full-time students living in privately rented accommodation on leases of less than six years will be protected from having to pay exorbitant rent increases from 1 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34937/25]
• 2025-06-25
  VOTE
  Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 83–69
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–69
• 2025-06-18
  VOTE
  Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 83–67
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 83–67
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an appeals process is in place for homeowners who wish to appeal the awards they have received under the defective concrete block scheme, are appeals currently being assessed; the estimated timeline for appeals from the date of submission to the date of decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31836/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to minimise any negative impacts of the new rent pressure zone changes on students, who due to scarcity of purpose built student accommodation, are left reliant on the private rental market. [32148/25]
• 2025-06-11
  VOTE
  Vacant Council Housing · 3 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 87–69
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 87–69
  • ✓ voted for a sub-amendment motion failed · 69–87
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to bringing legislation to underpin the defects remediation schemes before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for pre-legislative scrutiny in autumn 2025 at the latest, and to ensure the full legislative process on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill is completed by the Easter recess 2026 at the latest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29284/25]
• 2025-05-22
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will reform the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, assessment criteria for independent living given that students under 23 years are assessed as dependent on their parents even if they live independently, as are those over 23 years who cannot leave home due to the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26577/25]
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) Housing

  • Thanked for engaging with the launch of ICOS' housing report and request that action be taken on recommendations
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Mercy Law Resource Centre CLG Housing

  • Launch of '10 key asks on homelessness' as part of Irish Homeless Policy Group.
• 2025-05-19
  LOBBY
  Shannon Chamber 3 returns Housing

  • Request to Government, in Shannon Chamber's Programme for Government, for urgent action to be taken to address the impact the lack of housing is having on the Irish economy.
  • Request to Government, in Shannon Chamber's Programme for Government, for urgent action to be taken to address the impact the lack of housing is having on the Irish economy.
  • Request to Government, in Shannon Chamber's Programme for Government, for urgent action to be taken to address the impact the lack of housing is having on the Irish economy.
• 2025-05-14
  VOTE
  Housing and Critical Infrastructure · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 83–66
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 82–66
• 2025-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider instructing county councils to make more use of modular homes to tackle the housing crisis; if he will make any required funds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24195/25]
• 2025-05-06
  LOBBY
  Trinity College Dublin Students' Union Education and Training

  • Meeting about student housing
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he can undertake to address the shortcomings in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which results in a lack of full technical assessments and insufficient funding being provided to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19902/25]
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement an exemption scheme for planning permission and other fees for homeowners rebuilding their homes due to defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19903/25]
• 2025-04-02
  VOTE
  Housing Emergency Measures · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 90–72
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 88–72
• 2025-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the National Development Plan Review is scheduled to be completed; to confirm that the towns and cities infrastructure investment fund will be implemented arising from the review; the expected funding allocation for the fund and the timeline for the implementation of the recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14984/25]
• 2025-03-26
  VOTE
  Social Housing Tenant In Situ Scheme · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 87–70
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 87–71
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the vacant property refurbishment grant; if he will make provision for successful applicants who exceed the time limit for the work to be completed through no fault of their own, for example, the bankruptcy of the contracted construction company. [13668/25]
• 2025-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the funds for the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund are fully allocated; when funding will be available again since the fund is part of the Project Ireland 2040 programme; if an alternative funding stream will be provided to replace the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12130/25]
• 2025-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tenants in Clare on the tenant-in-situ scheme; and the number that have been rejected since inception. [13042/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he can undertake to address the shortcomings in the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which result in a lack of full technical assessments and insufficient funding being provided to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement an exemption scheme for planning permission and other fees for homeowners rebuilding their homes due to defective blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10995/25]
• 2025-02-19
  VOTE
  Housing Crisis · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 88–69
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 88–69
• 2025-02-12
  VOTE
  Housing Policy · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted against the motion the motion motion passed · 91–73
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 91–73
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people in receipt of the housing assistance payment in County Clare for each of the years from 2020 to 2024, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3374/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public sector workers in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare under headings (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3375/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Family Carers Ireland Housing

  • Differential Rent Scheme