| Ref No | Member | Question | Tabled | Status |
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AQO 3579/22-27
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Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any assessment that has been made of the extent to which challenges in the water and wastewater infrastructure is delaying the development of social housing.
| 07/05/2026 |
To be answered on 18/05/2026
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AQO 3570/22-27
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Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to outline the number of social housing new builds that started in the 2025/26 financial year.
| 07/05/2026 |
To be answered on 18/05/2026
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AQO 3569/22-27
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Ms Carál Ní Chuilín
(SF - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to outline any steps he will take to ensure that victims of domestic violence are adequately supported when applying for social housing through the Housing Selection Scheme.
| 07/05/2026 |
To be answered on 18/05/2026
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AQW 44907/22-27
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Mr Colm Gildernew
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of single people, below the age of 35, living in social housing that have one or more spare bedrooms.
+ Display Answer
| 27/04/2026 |
Answered on 13/05/2026
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AQW 44597/22-27
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Miss Órlaithí Flynn
(SF - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) social housing capital funding allocated and expenditure, broken down by (a) housing need category including general needs, mental health supported housing, learning disability supported housing, wheelchair standard, active elderly, elderly sheltered; and (b) scheme type including new build, competitive land design and build, rehabilitation, re-improvement, existing satisfactory purchase, off the shelf, social housing via planning gain; (ii) any variance between allocation and expenditure; and (iii) whether these figures align with, and can be reconciled to, the classifications used in his Department’s Social Housing Schemes at 31 March 2026 dataset, for each of the last five financial years.
+ Display Answer
| 23/04/2026 |
Answered on 08/05/2026
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AQW 44437/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing developments which have been refused planning permission due to opposition from NI Water, in (i) 2024-2025; and (ii) 2025-2026, broken down by council area.
+ Display Answer
| 21/04/2026 |
Answered on 07/05/2026
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AQW 44433/22-27
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Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any action he is taking to increase supply of social housing in North Down.
+ Display Answer
| 21/04/2026 |
Answered on 06/05/2026
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AQW 44351/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applications for project approval for social housing, including schemes and number of units, currently being considered by the Housing Executive.
+ Display Answer
| 20/04/2026 |
Answered on 06/05/2026
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AQW 44158/22-27
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Mrs Ciara Ferguson
(SF - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants currently on the social housing transfer list who have been waiting more than (i) two years; (ii) five years; and (iii) ten years.
+ Display Answer
| 17/04/2026 |
Answered on 01/05/2026
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AQW 44004/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of complaints of antisocial behaviour against social housing tenants to landlords, in each of the last five years.
+ Display Answer
| 15/04/2026 |
Answered on 30/04/2026
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AQW 44003/22-27
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Miss Michelle McIlveen
(DUP - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing tenants evicted from their property, broken down by (i) division; and (ii) reason for eviction, in each of the last five years.
+ Display Answer
| 15/04/2026 |
Answered on 08/05/2026
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AQW 43866/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities whether he will engage with the Minister for Infrastructure on the proposed installation of controlled access gates to the ground floor of Foyle Road elevations at 44-52 John Street, Derry, which is currently delaying the allocation of crucial social housing in the area.
+ Display Answer
| 14/04/2026 |
Answered on 29/04/2026
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AQW 43844/22-27
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Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants currently on the social housing waiting list who have been waiting more than (i) two years; (ii) five years; (iii) ten years; and (iv) 20 years.
+ Display Answer
| 14/04/2026 |
Answered on 29/04/2026
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AQW 43473/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail when the proposed action plan to address wastewater constraints and unlock capacity for new social housing will be circulated to the Executive.
+ Display Answer
| 27/03/2026 |
Answered on 01/04/2026
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AQW 42131/22-27
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Mr Matthew O'Toole
(SDLP - South Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of social housing grant applications, including the number of schemes and number of units, submitted by Housing Associations for construction of homes during each of the following months (i) September 2025 and September 2024; (ii) October 2025 and October 2024; (iii) November 2025 and November 2024; (iv) December 2025 and December 2024; (v) January 2026 and January 2025; (vi) February 2025 and February 2026, broken down by council area.
+ Display Answer
| 09/03/2026 |
Answered on 30/03/2026
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AQW 41735/22-27
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Mr Andy Allen MBE
(UUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of applicants removed from the social housing waiting list, in each of the last two years, broken down by reason for removal.
+ Display Answer
| 03/03/2026 |
Answered on 09/04/2026
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AQW 41653/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any steps being taken to address repeat perpetrators of anti-social behaviour in social housing; and (ii) whether any assessment has been made of the impact of such behaviour on the number of transfer requests in areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour.
+ Display Answer
| 02/03/2026 |
Answered on 19/03/2026
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AQW 41551/22-27
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Mr Phillip Brett
(DUP - North Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the introduction of revised anti-social behaviour rules for social housing tenants.
+ Display Answer
| 27/02/2026 |
Answered on 13/03/2026
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AQO 3261/22-27
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Mr David Brooks
(DUP - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on his social housing targets, as committed to in the Programme for Government 2024-2027.
+ Display Answer
| 26/02/2026 |
Answered on 10/03/2026
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AQW 41207/22-27
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the number of housing applications that have seen a reduction in housing points, since the removal of the no detriment policy, as part of the Fundamental Review of Social Housing Allocations, in each constituency area.
+ Display Answer
| 23/02/2026 |
Answered on 16/03/2026
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