Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Housing Funding
651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the business case that has been made to fund local authorities to rent from cuckoo funds; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Assistance Payment Expenditure
652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019 by local authorities on HAP; the estimated amount for... - Housing Assistance Payment Data
653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of HAP in County Kildare in each year since its inception in tabular form; and if he will... - Quarrying Sector
654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he has taken arising from a television programme (details supplied) that outlined serious planning and other issues... - Local Authority Staff Recruitment
655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the formal appointment of two local government officials at senior executive officer level will be made to manage... - Social and Affordable Housing
656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the public sector benchmark exercise for bundle 1 of the PPP social housing scheme will be published. [51137/19] - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average unit price paid for social housing new builds, turnkeys and acquisitions for each scheme funded by his Department... - Pyrite Remediation Programme
658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Limerick City and County Council will be included in the pyrite remediation scheme; the eligibility criteria for same.; and... - Light Rail Projects
659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he has taken to include a feasibility study on the recent Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly recommendation to... - Septic Tank Grants
660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the provision of a new grant scheme to upgrade domestic septic tanks; his views on the fact that work on the new... - Local Authority Housing Funding
661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made each year to date under the buy and renew scheme in County Donegal; the number of successful... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if concerns and-or issues were raised regarding the ground works and-or rising walls construction phase of a project (details... - Home Loan Scheme
664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the definition of a first-time buyer under the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 does not apply to a Rebuilding... - Fire Service
666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to Louth County Council for fire services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in... - Fire Service Staff
667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of fire personnel stationed in County Louth. [51302/19] - Planning Appeals
668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of decisions to grant permission to construct one-off houses that were subsequently appealed to An Bord... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the original targets for housing schemes (details supplied) from the €70 million rolling fund; and the number of units... - Departmental Advertising Campaigns
670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the advertising campaigns, promotional events and launches planned by his Department for the first six months of 2020; the... - Data Sharing Arrangements
671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the data sharing agreements his Department has in place with organisations that are not other Departments or State agencies;... - Freedom of Information Data
672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests in which his Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the... - Departmental Agencies Data
673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each... - Departmental Staff Data
674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular... - Ground Rents
675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to claims for ground rent that are being pursued against residents of a location (details... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has visited the North Lotts strategic development zone, SDZ, area to observe the impact that major large-scale... - Building Regulations Compliance
678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a remedy available for a person who is the victim of substandard building work relating to the construction of a... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans in place for reforms to the fair deal scheme and vacant homes as outlined in a statement (details supplied). [51812/19] - An Bord Pleanála
680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the staffing levels of An Bord Pleanála in order to deal effectively with the large number of... - Vacant Properties
681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage the use of vacant housing in villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Homeless Persons Data
682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children that have spent time in homeless services over the past five years by age groups of zero to five, five... - Energy Efficiency
683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the €20 million allocation for retrofitting homes in the midlands under the just transition plan is funding from the... - Fire Safety Regulations
684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if assistance is available for persons residing in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make... - Vacant Sites Levy
685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether, in view of the severity of the current housing crisis, a more aggressive vacant site tax is needed to... - Property Tax
686. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the local property tax has failed to generate additional funding for local government and services since...
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