Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Rental Sector
377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 6 July 2023, if any part of County Cavan is being considered to be designated as... - Electoral Process
378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation to allow Irish people living abroad the right to vote in elections and referenda in... - Planning Issues
379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date that the eligibility for an exemption from planning development charges will come to an end; whether it is intended... - Local Authorities
380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review the issue of the recent councillor gratuity payment announced to be based on years of service, rather than a maximum... - Legislative Measures
381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the marine protected areas Bill 2023 will be published, given this legislation was initially promised for July 2023; the... - Marine Protected Areas
383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many of Ireland's special protection areas with a marine element have site specific conservation objectives in place; and... - Departmental Strategies
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date in implementing the National Landscape Strategy 2015-2025, broken down by the six stated objectives... - Water Quality
387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to on-going problems of discoloured water in Cork; if his attention has been drawn to the fact... - Regeneration Projects
388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet with residents of Oliver Bond House and the Robert Emmet Community Development Project in relation to the... - Waterways Issues
389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the criticisms and opposition to Waterways Ireland's proposed by-law changes; how these criticisms will be... - Departmental Data
390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes in each county as of the beginning of 2024 including those provided by AHBs; the breakdown of BER... - Energy Conservation
391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of funding provided by his Department to each local authority to upgrade and insulate their social housing... - Vacant Properties
392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average turnaround times by each local authority in bringing a vacant local authority home back into housing use; the... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE conservation rangers attached to the National Parks and Wildlife Service as of 6 February 2024; and if he... - Rental Sector
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if concerns raised by a person (details supplied) will be addressed; the status of the matter; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Schemes
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the qualifying criteria for acceptance onto a cost rental scheme for two non-cohabiting adults with one... - Homeless Persons Supports
396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of Housing First National Implementation Plan; the number of current Housing First tenancies in the State, broken... - Heritage Schemes
397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if multi-annual funding is in place or planned to be in place for the built heritage investment scheme and/or the historic... - Hen Harriers
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department are implementing to address the population decline of hen harriers; and if he will make a... - Septic Tanks
399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the grounds on which septic tank grants will not be provided to those outside a designated area... - Housing Provision
400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of the way that local authorities allocate the number of social housings to be built for disability... - Public Sector Staff
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new local authority planners sanctioned by his Department since 2020, broken down by year and local authority,... - Planning Issues
402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new planners sanctioned by his Department for An Bord Pleanála since 2020, broken down by year and local... - Referendum Campaigns
403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposed referendum on the right to housing; if the referendum will take place in the lifetime of this... - Fire Service
404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grant funding is available to support an organisation (details supplied) in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Schemes
405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will comment on the success or otherwise of the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme in County Clare; and if he will make... - Housing Provision
406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what plans the Housing Agency has under its property sourcing and acquisitions programme for County Donegal; and if he will... - Housing Schemes
410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of housing assistance payment, by local authority, as of month end January 2024. [6493/24] - Local Government Reform
411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what plans he has to sign the Additional Protocol to the European Charter of Local Self-Government on the right to participate... - Local Authorities
412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the current staffing level of local authorities and the grades they are employed at, in tabular form, by... - Development Contributions
413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current balances for development contributions, by local authority, in tabular form; what restrictions apply to their use;... - Departmental Reviews
414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the names and organisation for those who participated in the review of local property tax baselines; who... - Departmental Projects
415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the narrow water bridge project, including projected timelines and funding amounts for the long-awaited... - Housing Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 477 of 13 July 2023, if he will provide an update on the issue raised in the question.... - Wildlife Regulations
417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether successful prosecution of wildlife crimes should be a priority under Ireland’s Biodiversity Action... - Road Network
418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider establishing a grant scheme in order that Transport Infrastructure Ireland or local authorities can erect... - Legislative Measures
419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the fire services Bill; and this Bill will progress to the next stage. [6591/24] - Departmental Schemes
420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the next steps for pilot sewerage schemes announced for County Clare villages (details supplied). [6618/24] - State Bodies
421. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the LDA will reconvene the consultative form for the future development of Columb Barracks, Mullingar; and if the... - Housing Provision
422. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing commencements by each local authority in the years 2018-2023; and the number of completions by each...
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