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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request the Residential Tenancies Board to publish average query response waiting times. [47399/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: That is the only solution.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications through approved housing bodies, local authorities and Home for Life to date in 2022. [46259/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional resourcing he has committed to the Residential Tenancies Board to date in 2022. [47398/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (28 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rules regarding responsibility for water pipes; and if it is the role of Irish Water or the property owner to repair a stormwater pipe that is under the ground at a road. [47385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (28 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a survey conducted by an association (details supplied) concerning Residential Tenancies Board registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47400/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports her Department is providing to keep children in sports. [47509/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional resourcing he has given to local authorities to staff affordable housing units. [47647/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2022, Planning and Development (Solar Safeguarding Zone) Regulations 2022: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: We support what is coming forward here today and I believe that this is the second meeting of this committee where we are agreeing with the Minister of State. Last week, we discussed maternity and sick leave for councillors. Sometimes people are looking at politicians and only see the adversarial way, especially when one looked at the budget this week and the disagreements but there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2022, Planning and Development (Solar Safeguarding Zone) Regulations 2022: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: I accept the point the Minister of State is making. He is dealing with planning today but it is important that he goes to the Minister. This is something that we want to move forward with and it is important. Another issue which may not be of concern but which I wish to raise is that if I engage someone to install a gas boiler, they have to be certified to install it. We are talking now...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2022, Planning and Development (Solar Safeguarding Zone) Regulations 2022: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: Does the Minister of State believe that the SEAI will look at the regulations, considering the increase in size of the panels and the number of panels that will be mounted? Is this something that needs to be looked at? I am not looking to delay anything now but we are changing the rules here and it is just that I think that we need the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 3) Regulations 2022, Planning and Development (Solar Safeguarding Zone) Regulations 2022: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Thomas Gould: My next question is that when the Minister of State is talking to the Minister, he might note that in England and Wales, they are installing solar panels on 800,000 social housing units, which is about 17% and just less than 20% of the social housing there. With the new regulations being brought forward by the Minister of State, it would make a very significant difference to us if we were to...