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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: Under Housing for All, there is a policy objective to increase and improve housing options for older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence. Housing for All builds on and takes forward the ongoing actions in 'Housing Options for Our Ageing Population' policy statement from 2019, published jointly by my Department and the Department of Health, which provides policy...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tourist Accommodation (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this important matter. This is an area of particular interest to him. I acknowledge his work and that of the members of the joint Oireachtas committee on tourism on this specific matter.As a former member of that committee, I know it is important that we get clarity in respect of it. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Catherine...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tourist Accommodation (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank Senator Byrne for raising the real importance of self-catering accommodation, bed and breakfast accommodation and the wider short-term tourism letting sector. It is an important element of the Irish tourism ecosystem. We want to see our tourism sector co-existing in a more sustainable way, recognising and complementing the local needs of many communities, both economically and...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the pact, a matter of profound significance and immediate concern to the people of Ireland. It is a subject that touches the very fabric of our society and calls for a unified European response. Migration is one of the most important issues of our time. Ireland, for the first time in our history, is experiencing significant inward...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26181/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an increase is due to retired Coillte pensioners as in the case of a person (details supplied) for 2023, based on inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26302/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 356. To ask the Minister for Health the reason pharmacies are experiencing a shortage of ipramol; the measures being taken to ensure there is a significant supply in pharmacies and hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26041/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 357. To ask the Minister for Health the reason over-the-counter probiotic berberine is now unavailable and only available as a prescription or over the counter in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26042/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Priorities (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 358. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide further supports and services for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia; if the HSE plans to recognise these Illnesses as physical illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26047/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: 359. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will recognise ankylosing spondylitis as a disease, as those suffering receive a disease modifying drug, however under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, this illness is not recognised as a disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26048/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (19 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) in their functional areas. The information requested and provided in respect of 2023 is set out on the attached Table. The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (19 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that housing authorities have statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (20 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to administer the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which support older and disabled people living in private houses to adapt their home to meet their needs. The suite of grants, which include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (20 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (20 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I refer to the reply to Question No. 62 of 19 June 2024 which sets out the position in this matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I can answer that one. The vacant homes officers grant extensions of the 13-month period on a discretionary basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Senator for his question. I know the Senator has been a strong advocate for the revised scheme. In May of this year, the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and I announced an individual allocation in the region of €93 million for the housing adaptation grants. This provided a provision of €74.5 million from the Exchequer along with a 20% contribution from the local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I want to add a point regarding the conversion from office to residential. This is an important space with a sub-committee currently in place which is examining the potential for the development of vacant commercial properties for housing. Work is ongoing to gather evidence regarding the regulatory difficulties for those redeveloping vacant commercial properties for housing. It is really...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Discussion (13 Jun 2024)

Alan Dillon: I will briefly add to the Minister's response. There is an ICT element that is really required for stock management. A pilot scheme was implemented last year; it will be rolled out this year. We will move to a more preventative maintenance system rather than a reactive system.