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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will initiate changes in the local authority and Rebuilding Ireland housing loan system to ensure that families paying a high rent, very often higher than what a mortgage would cost, can have a realistic opportunity of housing themselves by way of a loan from the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration of the applicants’ history and duration of renting will be taken as a means of reducing the deposit requirement in respect of affordable housing in order to alleviate the burden on families seeking Rebuilding Ireland and local authority loans given that renting costs are in many cases higher than...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider changes in the local authority housing loan and Rebuilding Ireland loan scheme with a view to improved rapidity to the processing of loans and a recognition of the need to revert to procedures associated with the Housing Act 1966 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time taken to process Rebuilding Ireland and local authority loans by each local authority by county in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided by or through the aegis of each local authority by county in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland and local authority loans approved by and drawn down in each local authority by county in each of the past six years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to ensure the elimination of delays likely to inhibit the provision of affordable or local authority housing in each of the past six years to date; the action taken or proposed to address this issue at an early date; the expected beneficial effect of changes by county; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current top ten administrative obstacles to the provision of affordable and local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time taken from the initial application for planning permission to the completion of construction of all housing, recognising the need to ensure the quickest possible turnaround while meeting the necessary provisions and on-time delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and location of various housing development proposals, public and private, throughout the country that are currently delayed due to the lack of various services; the proposals to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the ready availability of and access to such services as water and sewerage facilities and that no developments, public or private are delayed due to lack of availability of such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55431/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the attention of his Department has been drawn to the imposition of new regulations and conditions which have the effect of slowing down the provision of public or private housing developments; the extent to which his Department has received information is this regard; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and location of heritage projects currently in hand or proposed with particular reference to potentially at-risk buildings or sites throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which protected or listed buildings throughout County Kildare are currently in the course of any remedial or protective works; the extent to which waiting lists have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he remains satisfied that investment funds are not impeding the provision of affordable housing throughout the country; the exceptions in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which developments at COP26 in Glasgow are likely to affect house building here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55432/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in the upgrading of various group water schemes by county basis; the number needing and awaiting such treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses, affordable or for those on local authority housing waiting lists, that have been allocated to appropriately qualified families in each of the past six weeks to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55437/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 294. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) whose applications were submitted via post a number of months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which her Department has had discussions with the various interests involved in respect of replacement school buildings at a school (details supplied); the extent to which outstanding issues have been resolved with a view to an urgent starting date for the development; if issues relating to traffic management and roads have been...