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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will issue a circular that reverses the decision to stand down all affordable housing provision made in 2011; and if not, the way in which he expects local authorities to provide affordable housing. [27311/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the decision made in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 to reduce the Part V obligation to 10% and remove the ability of developers to provide 10% affordable and 10% social housing in new developments will by definition make all new housing developments less mixed in terms of tenure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the reliance on HAP for the majority of social housing provision rather than on new builds is having an impact on inflating rents in the private rental sector; and if he has commissioned research on the effects of reliance on HAP for social housing provision. [27313/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homeless households that were offered participation on the homeless HAP; and the number of households that refused to participate on the scheme. [27505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the ministerial direction to local authorities on HAP recipients which instructs local authorities to take the necessary steps to ensure that households benefitting from HAP can avail of a move to other forms of social housing support via a transfer list, his views on whether there is a perception...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason HAP or homeless HAP recipients should be placed on transfer social housing waiting lists as opposed to the general social housing waiting list; and his views on whether this is done to make statistical reports of social housing waiting lists appear less severe rather than for substantive policy reason....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households that have participated on the homeless HAP scheme that have transferred from the HAP scheme to other forms of social housing support. [27508/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the review of the methodology for rent pressure zone designation will take place; and if public submissions will be sought by his Department on same. [27315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined proposals to introduce tiered development levies with the intent of stimulating residential construction activity in the short term such as to allow local authorities to give preferential development levy rates to builders that build on a site quickly; and if local authorities are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of the €300 million social housing PPP project that is currently progressing; and the estimated unitary payments that will be incurred, location of sites, number of units, ownership, maintenance structure and so on. [27381/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if officials of State organisations such as local authorities or fire services are authorised or empowered to enter a dwelling and direct or impose fire safety provisions on the persons living in a premises occupied as a single dwelling if the dwelling is attached to another dwelling such as, for example, terraced...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has undertaken a regulatory impact analysis of the proposals to require all active builders to be on the construction industry register; and his views on the potential impacts this could have on restricting market entry and reducing competition. [27504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the review on apartment construction costs will be completed; the person or body that is undertaking this survey of construction costs; when he will be making the report available to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if it will be provided in advance of the budget. [27815/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the housing agency should be tasked with undertaking an annual audit and publishing an annual database on average construction costs in the economy which would be more independent than those undertaken by private firms involved in the construction industry; and if not, the reason therefor....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Property (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department or a body under its aegis, including local authorities, has undertaken surveys of vacant spaces above commercial properties in Dublin or Cork, which could be suitable for residential use; if so, the results of these surveys; and if not, his views on whether a comprehensive survey should be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Constituency Boundaries (20 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: 2261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the local electoral constituency boundary review for the 2019 local and European elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28950/17]

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: I join other speakers in congratulating the Minister, Deputy Murphy, and the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, on their appointments and wish them every success with those appointments. It is in the interest of all of us that they are successful and adhere to and listen to the suggestions from this side of the House and others about measures which can address the unfortunate crises and...

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: It is the longest day of the year.

Building Standards, Regulations and Homeowner Protection: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: We will not be stopping the Deputy.

Appointment to the Judiciary Nomination Procedure: Statements (21 Jun 2017)

Barry Cowen: Exactly.