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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of HAP persons to date in each county and year. [33709/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funding for current and capital housing programmes from his Department in each of the years 2000 to 2016. and to date in 2017. [33711/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of vacant social houses brought back into productive use with aid from his Department in each of the years 2015 to 2016, and to date in 2017; the estimated number of long-term voids and short-term vacant social housing units to date in each local authority. [33713/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent under the local infrastructure housing activation fund to date in 2017; if he will provide a list of projects, a brief description and the locations of each; the areas in which funding was allocated; and the number of housing units each funding allocation has facilitated or will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the assessment on page 81 of the expert report on concrete bricks (details supplied); and his plans to remove the opt out from the BCAR regulations. [33992/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on housing demand assessments in relation to local area development plans (details supplied). [33993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Costs (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the independent audit of housing construction costs to be published; and the stakeholder groups and independent experts whose views have been surveyed for the audit. [33994/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects the vacant housing strategy to be published. [33995/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Data (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated number of section 5 declarations given by each local authority in the latest year available; and the estimated number nationally each year. [33996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has a statutory or rule of thumb definition guiding policy proposals for affordability limits in terms of household income for renters. [33997/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to incentivise the development of build to rent units to expand supply in the private rental market. [33998/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined proposals to undertake a comprehensive land and property survey detailing the utilisation, vacancy levels and-or occupancy of all property in each local authority area, as a means of identifying a number of issues relevant to the under utilisation of existing property, commercial or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the approximate income from section 48 development levies in 2016 and 2017. [34000/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 618 of 4 July 2017, if he will provide a response to the question in terms of the estimated cost for extending the development contribution rebate scheme for build to rent properties (details supplied); and if the rebate was only given for units rented below an affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the working group review of an organisation (details supplied) regulations; the number of meetings held to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: 1305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the senior counsel investigation into certain planning matters in County Donegal; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34245/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: I also apologise for not being here earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: I have four straight questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: I will be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Barry Cowen: I will put my four questions straight to the witnesses for their opinions. As other speakers have alluded to, it was expected that modular or rapid build homes would come on stream much more quickly than they have and would be a viable option for people in homeless situations. As Deputy Ellis said, there is potential for more long-term solutions with the delivery of these units. They have...