Results 181-200 of 481 for speaker:Ken O'Flynn

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a housing delivery acceleration unit within his Department, composed of public, private, and voluntary sector housing experts to audit stalled projects, eliminate waste, and publicly report on delivery performance each quarter. [23355/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Asset Management Agency (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of publicly owned or NAMA-held residential sites that remain idle or under-utilised. [23342/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average per-unit cost of construction under social and affordable housing schemes, by year and by project type (house or apartment), compared to private sector benchmarks. [23343/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all Departmental and agency-run schemes launched since 2020 aimed at increasing supply (for example croí cónaithe, affordable purchase scheme, help-to-buy), including take-up rates, delivery outcomes, and per-unit costs. [23346/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he accepts that reliance on the private rental market for long-term housing of vulnerable individuals is unsustainable and ethically flawed. [23347/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 695. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount spent by the Department since 2020 on consultants, feasibility studies, legal reviews, planning appeals, and procurement re-runs. [23349/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 697. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Department or agency-led projects that incurred costs exceeding €1 million but produced no housing output, and the reasons for such outcomes. [23352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 698. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of full-time staff within the Department and its agencies dedicated to housing delivery, and how many of these are directly involved in project management or construction oversight. [23353/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 699. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will now formally declare a national housing emergency, and commit to convening a cross-party housing emergency taskforce with executive powers to fast-track public housing delivery. [23354/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he acknowledges that the current model of rent subsidies, market competition, public land disposal, and over-reliance on institutional developers has failed, and whether he will now support a shift toward State-led construction as the central driver of national housing recovery. [23356/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 737. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites that are zoned for planning specific to housing that are in Ireland from January 2025. [23691/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 748. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23818/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 749. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23836/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 750. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 751. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 752. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23891/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 753. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 754. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details supplied)....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 755. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2025)

Ken O'Flynn: 756. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23963/25]