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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 1872. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reviews or analysis that have been carried out to assess the adequacy or otherwise of the living alone allowance; if none have been carried out in recent years, her plans to conduct such a review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38195/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Living Alone Allowance (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 1873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of males and females respectively in receipt of the living alone allowance for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38196/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supreme Court Rulings (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 1874. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to introduce legislation or amend legislation in view of a recent Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of a law stopping payment of the contributory old age pension to prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 1875. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to establish a mandatory pension scheme with auto-enrolment; the consultations that have taken place to date on such a scheme; when a scheme may become operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38202/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2036. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties that have become available under the repair and leasing scheme for each local authority; the number of additional properties that will be made available by each local authority by the end of 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38214/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2023. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he, or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department, plans to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependent on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2026. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that every high rise and multi-unit development has been appropriately inspected for fire safety and is fully in compliance with all fire safety regulations, in view of the Grenfell fire disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38186/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2027. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in each local authority in receipt of HAP; the number in receipt of an enhanced HAP or top-up payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2028. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when construction work on each site will commence and when homes on each site will be available in view of the fact that it is now almost two years since the Government's original announcement to provide 520 new social housing homes by means of a PPP mechanism across six sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2029. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that has been drawn down to date further to the announcement of the local infrastructure housing activation fund; the particular lands and developments this funding relates to; the funding he expects to be drawn down in the remainder of 2017; the particular lands and developments this relates to; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2030. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend legislation to ensure that the rate of deposits sought by landlords is no more than one month's rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2031. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the expert group to develop plans for a cost rental model for housing has been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38209/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2032. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to raise the 3% rate of the vacant site levy in view of the limited housing construction under way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38210/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2033. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rapid build houses which have been built to date; the additional number expected to be completed by the end of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2034. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to publish the full vacant house re-use strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38212/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2035. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new social houses constructed by each local authority to date in 2017; the additional number of social houses that will be completed by each local authority by the end of 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38213/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2037. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he has taken and the specific actions he plans to take to enforce breaches of housing laws in cases in which landlords are favouring short-term tourist rentals over long-term tenancy lets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Public Services Card (11 Sep 2017)

John Curran: 2115. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or bodies and agencies under the remit of his Department plans to make services or payments dependent on the mandatory use and production of the public services card; if so, the services and payments which will now be dependant on the mandatory use of the public services card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38145/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 127. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the relief granted to resident and non-resident persons with a non-resident spouse in respect of the non-resident aggregation relief tax credit can be greater than the relief that would be granted on the basis of joint assessment to a tax resident couple; his views on whether this is fair; if he will review the issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (26 Jul 2017)

John Curran: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a progress report on the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015; the sections of the Act that have been commenced; when all sections of the Act will be commenced to allow a same sex couple to both assume parentage of their child from birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36535/17]