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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to regulate short-term lettings in apartments; if so, the details of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5989/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the lack of legislation involving short-term lettings in apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5990/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5991/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether county councils with a larger homelessness problem should have stricter rules and regulations regarding short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5994/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a need to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6051/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; if so, the nature of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6052/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the working group formed to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements has met; the dates on which the group met; when the group last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6053/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the working group to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements will issue a report recommending the appropriate regulatory approach for short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6054/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the person or bodies the working group on the need for new regulatory arrangements consulted during its discussions and research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6056/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the working group to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements is examining controlling and reducing short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6057/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6059/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6060/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the issues the working group to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements encountered when developing changes of use of short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/18]

Affordable Housing: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 2:To insert the following after "as the Consumer Price Index.":- to bring in legislation for reform of the rules for the assessment of compensation paid by local authorities on the compulsory acquisition of land for social and affordable housing, along the lines recommended in the report of the Committee on the Price of Building Land in 1973, the Kenny report, so that...

Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 includes an enabling provision for the establishment of a deposit protection scheme, to protect tenants' deposits being retained. I understand from a response to a parliamentary question that that provision is to be reviewed even though it has not yet been implemented. Will the Government establish a much-needed deposit protection scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (1 Feb 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: 350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address an anomaly in the housing assistance payment, HAP, whereby properties which were provided under the former affordable housing initiative are not deemed to qualify for HAP even if the person otherwise qualifies; his views on a particular case (details supplied); the number of such properties that are...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: Joni O'Sullivan is the mother of a 17 year old girl who attempted suicide twice because of online bullying. Joni took the brave decision to go public, first on Facebook, and then in the Limerick Leaderlast weekend, to highlight what was happening to her daughter and stop it for her daughter and others who are affected by similar bullying. Joni's and Zoe's story shows just how devastating...

Other Questions: Rental Sector Strategy (31 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: I welcome that the expert group will be set up in the coming weeks. There is an urgency in that regard. I am very concerned that this is so far behind in terms of the approximately 700 sites that are available. I am particularly concerned that the Minister, when replying to the previous group of questions, stated that the 40% affordable could not be achieved in the relevant time period...

Other Questions: Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister should tell his officials about that.