Written answers

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

 
  • Local Authority Rates
    503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration is being given to the provision of a rate holiday for business owners; if so, when is it expected that...
  • Motor Tax Rates
    504. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that Irish Water is now issuing charges for water services to outline his plans to reduce the level of...
  • Departmental Communications
    505. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will document all of the correspondence, discussions and minutes of meetings and so on that took place between his...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Housing Provision
    507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide funding assistance (details supplied) to ensure that housing can be constructed; and if he...
  • Fuel Laundering
    508. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken to stop pollution by toxic sludge from diesel laundering of the waterways in County Monaghan, in...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision
    511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of houses built by Wexford County Council, including former town councils,...
  • Housing Adaptation Grant
    513. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding paid out under mobility aids grants in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the estimate for 2015; and if he will make a...
  • Disability Services Provision
    515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider issuing guidelines to local authorities regarding persons in wheelchairs, to be incorporated in future...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county the take-up of the incremental purchase scheme per year since its inception; and if he will...
  • Local Authority Housing Mortgages
    517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, in total and by county, the outstanding number of local authority mortgage holders;...
  • Irish Water Remit
    518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for Irish Water to take stand-alone sewer facilities, serving unfinished housing estates in charge ; and if...
  • Local Government Reform
    519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-introduce town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10068/15]
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county the target and timeframe for the provision of social housing units; the costs by county; and...
  • Planning Issues
    521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the independent review into planning irregularities in six local authorities; when the review will be...
  • Library Services
    522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide by county his plans for library amalgamation; the library services he expects to be amalgamated; the...
  • Homeless Accommodation Funding
    523. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the money paid to hotels and bed and breakfasts in the Dublin region for the provision...
  • Community Development Initiatives
    524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if financial assistance is available from his Department in respect of a community initiative (details supplied) in County...
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
    525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the changes he proposes to the group water scheme subvention from his Department; the time frame for the changes; and if...
  • Leader Programmes Applications
    528. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo North East Leader Partnership by a community centre (details supplied) in...
  • Planning Issues
    529. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if planning permission is required where a residential property is changed from being owner-occupied to rented; if not,...
  • Insurance Coverage
    530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the position of those responsible for providing insurance cover for schools used by his Department as...
  • Local Authority Staff Recruitment
    532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he envisages being in a position to direct Dublin City Council to commence hiring of additional maintenance and...
  • Building Regulations
    533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make amendments to the Building Control Act 2014 for residential houses and self-builds in view of the...
  • Community Development Projects
    534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government now that the tendering process for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme is completed, his views...
  • Housing Adaptation Grant
    535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his attention has been drawn to the waiting list for funding, for the adaptation of existing...
  • Leader Programmes Applications
    536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo North East LEADER in respect of a company (details supplied) in County Mayo....
  • Local Authority Finances
    540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a senior official from his Department (details supplied) met in County Sligo on 18 February 2015 with officials and...
  • Planning Issues
    541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the term, "small scale development", as used in the Guidelines on Development Levies issued in...
  • Departmental Schemes
    544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's grant aid scheme to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry in 2013; and if he will make a...
  • Seniors Alert Scheme
    545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the transfer of the administration of the seniors alert scheme to...
  • Voluntary Housing Sector
    546. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if voluntary housing bodies are allowed by his Department to enter into contractual arrangements committing them to...
  • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Eligibility
    547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 3 March 2015, if he will address the fact, in view of rising property prices...
  • Planning Issues
    549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 9 December 2014, if he has any statutory power to initiate an inquiry of any...
  • Redundancy Payments
    550. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if enhanced redundancy packages will be made available in respect of employees (details supplied). [10556/15]
  • Local Authority Finances
    552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the annual financial statement for 2013 presented by the chief executive officer of...
  • Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
    553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that a 13% cut to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme budget, on the back of...

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