Written answers
Thursday, 14 April 2016
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Private Rented Accommodation
748. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to eradicate the practice engaged in by certain landlords whereby students and, to a lesser... - Housing Adaptation Grant
749. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why persons who need housing adaptation grants have to wait approximately six months on average to have an occupational... - North-South Interconnector
750. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the scripts of the An Bord Pleanála oral hearing on the planning application for the North-South... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
751. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer for the provision of hotel accommodation to homeless families in County Dublin in the 12 months... - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
752. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on acquiring second-hand social housing units in 2015; the number that were acquired; and the average cost... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
753. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the location of the 28 new council homes built in 2015, and the number provided through the Part V scheme. [6299/16] - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
754. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on providing social housing through renting and leasing private rental accommodation from landlords and... - Fire Stations Upgrade
755. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide funding to Dublin City Council for the refurbishment of the North Strand fire station in Dublin 3;... - Fire Service
756. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of training 40 new persons to be fully qualified firefighters for the Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a... - Private Rented Accommodation
757. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the policy initiatives he has taken to ensure that the rights of tenants are strengthened in the context of the sale of... - Housing Adaptation Grant Data
758. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing adaptation grants processed for older persons and for persons with disabilities in County Kildare... - Housing Assistance Payments Applications
759. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants who have been accepted onto the housing assistance programme in Sligo County Council in 2016 to... - Local Authority Housing
760. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the lands owned by each local authority and zoned for social housing. [6382/16] - Local Authority Staff Recruitment
761. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the appointment of additional staff to the housing department of Kildare County Council in 2015 and 2016,... - Planning Issues (1 comment)
762. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress of the investigation into serious allegations of planning irregularities and other issues in County Wicklow... - Fire Safety
763. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he is aware of the independent fire safety audit that was carried out on Oldcourt estate in Bray in County Wicklow... - Planning Issues
765. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the rezoning of the Old Bray Golf Club lands for high density development given that it is a flood... - Local Authority Staff Recruitment
766. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately reverse the recruitment embargo on local authorities to allow them to recruit road... - Building Regulations
767. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has formally finalised the membership of the expert panel established to investigate problems of concrete block work... - Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
769. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when works will commence on properties at Aylmer Heath in Newcastle in County Dublin which are included in his pyrite... - Social and Affordable Housing
770. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the constitutional barriers impeding the necessary provision of social and affordable housing; and if he will make a... - Housing Assistance Payments Administration
771. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the regulations and guidelines he has provided to local authorities for the purposes of operating their housing assistance... - Local Authority Housing Data
773. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses acquired by each local authority by direct purchase by Part V in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to... - Emergency Accommodation Data
776. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a list of all emergency accommodation in the greater Dublin area, including hotels that are in regular use by the... - Emergency Accommodation Provision
777. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria the central placement unit uses in deciding on the hotels to be used for emergency accommodation in the... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
778. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a progress report on the Social Housing Strategy 2020, including the numbers of houses delivered by each local... - Departmental Contracts Data
779. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for details of each statutory instrument signed; each contract entered into; each tender issued; each tender awarded; each... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
781. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of capital-funded social housing units and new builds that have been commenced since January 2015 by local... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
782. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on the provision of sewerage schemes in towns and villages that do not have such schemes; if it is his... - Constituency Boundaries
783. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review constituency boundaries when the census is complete; the terms of reference of a potential boundary... - Election Management System
784. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make it mandatory that all polling stations and polling booths are fully accessible for all persons. [6878/16] - National Spatial Strategy
785. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a new national spatial strategy; if he will consult the public and request submissions; and if he will make... - Planning Issues
786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of local authority land zoned and planning permission granted for up to 52,600 residential units; if funding... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
787. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the barriers to local authorities beginning immediate large-scale builds of social and affordable housing... - Local Authority Housing Funding
788. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the monetary limits to be spent on refurbishing local authority units; the reason these limits are set; the number of... - Housing Assistance Payments Administration
789. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the uptake of the housing assistance payment across the local authorities; the reason local authorities are not taking the... - Departmental Properties
790. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of vacant State properties and land, including car parks not in use, owned by his Department or by bodies and... - Pyrite Panel Report Recommendations
793. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the conclusions of the Pyrite report, given the experience since remediation started. [6937/16] - Water Services Funding
794. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the capital investment in water services and water leakages, by local authority, over the last 15 years, in tabular form;... - Water Charges
795. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the justification for Irish Water charging a flat charge of €125 on second homes; his views on the... - Local Authority Housing Funding
796. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funds he has allocated to Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council for purchasing houses for those on the... - Waste Disposal
797. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the green bin charges that will come into effect from 1 July 2016 and if there is scope to delay; and if he... - Wind Energy Guidelines
798. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he has taken since his Department sought submissions on the review of the wind energy guidelines; when these... - Local Authority Boundaries Review
799. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the report into the boundary review of south County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the... - Unfinished Housing Developments
800. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding he approved for Cavan County Council for 2016 to enable it to complete unfinished housing estates in... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
802. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing completions, by quarter, and by county, confirmed for each of the years 2013 to the first... - Private Rented Accommodation
808. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the appropriate notice period that should be given to persons who have been residing in a dwelling house for in excess of... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
809. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social houses delivered, not including housing assistance payment or rent allowance, in each of the first... - Housing Assistance Payments Data
810. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of individual housing assistance payment cases approved for County Meath in each of the months since the scheme... - Local Authority Housing Data
812. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of houses owned and managed by local authorities. [7164/16] - Voluntary Sector Funding
813. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available to voluntary organisations for acquiring new equipment in his Department; and if he will make a...
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