Written answers
Friday, 16 September 2016
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limits for persons to be eligible to be included as applicants for social housing as... - Water Meters
593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding replacing water meters; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will release the funds necessary to complete the work on the road at the back of an estate (details supplied);... - Illegal Dumping
595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if advice has yet been received from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor in relation to the illegal dumping that... - Local Authority Housing Mortgages
597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a person who is under the long-term housing leasing scheme is eligible for mortgage allowance towards their... - Homeless Accommodation Funding
598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total amounts spent or budgeted for homeless services in 2015 and 2016. [25369/16] - Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way the discrepancy between the approximately €122 million outturn for the rental accommodation scheme in... - Local Authority Housing Data
600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of local authority direct builds, housing association direct builds,... - Property Tax
604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of local property tax which was allocated to Dublin City Council in 2015 and 2016; if he has satisfied... - Lease Agreements
605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the... - Local Authority Staff Recruitment
607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new posts that have been sanctioned by his Department in 2016 to facilitate local authorities to... - Local Authority Housing Provision
608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of approvals that have been given to local authorities under the streamlining process for funding whereby... - Homelessness Strategy
609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he commenced the audit of vacant houses and apartments as announced in the Action Plan for Housing and... - Housing Issues
610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has completed research and his views on the effect of the activities of an organisation (details... - Motor Tax Collection
611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of car tax collected from pre-2008 registered cars in 2015; the amount of tax collected regarding cars... - Constituency Boundaries
612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to establish an electoral boundary commission in order to review the local authority electoral boundaries... - Electoral Commission Establishment
613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government ;the status of the establishment of the new constituency commission. [20906/16] - Housing Assistance Payments Applications
614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is aware that there are long delays in processing HAP applications in Sligo County Council due to staff... - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total amount of spending on the provision of social and affordable housing units, including details of all... - Redundancy Payments
616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if progress has been made regarding enhanced redundancy for persons (details supplied). [25605/16] - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position and timeframe regarding the provision of 20 social housing units in Killarney (details supplied); and... - Licence Applications
619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide details as to the intentions of an application (details supplied) and the expected benefits to... - Water Charges
620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total cost in 2017 and full year cost of abolishing water charges. [25719/16] - An Bord Pleanála
621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the names of organisations entitled to claim an exemption from An Bord Pleanála planning appeal fees; the... - Motor Tax
622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25728/16] - Irish Water
623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is bringing forward any plans to facilitate the entry by Irish Water employees or their agents to private... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the moneys allocated to all local authorities for the purpose of housing adaptation grants and mobility aid grants... - Housing Issues
625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the work of the expert panel set up to examine the Mica issue; when the panel will report its findings... - Freedom of Information Legislation
628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the expert water commission is covered by the Freedom of Information Acts. [25858/16] - Regeneration Projects Funding
629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason there is a delay in paying the €17 million owed to Dublin City Council for Ballymun regeneration... - Postal Codes
630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households... - Rental Accommodation Standards
631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the strict living requirements set out for private landlords and local authorities has led to an increase in... - Household Means Policy
632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will assess the position of a person (details supplied) and respond to their query on the Household Means... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason there has been a reduction in the 2015 group water scheme funding in respect of a scheme (details... - Irish Water Funding
635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the composition of the €533 million, including the portion that is expected to come from Exchequer funding... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the release of further funding for specific schemes (details supplied): and if is attention... - Traveller Accommodation
637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that Travellers are not evicted from Traveller specific sites until alternative... - Animal Welfare
638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will release the inspection records in relation to a case (details supplied) from Cavan County Council to the... - Water Charges Yield
639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the value, individually, of the ten highest commercial water charges for each of the past ten years; and if he will... - Control of Dogs
640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will review the targeting of dog breeds following the advice of Veterinary Ireland to end the targeting of dog... - Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if applicants will only be deemed eligible for the housing adaption grant scheme administered by local... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if improvements will be introduced to the tenant purchase scheme to enable Part V tenants that... - Planning Issues
643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will request that powers be conferred upon the Inspector of the Street Furniture Unit of local authorities to... - Appointments to State Boards
644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the list of all vacancies that existed on 26 February 2016 and all positions that have arisen since including the... - Budget 2017
645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the projects his Department is prioritising in budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26140/16] - Cross-Border Projects
646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position of his Department in relation to any EU funded cross Border protects once Article 50 is enacted by... - Local Authority Housing
647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the location and status of the 720 identified sites for local authority social housing in the Rebuilding Ireland... - Planning Issues
648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of housing development and one off housing planning permissions granted, refused, and withdrawn by local... - Local Authority Staff Data
649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of professional and or trained human resources personnel in each local authority by year since 2007, in... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeframes involved in each of the revised four stage social housing approval process as outlined in Rebuilding... - Local Authority Management
653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if elected Cathaoirlaigh or Mayors of local authorities are permitted to attend management team meetings of their... - Building Energy Rating Compliance
654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure buildings (details supplied) do not breach a requirement; and his further plans to ensure such... - Building Regulations Amendments
655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that cooling energy demand and overheating risk are quantified in Irish building regulations for... - Capital Assistance Scheme Applications
656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority capital housing scheme applications lodged with his Department including their current... - Local Authority Staff Data
657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of personnel employed in the housing and planning sections of each local authority area by year since... - Housing Estates
658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the funding promised under the National Taking in Charge Initiative will be available. [26258/16] - Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement
659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposals he has to change regulations under the Residential Tenancies Act to enable enforcement proceedings to... - Proposed Legislation
660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the proposals he has to amend planning regulations in respect of afforestation; if his attention has been drawn to... - Housing Assistance Payments Administration
661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the changes in the operation of the HAP scheme and the rent supplement scheme; if he will consider extending the... - Commissioner of Valuation
662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide funding to address the shortfall from the re-evaluation of rates payable carried out... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total number of NAMA units offered to the local authority in tabular form on a county by county basis; and the...
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