Written answers
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- Water Quality
449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the River Lee basin management plan has been completed and submitted to the European Commission; the process that... - Nitrates Usage
450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to the current review of the nitrates directive and the derogation the pig production industry has from... - Local Government Fund
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the amount of moneys that accrued from the Local Government Fund under the Local Government Act 1998 in... - Motor Tax
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government whether the conversion of passenger vehicles to crew cab commercial vehicles is recognised for the purposes of the... - Planning Issues
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to change the planning process relating to the persons or bodies that can lodge submissions or... - Housing Assistance Payments Data
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out in tabular form the amounts paid under the housing assistance payment scheme for each county in 2016; and... - Library Services
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on the loss of jobs here in book-selling arising out of the outcome of the national public... - Fire Stations Provision
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when construction is due to commence on the new Ballinamore fire station, County Leitrim; if his attention has been... - Alternative Energy Projects
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding local authorities; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Housing Mortgages
459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way the variable interest rate is applied by local authorities; if it is linked to ECB rate reductions or... - Social and Affordable Housing
460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the changes being considered in respect of shared ownership loans; the timeframe involved; if there is retrospective... - Children's Rights
461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on comments in the ninth report of the Special Rapporteur for Children that the State is failing to... - Commercial Rates
462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of proposals to increase the powers of local authorities to collect commercial rates; and if he will make... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the exceptional circumstances provided for in legislation which would allow persons (details supplied) to be... - Foreshore Licence Applications
465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of an application for a foreshore licence by a club (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Mortgage to Rent Scheme
466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of those persons that have successfully applied for mortgage to rent but have not managed to find a... - Presidential Elections
467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reasons for postponing the referendum on extending presidential voting rights to all Irish citizens; when he... - Local Government Reform
468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that Part 8 of the Local Government Act 2001 has not been commenced; his plans for the... - Election Management System
469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the dates on which each of the returning officers assigned to the offshore islands first formally announced polling... - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount Cork County Council was allotted for group housing in 2016; the amount that was drawn down by the... - Repair and Leasing Scheme
471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the expected timeframe for the introduction of the repair and lease scheme in County Meath as outlined in budget... - Control of Dogs
472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce additional legislation to deal with the problem of noise from barking dogs in residential... - Local Authority Functions
473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department will request Dublin City Council (DCC) and Fingal County Council (FCC) to report on audits of... - Planning Issues
474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined the decision by An Bord Pleanála (details supplied); if he has an estimated time... - Fire Safety
475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider the necessity for fire safety certificates for a company's properties (details supplied). [41457/16] - Irish Water
476. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has agreed a contract with a company (details supplied) for debt collection and or meter reads, meter... - Private Rented Accommodation
478. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislative changes to prevent landlords from implementing additional charges to tenants such... - Social and Affordable Housing Applications
479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is his Department's policy for letters requesting a place on a local authority housing list to be submitted in... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
480. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason persons (details supplied) are not allowed to purchase their home from the county council when they have... - Planning Issues
481. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of a Part 8 planning application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he... - Social and Affordable Housing
482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow tenants of approved housing bodies to buy their homes as per a scheme... - Traveller Accommodation
484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of Traveller families on the waiting list under the local authority Traveller accommodation programmes... - Capital Assistance Scheme Funding
485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the value of capital investment projects and grants under way or approved for funding by his department, for County... - Offshore Islands
486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current Government policy regarding social housing for the islands off the coast (details supplied). [41850/16] - Local Government Reform
487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the process that will be involved in implementing the proposals to amalgamate Galway city and county councils in one... - Ministerial Meetings
488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of times and dates he has met with the CEO or chairperson of every organisation under his remit, in... - Departmental Agencies Funding
489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will outline all funding announcements made by him or by his Department for projects in County Mayo since... - National Planning Framework
490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the new national planning framework will be published; if it has been finalised; if it is proposed to publish... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
492. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income eligibility threshold for social housing applicants in County Clare from... - Departmental Expenditure
493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost per year for the past three years for the storage and archiving of his department's files and records at... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses constructed and acquired for social housing by Tipperary county council for each of the past... - Private Rented Accommodation Evictions
495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce measures to ensure that residential tenants renting a property are not automatically evicted... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimated breakdown of the 23,036 social housing units to be provided under Rebuilding Ireland... - Departmental Staff Data
499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of full time equivalent civil service workers in gross income ranges (details supplied) in his department... - Housing Agency Portfolio
500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of land (details supplied) which is owned by the Housing & Sustainable Communities Agency... - Local Authority Boundaries
501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of the process underpinning the Kilkenny Waterford county boundary review; if any such changes proposed... - Rent Controls
502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in the context of the recent introduction of rent pressure zones for residential properties, the position regarding... - Planning Issues
503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will prioritise the establishment of a planning aid service such as that in place in the UK since 2004. [1308/17] - Grant Payments
504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that provide window repair and replacement as part of the housing aid for older... - Motor Tax
505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing the application of motor tax from the first of the month to the precise date of... - Pyrite Issues
506. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the planned changes to the system of awarding different coloured certificates to homes inspected for pyrite; and if... - Housing Provision
507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will establish unused properties registers across all local authorities (details supplied). [1393/17] - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of project approvals under the capital assistance scheme in each local authority, in tabular form; the... - Shared Ownership Scheme
510. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of repossessed shared ownership houses, including details of any which have been sold by local... - Control of Dogs
511. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will direct Wicklow county council to adhere to EU law on public procurement which supersedes the Control of... - Public Procurement Regulations
512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the competent national authority to report when public procurement procedure is not being followed by a local... - Ministerial Correspondence
514. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; and if he will make a... - Development Contributions
515. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the revenue from newly built dwellings sold for €400,000 which will go directly to government in taxes,... - Housing Issues
516. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the Housing Agency will complete its exercise on their independent estimates on the cost of house construction;... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
517. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address concerns that local authorities are having to reject substantial numbers of properties offered to... - Local Government Reform
518. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider reversing the abolition of town and borough councils; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rental Accommodation Standards
519. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current regulations governing overcrowding in residential accommodation; the repercussions which apply for... - Local Authority Housing Eligibility
520. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the legislation under which a local authority can disregard the Government's household means policy 2011 and include... - Foreshore Licence Applications
521. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is any mechanism by which notification can issue if a foreshore licence is applied for by a company... - Pyrite Issues
523. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the revised NSAI pyrite standard will be confirmed and published. [1625/17] - Property Tax Exemptions
525. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when housing estates will be reassessed for the local property tax unfinished estates exemption scheme, that is, any... - Departmental Strategy Statements
526. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has complied with section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 which... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
527. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if improvements will be introduced at an early date to the tenant purchase scheme to enable Part V tenants, and... - North-South Interconnector
528. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in relation to the conduct of An Bord Pleanála...
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