Written answers

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

 
  • Deposit Protection Scheme Implementation
    11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rationale for reconsidering the implementation of a deposit protection scheme under the control of the...
  • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
    12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which the housing needs as reflected in the waiting lists of the various local authorities are being...
  • Housing Assistance Payments Data
    13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households and the equivalent number of persons that are in receipt of rent supplement, HAP and RAS in...
  • Vacant Sites Levy
    14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward the implementation of the vacant site levy and commence it immediately; if he will raise the...
  • Library Projects
    15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if will he engage with Meath County Council to fund the plans for the development of the proposed library in...
  • Homeless Accommodation Provision
    16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the quality of emergency accommodation for homeless persons and families; and if he will make...
  • Housing Issues
    17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the impact a company (details supplied) is having on the housing and homeless crisis; and if he will...
  • Housing Provision
    18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the proposed uses for public expenditure on housing under the Rebuilding Ireland...
  • Water Charges Administration
    19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to allow rural dwellers who supply their own water to be able to apply for a subsidy from the Government in...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has met with the groups representing the Home Sweet Home movement since their occupation of Apollo House; if he...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses built, purchased and allocated to tenants by each of the local authorities in the greater Dublin...
  • Local Authority Housing Rents
    23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any discussion with the Minister for Social Protection on the inclusion of FIS as a reckonable payment...
  • Housing Provision
    24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider initiating discussions with the Minister for Finance with a view to suspending the proposed NAMA...
  • Domestic Violence Policy
    25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidance that has been issued to local authorities with regard to the policy and procedural aspect of their...
  • Alternative Energy Projects
    26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when his Department will prepare official guidelines to regulate solar energy projects; and if he will make a...
  • Homeless Accommodation Provision
    27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details and timeframe as to the way in which he plans to uphold his pledge to end the use of hotels and bed and...
  • Library Services
    28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has considered the effects of introducing staff-less hours to the public library service and the change of...
  • Homeless Persons Supports
    29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of persons in recovery from addiction availing of emergency...
  • Local Authority Funding
    30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of applications to the local infrastructure housing activation fund which would be of great benefit to...
  • Library Services Provision
    31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any discussions on the new centralised national public library procurement system which would appear to...
  • Local Authority Assets
    32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of the land that is owned by Galway city and county council and zoned residential; the location of those...
  • Housing Policy
    34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the information he has available of the annual cost to the Exchequer of subsidies, including tax breaks and tax...
  • Departmental Budgets
    35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to seek more funding to purchase more units in view of the fact that banks (details supplied) have offered...
  • Rent Controls
    36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to take steps to protect tenants that have been served with rent reviews that are demanding 50% and 60%...
  • Wind Energy Guidelines
    37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address the need to bring forward new guidelines on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Rental Accommodation Standards
    38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has taken or planned in order to improve the enforcement of standards in the rental...
  • Homeless Persons Data
    39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in view of recent confusion as to when the monthly homeless figures will be released, he will consider publishing...
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
    42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider broadening the eligibility criteria for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a...
  • House Sales
    43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the growing proportion of new housing purchases made by investment funds and REITs, and the fact that...

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