Written answers
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
- EU Directives
409. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to list the Departments that have statutory responsibilities as competent authorities in respect of EU directives... - Archival Material
410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if supports are in place for the development and protection of county archive services to preserve local cultural... - Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding
411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the investment of €37.5 million, as outlined in point 50 of the Action Plan for Rural Development, to... - Action Plan for Rural Development
412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to review planning legislation to allow the change of use of vacant commercial properties in... - Planning Issues
413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the plans the Government and local councils have in place to ensure that all car wash sites are licensed... - Water Abstraction Regulation
414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the current legislation and statutory instruments by which groundwater is accessed for commercial bottled... - Housing Provision
416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set out the number of housing units that have been purchased in County Cork for a specific reason (details... - Regional Development Funding
417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down by county the amount of the €28 million allocated to the BMW region in 2016 that was drawn down.... - Housing Provision
420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the way in which families may avail of family-friendly temporary accommodation units; the way in which... - Housing Data
423. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down the number of multi-unit commencements in the four Dublin local authorities from quarter 1 2014 to... - Repair and Leasing Scheme
425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Kildare County Council is unable to begin the repair and lease... - Irish Water
426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his views on Irish Water's engagement with local authorities in view of its capital investment project... - Foreshore Licence Conditions
427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline the reason only nine working days have been granted from the date of public notification, 24 March 2017... - Housing Policy
428. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to set down the amount that has been spent to date on the consultation, communication and engagement strategy... - Building Regulations Compliance
429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of building inspections by local authority which took place in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date... - Local Authority Staff Data
430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of building inspector staff employed by each local authority; and the estimated cost of employing an... - Local Authority Boundaries Review
432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of the Waterford boundary review process. [19260/17] - Local Authority Rates
434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to improve consistency in collection rates for commercial rates revenues across local authorities; and if... - Housing Issues
435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will engage with representatives of the parish of Templederry, County Tipperary who wish to make parish owned... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if local authority approval is required under the tenant incremental purchase scheme if a person wishes to rent a... - Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility
437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a person who has inherited an old derelict house which requires renovation can avail of the home renovation... - Local Authority Housing Funding
438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding has been allocated to Dublin City Council for extensions to local authority residences to help alleviate... - Planning Issues
439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a local area plan requires to be recommenced rather than material changes going on public display, the... - Housing Assistance Payments
440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will direct local authorities to source available accommodation for HAP tenancies; and if he will make a... - Water Meters
441. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 402 of 21 March 2017, the number of meter boxes that were not reused by Uisce... - Regeneration Projects
443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has received a submission made by persons (details supplied); if he will include these properties in the... - Traveller Accommodation
444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the annual budget for Traveller specific accommodation for County Wexford for each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if family income supplement will be excluded from the assessment of income for social housing; and if he will make a... - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions
446. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if, in relation to the additional family accommodation exemption clause in respect of the non-principal private... - Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
447. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 29 November 2016 and Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 8 February 2017,... - Water Services Data
448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new water connections for houses in County Tipperary in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular... - Water Charges Yield
449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total revenue annually in each of the years 2014 to 2016 for commercial non-domestic use water, in tabular form... - Water Charges
450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the charging structure for each county for persons with multiple meters; and if he will make a statement on the... - Planning Issues
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider using his powers under section 166 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to develop the Athy... - Housing Estates
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will liaise with Tipperary County Council in resolving the unfinished entrance to an estate (details... - Homeless Persons Data
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reasons for homelessness of each household accepted by local authorities as homeless over the past two years;... - Housing Data
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason his Department does not use data on compliance certification from the building control management system... - Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if funding from LIHAF may be available to progress a second bridge over the River Liffey in Celbridge and provide... - Pension Provisions
458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will address pension concerns with regard to fire fighters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Public Procurement Regulations
459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the procurement rules for the tendering process for services such as drain cleaners; the reason local contractors... - Irish Water
460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the rationale used by Irish Water to set connection fees for water and sewage in the case of new builds for both... - Homelessness Strategy
461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on claims by the chief executive of a charity (details supplied) that Brexit will have a major effect on... - Private Rented Accommodation
462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the number of landlords which accept HAP tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the... - Pension Provisions
464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the process available to fire fighter representative organisations that wish to have the mandatory retirement age of... - Rental Accommodation Scheme
465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the affordable rental scheme will function; if the affordable rental pilot scheme which was... - Architects Register
467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the Building Control Act; if he is considering a proposal received by a body (details... - Housing Issues
469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated impact of a hard Brexit on purchasing and-or renting a house in the greater Dublin area; and if he... - Local Authority Housing Funding
471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the criteria used to allocate funding to local authorities for housing; the allocations to each local authority in... - Water Services Funding
472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the criteria used to allocate funding to local authorities for water services; the allocation to each local... - Local Authority Funding
473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he is considering revising the way local authorities are funded in view of the fact that there appears to be an... - Local Authority Boundaries Review
474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the administrative structure to oversee the strategic development of parts of south Kilkenny and... - Credit Union Lending
475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will engage with the Irish League of Credit Unions to explore the possibility of a joint financial venture... - Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
481. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list in County Kerry; the number of persons on the housing list in each of the... - Irish Water Funding
482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost to the State of Irish Water since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20106/17] - Repair and Leasing Scheme
483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount allocated to each county to date in 2017 under the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of houses that will be constructed in 2017 in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Control of Dogs
485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will make available the written submissions made to his Department by organisations (details supplied) and... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of housing units bought in County Cork by Cork County Council with the intention of using for social... - Housing Data
487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he expects to publish a new national vacant housing re-use strategy; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide on a scheme-by-scheme basis, each local authority and each approved housing body housing scheme... - Housing Assistance Payments
491. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has directed his officials to examine reports that parents in receipt of the one-parent family payment and HAP... - Grant Aid
495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if assistance is available for persons resident in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he... - Pyrite Issues
496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of known category 1 properties affected by pyrite; the average cost of remediation under the pyrite... - Planning Issues
497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on allegations detailed to him by a person (details supplied) alleging breaches of planning regulations;... - Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications received in relation to the mortgage to rent scheme since its inception; the number of... - Repair and Leasing Scheme
499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when local authorities will be accepting applications for the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a... - Capital Assistance Scheme
500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the mechanism for applying for the capital assistance scheme, CAS; the total amount available in 2017 under this... - Traffic Management
501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the accuracy and effectiveness of a system (details supplied) used for predicting traffic changes for... - Housing Data
503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the housing data analytics group was established; the names of the persons that sit on the group; the number of... - County Development Plans
504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the action he has taken or plans to take as a result of the decision of Fingal councillors (details supplied) to... - Local Authority Leases
505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the process of finalising a sublease for Sligo County Council for a local company (details supplied) can be... - Planning Issues
506. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if planning authorities, under the planning Act or lobbying Act, are required to record details of consultations or... - Social and Affordable Housing
508. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if further measures will be introduced to address housing affordability and specifically the reintroduction of an... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
509. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to give Dublin City Council greater flexibility in deciding the levels of social housing in... - Housing Data
512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the monthly totals of housing units for which local authorities have received planning permission commencement...
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