Written answers
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Foreshore Licence Applications
1606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will issue regarding an application (details supplied) for a foreshore licence; and if he will make a... - Housing Grant Payments
1607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the financial supports or grants available to assist with the removal of asbestos from residential properties or... - Motor Tax
1608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rules the EU imposes on motor tax rates; if Ireland is complying with all EU rules regarding motor tax; the reason for... - Electoral Register
1609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce postal votes for students that are studying abroad and students who study away from their primary... - Renewable Energy Projects
1610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce guidelines or regulations with respect to solar farm construction; and if he will make a statement on... - Vacant Sites Levy
1611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated yield by increasing the vacant site levy to 5%, 7.5% and 10%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on... - Water Charges Refunds
1612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for refunding water charges to those that have paid same; the timeframe for same; the procedures he plans to use... - Foreshore Licence Applications
1613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the Government's 35 year foreshore lease planning application to construct an offshore... - Pyrite Remediation Programme
1614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when works on a category 2 pyrite house will be carried out in the case of a person (details supplied). [34918/17] - Development Contributions
1615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of builders that applied for the planning rebate scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and... - Housing Policy
1616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish details of the vacant homes audit and strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34936/17] - Local Authority Housing Maintenance
1617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities operate differing approaches to ensuring that boilers are... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
1618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will change the income assessment guidelines for housing needs assessments to disregard family income supplement on the... - Septic Tank Registration Scheme
1619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will open the grant scheme to all eligible potential applications on the basis of reports commissioned by qualified... - Private Residential Tenancies Board
1620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a landlord can withhold moneys from a deposit in lieu of outstanding water charges; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
1621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the €330 million in capital commitments for the action plan on housing referenced in page 21 of the summer economic... - Capital Expenditure Programme
1622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to page 23 of the Irish Water business plan, the amount of the €533 million capital investment plan for 2017... - Traveller Accommodation
1624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend on Traveller accommodation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and the number of accommodation... - Housing Data
1625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of his Departments capital expenditure allocation in 2016 of €534 million and in 2017 of €732... - Environmental Impact Statements
1626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 7 February 2017, the steps being taken to locate the environmental assessment... - Water Charges
1627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if voluntary committees such as those that run local community halls are exempt from water charges; and his plans to... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
1628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a proposed water scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in establishing same; and... - Foreshore Licence Applications
1629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the procedures followed in the assessment of foreshore lease applications; the progress made to date in the consideration of... - Repair and Leasing Scheme
1631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if homes which have no previous tenant occupancy can apply for the repair and lease housing scheme administered by local... - Approved Housing Bodies
1634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons employed over the past three years by the 13 approved housing agencies tier three; the salary paid to... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
1635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 16 May 2017, the status of the review of the tenant purchase scheme; and if he... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made on the commitment in the programme for Government to initiate an affordable housing scheme.... - Homeless Accommodation Funding
1637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1322 of 20 June 2017, if he will provide information on the organisations listed... - Planning Data
1638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permissions that are due to expire that can benefit from the proposed planning permission extension;... - Unfinished Housing Developments
1639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35397/17] - Departmental Expenditure
1640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on taxi and or limousine fares in the past two years to date by year and amount; and if he... - Ministerial Advisers Data
1641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous... - Pyrite Remediation Programme Expenditure
1642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the amount payable for rent and storage to persons under the pyrite remediation scheme in view of the... - Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure
1644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing central funding to the housing adaptation grant schemes by 50% in 2018. [35714/17] - Social and Affordable Housing Data
1645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing commencements for 2017, by all 31 local authorities, in tabular form; and if he... - Local Authority Staff Data
1648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of building control officers operating throughout the 31 local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
1651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the national quality standards framework for homeless services has been published by his Department; and if not, when it... - Tree Remediation
1652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the statutory powers local authorities have in a situation in which a private homeowner is genuinely concerned that trees... - Departmental Expenditure
1654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the midlands homeless region covering the four counties of Longford, Westmeath Laois and Offaly only received... - Housing Data
1655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the location by municipal district, town or village of identified vacant properties in County Kerry, in tabular form; and if... - Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility
1656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue a circular to all local authorities in which there are direct provision centres recommending that the local... - Irish Water Administration
1657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the contract between a company (details supplied) and Irish Water in the context of the work the company has... - Local Authority Housing Provision
1658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has issued directions or guidelines to local authorities with respect to the vacant properties held by... - Animal Welfare
1660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current cost of, and estimated cost of doubling, inspections of dog breeding establishments; if he will investigate... - Housing Provision
1661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of providing a home to every person on local authority homeless lists, that is, excluding use of the... - Housing Assistance Payments Expenditure
1664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the amount spent on HAP each month in County Donegal in 2016 to June 2017; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Functions
1665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to send a circular to each local authority to outline the relevant national policies relating to the promotion of... - Housing Provision
1666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the arrangements that exist for families who do not qualify for local authority housing due to exceeding income levels as per... - Commercial Rates
1667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the commercial rates Bill; his strategy for assisting and helping struggling businesses in rural locations... - Water Services Infrastructure
1668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a grant scheme in budget 2018 for repair of water and sewage systems on private residential property... - Departmental Contracts Data
1669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of each body or organisation that is scheduled to receive in excess of €1 million from his Department's... - Planning Issues
1670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he advised President Donald Trump to apply for a sea wall for a golf course under the strategic infrastructure Act, an... - Water Services Infrastructure
1673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if private well owners will be reimbursed for the cost of maintaining wells when no public water service exists; and if he... - Departmental Expenditure
1674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual spend for 2015 and 2016 and the projected spend for 2017 and 2018 on leasing, HAP and RAS agreements between local... - Emergency Accommodation Data
1676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the full cost of emergency accommodation in 2015, 2016 and projected for 2017 broken down by local authority and type of... - Local Authority Housing Provision
1677. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant properties; the number suitable for social housing; the number that have been considered for acquisition... - Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
1679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing applicants on local authority lists after the assessment of needs of earlier in 2017; and if he will... - Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure
1681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount it would cost to restore funding to the community development programme to 2008 levels; and if he will make a... - Traveller Accommodation
1682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount it would cost to fully restore all cuts to the Traveller accommodation budget. [36412/17] - Local Authority Assets
1683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land in the ownership of the local authorities that was sold or disposed of in 2016. [36413/17] - Housing Policy
1685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has requested an independent valuation of each of the sites in the State’s ownership which he has identified as... - Foreshore Licence Applications
1687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the sources of funding, including contributions in kind, for all aspects of the proposed venture relating to the foreshore... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
1688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the review of the tenant purchase scheme is now completed; if so, if he will publish the report; and if he will make a... - Local Authority Services
1689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that tendered for the procurement of dog control or dog pound services; the number of local... - Local Authority Members' Remuneration
1690. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he is addressing the anomaly which sees city councillors receive a lower remuneration than that of their... - Housing Assistance Payments Data
1691. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 13 July 2017, the number of persons in receipt of HAP that have availed of the... - Foreshore Licence Applications
1692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the person or organisation that has statutory responsibility for decisions taken by the marine licence vetting committee,... - Fire Safety Regulations
1697. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the terms of reference for the fire safety review that he ordered after the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower; if he will... - Building Regulations Compliance
1700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the role of the National Standards Authority of Ireland in regulating the Irish Agreement Boards approval... - Foreshore Licence Applications
1702. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an environmental impact assessment was required by his Department in the granting of the foreshore licence to a company... - Local Authority Housing Eligibility
1703. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason his Department stipulates that gross income be used to assess if persons can become local authority applicants... - Local Authority Housing Data
1706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of second-hand houses bought by each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he... - Emergency Accommodation Data
1707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons accommodated in hotels and bed and breakfasts by each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2016... - Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
1709. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list in each local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2016 in tabular form; and if... - Housing Regeneration
1710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the plans for the regeneration of St. Patrick’s Park, Rathangan, County Kildare; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
1711. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to audit all vacant commercial properties, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36552/17] - Departmental Budgets
1712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the latest profiles in value and outruns forecasted in his Department for the end of December 2017 and any variances that may... - Pyrite Remediation Programme
1713. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to carry out a formal detailed review of the pyrite remediation scheme; his further plans to amend the scheme to... - Foreshore Licence Applications
1714. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the detail of the members of the marine licence vetting committee, MLVC; the process used by the MLVC for the assessment of... - Motor Tax Yield
1716. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual yield for motor tax projected for 2018; the yield for the past five years; the way these moneys were allocated;... - Private Rented Accommodation Evictions
1717. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will investigate the case of the eviction of all tenants from a location (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff Data
1718. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff in his Department who are suspended from work on full pay; the reason in each case; the length of time in... - Protected Disclosures Data
1720. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of protected disclosures received from staff in his Department in 2016 and to date in 2017; the details of same;...
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