Written answers
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Assistance Payment
43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the housing assistance payment limits in view of a recent report (details supplied) on rent increases; and if... - Planning Issues
44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to initiate an independent inquiry into potential planning irregularities at a location (details supplied) in County... - Tenant Purchase Scheme
46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to enable persons avail of the tenant purchase scheme that may not have a weekly income apart from a social welfare... - Land Issues
47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land owned by the Housing Agency nationwide; the amount of this land zoned capable of residential development;... - Local Government Reform
48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the towns that will be made borough councils under local government reform plans; the additional statutory powers they will be... - Commercial Rates
49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to a scheme to discount commercial rates for child care service providers as part of the... - Emergency Accommodation Provision
50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to support children in emergency accommodation; if he has satisfied himself with the efforts... - Social and Affordable Housing
52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the shortage of affordable homes in many parts of the country for young persons, couples and families that... - National Planning Framework
54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the new regeneration and development funds as outlined in the NPF and NDP; if they will replace LIHAF; if there... - Social and Affordable Housing
55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for further social housing projects in County Meath. [9673/18] - Local Authority Members' Remuneration
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish an independent reform body to examine the issue of councillors pay in line with a request made to him by... - Fire Safety Regulations
59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on alleged serious breaches of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2006,... - Water Services
60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which persons that are experiencing faults in the water system between their property and the mains supply are to... - Local Authority Funding
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be provided to Laois County Council to complete the remaining unfinished estates in the county that do not... - Social and Affordable Housing
62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the first tranche of 500 public private partnership social houses to be delivered under Rebuilding Ireland... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the income limits for eligibility for inclusion on the social housing waiting list; and if he will make a... - Rural Resettlement Scheme
66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a rural resettlement scheme to stem outward migration from rural areas. [8722/18] - Repair and Leasing Scheme
67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to make changes to the repair and leasing scheme to secure greater a number of properties across the four Dublin... - Private Rented Accommodation
68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he pans to bring forward regulations for the short-term letting sector. [9684/18] - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the stages a local authority must go through when seeking departmental approval for a new housing scheme; his views on whether... - National Planning Framework
72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the changes made to the draft national planning framework were proofed against the supporting analysis and environmental... - Housing Data
74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses available at prices below €280,000 across the State on sites benefiting from LIHAF. [9685/18] - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the housing PPPs in view of the fact that five schemes were to be rolled out nationally and to date none have... - Housing Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the shortage of housing in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9311/18] - Vacant Sites Levy
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or officials in his Department have been lobbied by vested interests in the past eight months, in relation the... - Student Accommodation
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of student accommodation units built or planned in the Dublin 1, 3 and 7 areas since 2014 up until Q4 2017, in... - EU Directives
83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the ongoing EU Commission and EU Court of Justice legal action against the State for breaches of the urban waste... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected capital funding for social housing per annum up to 2027 as announced in the national development plan; and if he... - Fire Safety
85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received the report of the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management's high level taskforce leading... - Homeless Persons Data
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in the publication of the figures for homelessness for February 2018; and if he will make a statement... - Home Loan Scheme
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria that local authorities will apply in operating the new home loan scheme announced under Rebuilding Ireland; the... - Housing Data
88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed breakdown of the number of private, for profit and speculatively built homes to be built under the Project Ireland... - Social and Affordable Housing
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the clause in the affordable purchase scheme regulations (details supplied) will lead to a vote seeking... - Building Regulations
91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the units built under an exemption (details supplied) will be subject to self certification by the owners in terms of the... - Traveller Accommodation
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the 45% underspend by local authorities on Traveller accommodation in 2017; and the steps he has taken in 2017 to... - Housing Data
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes refurbished through the repair and lease scheme since its inception; his plans to reform the scheme; the... - Planning Issues
94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the senior counsel review of planning inquires in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Private Rented Accommodation Evictions
96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will meet persons facing eviction residing in apartments (details supplied) as requested. [9705/18]
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