Written answers

Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

 
  • Rental Sector
    35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if legislation will be introduced to protect residents at a location (details supplied) who face eviction by a vulture fund and...
  • Vacant Properties
    36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work his Department has carried out to allow the change of use of vacant commercial properties in cities, towns and...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision
    37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the degree to which he has identified land in each local authority area which is deemed suitable for the provision of local...
  • Housing Estates
    38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work ongoing to develop a policy to expedite the taking in charge of housing estates with developer provided water services...
  • Housing Policy
    39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the reliance on for profit private developers to supply social and cost rental models of housing and so on...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made to develop affordable homes and affordability schemes for those that find it difficult to access the...
  • Mayoral Election
    42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a plebiscite for the election of directly elected mayors in Dublin, Cork and other cities will take place; and the timeline...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the outcome of his recent discussions with Dublin City Council, a group (details supplied) and his departmental officials...
  • Development Contributions
    45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review and reform the levy contribution scheme applied by local authorities (details supplied); and if he will...
  • Departmental Agencies Funding
    46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his discussions with the Minister for Finance regarding Home Building Finance Ireland; the input his Department...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of direct builds by each of the 31 local authorities in 2017; his views on the fact that 11 local authorities built...
  • Home Loan Scheme
    49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the outcome of all applications to the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; the reason there is such a high refusal rate; and...
  • Homeless Persons Data
    50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the parameters of classifying homeless figures and statistics; the reason some persons with homeless...
  • Land Availability
    51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of publicly owned lands suitable for residential units; the number of residential units built on publicly owned land...
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme
    52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be finalised; when he plans to amend the conditions of the scheme; and if he...
  • Building Regulations
    53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether those who bought their homes at the height of the boom and later discovered significant latent defects...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if housing assistance payment, HAP, and rental accommodation scheme, RAS, tenancies will be redefined in a way that...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses acquired or purchased by Cavan and Monaghan county councils in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date...
  • Home Loan Scheme
    58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans processed by the Housing Agency to date; the number granted and refused,...
  • Rental Sector Strategy
    61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the expert group report on a company (details supplied) will be finalised; his views on the way in which the company's...
  • Housing Policy
    64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his policy in relation to the building of single rural council houses on land provided at a nominal cost by the applicant; and...
  • Building Energy Rating Compliance
    65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce new regulations to end the use of fossil fuel heating systems in new homes. [26874/18]
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes
    66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the demonstration scheme for group sewerage schemes; when a report will be available; and if he...
  • An Bord Pleanála Remit
    67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he plans to take to ensure all of An Bord Pleanála decisions are taken expeditiously; and if he will make a...
  • Local Authority Housing Eligibility
    68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the income thresholds for local authority housing will be reviewed in view of the fact that some families that are on a low...
  • Land Availability
    72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering a land use plan to assist in the development of environmental, housing, transport and regional development...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to accelerate the process of approval for new social housing projects; and if he will make a statement...
  • Housing Adaptation Grant Data
    75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing adaptations that have been carried out by local authority in each of the past five years and to date in...
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
    77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the wait times for Irish Water to acknowledge, process and communicate final decisions regarding pre-connection...
  • Vacant Sites Data
    78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 31 local authorities that have set up a vacant site register; the number that have not; the number that have...
  • National Economic and Social Council
    80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the Urban Development Land, Housing and Infrastructure: Fixing Ireland’s Broken System report...
  • Emergency Accommodation Provision
    82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the availability of emergency accommodation, in particular the emergency accommodation that can cater for...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties brought back into use under the repair and leasing scheme and the buy and renew scheme of pillar 5 of...
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
    90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the waste water deficiencies in County Wexford; the number of locations in which untreated raw sewage is...
  • Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
    91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason all bids for local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, building must demonstrate high levels of...
  • Land Availability
    92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the legislation for the national regeneration and development agency will be brought forward to Dáil Éireann; if...
  • Local Authority Funding
    95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to local authorities in 2018 for house improvement grants such as the housing adaptation...

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