Written answers

Tuesday, 9 April 2019

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

 
  • Legislative Reviews
    69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether a review of legislation is required to ensure greater fixture of tenure and greater limitations on...
  • Rent Pressure Zones
    70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend rent pressure zone designation periods beyond three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme Review
    72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the review on the tenant purchase (incremental) scheme 2016; the reason for the delay; and if he will...
  • Private Rented Accommodation
    73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the significant increase in the number of institutional investors in the residential property market and the...
  • Proposed Legislation
    75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new legislation to establish cross boundary committees will be published in view of the commitment given by the Minister...
  • Land Development Agency
    76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a full report on the involvement of the Land Development Agency in the development of public housing on a...
  • Credit Unions
    77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his officials have been working with other Departments in relation to the special purpose vehicle for credit unions to be...
  • Homeless Persons Supports
    79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the ongoing delay in bringing forward the quality standards and inspection regime for emergency homeless...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the strategic housing development legislation is contributing to the provision of affordable housing in...
  • Housing Data
    81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding affordable housing availability and discounts on house prices in developments assisted by LIHAF funding...
  • Local Authority Housing
    83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to reduce the length of time that local authorities have to wait for final departmental approval to...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision
    84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the contacts his Department has had with Dublin City Council in relation to the delivery of social housing targets in 2018 and...
  • Housing Issues
    85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which affordable homes would be delivered nationally further to his recent circular on affordable housing criteria...
  • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
    86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the annual growth of local authority housing lists has been accurately established with a view to ensuring the provision of...
  • Home Loan Scheme
    87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the criteria for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; when he plans to publish the result of...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has met with either Cavan or Monaghan county councils to discuss social housing strategies; the housing targets for new...
  • Mayoral Election
    89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the difference in the exact powers of the newly proposed directly elected mayors for Cork, Limerick and Waterford and the...
  • Rental Sector
    90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the fact that 12,474 rental properties have been lost to the private rental sector since January 2017; and the...
  • Home Loan Scheme
    92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new and existing applicants in County Meath will be able to avail of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. [16060/19]
  • Housing Estates
    93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the taking-in-charge initiative measure two will be published; the timeframe for the reopening of...
  • Student Accommodation
    94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the findings of a recent report that found 80% of students living in purpose built student bed spaces in Dublin...
  • Local Authority Housing Provision
    95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to accelerate the building of social housing provided by local authorities. [16294/19]
  • Homelessness Strategy
    96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether housing policy may be contributing to the increased number in homelessness; if he will consider...
  • Planning Issues
    97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties for communities in the Dublin Docklands area due to pressure from...
  • Local Authority Housing Data
    98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the number of voids restored to use is no longer counted in the housing delivery statistical comparisons with...
  • Local Authority Housing Eligibility
    99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for raising the income eligibility criteria for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16404/19]
  • Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
    100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reconsider his opposition to establishing a latent defects redress fund in view of media reports in relation to...
  • Climate Change Policy
    102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reassess the National Development Plan 2018-2027 and Project Ireland 2040 for climate impact following the report...
  • Expert Panel on Concrete Blocks
    103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the proposed MICA redress scheme; the date in 2019 from which homes will begin to be repaired under same; and...
  • Legislative Reviews
    104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the review of Schedules 3 and 4 of the Valuation Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Local Authority Staff
    105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the level of staffing in housing departments in local authorities. [16334/19]
  • Housing Issues
    106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that rural dwellers continue to have the opportunity to build homes in their own local...
  • Housing Policy
    116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to approve mixed social and cost-rental housing on land (details supplied); the way in which it would be funded; and...
  • Commercial Property
    118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to tackle commercial vacancy rates particularly in the north-west in which counties Sligo and Leitrim have the...
  • Planning Issues
    119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made regarding the provision of serviced sites as outlined in Project Ireland 2040; and if he will...
  • Rental Sector
    120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding entry level rents for cost rental projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Local Authority Housing
    122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of local authority owned potential building lands available for local authority affordable housing in the greater...
  • Local Authority Housing Maintenance
    124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he can address the lengthy maintenance turnaround time for local authority properties before they can be...

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