Written answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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698. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27885/19]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Details of the live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by my Department and the currently envisaged timeframe for completion of each, are set out in the table.
| Title of live Study/Review/Research | Completion Timeline |
|---|---|
| Irish Affordable Cost Rental Housing Market (Being commissioned by the EIB/URBIS on behalf of the Department) | End 2019 |
| Traveller Accommodation Expert Review | July 2019 |
| Development of Cost Optimal Calculations and Gap Analysis for Directive 2010/31/EU on the European Performance of Buildings (Recast) | July 2019 |
| Architectural Services - Standard Internal Dwelling Layouts | 30/09/19 |
| An Assessment of First Time Buyer Housing Affordability at the County Level. (This research will be an output of the Department’s research collaboration agreement with the Economic and Social Research Institute.) | Quarter 3, 2019. |
| Irish House Price Sustainability: A County-Level Analysis (This research will be an output of the Department’s research collaboration agreement with the Economic and Social Research Institute.) | Quarter 3, 2019. |
| Credit Access in the Irish Mortgage Market: Scoping the Role of Public Lending (This research will be an output of the Department’s research collaboration agreement with the Economic and Social Research Institute.) | Quarter 3, 2019. |
| Value for Money Review of Homeless Services | Quarter 3, 2019. |
| Review of Social Housing Income Eligibility Thresholds | Timeline is dependent on the progress of other parallel initiatives on housing affordability. |
| Based on demographic projections to 2031, an examination the potential of the following three settlement types to meet the housing and associated service needs of older people: 1. A small / medium sized town 2. A suburban area 3. An inner city /urban centre Within each of the chosen locations map the: 1. Existing land use and ownership 2. Vacant sites and buildings 3. Existing housing 4. Existing and proposed infrastructure and services. 5. Any proposed new housing and other developments 6. Deliver proposals demonstrating the capacity of each of the areas to meet the future housing needs of older people. [In conjunction with the Housing Agency, Fingal County Council, Meath County Council and Mayo County Council] | September 2019 |
| A research project which will examine the housing circumstances and attitudes of households composed of homeowners aged 55+. A particular focus will be the factors which might inhibit or encourage such households to seek properties better suited to their circumstances, typically, right-sizing. [Co-funded by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service and being undertaken by this Department and the Department of Finance. | September 2019 |
| A baseline questionnaire to all Local Authorities to ascertain the steps they have taken to provide housing options for older people and the barriers they have met, if any, regarding same. [In conjunction with Age Friendly Ireland] | September 2019 |
| Periodic Critical Review of Valuation Tribunal | End 2019 |
| Review of Schedules 3 and 4 of the Valuation Act (Valuation Act 2001) | End 2019 |
| Local Authority Elected Members Role & Remuneration Review | September 2019 |
| Research into experiences of female councillors in the 2019 Local Elections | End 2019 |
| Health Research Board Analysis of data on fire-related deaths using coronial data | September 2019 |
| Marine Institute – Data Integration for Improved Spatial Analysis and Representation | July 2019 |
| Marine Institute – Marine Spatial Planning Data Governance | July 2019 |
| Marine Institute – Data prioritisation and collection for Spatial Representation | Quarter 1, 2020 |
| Marine Institute – Assess and Map Marine Ecosystems Services | Quarter 1, 2020 |
| Marine Institute – Mapping the Potential Impacts of Climate Change | Quarter 1, 2020 |
| Marine Institute – Best Practice on Modelling and Support Tools for Integrating Marine Spatial Data for Scientific and Technical Advisory Services | Quarter 1, 2020 |
| Marine Institute – Development of Marine Invasive Species Surveillance Methods to Facilitate their Spatial Mapping in Irish Nearshore and Foreshore Waters and Benthic Habitats | Quarter 1, 2021 |
| Determination of micro-litter content of 95 coastal sediment samples in support of Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) implementation. | Quarter 2, 2020 |
| A study of the population genetic structure of seals and the identification of appropriate MSFD parameters in Ireland | Quarter 4, 2020 |
| Climate Adaptation Plan - Water services and water quality | Quarter 3, 2019 |
| Shannon fish passage project at Ardnacrusha & Parteen | Quarter 2, 2020 |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland inventory of barriers to fish migration | Quarter 3, 2021 |
| Working Group on the review of wider investment needs relating to Rural Water Services. The review is being carried out in two Strands. | Strand 1 – Completed Q1 2019 Strand 2 – Preliminary Report: Q4 2019 Final Report: Q2 2020 |
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