Written answers

Thursday, 23 July 2020

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

 
  • Planning Issues
    13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the strategic housing development provisions will be abolished in the interest of sustainable development and local...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide social and affordable houses in County Louth over the coming two years in view of the fact that 5,070...
  • Local Authority Rates
    16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that small, non-profit sports clubs that are licensed to sell alcohol are...
  • Rental Sector
    17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to address rentals by a company (details supplied); the regulations being considered by him; and if he...
  • Legislative Programme
    18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the development of the marine planning and development Bill 2019. [17638/20]
  • Tenant Purchase Scheme
    19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish revised terms for the housing incremental purchase scheme 2016 to make it more attractive to persons...
  • Planning Issues
    20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address the failure of Bord na Móna to get planning consent to have an orderly wind down of peat...
  • Local Authority Housing
    21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he plans to assess the housing need by way of reference to the number of applicants for local authority...
  • Housing Data
    22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the delays experienced by Rebuilding Ireland projects in the Kerry local authority area due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [17498/20]
  • Homeless Persons Data
    25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons availing of homeless services in County Clare; and the steps he plans to take to reduce this number....
  • Fire Stations
    26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide capital funding for fire stations here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17500/20]
  • Local Authority Staff
    27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a person will be appointed as biodiversity officer in Galway City Council in view of the obligations under climate change...
  • Housing Data
    28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses that will be delivered in 2020; the extent to which the pandemic has impacted these figures; and if...
  • Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
    29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for delivering funding under the urban regeneration and development fund to fund the North Quays project. [17377/20]
  • Local Authority Rates
    30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to engage with Longford County Council in view of the significant reduction in commercial rates due to the...
  • Local Authority Housing
    31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the vacant properties voids programme beyond 2020 in view of the negative impact that Covid-19 will have on...
  • Home Loan Scheme
    32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reverse the blanket ban on the drawdown of Rebuilding Ireland home loans for applicants with approval in principle...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to meet with either Cavan, Monaghan or Meath county councils to discuss social housing strategies; the housing...
  • Departmental Reviews
    34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a review of the strategic housing development process under way in his Department; his views on the structure of...
  • Irish Water
    35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will continue to ensure that Irish Water has sufficient funding to address issues arising at wastewater treatment plants...
  • Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund
    36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the lack of effectiveness and the weight of delays with the local infrastructure housing activation fund....
  • Approved Housing Bodies
    37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on proposals by approved housing bodies that they would be allowed to use some of their social housing stock to be...
  • Regeneration Projects
    39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will invest in the regeneration of flat complexes in south inner city Dublin in the interest of good public health and...
  • Housing Policy
    40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the affordable rental scheme; his views on using public land for public housing; and if he will make a...
  • Legislative Programme
    41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his priority legislation to deal with the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17624/20]
  • Housing Issues
    42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to use the planning powers as set out in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2015 to ban co-living. [17632/20]
  • Rental Sector
    44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce a new planning offence and fine for short-term letting platforms and estate agents that advertise...
  • Land Development Agency
    45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the LDA will address the housing crisis; if representatives of NGOs or bodies that have campaigned on behalf...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the income eligibility limits for social housing; his plans to ensure that the income limits for areas such...
  • County Development Plans
    50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Meath county development plan process will now be stalled in view of the commitment in the programme for Government to...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 50,000 new social housing builds which will be built in north County Dublin; the yearly target for Fingal...
  • Residential Tenancies Board
    52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the estimated spend on the Residential Tenancies Board has decreased from €12.4 million to €9.9...
  • Mortgage to Rent Scheme
    53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the availability of the mortgage to rent scheme. [17641/20]
  • Planning Data
    54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the strategic housing developments which have been granted permission since July 2017; the number that have had commencement...
  • Local Authority Housing
    55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allocate additional funding to local authorities such as Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council for the...
  • Housing Policy
    56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the efforts he will make to help upgrade existing uninhabitable housing stock nationally; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Local Authority Housing
    57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the €4 million that Tipperary County Council is borrowing to upgrade 114 houses in...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the supply of affordable housing in County Clare. [17639/20]
  • Housing Estates
    61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the taking in charge of housing estates process will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17119/20]
  • Local Authority Housing
    63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time spent on the housing list by families consisting of one or more persons with one or more children that were...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the temporary rent freeze which is currently in place for a further 30 months will be extended; and if he will make a...
  • Housing Assistance Payment
    67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of supporting a tenant on the HAP scheme for 25 years, including interest calculated, and equated to the...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to give security to renters and help for those with rent arrears as a result of the continuing Covid-19...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide reforms for those on social housing waiting lists in order that those living near the borders of local...
  • Planning Issues
    70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he plans to take to ensure that local authorities protect the status of the Irish language in Gaeltacht areas in the...

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