Written answers
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Housing
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated by his Department in 2020 and 2021 for the retrofitting of local authority housing; and if he will make a... - Water Services
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a grant scheme to enable the installation of water softeners for those who cannot afford them; and if he... - Housing Data
282. 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... - Departmental Offices
283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the facilities available in his Department to facilitate breastfeeding breaks in accordance with WHO guidelines of two years... - Animal Welfare
284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions taken by his Department and his predecessor in relation to 2018 whistleblowing reports of euthanasia being carried... - Land Development Agency
285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if information (details supplied) will be provided in relation to the Land Development Agency. [9421/21] - Home Loan Scheme
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a means to resolve cases where the advice provided by a departmental help desk differs from the decision taken by... - Heritage Sites
288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if steps can be taken by the State to retain ownership of the graving docks on the Grand Canal that were constructed in 1796;... - Invasive Plant Species
289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions his Department is taking, pursuant to the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats)... - Referendum Campaigns
290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the referendum to ensure public ownership of water will take place; if he will address the concerns of local government... - Homeless Persons Data
291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children and families in hotel accommodation and family hubs; and the prospects of secure housing for these... - Covid-19 Pandemic
292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider issuing exemptions in written format to private citizens having to conduct emergency works under level 5... - Ministerial Advisers
293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names and contact details for each special adviser requested for appointment by her, in tabular form. [9600/21] - Local Authority Staff
294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the age of retirement for local authority workers; and if he will... - Home Loan Scheme
295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans approved by Cavan County Council in 2020. [9612/21] - Departmental Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed in his Department by gender and by Civil Service salary scale, in tabular form. [9665/21] - Vacant Properties
297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason 60 social housing units in the social housing stock of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council remain unoccupied... - Departmental Reviews
298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study,... - Homelessness Strategy
299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the housing and homeless situation in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9715/21] - Housing Assistance Payment
300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, in County Donegal; the number of persons in receipt... - Social and Affordable Housing
302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing waiting list in County Donegal by the type of accommodation and length of time... - Mortgage to Rent Scheme
305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the property value thresholds for the mortgage-to-rent scheme; when these thresholds were introduced; when his Department will... - Planning Issues
306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if planning application deadlines should be extended given the restrictions that are in place making it less likely that... - Social and Affordable Housing
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the options for social housing applicants to transfer to other local authority areas; if so, the way in... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of recruiting seven additional ecologists and wildlife inspectors at grade 3, and four district... - Tenant Purchase Scheme
309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if policy on the tenant purchase scheme prohibits a person who has the necessary finance and tenancy period and is on a... - Land Development Agency
310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Land Development Agency; the number of development sites in which the Land Development Agency has... - Water Services
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of funding applications (details supplied) in County Mayo; if they will be included in the next multi-annual... - State Bodies
312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current staffing numbers in the Office of the Planning Regulator. [9852/21] - Planning Investigations
313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9892/21] - Home Loan Scheme
314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications received from persons in County Wexford to date; and the number that... - Special Areas of Conservation
317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he plans to address community concerns regarding the deterioration in the quality of the habitat in the... - Coastal Erosion
319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 110 and 111 of 13 May 2020, the status of the interdepartmental group to scope out an... - National Biodiversity Plan
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking in response to the findings in the work of the biodiversity forum monitoring the third national... - Fire Service
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an application for funding (details supplied) has been received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10047/21] - Local Authority Housing
324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding for the voids programme is planned to be wound down, as suggested in circular 5 of 2019 issued to Cork City... - Tenant Purchase Scheme
327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to allow tenants of approved housing bodies to purchase their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Assistance Payment
328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures in place to ensure against discrimination for those seeking housing whilst in receipt of HAP; the supports in... - Covid-19 Pandemic
330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current law with regard to evictions during Covid-19 and the way in which it might be amended if there is a change in the... - Housing Assistance Payment
331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that persons have trying to secure rental properties in County Wicklow... - Irish Water
332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the specific local authorities or firms in which 400 jobs will be generated pursuant to his announcement on 11... - Nursing Homes Support Scheme
333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will act on the commitment in the programme for Government to reform the fair deal scheme to incentivise renting out... - Planning Issues
334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planning permission exemptions changes made to the planning and development regulations over the past ten years;... - Natural Heritage Areas
335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make an order designating the Curragh Plains as a natural heritage area; and if he will make a statement on the... - Approved Housing Bodies
336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total value of the capital loan subsidy scheme, CLSS, the capital advance leasing facility, CALF, and other loans... - Horticulture Sector
338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process that will be used to determine membership of the working group on the review on the use of peat moss in the... - Departmental Expenditure
339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 in national newspapers,... - Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of projects sanctioned in round 1 of the urban regeneration and development fund roll-out; the value of same; the... - Special Areas of Conservation
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to protect the Rockabill to Dalkey Island special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement... - Local Authority Schemes
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be made available to Donegal County Council to complete the replacement of single-glazed windows and doors... - Flood Prevention Measures
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider funding for Irish Water to resolve the current issue of flooding in New Road, Bandon, County Cork, in...
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