Written answers
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Issues
590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for keeping private housing construction closed while repairs to social housing remain open in view of the fact... - Departmental Correspondence
592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide an update on same to the sector; and if he will make a... - Harbours and Piers
593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the person or body responsible for the upkeep and controlling authority of Saleen Pier, Ballylongford, County Kerry; and if he... - Covid-19 Pandemic
595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Scragh Bog, County Westmeath has been closed to visitors given that the users of the amenity are deeply concerned,... - Homeless Persons Supports
596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if isolation units are in place in County Clare for homeless services to avail of when required in the case of a Covid-19... - Approved Housing Bodies
597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided to each approved housing body in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Local Authority Staff
599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the full job description as agreed with Louth County Council in respect of the senior executive officers appointed to Dundalk... - An Bord Pleanála
600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address concerns that a person (details supplied) is now waiting 31 weeks for the resolution of an appeal decision... - Solar Energy Guidelines
601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when draft interim planning regulations for the installation of solar rooftop panels will be laid before the Houses of the... - Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a copy will be provided of the matrix and scoring system used to assess applications to his Department for funding under... - Wind Energy Guidelines
603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the upcoming marine planning and development management Bill will stipulate a minimum distance that offshore windfarms have... - Rights of Way
604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process by which local authorities and community groups can register right of way areas by the deadline of 30 November... - Water Services
605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the water sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Assistance Payment
607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are permitted to block intercounty housing assistance payment applications as in the case of a person... - Building Regulations Qualifications
608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason registered quantity surveyors are still being required to provide qualifications beyond that intended by the... - Home Loan Scheme
609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the Rebuilding Ireland home loan is excluding persons whose divorces have not been finalised. [14018/21] - Social and Affordable Housing
611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria and methodology used to determine the seven proposed price caps for the shared equity loan scheme. [14042/21] - Housing Provision
614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes to purchase funded via the serviced sites fund that he expects to be completed in each of the... - Vacant Sites
616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites in each county in which planning permission has been granted for each year since 2018, in tabular form;... - Private Rented Accommodation
617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider providing legislation to prevent landlords or letting agents charging tenants for references, as is in... - Heritage Sites
618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding available from his Department through appropriate schemes to assist with a building (details supplied) in County... - Local Authority Housing
619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work carried out by his Department regarding the implementation of a national differential rent scheme for local... - Care of the Elderly
621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding is available and if he plans to introduce a scheme similar to the fair deal scheme that would provide financial... - Social and Affordable Housing
622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the 5,073 new build social houses delivered in 2020 by category (details supplied). [14202/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing applications made to each relevant housing authority from April 2020 to date that were refused... - Local Authority Housing
624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the consideration that has been given outside of the energy efficiency programme for 2021 for the retrofitting of local... - Private Rented Accommodation
625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties to date per rent pressure zone in County Louth that have been identified as potentially in breach of... - Local Authority Housing
627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason his Department has not signed off on a request from Donegal County Council that it be permitted to purchase the... - Homeless Persons Supports
628. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the service level agreement between his Department and Dublin City Council for the provision of homeless... - Land Ownership
630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is possible to establish the details of the ownership and boundaries of a parcel of land in Kilkenny city (details... - Regeneration Projects
631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated by his Department for the Our Balbriggan strategy; the details of the projects funded; the timelines for... - Local Authority Staff
632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of apprentices taken on by local authorities in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/21] - Local Authority Housing
633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the sections of the Housing Acts 1997 to 2014 upon which local authorities can rely in order to evict tenants who are engaged... - Local Authority Schemes
634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times that the four Dublin local authorities have offered financial contribution schemes for the purpose of... - Commercial Rates
635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on extending the local authority commercial rates waiver for tourism and hospitality businesses until 31 January... - Homelessness Strategy
636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on extending the moratorium on evictions until 31 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Homeless Persons Supports
637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the oversight his Department has over the activities of an organisation (details supplied) in the engagement and in the... - Local Authority Housing
638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of tenants per county that are resident in houses that were acquired under Part V of the Planning and Development... - Tenant Purchase Scheme
639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants; if he plans, following that review, he... - Land Development Agency
640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Land Development Agency has considered introducing co-living accommodation into any of its proposed developments; and... - Mortgage Schemes
644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of dwellings that have been acquired under the mortgage-to-rent scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will... - Vacant Properties
646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 58 apartments have been idle since their construction almost 15 years ago... - Land Development Agency
647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a technical working group within his Department assessing the methodology for transfer of State lands to the Land... - Local Authority Funding
648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the next call for local authority submissions under the services site fund; the assessment criteria for local... - Legislative Process
649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the process through which his Department drafts and produces legislation; if his Department outsources the... - Homelessness Strategy
650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if eviction protections in place due to Covid-19 extend to tenants for whom the landlord has sold their property. [14436/21] - Housing Provision
652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been further progress in relation to the review of income eligibility for social housing supports that is... - Land Development Agency
654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Land Development Agency is exempted from complying with the lobbying register; and if he will make a statement on the... - Building Regulations
655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the monitoring of CE certified materials being carried out on construction sites to ensure that the materials supplied are in... - Local Authority Members
658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if work is ongoing within his Department to devise a mechanism that would enable councillors to avail of maternity or... - Social and Affordable Housing
660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of all public housing developments across the four Dublin local authorities under construction or with planning... - Harbours and Piers
661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of repairs to Coliemore harbour; the details of meetings officials from his Department have had with officials from... - Vacant Sites
662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an issue (details supplied) in relation to a vacant site; if the issue will be investigated... - Social and Affordable Housing
663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14582/21] - Departmental Correspondence
664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Land Development Agency
666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown by local authority of projects currently underway under the auspices of the Land Development Agency; and the... - Housing Data
667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown by local authority of housing vacancies. [14694/21] - Project Ireland 2040
668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider proposals (details supplied) to adapt the hierarchy of settlements and related infrastructure outlined in... - National Planning Framework
669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work he has undertaken to pursue the adoption of an all-island approach to national planning frameworks. [14707/21] - Heritage Sites
670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to protect the Hill of Allen and its tower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/21] - Commercial Rates
671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual amount of commercial rates income from each data centre in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on... - Insurance Coverage
673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he has engaged with insurance... - Heritage Fund
674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the available grant funding for repair and restoration of church buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Capital Expenditure Programme
675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the five most recent significant capital projects in the major functional responsibilities of his Department which have... - Home Loan Scheme
676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 25 February 2021, his views on whether those receiving the carer’s... - Wildlife Data
679. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been a survey conduction on the deer population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14911/21] - Wildlife Regulations
680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of section 42 licences that have been issued in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14912/21] - Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria for selection of projects under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; and if there is a detailed weighting... - Pyrite Remediation Programme
683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the quality of work being conducted under the pyrite remediation scheme; the quality guarantee that... - Repair and Leasing Scheme
684. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered revising upwards the terms of the repair and leasing scheme to provide a greater incentive to property... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
685. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will sign off on the decommissioning of a group water scheme (details supplied). [15081/21] - Wildlife Protection
686. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislative framework adopted in Ireland to implement the objectives of the Birds Directive, as set out in 2009/147/EC;... - Departmental Transport
687. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit,... - Vacant Properties
688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided to Cork City Council for voids refurbishment in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in... - Traveller Accommodation
689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the delivery of housing allocations for the Traveller community in County Clare is adequate; if he has... - Land Issues
690. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding development on lands (details supplied). [15143/21] - Ministerial Meetings
691. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the meetings he has held or correspondence he has had with banks and financial institutions in Ireland since assuming office.... - Special Protection Areas
692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the compensatory measures that are available to farmers who have had their lands designated as special... - Water Services
694. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of wastewater treatment plants that have an amber or red capacity loading in each county; the percentage of water... - Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
695. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the members of the project assessment board for assessing and allocating funding for the urban regeneration and development... - Road Network
700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date on which the works on the second bridge linking Celbridge to Hazelhatch, County Kildare, will commence; the status of... - Private Rented Accommodation
701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections of private residential tenancies in County Cork in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in... - Housing Data
702. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average period of time it takes for public housing projects to go from initial design stage funding to completion, by... - Housing Assistance Payment
704. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the recipients of HAP in each local authority; if they are deemed to be housed once in receipt of HAP;... - Private Rented Accommodation
705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if eviction proceedings can advance in relation to tenants who have not paid rent since before the period of Covid-19... - Hedge Cutting
706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of exemptions in relation to the ban on hedge cutting during nesting season applied for and granted by each local... - Water Services
707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of grants paid for the upgrade of private wastewater systems and septic tanks in each year since the scheme's... - Local Authority Staff
710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the senior social work post will be filled in Kilkenny local authorities (details supplied). [15375/21] - Water Pollution
712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has received reports in recent years regarding the discovery of taprogge balls on Dollymount beach, Clontarf... - Tourism Industry
713. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to engage with local authorities on the reduction or removal of the so-called sunshine tax for hospitality... - Building Regulations
714. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed timeline for the construction defects working group; if funding will be made available for low-cost loans for... - Home Loan Scheme
715. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding mechanisms available for low-cost loans for multi-unit development older builds, that is, pre-1980; and if he will... - Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
716. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the assessment of the application from Louth County Council to his Department for funding for the Drogheda port access... - Departmental Funding
717. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter in relation to a funding and delivery solution for public sector projects raised in correspondence... - Turf Cutting
718. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide reassurance to owners of private turf banks and those with turbary rights that they will be permitted to... - Wildlife Conservation
719. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions being taken to preserve rare bird species including the corncrake, curlew, red grouse and grey partridge; and if... - Departmental Bodies
720. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a body to replace the Wildlife Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15552/21] - Wildlife Protection
721. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the wildlife crime unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15553/21] - Rental Sector
722. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine a rent increase in the case of a person (details supplied); and the options available. [15557/21] - Traveller Accommodation
724. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Expert Group on Traveller Accommodation providing a specific... - Rental Sector
725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rights envisaged in relation to the section in the Programme for Government on long-term letting rights for tenants; and... - Housing Assistance Payment
730. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 11 March 2021, if he will address matters (details supplied) regarding HAP; and if... - Building Regulations
731. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department has taken or the assistance that is available to those residents of apartment complexes who have... - Disability Services Provision
734. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that the consultation for the National Housing Strategy for Persons with Disabilities... - Local Authority Housing
735. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy with regard to the criteria for inclusion on the housing list of a local authority in particular with regard to the... - Departmental Expenditure
736. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by his Department, agency and budget line item; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Administrative Arrangements
737. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the payment options available for persons to pay fines, charges or bills by his Department; and if there are plans to provide...
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