Written answers

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

 
  • Local Authority Services
    430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if wet pubs will be included in his proposed waiver for street furniture. [21225/21]
  • Quarrying Sector
    431. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by his Department to local authorities that have to reinstate land relative to the...
  • Wildlife Protection
    432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 288 of 3 February 2021, if a decision has been made with regard to a declaration of...
  • Housing Issues
    433. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is intended that the independent working group to examine defective housing will receive public submissions; when such...
  • Housing Assistance Payment
    434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason local authorities are not provided with discretion on eligibility for those marginally above the income threshold...
  • Wind Energy Guidelines
    435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impacts of geophysical surveys for the Dublin array wind farm on local fishers; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Rental Sector
    436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rented houses and apartments nationally; the number of these properties that are houses with multiple occupancy;...
  • Residential Tenancies Board
    437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspectors employed by the Residential Tenancies Board nationwide and by county; and if he will make a statement...
  • Housing Issues
    438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Independent Working Group to examine defective housing; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Homeless Persons Data
    440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the report into the deaths of persons experiencing homelessness. [21321/21]
  • Traveller Accommodation
    441. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the spend to date by local authorities of the Traveller accommodation budget; and the breakdown of this spend on...
  • Housing Provision
    442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the up to date position regarding the ability of homeowners (details supplied) in County Kildare to purchase their own homes;...
  • Invasive Plant Species
    443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 317 of 24 February 2021 (details supplied), the progress that has been made by the...
  • Youth Homelessness Strategy
    444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the youth homelessness strategy; the person or body that will be tasked with drafting this strategy; when...
  • Housing Provision
    445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units built in 2019 and 2020 that were one-bedroom units; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • National Parks
    449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that deer fences are fitted on the boundary fencing around national parks (details supplied); and if he...
  • Shared Ownership Scheme
    451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the proposed shared equity scheme will commence. [21387/21]
  • Rural Resettlement Scheme
    452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the rural settlement policy will be reviewed to address the chronic shortage of available housing for sale in rural areas;...
  • Housing for People with Disabilities
    453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action being taken to address access to social housing for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Water Quality
    454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the water supply is tested at the domestic level to ascertain if the supply is in breach of the maximum level of lead...
  • Housing Provision
    455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding details approved by his Department for a social housing lease agreement between an organisation (details supplied)...
  • Fire Service
    456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of all costs associated with the closure of a service (details supplied) including all costs associated with...
  • Housing Data
    457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loan applications submitted in the first quarter of 2021; the number of applications...
  • Homeless Persons Data
    459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homelessness task force and housing delivery task force meetings that have taken place in the past six months;...
  • Housing Data
    460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a list of all organisations and persons he has consulted in preparation of his Housing for All plan will be provided; when...
  • Housing Provision
    461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the draft national architecture policy; when the next phase of the consultation will take place; when he will...
  • Water Quality
    462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on extending the bathing season in Dublin Bay to year round to facilitate year round water testing which will allow...
  • Water Pollution
    463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the Irish Water admission that in the four year period 2017-2020 a total of approximately 8.875 million cubic...
  • Housing Data
    466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes brought into use in quarter 1 of 2021 via the repair and lease scheme. [21575/21]
  • Water and Sewerage Schemes
    471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Programme for Government commitment to reduce emissions into coastal seas in particular Dublin Bay by...
  • Wildlife Conservation
    472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if steps will be taken to remove red and amber listed birds from the Open Seasons Order given they are threatened birds of the...
  • Housing Data
    473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a year by year schedule of retrofitting to meet the target of 500,000 homes by 2030; and if he will make a...
  • Climate Change Policy
    474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional staff (details supplied) will be considered to develop climate action teams at local authority level; and if he...
  • Defective Building Materials
    475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will carry out an urgent review of the financial assistance that will be required by the State to include County Clare...
  • Turf Cutting
    476. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person can continue to cut turf on their own private bog on land that they own. [21724/21]
  • Homeless Persons Data
    479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the findings of a recent survey (details supplied) of persons that are homeless. [21736/21]
  • Housing Data
    480. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding his Department has allocated to each local authority for the purpose of maintenance and repairs of council houses...
  • Traveller Accommodation
    481. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to each local authority specifically for Traveller accommodation in each of the past five years; the...
  • Tourism Industry
    482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered providing targeted supports to zoos and aquariums such as Dublin Zoo and Fota Wildlife Park; and if he...
  • Wildlife Data
    483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department collects data on the estimated number of birds killed on an annual basis by coming into contact with onshore...
  • Irish Language
    484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit facilitate persons wishing to engage with their services through...
  • Housing Policy
    486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the documentation that is acceptable to prove residence for an exemption of non-principal private residence; if there is a...
  • Residential Tenancies Board
    487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties which are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board in each local authority in tabular form;...
  • Rent Data
    490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action proposed to be taken to deal with the non-registration of rented accommodation given that in some local authority...
  • Wildlife Conservation
    491. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of allocated conservation ranger positions in County Kerry; if these posts are filled; and if he will make a...
  • Housing Issues
    493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will advise on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in relation to a manufacturing firm whose turnover is...
  • Programme for Government
    496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase funding to political parties to support youth, gender...
  • Departmental Contracts
    497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of each contract entered into by his Department and the agencies under his remit to deal with Covid-19 management and...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with local authorities regarding waiving street furniture licence fees as part of an interdepartmental...
  • Local Authority Housing
    499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of direct builds of social housing by Dublin City Council in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [22184/21]
  • Departmental Expenditure
    500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the...

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