Written answers
Thursday, 24 June 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authorities
9. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the schedule of stock condition surveys of local authority properties detailing which developments in which local authorities... - Water Services
12. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the proposal to transfer local authority water services staff to Irish Water and the creation of a single water... - Alcohol Sales
13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that have been experienced by some publicans who have obtained section 254... - Departmental Bodies
15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the State or public lands in Dublin 8, 10 and 12 which have been earmarked for transfer to the Land Development Agency; and the... - Defective Building Materials
16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the mica redress scheme review will be completed and the results communicated to those affected; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the progression of social housing developments in County Cork. [33896/21] - Rental Sector
19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he has taken to mitigate the serious distress and harm being caused by the sudden ability of landlords to increase... - Housing Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 5 May 2021, the status of the work of the Galway social housing task force; the... - Building Regulations
22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the Departmental working group that was set up to investigate potential amendments to building... - Rental Sector
23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the further measures he will take to address unaffordable rents, excessive rent increases and unfair evictions; and if he will... - Housing Provision
24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide social and affordable housing to persons with disabilities. [33842/21] - House Prices
27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being put in place to ensure that the introduction of the shared equity scheme will not create a rise in average... - Local Authorities
28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue a circular to all local authorities seeking a moratorium on the processing of new planning applications for... - Rental Sector
29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to prevent rent reviews in rent pressure zones from total rent increases of up to and including 8%, irrespective of... - Departmental Schemes
30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in announcing reforms to the tenant purchase (incremental scheme) 2014; when this will happen; and if... - Departmental Bodies
31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Land Development Agency has the capacity to build a significant land bank in all the key growth areas across Ireland.... - Local Authorities
32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Galway County Council is being underfunded compared to counties of a comparable size and with a greater population;... - Construction Industry
33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his position on smaller building companies; and the measures his Department has in place to protect them. [33085/21] - Housing Provision
34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a plan to dramatically increase the supply of houses at the earliest possible date in order to address the... - Planning Issues
37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine planning laws and practices to identify areas of the law that encourages gentrification; and if he will make... - Departmental Funding
38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an additional €50,000 departmental subsidy per unit to the cost-rental programme at St. Michael’s Estate,... - Rental Sector
39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will resolve the loophole in legislation that is preventing the entirety of the Carrigaline municipal district from being... - Defective Building Materials
40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to help those whose homes are affected by pyrite but do not qualify for existing supports; and if he... - Housing Policy
41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will refer the findings of the summary of social housing assessments 2020 and elaborate on the fact that 16,832 of the... - Housing Provision
42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options that are under consideration for mid-income families who cannot secure sufficient mortgages when financial... - Local Authorities
43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the resources which have been provided for the National Building Control and Market Surveillance Office; and if he will make a... - Construction Industry
45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his position on pricing within the building providers' sector; and the engagement he has had with the industry since taking up... - Housing Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projections and targets that have been made for the delivery of cost-rental units by his Department for 2022; the funding... - Departmental Reviews
48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work completed by the town centre first inter-departmental group; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rental Sector
49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports he is exploring for old age renters in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33248/21] - Citizens' Assembly
51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the biodiversity citizens' assembly will be established. [27638/21] - Local Authorities
52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 5 May 2021, the status of the review process regarding the filling of the post of... - Rental Sector
53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the consideration he is giving to long-term life leases for renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33247/21] - Housing Provision
54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of funding provided per site for social, affordable and potential cost rental sites in Dublin 9 and 11; and if he... - Homeless Persons Supports
55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the interim report on mortality in the single homeless population 2020 published in June 2021. [33760/21] - Domestic Violence
56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering a housing support scheme for victims of domestic abuse which has increased during the pandemic; and if he... - Natural Heritage Areas
57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it will be ensured that all proposed natural heritage areas are designated natural heritage areas. [33841/21] - Banking Sector
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with the Central Bank regarding the current review of Irish mortgage lending rules; and... - Housing Provision
59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on and if he has concerns regarding the amount of homes the public sector is purchasing from the open market to make... - Planning Issues
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the requirements of planning applicants seeking to build on their parents or siblings’ land; and if he... - Urban Development
62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if further discussions have taken place between his Department and Louth County Council in respect of progressing a further... - Housing Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the introduction of higher income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as counties Cavan and... - Housing Schemes
65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to make the Rebuilding Ireland home loans more flexible such as increasing financial limits; and if he will make a... - Building Regulations
69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to review Part M of the building regulations to ensure that all new social housing is fully accessible for... - Housing Policy
70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered measures to encourage right sizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33514/21] - Defective Building Materials
71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the independent working group to examine defective housing including its terms of reference; the... - Gender Equality
72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on progress towards gender equality in politics in Ireland; and the steps being taken to achieve a new normal... - Defective Building Materials
73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on work to incorporate County Clare in the defective concrete block scheme; if homeowners will be eligible... - Architectural Heritage
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the deterioration of Knocklofty House, Clonmel, County Tipperary; the level of engagement he plans to have... - Housing Policy
77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that apartments, like traditional houses, are homes for many persons and thus... - Rental Sector
78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he plans to take to support renters outside of rent pressure zones in County Galway; and if he will make a statement... - Rights of Way
79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request all local authorities to register all public rights of way within their boundaries and to be cognisant of... - Social Welfare Benefits
80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to streamline HAP rates at the higher rate to the equivalent of the homeless HAP rates as the rationale for the... - Vacant Sites
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that local authorities collect the full vacant site levy that is due; and if he will make a... - Derelict Sites
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he plans to take to strengthen the Derelict Sites Act 1990 and to support local authorities in their ability to... - Rental Sector
84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work his Department has undertaken with the Residential Tenancies Board to ensure that landlords who are not registered... - Housing Policy
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the recent changes to household means policy 2021 issued in April 2021 take into account recent changes in circumstances; if... - Heritage Sites
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that possible burial sites and sites of historic significance will be protected in county development plans; and if he...
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