Written answers
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Building Regulations
302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to address anomalies in planning regulations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Water Quality
303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the surveys being carried out under the Water Framework Directive in the south-east; the expected timeframe for... - Housing Policy
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to a review of the income housing thresholds for housing waiting lists within local... - Departmental Funding
306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide more funding to local authorities to maintain beaches and coastal communities; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless persons who have died in the State in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [41509/21] - Housing Policy
308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the scope of the purchasing activity he envisages under section 8 of the Affordable Housing Act 2021; and the provisions it is... - Departmental Staff
309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in his Department and in each State and semi-State... - Housing Policy
310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce incentives to encourage housing downsizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/21] - Traveller Accommodation
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount of funding for Traveller specific accommodation that was drawn down by each local authority since 2014; the... - Departmental Data
312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of persons presenting as homeless in County Mayo each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Schemes
314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans on reforming the existing tenant purchase scheme for local authorities as the conditions of the current scheme... - Heritage Sites
315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41852/21] - Renewable Energy Generation
316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and... - Planning Issues
317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if plans are in place to extend planning permission due to delays arising from Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will... - Waterways Ireland
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify whether businesses operating under a licence issued by Waterways Ireland are eligible for a commercial... - Housing Policy
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review legislation on adverse possession or squatting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41923/21] - Hare Coursing
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide all of the findings returned following the research carried out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service... - Flexible Work Practices
324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to promote or facilitate remote working for staff in his Department or bodies under the aegis of his... - Vacant Properties
325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the geo-mapping work of vacant homes currently underway in local authorities; if his... - Departmental Schemes
326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41983/21] - Housing Policy
328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 13 July 2021, in relation to HAP eligibility and maintenance payments the reason... - Fire Stations
329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans for a new fire station in Ballymahon, County Longford. [42041/21] - Housing Schemes
330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful applications under the mortgage allowance scheme by year and local authority. [42042/21] - Water Supply
335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of water allowances for both Irish Water and group water scheme consumers; if he is committed to... - Housing Policy
336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the Affordable Housing Act 2021 to be fully enacted; when he expects the new regulations contained within it... - Housing Schemes
337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the net benefit if any to the Exchequer in discounted terms of part V agreements concluded between 2012 to date compared with... - Housing Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current number of unfinished developments by each county or local authority in tabular form; the number that are fully... - Turf Cutting
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a person (details supplied) will receive a payment under the turf cutting compensation scheme for 2021. [42240/21] - Defective Building Materials
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the pyrite remediation scheme; if he will consider properties in County Tipperary for inclusion in the... - State Properties
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a 35-year State property lease pursuant to the State Property Act 1954 (as amended) will issue to a club (details... - Housing Schemes
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of the amount granted to each local authority in respect of adaptation grants for persons with a... - Heritage Projects
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding under the historic structures fund will be allocated to a project (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are permitted to provide housing grants made through the persons with a disability scheme which are... - Planning Issues
352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for planning reform within Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42371/21] - Rental Sector
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether the RTB website should be used to make rental histories of properties public, without tenant details,... - Homeless Accommodation
354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if homeless accommodation is required to allow residents to remain for the entirety of the day given the pandemic situation.... - Housing Schemes
355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the body that inspects the quality of local authority contracted construction. [42447/21] - Traveller Accommodation
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that has been drawn down by Mayo County Council for a scheme from 1 January 2019 to 30 August 2021, in tabular... - Water Services
358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a rural water well grant will be provided to a family (details supplied) in County Kerry that has a substandard mains water... - Defective Building Materials
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to pursue those responsible for supplying detective concrete block containing pyrite and mica; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the way the low income limits for County Tipperary under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 is... - Local Authorities
362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount collected by local authorities through commercial rates for 2019. [42575/21] - Housing Policy
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a development of four units on 0.4 ha is exempt from Part V; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42586/21] - Wastewater Treatment
365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is grant aid available to replace non-functioning domestic wastewater treatment systems; and if he will make a... - Vacant Properties
366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions in the National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy that have been fully completed; the actions that are pending... - Approved Housing Bodies
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amounts of capital assistance scheme and capital loan subsidy scheme loans issued by local authorities to approved housing... - Departmental Correspondence
371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a submission will be dealt with for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [42679/21] - Housing Schemes
372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the tenant incremental purchase scheme to allow those that were tenants of part V houses prior to the... - Disability Services
374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on providing fully accessible changing places toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings in which his... - Environmental Policy
376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address the Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland Report’s finding that the... - Local Authorities
378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a plan in place to address the backlog of housing adaptation grant, housing aid for older persons grant and... - Housing Schemes
379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will identify funding streams or any grant funding available within his Department to supplement and incentivise the... - Legislative Measures
381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reform and update the legislation governing the establishment and operations of fun fairs including health and... - Wildlife Conservation
382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the species of birds that are currently included in the open season hunting list that have also been identified... - Government Communications
384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his ministerial phones have been hacked or attempted to be hacked during the term of office. [42928/21] - Housing Schemes
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is scope to amend provisions relating to the housing assistance payment as it operates in County Galway to reflect... - Freedom of Information
387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests responded to by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in... - Departmental Bodies
388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group; the number of times the group has met... - Departmental Investigations
389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 6 July 2021, if the file relating to the investigation, which named two suspects,... - Housing Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of the strategic housing development process is underway by his Department; the date on which the legislation... - Commissions of Investigation
393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of each commission of investigation under the remit of his Department over the preceding decade. [42995/21] - Local Authorities
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with each local authority on recruiting full-time dedicated EU officers; the local authorities that have EU... - Defective Building Materials
396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the difficult circumstances pertaining to a family (details supplied) in County Donegal whose lives have... - Housing Schemes
397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when applications can be made for the first home shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43024/21] - Planning Issues
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to grant a further extension to planning permissions for residential housing delayed by Covid-19 and by building... - Ministerial Appointments
399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of formal and informal roles held by a person (details supplied) in the name of his Department or associated agency... - Housing Policy
400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the evictions moratorium in the interest of the physical and psychological health of persons seeking homes... - Departmental Communications
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he and or his special advisers and or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the past 18... - Homeless Persons Supports
402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the issue of youth homelessness; the number of young persons who have become homeless in the past three...
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