Written answers
Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Citizens' Assembly
432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made to date in relation to the programme for Government commitment to establish a citizens’ assembly to... - Housing Schemes
433. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the social welfare payments that are calculated for the purpose of the assessment for social housing; if he will provide... - Student Accommodation
434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total approved loans by the Housing Finance Agency to universities for student accommodation since 2018; and if he will... - Housing Schemes
435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the 20% discretionary HAP uplift can be applied to an ongoing tenancy in which a tenant has received a rent increase and... - Property Registration
436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status and reason for the delay on a Property Registration Authority, PRAI, application by a person (details supplied)... - Local Authorities
437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding that was allocated to each local authority in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; the level of funding that was... - Fire Stations
438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected timeline for the provision of the new fire station in Rathdowney, County Laois. [50431/21] - Rental Sector
439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who currently live in cost-rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50445/21] - Housing Provision
440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 22 June 2021 and the subsequent publication of the Housing for All strategy, his... - Housing Schemes
441. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty for applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans in meeting some of the... - Rental Sector
442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has secured Government approval to introduce a new rent pressure zone cap on rents in the private rental sector; if so,... - Vacant Properties
443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority to bring back voids or derelict council homes to council stock over the past five... - Defective Building Materials
446. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 318, 319 and 320 of 5 October 2021, the reason and the way in which representatives... - Vacant Sites
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to enable it to take possession of derelict sites and... - Coastal Erosion
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Coastal Change Management Strategy Steering Group, chaired by his Department, is examining the potential... - Commercial Rates
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department will be taking to offset the loss of commercial rates from Moneypoint power station for Clare... - Tax Code
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions his Department will take to ensure equalisation of local property tax for western seaboard and mid-west local... - Water Services
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of developments to address water and wastewater infrastructural deficits facing rural towns and villages, such as... - Housing Schemes
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has made a decision on whether social housing allocated under Part V housing provisions can be purchased by tenants... - Departmental Funding
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost in 2022 if the current budget for the Residential Tenancies Board increased by 25%. [50660/21] - Telecommunications Infrastructure
458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 5 October 2021, the reason the health and safety regulations for installing... - Housing Provision
459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the health service is losing vital healthcare workers due to the housing... - Heritage Council
460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the intended breakdown of the €22 million in additional funding provided under Budget 2022 to... - Capital Expenditure Programme
461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way the €246 million housing capital carryover is broken down; the programmes that had an underspend; the amount of... - Vacant Sites
462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of the vacant site levy that was collected in 2020 compared to demands; and if he will make a statement on the... - Waterways Issues
464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the costs of remedial work repairs, maintenance, upkeep of the walkways and any other associated costs incurred at Grand... - Student Accommodation
465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the criteria that higher education institutions most meet in order to access financing from the Housing Finance... - Environmental Policy
466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to publish the National Biodiversity Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51004/21] - National Parks and Wildlife Service
468. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service; when it will be completed; and if he will make a... - Departmental Projects
469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific measures for biodiversity that have been funded under Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Common Agricultural Policy
471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he was consulted by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the reduction in the space for nature... - Housing Schemes
472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 12 October 2021, if he will provide a date for the income limits for social... - Commercial Rates
473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will put in place an alternative income stream for Offaly County Council to compensate for the €1.65 million loss... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Covid-19 related financial supports made available to Offaly County Council in 2020 will continue into 2022; and if he will... - Departmental Offices
477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated amount spent by his Department on the procurement, purchase and rent of new office space; and the amount spent... - Citizens' Assembly
479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the list of external factors under consideration by his Department which need to be considered before the... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
481. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total allocation in Budget 2022 for the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and the value of the increase in the... - Housing Schemes
482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the participation of the pillar banks in the first home shared equity loan scheme including... - Housing Policy
483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if statistical and other information (details supplied) will be provided. [51210/21] - Approved Housing Bodies
486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm the membership of his Departmental working group on the review of the CAS AHB Green Book; the way and... - Water Services
487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by the State to Irish Water under both capital and current expenditures in each year since its... - Planning Issues
489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering exempting peat extraction from the planning system for new developments and the substitute consent...
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