Written answers
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authorities
305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans that are in place to recruit extra staff for local authorities to deal with the unprecedented level of demand for... - Water Services
306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when maintenance payments will be made available to three group water schemes (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Rental Sector
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is legislation in relation to the prohibiting the practice of landlords requesting and then withholding a refund of... - Fire Service
308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of the retained fire services’ staffing which included recruitment and retention of staff and... - Wildlife Conservation
309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 278, 279, 283, 285, 290 and 291 of 14... - Covid-19 Pandemic
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost incurred by his Department for the supply of Covid-19 related face masks and face coverings since March 2019 to date;... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review by the National Parks and Wildlife Service will be published. and if he will report on his work on this... - Traveller Community
314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues... - Defective Building Materials
315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report by the Inter-Departmental Working Group to Examine Defects in Housing will be published; the progress of the... - Solar Energy Guidelines
316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if advice will be provided in relation to matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to solar... - World Economic Forum
319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or officials from his Department have engaged in any form of communication with the World Economic Forum or... - Energy Policy
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will develop guidelines for the development of battery stations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Homeless Accommodation
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Homeless Action Committee will meet to consider and make recommendations on whether or not HIQA should be... - Construction Industry
322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the recourse that a consumer has in cases in which shoddy building work has been carried out on their home and in which the... - Water Services
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will announce the 2022-2024 multi-annual rural water programme funding for County Mayo; and if he will make a... - Legislative Reviews
324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline of the review of the Electoral Acts; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Biodiversity Plan
325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new National Biodiversity Plan will include recommendations proposed by the new Citizens’ Assembly on... - Climate Change Policy
326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is actively examining seabed grass mapping in Ireland to determine its potential for carbon storage; and if... - Housing Provision
327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Donegal County Council is proposing to demolish a number of houses in a... - National Monuments
328. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will investigate the ownership and current structural status of a national monument (details supplied); the funding that... - Building Regulations
329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend the Building Regulations Part B (Fire Safety) to allow for cross-laminated buildings to go higher than 10... - Housing Schemes
330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm his Department's social housing means assessment policy, specifically regarding the assessment of savings... - Local Authorities
331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be issuing instructions on section 254 licences to local authorities as in previous years; and if he will make a... - Ukraine War
332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ukrainian nationals fleeing the war into Ireland will be able to apply for social housing support and to access HAP during... - Housing Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of social housing leased properties held by the National Asset Residential Property Services ; the breakdown... - Traveller Accommodation
334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the mid-term review of the Traveller accommodation programmes is to commence; the guidance that has been issued to local... - Housing Policy
335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his Department's engagement with an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the status of bank debt... - Housing Schemes
336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if cash purchases or lump sum purchases above a 10% deposit are permissible under the local authority tenant purchase scheme.... - Heritage Projects
337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to local authorities to facilitate the compilation of community-led village designs... - Planning Issues
338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider fast tracking the planning process for garden offices given that they could be used as short-term... - Housing Provision
340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the capital cost ceilings for Wexford County Council for turnkey and acquisitions; and if he will indicate... - Ukraine War
341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Government in conjunction with the local authorities will re-establish, support and resource the community response... - Housing Schemes
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans and the timeline for the review of the HAP limits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14592/22] - Housing Policy
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions he has had on, and the timeline he has put in place for, the promised review of the social housing income... - Homeless Accommodation
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the programmes or funding in place for local authorities to acquire homes in order to prevent homelessness; and if he will... - Housing Provision
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the lack of social housing is having on lone parents and their children... - Ukraine War
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will produce a roadmap for supporting all persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine, in conjunction with... - Tax Reliefs
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is anything in the defective blocks scheme or in the proposed legislation to underpin same that will preclude... - Housing Schemes
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects an increase in the amount of funding available to local authorities for grants for persons with disabilities... - Housing Policy
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to offer downsizing options to persons looking to move out of privately owned large homes; if so, the... - National Planning Framework
351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been an update from his Department to local authorities in relation to the connection to the local area and the... - Water Quality
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 29 September 2021, his assessment and response to the report; and if he will make... - Energy Prices
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the issue of tenants in apartment complexes being charged commercial rates for energy... - Housing Schemes
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new affordable housing schemes will be rolled out in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Policy
360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to review the house price limits for local authority mortgages in view of the rising cost of new homes. [15109/22]
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