Written answers
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Homeless Persons Supports
8. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for addressing rising homelessness figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32956/22] - Departmental Funding
11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding to local authorities for the adaptation of homes for older persons and persons with disabilities will be reviewed... - Housing Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to deliver public and affordable housing in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32957/22] - Local Authorities
17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding progress on the appointment of biodiversity officers at a local authority level; and if he will make a... - Wastewater Treatment
18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to address cases of untreated wastewater entering streams and rivers. [32968/22] - Renewable Energy Generation
19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if community buildings will be included in proposed changes to planning rules to facilitate the easier installation of solar... - State Bodies
20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new sites identified by the Land Development Agency. [33218/22] - Housing Provision
21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has details in relation to the progress update announced by him on 9 June 2022 in relation to planning measures... - Urban Development
22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to maximise public greenspace in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33221/22] - Rental Sector
23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether there are enough safeguards in place to prevent mass eviction of tenants from private rental... - Housing Provision
25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will indicate given the increasing demand and pressure for housing, the extent, if any, to which he might look at the... - Renewable Energy Generation
27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he aims for the proposed revisions to the existing planning exemptions for the installation of solar panels on the roofs... - Gaeltacht Policy
28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the promised guidelines on planning matters in the Gaeltacht; the status of the working group established to... - Departmental Schemes
29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the cap of €30,000 on the Housing Adaptation Grants given of the increased costs in building and... - Defective Building Materials
30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will include members of an organisation (details supplied) in the consultative group which regularly meets with advisors... - Derelict Sites
31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the introduction of a derelict property tax; if any research has been carried out by his Department into this... - Housing Provision
32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on affordable and social housing across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Environmental Policy
33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations to promote renovation over demolition and reconstruction of buildings to ensure that... - Rental Sector
34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the rising number of evictions; his plans to deal with these; if he will consider a reintroduction of an outright... - Urban Development
35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the regeneration of social housing and flat complexes in inner city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on... - Wastewater Treatment
36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist communities in improving wastewater infrastructure. [32967/22] - State Bodies
38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that the report he requested into the management of conflicts of interest and relevant disclosures by the... - Housing Provision
39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable houses that will be delivered in Fingal in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/22] - Departmental Policies
41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking in relation to Ireland’s contribution to the implementation of the New European... - Ukraine War
42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions that are being taken to ensure that there is adequate housing for Ukrainian refugees in the medium-term; and if he... - Rental Sector
43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm if directives have been issued to local authorities permitting them to purchase housing assistance payment,... - Housing Provision
44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his targets for new social and affordable housing in the Carlow area for 2022; and the progress that has been made in reaching... - Housing Schemes
45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he will take to ensure that disabled children whose parents have shared custody can both apply for a housing grant... - National Parks
46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his considerations on taking steps to award the Gearagh Special Conservation Area in Cork national park status; and if he will... - Vacant Properties
47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken a study to determine the current number of vacant houses in the State. [31965/22] - State Bodies
48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he was first informed about allegations of wrongdoing at An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vacant Properties
49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the introduction of a vacant property tax; if any research has been carried out by his Department into this... - Homeless Persons Supports
50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the increased number of homeless persons in County Tipperary. [33095/22] - Emergency Accommodation
51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to ensure adequate emergency housing supply to local authorities. [33094/22] - Departmental Schemes
52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications made per local authority for the single stage process housing scheme in tabular form; and if he will... - Rental Sector
54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered ways of incentivising the long-term letting of properties that are currently being let as short-term... - Housing Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans for housing provision in north-west Dublin. [33216/22] - Rental Sector
57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to introduce new measures to help reduce rental costs across the State; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that he will take to expand social and affordable housing given the increase in homelessness; and if he will make... - Housing Schemes
60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a progress update on the delivery of an affordable housing scheme in County Mayo. [33089/22] - Housing Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that has been allocated for affordable housing projects in Cork; the status update on these projects; the envisaged... - Pleanáil Teanga
62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cad í an mhoill leis na treoirlínte geallta don phleanáil Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé... - Housing Provision
63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing across the country, and specifically Dún Laoghaire; the... - Rental Sector
64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on housing assistance payment and other subsidies to those renting in the private sector; if a cost benefit... - Regional Development
66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans with respect to funding and support for the four Limerick regeneration areas post the end of the current projects in... - Housing Schemes
67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress he has made towards launching the first home scheme. [32962/22] - Housing Provision
69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new build social homes and new build affordable homes that were delivered year to date in County Mayo; and if he... - Local Authorities
70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the work currently being undertaken to reform the local authority funding mechanism to ensure that... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the planned recruitment to new posts within the National Parks and Wildlife Service; the way recruitment is... - Vacant Properties
72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the commitments made to tackle vacant housing in the Housing for All Plan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government her plans to fasttrack the deliver of affordable purchase homes in the Merlin area of County Galway; and if he will make a... - Ukraine War
74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had with his colleagues in Government regarding housing Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans with respect to the Mulcahy Report into planning matters in County Donegal; if he intends to take action on the... - Housing Provision
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 67 of 5 May 2022, the status of the Galway social housing taskforce sub-group on... - Departmental Data
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken any study seeking to quantify the death rate among persons who are homeless in the State; and... - Housing Provision
83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of social homes provided in County Cork in 2021; the way that the figure compares with the totals for each of... - Student Accommodation
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the steps his Department is taking with the Department of Further and Higher Education... - Derelict Sites
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when grant aid will be made available for first-time buyers to do up old derelict properties; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Schemes
88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition concluded its investigation into the Croí Cónaithe... - Housing Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing completions annually since 2016; and the number in the 12 months between Q2 2021 and Q1 2022. [33211/22] - Emergency Accommodation
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with the local authority in Limerick city regarding the lack of emergency accommodation in the city; and if... - State Bodies
91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will receive a copy of the internal An Bord Pleanála report identified in An Bord Pleanála statement dated 27... - Homeless Persons Supports
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address rising homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33223/22]
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