Written answers

Tuesday, 5 July 2022

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

 
  • Defective Building Materials
    208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline in respect of the ongoing issue of pyrite and other contaminants appearing in cement and concrete blocks...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of former civil servants who are currently serving on State boards under his remit; the number of former county...
  • Vacant Properties
    210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are available for a private citizen to redevelop a derelict building in rural towns for social or affordable...
  • Housing Provision
    211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is prepared to allow local authorities to take emergency measures to address the chronic shortage of housing available...
  • Housing Policy
    212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review into income limits for social housing, given that he stated that a review of income eligibility was...
  • Maritime Jurisdiction
    214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the establishment of the maritime area regulatory authority; and when he hopes it will be established. [35424/22]
  • Departmental Funding
    215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of PhD positions funded by his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department; the average stipend or...
  • Local Government Reform
    216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amendments to the Local Government Acts he intends to progress to provide for maternity leave for councillors. [35452/22]
  • Housing Policy
    217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the humanitarian crisis housing task force, which is chaired by his Department; the consideration...
  • Quarrying Sector
    218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the audit of quarries in County Donegal that he requested has been completed; if so, when he will publish the audit and...
  • Housing Policy
    219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have received any advice or guidance from his Department in recent years on the length of time a person...
  • Rental Sector
    220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that people are experiencing difficulties with the Residential Tenancies Board...
  • Building Regulations
    221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the recourse that a consumer has in cases of shoddy building work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Housing Policy
    222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for not allowing displaced Ukrainians resident in Ireland under the temporary protection directive to access the...
  • Housing Schemes
    223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the first home scheme will only be available for new builds. [35569/22]
  • Election Management System
    228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when voter.ie will be expanded to cover areas outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35663/22]
  • Wildlife Protection
    229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a three-month derogation extension until the end of July 2022 was granted for the shooting of wild birds, including...
  • Electoral Process
    230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in the context of the recent publication of the Central Statistics Office preliminary census data, the date on which he will...
  • Local Government Reform
    232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress of the local government (directly elected mayor with executive functions in...
  • Housing Provision
    233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 515 social houses to be built by Cork City Council in 2022 that will be built directly by the local...
  • Housing Policy
    234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the upcoming changes that will allow the provision whereby single housing assistance payment tenants can access the couples...
  • Local Authorities
    235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to whom chief executives of local authorities are answerable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35818/22]
  • Departmental Bodies
    236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 10 May 2022, the number of the eight staff sanctioned by his Department for An...
  • Budget 2022
    237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation provided in budget 2022 to each division and unit within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Bodies
    238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the bodies under his aegis in which persons will receive a pay rise from 1 July 2022; the role of each, where appropriate, or...
  • Wildlife Regulations
    239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a deer stalking course was introduced as a prerequisite for deer hunting licences; the basis upon which the course is...
  • Departmental Policies
    240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if community crèches are exempt from the payment of rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35887/22]
  • Planning Issues
    242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the issue of dezoning land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36004/22]
  • Housing Schemes
    244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the shared equity scheme and the...
  • Housing Provision
    245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of units purchased by, and sold to, investment funds over the past three years, by each local authority in the...
  • Legislative Measures
    249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review parts of metal detecting restrictions placed on private lands when full permission is given by the...
  • Housing Schemes
    250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of acceptance and refusal rates for a scheme (details supplied) for each local authority; and if he will make a...
  • Legislative Process
    251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislative sequencing through both Houses of the Oireachtas for the defective blocks scheme; when the President will sign...

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