Written answers
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Policy
341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any developments under Housing For All on rightsizing and incentives for those wanting to make these moves; and... - Water Services
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps that he will take to ensure that Irish Water has the necessary resources to ensure a sufficient interim supply for... - Departmental Schemes
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of retrofits delivered in local authority homes in each retrofitting scheme for each county to date in tabular... - Local Authorities
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if each local authority is required to have a complaints officer or department; if not, the reason; and if he will make a... - Invasive Species Policy
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any other scheme to help farmers to carry out work on their land that is overgrown with rhododendrons (details... - Coastal Protection
347. 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 that the group has... - Housing Policy
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that have been put in place to assist local authorities and approved housing bodies to deal with construction... - Housing Provision
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new affordable purchase units that have been delivered in quarter 1 of 2022; the number of affordable purchase... - Local Authorities
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that have a full-time vacant homes officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Legal Cases
354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount in fines that has been paid to the European Commission for planning failures at the Derrybrien wind farm to date;... - Departmental Reports
355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of departmental reports that are pending publication; the titles of these reports; the expected publication dates;... - Housing Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of serviced sites fund, affordable housing funding and affordable purchase homes that have been completed and... - Regeneration Projects
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the proposed construction of a community centre at King’s Island, Limerick, as... - Legislative Measures
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to amend section 15 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 in view of the recent census data; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for social housing in County Limerick to date in 2022, by district in tabular form; the number of... - Departmental Staff
361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff who are abated under his Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and... - Departmental Policies
362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons whose houses were repossessed and sold are eligible to apply for local authority loans to purchase a new house; if... - Legislative Process
363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is hoped that the review by his Department of the amendments made in Seanad Éireann to the Wildlife (Amendment)... - Departmental Data
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of affordable homes that have been built in counties Cavan and Monaghan in each of the past five years; the... - Vacant Properties
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has invited Cavan and Monaghan local authorities to make an application for the vacant properties' voids programme; if... - Defective Building Materials
368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report of the independent working group that was set-up to examine the issue of defective housing will be completed;... - Departmental Schemes
369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if first time self-build homeowners will qualify for the new home equity scheme announced recently; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork city in each of the past five years; the total amount... - Vacant Properties
373. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has invited Cork City Council to make an application for the vacant properties' voids programme; if such an application... - Departmental Schemes
374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that HAP recipients are not able to get repayment plans if they are in arrears; the way that tenants in arrears can... - Departmental Data
378. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable, affordable mortgage, cost rental and council houses including Approved Housing Bodies, that will be... - Departmental Reviews
379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement that there has been by his Department with the Attorney General on the planning review; and if he will make a... - Regulatory Bodies
380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he and or his officials have been contacted by or engaged with the Corporate Enforcement Authority and or The Standards in... - Housing Provision
381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which housing availability to the local authority under part 5 procedure continues to be made available to... - Departmental Reviews
382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to ensuring that the internal review of the planning decisions of a person (details supplied) in An Bord... - Departmental Data
383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units leased by local authorities per month by month and unit size in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form;... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the recruitment of new directorates and the recruitment of 60 key staff for critically important roles within... - Departmental Policies
385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the conclusions contained within An Bord Pleanála’s maritime resource plan that identifies the additional staffing... - Foreshore Issues
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the backlog in An Bord Pleanála in respect of foreshore licence applications for offshore... - National Biodiversity Plan
388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timeline for the National Biodiversity Action Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39488/22] - Local Authorities
389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the further roll-out of biodiversity officers in 2023-24 for local authorities; if expressions of interest... - Housing Schemes
393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made towards resolving rent arrears issues for tenants for people on fixed incomes, such as those on invalidity... - Housing Provision
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that are being taken to address the difficulties local authorities face when transferring tenants to the rental... - Housing Schemes
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if applicants reach the HAP limit and then apply for supplementary welfare payment but get refused due to the fact that HAP is... - Commercial Rates
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to introducing a commercial rates waiver for businesses struggling with soaring inflation costs...
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