Written answers
Tuesday, 4 October 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Commercial Rates
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will postpone the rate review for businesses given the significant increase in the cost of living (details supplied);... - Housing Provision
263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the measures he is taking to provide affordable housing in counties Offaly and Laois; and if he... - Departmental Transport
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of domestic flights for work purposes taken by him, Ministers of State in his Department and department staff for... - Vacant Properties
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the vacant property refurbishment grant will be extended to the local authorities in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Tax Code
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the formula that will be used to calculate the self-fund element for local property tax; if the final adjustment to the... - Register of Electors
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 14 September 2022, if he will clarify the definition of the supplement form; if... - Water Services
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (detail supplied) regarding water leaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48025/22] - Burial Grounds
270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagements he has had with the Office of Public Works, Kilmainham Gaol and the National Graves Association on plans to... - Departmental Bodies
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of secondary legislation to give effect to the maritime area regulatory authority; if the establishment of the... - Departmental Staff
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current staffing levels assigned to the foreshore unit in his Department; if he has plans to increase the resources of the... - Special Areas of Conservation
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will reopen access to the National Parks and Wildlife Service farm plan scheme to ensure all farmers with special areas... - Water Supply
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grants available for those who have no choice but to put in a private well due to a lack of water supply (details... - Fire Safety
275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider supporting apartment owners who need to address fire safety issues in their apartment blocks, given these... - Housing Schemes
276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the new tenant incremental purchase scheme will be opened to new applications; the reason for the delay in finalising... - Housing Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans in place for the long-term housing needs of Ukrainian refugees; if there are plans for local authorities to seek... - Local Government Reform
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a code of practice for employers to encourage and facilitate workers to participate in local government;... - Regeneration Projects
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the regeneration project at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48140/22] - Housing Policy
282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered any intervention to assist older persons with a good income who find their age confines them to a small... - Rental Sector
283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to reports landlords are demanding cash-only payments; and if any actions are in place to... - Housing Policy
285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be changing the income threshold for getting on the Donegal County Council social housing list (details supplied);... - Capital Expenditure Programme
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expected capital underspend in his Department budget for 2022; the line items where this under spend is expected to... - Housing Provision
288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the 5,550 affordable homes referred to in page 122 of the Budget 2023 Budget Book by type... - Defective Building Materials
293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure from the €20 million allocation for pyrite remediation and the €60 million for defective... - Departmental Expenditure
294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing retrofits delivered in 2022 with the €85 million allocation; the amount of this funding... - Homeless Persons Supports
297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the areas that he expects the €20 million in additional current expenditure for homeless services will be spent on.... - Emergency Accommodation
298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land that his Department has made available for modular housing as part of the Governments emergency response to... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of participants in the National Parks and Wildlife Service Farm Plan scheme for each of the years 2017 to 2021 and... - Water Quality
300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Environmental Protection Agency is compiling an indicators report of water quality in 2021; the expected publication... - Local Authorities
301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that has been drawn down by a local authority for a project (details supplied); and the purpose for... - Departmental Reviews
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the CALF review currently underway within his Department. [48493/22] - Rental Sector
305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes that he recently made to the cost rental equity loan. [48494/22] - Vacant Properties
308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority houses in County Wicklow that are currently vacant; if he will provide details outlining the... - Commercial Rates
309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request that local authorities collect full commercial rates on all commercial premises, including vacant units; if... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 27 September 2022, if it is correct that only one prosecution was initiated... - Derelict Sites
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request local authorities to register a property on the derelict sites register in cases in which it is declared as... - Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government an ndéanfaidh sé teagmháil le hUisce Éireann maidir lena gceanglais faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla... - Housing Schemes
313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the discretionary top-up for housing assistance payments was used in County Kildare in 2021 from quarter 1... - Housing Provision
315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of family units that are under-accommodated from each municipal district in County Kildare and that are currently... - Housing Schemes
317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP applications that were refused due to the applicant landlord not having sufficient or appropriate planning... - Derelict Sites
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request local authorities to register a property on the derelict sites register in cases in which it is declared as... - Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government an ndéanfaidh sé teagmháil le hUisce Éireann maidir lena gceanglais faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla... - Housing Provision
313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times the discretionary top-up for housing assistance payments was used in County Kildare in 2021 from quarter 1... - Housing Schemes
317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP applications that were refused due to the applicant landlord not having sufficient or appropriate planning... - Homeless Accommodation
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority can assess a person for homeless accommodation while the applicant is awaiting assessment for social... - Housing Schemes
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grant limits and income thresholds are being considered in relation to his Department’s review of the housing... - Defective Building Materials
324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure all homeowners who are currently stuck in stage 1 of their application to the defective concrete block grant... - Planning Issues
325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify, in the context of a review of solar panel planning exemptions, if planning permission is required for the...
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