Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Water Services
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Government carried out a review of the service level agreement between Irish Water and local authorities to provide a... - Agriculture Industry
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the period to spread slurry given that the inclement weather has prevented farmers from... - Rental Sector
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm the date that he intends to introduce a temporary ban on eviction; the impact, if any, that the proposal... - State Properties
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of State-owned properties on derelict sites registers, by local authority, in tabular form. [54158/22] - Planning Issues
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to initiate a review into the planning process regarding the Moore Street site. [54165/22] - Water Safety
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement that he has held with Irish Water on boil-water notices currently in effect in the State; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that a decision has not been made in an An Bord Pleanála appeal (details supplied) which was lodged on 10... - Housing Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes bought by local authorities by county with tenants in situ to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he... - Valuation Office
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made in each county with Reval 2021. [54194/22] - Flexible Work Practices
358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made with the Programme for Government commitment to require local authorities to be more flexible with... - Departmental Properties
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and type of unused and or unoccupied buildings in his Department’s estates’ portfolio and all bodies... - Departmental Correspondence
360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it has been drawn to his attention that his office was requested on 6 October 2022 to forward a copy of the revised tenant... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife Service will provide a rowing club in County Kerry (details supplied) with permission to... - Wildlife Conservation
362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora certificates... - Rented Dwellings Register
363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there will be a rebate for landlords who registered their property with the Residential Tenancies Board in 2021 and paid... - Rental Sector
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that tenants who fail to pay their HAP payment can be evicted from their tenancy during the eviction ban... - Departmental Data
365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average all-in cost of social housing units approved by local authorities for the past five years in tabular form; and if... - Vacant Properties
366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all vacant properties identified by the local authorities, an organisation (details supplied) and... - Departmental Staff
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons working in the Land Registry Office in a specific location (details supplied) at the present time; the... - Defective Building Materials
369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with insurance companies and the Fire Service to delay any evacuations from an apartment block (details... - Building Energy Rating
371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority houses that have a BER rating below B2; his Department’s target for retrofitting local... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is a timeframe for the roll-out of the pandemic special recognition payment to Dublin Fire Brigade paramedics; the... - Housing Schemes
373. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of housing assistance applications received and processed by each local authority from January to June 2022;... - Defective Building Materials
374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the membership of the cross-departmental working group on building defects; its terms of reference; the number of times that... - Housing Schemes
375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes delivered under various schemes (details supplied) for each of the years 2020 to 2021 and to date in 2022.... - Departmental Schemes
376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any insurance scheme or support provided by the Government to help owners of thatched cottages to insure their... - Wildlife Regulations
377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a comprehensive copy of the briefing notes and recommendations that he received from his Department in... - Departmental Schemes
379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for the shared equity local scheme; the number of approvals; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Rental Sector
380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to allowing HAP recipients who fall behind in rent payments to pay arrears through an... - Departmental Inquiries
381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the outcome of the investigation into complaints by a person (details supplied); the actions taken by his Department to... - Housing Policy
382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of stage 1 approvals for social housing projects by local authorities that have been refused in each of the years... - Homeless Accommodation
383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 26 October 2022, if he will confirm that the Department has requested local... - Archaeological Sites
384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is correct that there are delays currently in his Department issuing archaeological licences for archaeological... - Housing Schemes
385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review correspondence from the local authority (details supplied); if he will address the issues outlined; and if... - Housing Provision
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); if he will address the issues outlined; and if he... - Energy Policy
387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the home grants for older persons and people with a disability given the current inflation rate; and if... - Departmental Data
389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual cost of the housing assistance payment in each of the years from its inception until 2022, by county in tabular... - Legislative Measures
390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if section 3 of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022 has been commenced; the date that it... - Defective Building Materials
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that he has not tasked the Housing Agency to assist families availing of the defective blocks scheme to relocate to... - Community Employment Schemes
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if council rates can be waived for community employment offices; if any other supports are available; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are available to small landlords who are trying to gain vacant possession of their own property for their... - Planning Issues
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a recommendation from the Office of the Planning Regulator in relation to the South Dublin County Council... - Housing Schemes
399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the case of (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54987/22] - Departmental Surveys
400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the results of a recent thatched building survey undertaken by his Department; and if he will confirm if a... - Departmental Schemes
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Department's plans to support the owners of thatched buildings with rising and crippling public liability insurance costs.... - Turf Cutting
402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the cessation of a turf cutting compensation application made by a person (details supplied). [55072/22] - Planning Issues
403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider reviewing the Planning and Development Act 2000 in relation to public consultations where a licence is... - Legislative Process
404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the Local Government (Maternity Protection and Other Measures for Local Authority Elected Members) Bill 2022... - Planning Issues
405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale, from a policy perspective, for issuing a directive to South Dublin County Council to reverse the ban on new... - Local Authorities
406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government where he will publish zoned land maps as submitted by local authorities. [55145/22] - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an organisation, which is a voluntary organisation that uses a property exclusively for charitable purposes and otherwise... - Rental Sector
408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to reports (details supplied) that average private rent prices have almost doubled since 2012;... - Vacant Properties
409. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who have availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant in each of the past ten years and to date in... - Planning Issues
413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that the planning fee for use of land as a burial ground is more than three times higher than the planning fee for... - Energy Policy
414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the expected publication of the revised wind energy development guidelines considering the... - Water Conservation
416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 11 October 2022, if the lack of a management or conservation plan for the... - Water Quality
417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned that there was no improvement reported in 78% of the water bodies in the LAWPRO second cycle "priority... - Medical Aids and Appliances
418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that ceiling track hoists are not provided for under the Housing (Adaptation Grants for Older People and People... - Legislative Process
419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the emergency management and fire and public safety Bill 2020; and when this Bill will proceed to the... - Housing Policy
420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to introduce any flexibility on the 12-month income rule for determining social housing support eligibility in... - Departmental Staff
421. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of officials in his Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management... - Housing Policy
424. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give urgent consideration to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55549/22] - Electoral Process
426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next electoral boundary review will be established and concluded. [55640/22]
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