Written answers
Thursday, 1 December 2022
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
7. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will carry out a review of the planning laws to ensure that they are strong enough to cover the destruction of natural... - Housing Policy
9. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the CALF review. [59798/22] - Local Authorities
13. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government His plans, if any, to introduce guidelines, on a statutory basis or otherwise, to protect local media outlets from undue... - Planning Issues
15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the impact of the rising number of judicial reviews with regard to the delivery of much-needed housing; and if he... - Local Authorities
18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the funding streams from his Department to local authorities; if the local authorities will be... - Architectural Heritage
20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department plays any role in the protection of buildings from demolition which are of cultural significance in the... - Local Government Reform
21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the provision of maternity leave for local authority councillors; and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on when the first housing units for persons with disabilities are expected to be completed under the national... - Vacant Properties
23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will urgently engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding vacant housing units which are owned... - Architectural Heritage
26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the range and nationwide impact of the built heritage investment scheme and the historic... - Defective Building Materials
27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government The measures that are being taken to alleviate the financial pressures faced by homeowners of defective properties. [48274/22] - Wind Energy Guidelines
28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the revised wind energy development guidelines will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58975/22] - Housing Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing under Housing For All in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has given consideration to the use of 3D printing technology and the possible benefits of same to the current... - Housing Provision
35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been built in County Cork to date in 2022. [59574/22] - Homeless Persons Supports
38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent record levels of persons accessing emergency accommodation; the action that he is taking to address the... - Local Authorities
40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement that his Department has had with local county councils to ensure that local authority housing departments are... - Defective Building Materials
42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the defective concrete blocks scheme to open to affected households in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline progress to deliver affordable housing schemes for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Regulations
45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the recently published EU nature restoration laws; the measures that the Government is putting... - Heritage Sites
46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department can financially support Clare County Council in its efforts to take over the running of Shannon Heritage... - Site Acquisitions
47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details in relation to the announcement that €100 million is being allocated to fund land legacy debt... - Housing Schemes
48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status on the croí cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59576/22] - Housing Policy
51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in the light of the new policy approach which recommends that Councils seek to buy homes with tenants in situ when there... - Wastewater Treatment
54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider under force majeure that grant aid would be payable for the better of all and the environment for persons... - Housing Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his efforts to assist the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ. [59800/22] - Wastewater Treatment
57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to advance a sewage scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59864/22] - Electoral Process
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is planned to adjust the local authority boundaries on foot of the recent Census results; and if he will make a... - Rental Sector
59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government The measures that are being taken to increase the number of rental properties on the market in the Cork south west area; and if... - Housing Policy
60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the CREL review. [59799/22] - Housing Provision
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is tracking social and affordable commencements; and if there has been any drop-off in such commencements to... - Housing Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review two specific cases (details supplied) to ensure that these multi-unit complexes are purchased by local... - Housing Schemes
64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to review the HAP band rate applicable to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Defective Building Materials
65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to reports that homeowners are waiting six months in some instances to receive a response from... - Housing Schemes
66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the safeguards that he will put in place to ensure that croí cónaithe aligns with the town centres-first policy and... - Homeless Persons Supports
67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address child homelessness. [59573/22] - Housing Provision
71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses that will be completed by the local authority and by approved housing bodies; the number of affordable... - Defective Building Materials
72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on engagement between his Department and Mayo County Council regarding a scheme for the... - Local Authorities
73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made to date in reforming the method of providing Exchequer funding from his Department of local... - Rental Sector
74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans in place to support tenants when the eviction ban ends in March 2023, given the stark increase in notices-to-quit... - Housing Policy
77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he is in a position to augment and accelerate the housing for all programme with a view to making serious... - International Agreements
79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 10 May 2022, if he has concluded consultations with other Departments on Ireland's... - Defective Building Materials
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the survey conducted by an organisation (details supplied) of quarries in County Donegal. [59802/22] - Housing Provision
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide cost rental accommodation in Dublin 9 and 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59833/22] - Planning Issues
85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to change planning objections to ensure that each person who lodges an objection proves their identity before... - Housing Schemes
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider expanding the repair-and-lease scheme to include properties renovated for affordable private rental; and if... - Housing Policy
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue a circular to all local authorities to ensure that they will buy homes if tenants are in receipt of notices to...
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