Written answers
Thursday, 26 January 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Schemes
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any plans to change the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability so as to take sensory disabilities... - Planning Issues
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 1 December 2022, the status of the development of the promised section 28... - Housing Provision
91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of rural one-off houses completed in each local authority area in 2022; the percentage of overall completions that... - Mayoral Election
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the legislation for a directly elected mayor with executive functions in Limerick; the date for the publication... - Rental Sector
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans he has for further reform in the rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3714/23] - Water Services
94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delays in the publication of measures considered by the rural water working group for inclusion in the... - Housing Provision
95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review of the capital advance leasing facility scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Wastewater Treatment
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist communities in improving wastewater infrastructure. [3404/23] - Official Engagements
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his trip to COP15; the pledges and commitments that were made on behalf of the Government at that... - Urban Development
100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next call for applications under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will be made given the need for public... - Housing Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the provision of affordable housing in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Schemes
104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can detail, the expected increase in social housing applicants as a result of the recent changes to the income... - Housing Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline his plans to accelerate the servicing of housing land in order that councils can include plans for social... - Electoral Process
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way that the Government plans to encourage 16-to-18-year-olds to pre-register for the electoral register; and if he will... - Housing Policy
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the owner occupier guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3710/23] - Departmental Bodies
109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the publication of a report from the Commission on Housing; and if he will make a statement on... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on any work that is happening in his Department and the National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to... - Rental Sector
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the large delays experienced by renters who try to contact the Residential Tenancies Board to retrieve their... - Housing Schemes
112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Croí Cónaithe (cities) project has a limit on the total value of subsidy it will provide to successful... - Housing Provision
113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental housing; if the targets set out in 2022... - Housing Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the operation of the first home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3517/23] - Housing Provision
116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to ensure that house building in 2023 does not decrease. [3536/23] - Planning Issues
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new draft rural planning guidelines; when it is expected that the public consultation will commence; the... - Housing Provision
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes delivered by each of the Cork local authorities; the number of homes being advanced through the... - Urban Development
121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Government’s plan for the future of Moore Street. [3535/23] - Rental Sector
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is planning to extend the moratorium on certain evictions after 31 March 2023; what other measures will he put in place... - Construction Industry
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the way the construction sector can increase the use of timber framed dwellings; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Schemes
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any changes are likely to be made in relation to the price ceiling under the first home scheme; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable homes that were built in County Cork in the years 2021 and 2022. [3403/23] - Defective Building Materials
127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure buildings built now and in the future are not defective; and if he will make a statement on... - Rental Sector
128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to review the legislation outlined in Section 34 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 as regards sale of... - Housing Policy
129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way he will ensure that all the people now eligible for social housing due to change in income limits will be put back on... - Housing Schemes
130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the projected total budget allocation available to the Croí Cónaithe (cities) project in 2023,... - Housing Provision
131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people waiting on local authority housing list per local authority; the average waiting time per list; the use... - Urban Development
133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the regeneration of St. Andrews flat complex in the south inner city; and if he will make a... - Heritage Sites
134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the level of engagement his Department has had with Clare County Council to manage additional heritage... - Rental Sector
135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give consideration to increasing the rate of HAP in line with market rents; and if he will make a statement on the... - State Bodies
136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on proposed changes to the operation of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Funding
137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding given to local authorities to remedy mould and damp in 2022. [3600/23] - Vacant Properties
139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in relation to the recently announced Croí Cónaithe scheme for the refurbishing of derelict properties, why, if a... - Urban Development
140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the regeneration of Pearse House flat complex in the south inner city; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the targets for 2023 for the construction of public housing on land owned by Louth County Council; the 2023... - State Bodies
142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to provide additional funding to An Bord Pleanála to assist in alleviating the backlog in their caseload... - Housing Provision
143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which extra methods and means can be employed to provide extra housing in sufficient volume to meet requirements... - Wastewater Treatment
145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action his Department intends taking in respect of approximately 500 standalone sewage treatment plants, which were... - Rental Sector
146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recently published Eurostat data showing that rents in Ireland rents are rising at one of the fastest rates... - Emergency Accommodation
147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent record levels of people accessing emergency accommodation; the action he is taking to address this;... - Departmental Policies
149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to develop a mechanism for evaluating embodied carbon in our existing building stock; and if he will make a... - Road Projects
150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a full updated brief on the Narrow Water Bridge project, including expected commencement dates, expected... - Housing Provision
151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the schemes available in County Mayo for the delivery of affordable housing; the affordable housing targets for 2023, and... - Planning Issues
153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the principal changes to apartment design standards set out in the Guidelines for Planning Authorities... - Departmental Schemes
154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the cap on the housing aid for older persons grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3429/23] - Housing Policy
155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can identify through the various local authorities suitably developed sites on which builders can be... - Defective Building Materials
156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce urgent amendments to the remediation of dwellings damaged by the use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act... - Rental Sector
160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that a mechanism is put in place for councils/AHBs to buy homes where there is a notice to quit and the... - Wastewater Treatment
163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress he has made to date on progressing the pilot scheme for unsewered villages; the up-to-date position on progress... - Housing Provision
164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide affordable purchase and cost rental housing in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on... - Traveller Accommodation
165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the implementation of the 32 recommendations from the Expert Group Report on Traveller... - Departmental Schemes
166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department's allocation to local authorities in 2023 for schemes (details supplied), including when the local authorities... - Planning Issues
167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of proposed planning reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3715/23] - Housing Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in the Poolbeg SDZ, St. Michael's Estate, O‘Devaney... - Planning Issues
169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the new regulations that will require a changing places toilet to be included in certain buildings as... - Departmental Data
171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing budget allocated per local authority; the housing budget not spent by local authorities in each of the years 2017... - Planning Issues
174. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the planning regime designed to make it easier to develop renewable energy; and if he will...
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