Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10326/23] - Housing Policy
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to extending the HAP scheme to the sponsor prior to the arrival of the family in relation to... - Homeless Accommodation
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allow asylum seekers to engage with homeless services at local authority level; and if he will make a statement on... - Building Regulations
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide clarification on who is responsible for investigating complaints and enforcing remedial action in housing... - Local Elections
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the boundaries for local electoral areas will be reviewed ahead of the 2024 local elections; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a quarterly breakdown of commencement notices and completion certificates as recorded by the Building... - Legislative Measures
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of concerns that the draft planning Bill has reduced legal protection for the evolution of community gardens,... - Housing Schemes
270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 14 February 2023, if he will consider extending the review of the mobility aids... - Housing Policy
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he proposes to encourage and support the maximum use of timber in the house-building sector; and if he will make a... - Rental Sector
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the rent pressure zones to include electoral areas in County Donegal to reflect the recent sharp increases... - Local Authorities
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will approve the request for additional staff from Galway City Council housing unit, given the fact that... - Housing Schemes
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the ineligibility of those on a widow’s pension, rather than a State pension, for the tenant purchase... - Departmental Data
276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a full breakdown on tenants in-situ purchases for 2022, in tabular form; if he will include a new category... - Housing Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of long-term-let houses in the past five years by Fingal County Council, by house size and average annual cost, in... - Housing Schemes
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of new build SHIP construction social housing units by local authority for 2020, 2021 and 2022. [9753/23] - Wildlife Protection
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason his Department chose not to follow the NPWS recommendation (details supplied) to prosecute the Office of Public... - Departmental Data
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority social housing capital funding applications funded through the SHIP programme in 2021 and 2022,... - Departmental Funding
282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the €70 million Housing Agency revolving fund; what has been agreed as terms of reference in... - Housing Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of homes built (details supplied) to date in 2023, broken down by local authority. [9882/23] - Water Services
285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the body responsible for notifying the general public if there are any local water outages, local boil water notices or any... - Departmental Policies
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with any leading proptech firms to bring about a digital revolution in the property sector; and if he will... - Departmental Data
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of social media influencers and online personalities, television and or radio personalities... - Housing Provision
288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses confirmed built by Cork City Council in 2022. [9928/23] - Departmental Data
289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities include homes marked as 'significantly complete' in their build statistics submitted to his Department... - Housing Provision
290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) has pulled out of the affordable housing... - Vacant Properties
291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of voids brought back into the housing stock in the year 2022; and the number of these that were previously vacant... - Derelict Sites
292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of derelict buildings have been purchased through compulsory purchase orders in each year since 2018, broken down... - Local Area Plans
293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional resources will be made available to councils to deal with the potential influx of tenants issued with eviction... - Departmental Schemes
294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the establishment of the defective apartments redress scheme; when further details will be... - Fuel Prices
296. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has a plan to address issues with regard to fuel affordability for social housing tenants whose homes are... - Rental Sector
297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Residential Tenancies Board will complete a review of a file (details supplied). [10072/23] - Public Sector Staff
298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the work currently being undertaken by the RTB to recruit and train additional staff; the number of... - Regeneration Projects
301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the project has commenced through to the construction tender... - Public Sector Pay
303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when outstanding pay rises for public servants will be paid. [10096/23] - Electoral Commission
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Electoral Commission will be set up and running for submissions. [10104/23] - Public Procurement Contracts
305. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by his Department... - Housing Schemes
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the disability allowance payment, as well as a list of other social welfare payments, is not disregarded when... - Housing Policy
308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm whether a local authority (details supplied) can purchase a property in the absence of a notice to vacate;... - Departmental Schemes
309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on proceeding with the defective concrete block grant scheme and the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the use of... - Wind Energy Guidelines
310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidelines local authorities and ABP must consider when assessing an application for on shore wind turbines. [10203/23]
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