Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Gorse Burning
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the operation of Sections 39 and 40 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 and Section 7 of the Heritage Act 2018 to... - Rental Sector
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to review the rent pressure zones (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12238/23] - Energy Conservation
396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are two schemes for social housing retrofitting, one for voids and one for occupied homes. [12251/23] - Departmental Funding
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and... - Rental Sector
399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on when a standardised approach to the calculation of rents for local authority tenants will be... - Departmental Properties
400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the security contract for the Department of Housing, 90 North King Street has been awarded to a company (details supplied);... - Departmental Data
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless people on the housing list in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Fire Service
402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of plans for the implementation of the recommendations of the report Retained Fire Services in Ireland: A Review... - Housing Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social homes completed in the past two years in Waterford and nationally, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Water Supply
405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown on the amount of subsidy administered for type A, B and C determinants by each local authority... - Housing Policy
408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will arrange for his Department to request all local authorities to carry out an audit of their housing stock in respect... - Property Registration
410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm who is entitled to view deeds of transfer held by the Property Registration Authority; who is entitled to... - Emergency Accommodation
411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify what health and safety standards local authorities are supposed to adhere to in the provision of emergency... - Museum Projects
412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will investigate the possibility of the Custom House History Museum recording, recognising and acknowledging An Gorta... - Capital Expenditure Programme
413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular... - Traveller Community
414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is intended to re-open the caravan loan scheme for the Traveller community; if funding will be made available to fund... - Defective Building Materials
415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in relation to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act 2022, when is it envisaged... - Rental Sector
416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that any named person on a HAP application is provided with accommodation alongside their partners also... - Special Areas of Conservation
417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline all funding options available to persons or non-profit groups carrying out stewardship activities of... - Wildlife Protection
418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure the protection of hedgerow habitats. [12802/23] - Housing Schemes
419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider relaxing the rules in relation to the bedrooms required in order that purchasing a property with a tenant... - Rental Sector
420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a series of matters in relation the renting of holiday homes in rent pressure zones (details supplied); and if he... - Sustainable Development Goals
422. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by his Department in respect of targets and goals set out in sustainable development goals of the 2030... - Housing Schemes
423. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the new initiatives for which he has recently got approval from Cabinet (details supplied) that... - Departmental Reviews
426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 7 March 2023, if there is a timeframe for his consideration of the report; and... - Housing Provision
427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown, by local authority area which outlines the locations for each of the housing units mentioned by An Taoiseach in... - Rental Sector
429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for when legislation will be introduced to give tenants first refusal on purchasing their home if the landlord is... - Road Projects
432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a response will issue to proposed amendments that were submitted by Galway County Council to the heritage section of the... - Defective Building Materials
434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if homes within an apartment complex (details supplied) qualify under the defective apartments redress scheme; and if he will... - Legislative Measures
436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will consider the amendments made to the Wildlife Bill 2016 in Seanad Éireann; when he will complete his... - Derelict Sites
437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the derelict sites levies, levied, collected, owed and cumulatively owed; and the number of sites on the register on 31... - Grant Payments
438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 7 March 2023, in which it was stated that the registration date of 2013 helped to... - Rental Sector
439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with local authorities, in particular Wicklow County Council, in order to plan for the... - Housing Schemes
440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the limits on the first home scheme will next be reviewed. [13056/23] - State Bodies
442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on delays in response times by the Residential Tenancies Board; his further views on how current delays compare with... - Referendum Campaigns
444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the proposed referendum on housing will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13102/23] - Equality Issues
445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to collate and publish data on LGBTQ+ homelessness in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13103/23] - Invasive Species Policy
448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a peer review (details supplied) on rhododendron management has been completed; and when he will release the review to the... - Planning Issues
449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the median and average waiting time for a decision on appeals to An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a report on the total number of private home completions in 2021 and 2022, broken down by local authority... - State Bodies
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 1 March 2023, if he will provide details of the protocols in place for responding... - Housing Schemes
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer in 2022 per unit of accommodation for housing schemes (details supplied), in tabular form.... - Rental Sector
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to assist persons over 65 years in long-term rental accommodation who are seeking to purchase their own... - Derelict Sites
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address dereliction in Bandon, Ballineen and Enniskeane, County Cork. [13236/23] - National Parks
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that all policies concerning National Parks and Nature Reserves consider the needs of... - Housing Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of modular homes that have been and are being ordered for each county in the State, given the dearth of social and... - Rental Sector
458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans that are in place to accommodate tenants who will be forced to leave their properties once the eviction ban is... - Emergency Accommodation
464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people currently in emergency accommodation, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to prevent thousands of people being evicted into homelessness from 1 April 2023. [13281/23] - Housing Provision
467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to deliver affordable housing units in the south Kildare constituency; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Conservation
469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the numer of the local authorities whose housing stock has been retro-fitted in the south Kildare constituency; if the... - Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge
470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government an bhfuil miondealú ar na figiúirí idir cainteoirí Gaeilge agus daoine nach iad, de réir... - Defective Building Materials
473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Wexford homeowners will be included in the defective blocks scheme where it is established that they have been impacted;... - Housing Provision
474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports available for families that are experiencing overcrowding in the family home and that are in need of essential... - Rental Sector
475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the necessary regulations will be put in place in respect of planning for the owners of property who operate short-term... - Departmental Staff
477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any staff situated at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13452/23] - Planning Issues
479. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how An Bord Pleanála is resourced to process applications for off-shore wind farms. [13485/23] - Fire Stations
482. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a timeline for the delivery of a Fire Station in Lucan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on... - Planning Issues
483. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether it is acceptable the inordinate amount of time it is taking An Bord Pleanála to make decisions on... - Waterways Ireland
485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of Waterways Ireland's ownership of a site (details supplied); if Waterways Ireland has any intended use for the... - Planning Issues
486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the full membership of the Planning Advisory Forum. [13566/23] - Vacant Properties
487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 9 March 2023, if he will outline the local authorities that have applied to his... - Wind Energy Generation
488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he hopes to designate designated marine areas so that the planning and development of wind farms can proceed; and if he... - Planning Issues
489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide his response to the recommendation in the UCC report Housing and Sustaining Communities on the West Cork... - Island Communities
490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide his response to the recommendation in the UCC report Housing and Sustaining Communities on the West Cork... - Inshore Fisheries
491. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with inshore fishers, their representative organisations, and their producer organisations concerning the... - Foreshore Issues
492. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 8 September 2022, when a long running foreshore licence application will be... - Commemorative Events
493. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department have any plans to mark the 60th anniversary of the passing of a person (details supplied) in October 2023;... - Housing Provision
494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the reason there is no appeal mechanism for a parent to query a decision by their local authority to... - Rental Sector
496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the average wait-time for a response from the Residential Tenancies Board to landlords seeking to... - Housing Schemes
498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applications for the Croí Cónaithe towns grant; the number approved and the number drawn down... - Housing Provision
501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will explain the ongoing delay in closing the purchase of affordable homes in Kilcarberry, Dunemer and Cork; and if he... - Housing Schemes
502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units brought to market in 2022 in Swords, County Dublin; the forthcoming projects that are... - Farm Inspections
503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 24 March 2022, if he will report on the progress made implementing a State-wide... - Housing Schemes
504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options that are available to pyrite homeowners who have a second property available but which needs repairs; if they can... - Housing Policy
505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason recipients of the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension, set at the same rate as... - Housing Schemes
506. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of money provided to local authorities for the payment of HAP and RAS in each of the past ten years, per local... - Vacant Properties
508. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if businesses or local authorities can qualify for the vacant property refurbishment grant. [13937/23] - Traveller Accommodation
509. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding drawn down by each local authority for Traveller accommodation in each of the past five years per local... - Vacant Properties
510. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of money provided by his Department to local authorities for the purpose of refurbishing vacant properties; and the... - Homeless Persons Supports
512. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what course of action is available to an individual if they do not qualify for social housing and find themselves homeless due... - Housing Policy
513. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with self-catering accommodation providers in rural areas concerning the impact of the Short-term Lettings... - Animal Welfare
514. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to address badger baiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14014/23] - eGovernment Services
516. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with and assist a public body under his remit (details supplied) with a view to improving their online... - Vacant Properties
518. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will seek the details on the total number of vacant properties owned by each local authority nationwide which have been...
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