Written answers
Thursday, 18 May 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Rental Sector
84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what incentives are being considered to prevent landlords leaving the rental market; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to use new technologies/building techniques to increase the delivery and supply of modular housing; and... - Planning Issues
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the planning reforms to be implemented; how these reforms will speed up the delivery of critical... - Traveller Accommodation
88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Expert Group on Traveller accommodation. [23331/23] - Environmental Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will advise his intended next steps regarding the recently published Citizen’s Assembly report on Biodiversity;... - Housing Provision
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date since 2020 in bringing back to habitable use local authority housing stock that was vacant; and if he will... - Wastewater Treatment
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has plans to provide funding to Uisce Éireann to take in charge existing private wastewater treatment plants in... - Housing Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cost-rental homes delivered in north county Dublin in 2022. [23558/23] - Fire Service
95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on actions that are to be taken to address the recruitment and retention crisis in the retained fire... - Housing Provision
96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many homes will be delivered by the LDA this year under the project tosaigh scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering supports for the construction of affordable homes for purchase along the lines of the supports recently... - Homeless Accommodation
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what he intends to do to ensure emergency accommodation is available for those who need it in their local particularly... - Housing Provision
100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable homes to be delivered in Waterford in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Planning Issues
101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the appeal process, if any, that is in place for farmers who unsuccessfully applied to local authorities to have lands zoned... - Housing Policy
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to the expansion of the croí cónaíthe scheme, if any consideration would be given to allow commercial... - Building Regulations
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review of Part B of the building regulations and related technical guidance documents. [23333/23] - Housing Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on social housing provision in west Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23603/23] - Wastewater Treatment
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to launch a pilot scheme to provide sewage infrastructure in rural villages which are currently unsewered; and... - Housing Schemes
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many buyers have now been approved under the first home scheme; how many of these approved applications are from Cork... - Housing Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the move by Dublin City Council with regard to the regeneration of an estate (details supplied); and the... - Cúrsaí Tithíochta
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas mar gheall ar na treoirlínte geallta don tithíocht agus don phleanáil... - Housing Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23204/23] - Departmental Strategies
114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the publication of the Implementation Plan for the National Housing Strategy for People with Disabilities... - Defective Building Materials
115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Government will consider the 13 amendments to the Draft Defective Concrete Block Regulations put forward by the Mica... - Legislative Measures
116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a proposal from an organisation to reform homeless legislation so that local authorities and public... - Housing Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding for housing adaptation grants for older and disabled people for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Local Authorities
118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on funding being provided to local authorities to cover the anticipated costs of moving to a single water... - Housing Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied), where potential residents have been delayed from moving into... - Housing Schemes
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of difficulties experienced by people purchasing their first home who are availing for more than one of the... - Housing Policy
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken a study to determine the impact the lifting of the eviction ban has had on homelessness... - Housing Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives he is taking to support the provision of rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23604/23] - Departmental Reports
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a report on the Residential Construction Cost Study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23063/23] - Homeless Accommodation
125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children living in Department of Housing-funded emergency accommodation in the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and... - Planning Issues
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he is taking to consult fishing bodies regarding offshore renewable projects. [23337/23] - Housing Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number, separately, of social and affordable homes completed by Monaghan County Council in 2022; the targeted figure for... - Housing Policy
129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports, if any, in place by his Department to encourage over the shop living; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defective Building Materials
131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the remediation of dwellings affected by the use of defective concrete blocks legislation to ensure 100%... - Housing Policy
132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the key Housing for All achievements in the first quarter of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23642/23] - Housing Provision
134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Policy
136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the revised guidelines for rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23344/23] - Housing Provision
138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social homes were delivered in 2022; how this compares to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23645/23] - Housing Schemes
140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider conducting a review into the administration and provision of adaptation grants for older people and those... - Housing Policy
141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his engagement with the Residential Tenancies Board concerning actions to address non-compliance with the... - Housing Provision
143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on affordable housing at the glass bottle site in Ringsend, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on... - Water Services
146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the waiver of water connection charges for new properties will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the... - Wastewater Treatment
148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase funding to Uisce Éireann for the upgrade of wastewater treatment plants that are currently... - Housing Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider pre-purchasing affordable housing units similar to social housing, and a mechanism to speed up their... - Rental Sector
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what actions he intends to take to reduce rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23567/23] - Housing Policy
156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to provide additional funding to local authorities to provide for the proper management of their existing and... - Environmental Policy
157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on how Ireland intends to implement the EU Biodiversity Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Water Services
158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that all communities without water are supported and fast-tracked in joining group water schemes as a matter... - Defective Building Materials
159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide interim funding for individuals living in defective apartments to carry out remedial works in advance of... - Local Authorities
160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a funding request from Cork County Council to support the appointment of additional vacant homes officers;... - Housing Provision
161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units delivered in Galway city in 2022; the number of same that were new builds; the number of... - Road Projects
162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he or his Department have yet approved the method statements for the upgrade of the N59 road from Oughterard to Bun... - Homeless Accommodation
163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless people in north county Dublin; and the number of people on the social housing waiting list in north... - Housing Provision
164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out in tabular form the details of all applications for housing projects in each local authority area, where the... - Housing Policy
165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take action to ensure that the Residential Tenancies Board has the legislative power to investigate illegal... - Housing Provision
166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out in tabular form details of all applications received from approved housing bodies for housing projects, where the... - Water Services
167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the submission of requests for the 2022-2024 Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering any planning exemptions relating to structures that currently do not act as residential accommodation,... - Housing Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 9 March 2023, if he has received the report in respect of 2021, 2022 and to date... - Housing Policy
170. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the implementation of Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23640/23] - Rental Sector
172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can outline his plans to address the crisis in elderly accommodation in the private rental market in light of a recent... - Housing Provision
173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delays being caused to social housing developments funded via SHIP, CALF and CAS arising from delays in... - Housing Policy
174. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to this Deputy's question on Questions on Policy and Promised Legislation on 11 May 2023, if he will consider... - Housing Provision
176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes in the construction status update; the number that have been at their particular stage since Q1 2022; and... - Defective Building Materials
177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with mortgage lenders with respect to forbearance measures; the provisions of bridging finance and solutions... - Housing Provision
179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department's work regarding housing in the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
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