Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wildlife Protection
339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will join the Island of Jersey in condemning the Faroe Islands' barbaric 'grindarap', which involves the annual massacre... - Office of Public Works
340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if officials from the Office of Public Works can provide details of what birds nest on Scattery Island, County Clare; what... - Wildlife Protection
341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has been made aware of any reports relating to the potential harmful effects of polystyrene foam on bird... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions being taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to an ongoing fuel leak into the Slaney river... - Departmental Correspondence
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he and his Department officials will issue a substantive response to a person (details supplied). [32042/23] - Housing Schemes
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider introducing a €50,000 grant scheme to support individuals who are self-building their first-time... - Water Pollution
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to allocate additional funding to recruit a sufficient number of new inspectors for water... - Public Sector Staff
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the adequacy of timeframes for replacing public sector staff; the associated internal processing delays in... - Urban Development
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his plans to progress the legislative underpinning for a joint urban area plan for Drogheda between Louth and... - Housing Schemes
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the croí cónaithe grant can be applied for in the case of a derelict property that has to be knocked and rebuilt... - Traveller Accommodation
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding will be provided for the refurbishment of accommodation and site facilities as the current residents are living... - Wildlife Protection
351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to monitor mink hunting with dogs, including the actions to prevent these hunts disrupting other... - Register of Electors
352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm that there will be no requirement for the provision of a Personal Public Service Number for inclusion on the... - Sports Funding
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding that his Department can provide to an... - Register of Electors
354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to grant voting rights to members of the Ukrainian community now residing in this country as a result of the... - Vacant Properties
355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all local authorities have furnished the details on the total number of derelict properties currently on their registers;... - Departmental Staff
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated full-year cost to recruit two additional WTE senior assistant fire advisors for his Department, in tabular form.... - Housing Schemes
358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the most up-to-date separate capital cost ceilings and averages for each local authority for the Social Housing Investment... - State Bodies
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned with the operating deficit at An Bord Pleanála; if he or his officials have had any discussions with... - Building Energy Rating
360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the BER which rating that is acceptable in the terms of the new croí cónaithe scheme to refurbish derelict and... - Planning Issues
363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to strengthen the legislation around planning enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32395/23] - Hare Coursing
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if given the biodiversity crisis, the pressure on the Irish hare and due to animal welfare issues if he will refuse to issue... - Rental Sector
365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ask local councils to ensure that those who receive a child dependency payment do not have this included in their... - Septic Tanks
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will adopt a suggestion by a council (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32510/23] - Wildlife Conservation
368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if subsidies or grant supports are available from his Department or any agency under the aegis of his Department for the... - Local Authorities
369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the number of new operatives and new trades apprentices hired into each of the 31 local authorities for each year... - Housing Policy
370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that actions outlined in the Implementation Plan for the Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027... - Rental Sector
371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline, on a step-by-step basis, the process provided for in section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as... - Departmental Staff
372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline what training the human resources disability officer in his Department has undertaken and is scheduled to undertake... - State Bodies
373. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will advise on the current backlog of cases with An Bord Pleanála; the average timeline for completion on... - Housing Provision
374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of affordable housing developments currently in the planning process or under construction, broken... - Land Issues
375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide his advice on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32663/23] - Departmental Schemes
376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a scheme (details supplied) will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32720/23] - Septic Tanks
377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider reopening the period for the registration of septic tanks in view of the recent reports about septic... - Vacant Properties
379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify if the planning exemptions announced by him in February 2022, where he stated that no planning permission is needed... - Banking Sector
381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he or his Department have had any negotiations or consultations with banks or mortgage providers with respect to... - Seaweed Harvesting
382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of his Department’s investigation into alleged unlicenced seaweed harvesting in the Kenmare River by a... - Rural Schemes
383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the publication of the revised guidelines for rural housing; the expected timeline for the public... - Gaeltacht Policy
384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the development of section 28 guidelines for planning in Gaeltacht areas; if the draft guidelines have been... - Housing Schemes
385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a decision will be made on an application by Louth County Council for additional funding for the housing adaptation... - Hare Coursing
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department records the survival rates of hares after coursing; if their movements are tracked post release; and if he...
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