Written answers
Thursday, 6 July 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Provision
6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number currently on the social housing waiting list in Cavan; the current wait time for social housing applications; and if... - Housing Schemes
15. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the new pilot scheme that offers grants to ready vacant farmhouses for refurbishment; and if he will make... - Housing Provision
16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the social housing waiting list in Cork County Council now compares with that in 2019; and if he will make a statement on... - Water Services
17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the completion of the single utility for water services and to outline what additional funding his Department... - Housing Policy
18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in response to my Leader’s Question on Part V segregation the Minister made statements (details supplied); is it... - Housing Schemes
19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the local authority home loan scheme which enables successful applicants to borrow up to 90% of... - Housing Provision
20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the Land Development Agency is providing new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/23] - Housing Policy
21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to ensure that older working people who do not own their own home and are currently above social housing limits will... - Wastewater Treatment
23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to improve sewage schemes for small towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Provision
24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review by his Department of public homes in the pipeline; and the number of these that have been stalled... - Housing Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to set affordable housing targets for each local authority without official targets; and if he will make a... - Water Services
27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are provisions in planning law to ensure that communities have critical water and wastewater infrastructure (details... - Housing Provision
28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how the social housing waiting list in Offaly now compares with that in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Defective Building Materials
30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the regulations of the new defective concrete blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any data as to how many new build homes are being purchased by first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on... - Fire Safety
32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the Public Consultation on the Review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations; if there is a... - Housing Provision
33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on social housing provision in Longford from 2020 to 2022; the target in place for same in 2023; and if he will... - Homeless Accommodation
34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will direct all local authorities to record all presentations from homeless individuals and families; and if he will make... - Housing Provision
35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the number of housing completions in Cork in 2022; the projected number for 2023; and if he will make a statement on... - Defective Building Materials
36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will agree to homeowner amendments to the Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Act,... - Emergency Accommodation
37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the number of people in Limerick currently residing in State supported emergency accommodation including hotels,... - Housing Schemes
38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures put in place by his Department to ensure that those families that are not eligible for the cost-rental... - Rental Sector
39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure all landlords are registered with the Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses purchased by local authority tenants each year since 2016 under the tenant purchase incremental scheme... - National Planning Framework
41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the Revision Process for the National Planning Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Provision
43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on social housing provision in Offaly from 2020 to 2022; the target in place for same in 2023; and if he will... - Traveller Accommodation
45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out in tabular form an update on the progress to date in the implementation of all 32 recommendations from the report... - Housing Provision
46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the provision of social housing at Kildonan Lands, Church of the Annunciation and Berryfield in Dublin... - Housing Schemes
48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the tenant-in-situ and the cost-rental tenant-in-situ schemes, including a timeline on... - Water Services
49. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans for a scheme to compensate businesses that have lost revenue due to water outages (details supplied); and if... - Housing Policy
50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have any role in overholding cases when the tenant is a HAP recipient; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Provision
51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many of the promised 1,850 cost rental homes with State-backed rent of at least 25% below what they would be on in the... - Housing Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to change the requirement for applicants for social housing to have medical certificates signed by two practitioners as this is... - Housing Provision
53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on social housing provision in Cork County Council from 2020 to 2022; the target in place for same in 2023; and... - Housing Policy
54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to review the threshold for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability; and if... - Housing Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department might seek quotations from builders/developers for the provision of a specific number of public authority... - Defective Building Materials
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the dismay caused to hundreds of homeowners in defective block homes in Donegal, who have had their... - Housing Policy
59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will update the Dáil Éireann on the level of home purchases by first-time-buyers; and the progress of... - Housing Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on number of housing commencements to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/23] - Emergency Accommodation
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any additional emergency accommodation has been put in place in Mayo since the lifting of the eviction ban; and if he will... - Housing Provision
62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on the local authority housing stock retrofitting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33206/23] - Construction Industry
63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32919/23] - Housing Schemes
64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make changes to the HAP scheme so that there is not a cliff edge if people go over the social housing income limits... - Defective Building Materials
65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will comment on the significant delays with the opening of the online application process for the enhanced grant scheme... - Housing Schemes
66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide additional resources to the local authority to deal with and manage the demand for the vacant property... - Fire Safety
67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of interim funding for fire safety defects in apartments; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of emergency funding for homeowners with fire safety and other structural defects to address... - Housing Schemes
69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the amount of people who availed of the help-to-buy-scheme, local authority affordable purchase scheme, first-home... - Constitutional Amendments
70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is any update on when the referendum on the Right to Housing will take place. [32359/23] - Housing Policy
71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a report on the cost-rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33187/23] - Foreshore Issues
73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 21 June 2023, if Ministerial consent in accordance with the EC (Birds... - Housing Provision
74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to comment on the record number of commencement notifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32908/23] - Housing Schemes
75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the cost-rental tenant-in-situ scheme, including the number of such properties purchased to date; the number... - Hare Coursing
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will refuse 2023-2024 licences for cruel hare coursing as there appears to be uncertainty over the number of... - Housing Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social housing applicants had their files/cases closed due to them exceeding the income threshold for the years 2022... - Emergency Accommodation
78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can detail the number of people currently in emergency accommodation; the numbers who have been there for over 12 months;... - Housing Provision
79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the number of housing commencements in Carlow to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Policy
80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has set a target date for ending homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33182/23] - Housing Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delivery of affordable housing in Cork city. [33088/23] - Housing Schemes
83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline what alternatives are open to people in County Louth who need a housing adaptation grant but who cannot... - Regeneration Projects
84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans with respect for continued funding for the Limerick Regeneration Economic and Social Intervention Fund 2023 to be... - Housing Provision
85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the delivery of affordable, social and cost rental housing in Dublin 9 and 11; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on the commitment in Housing for All to implement a minimum building energy rating requirement for rental... - Defective Building Materials
88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on measures to address issues impacting on homeowners effected by pyrite issues. [33136/23] - Housing Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on Housing For All delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32204/23] - Housing Schemes
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can detail the number of purchases of properties by local authorities and approved housing bodies under the... - Housing Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if some consideration can be given to the development of a subsidised sites scheme on public or private lands with a view to... - Housing Provision
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of both social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33117/23] - Defective Building Materials
94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if interim funding has been decided on for those who are currently facing defective issues in their dwellings. [32358/23] - Housing Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the financial support to replace lead pipes in homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32915/23] - Housing Schemes
97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the roll-out of the tenant-in-situ scheme; if local authorities have resourced additional staff to manage the... - Housing Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase home ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33140/23] - Defective Building Materials
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has concerns that the MICA defective block scheme does not cover 100% redress for affected homeowners and that many... - Housing Schemes
100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what changes he intends to make to the cost-rental rules so that those eligible on income grounds are not ineligible on... - Rental Sector
101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider making County Cavan a rent pressure zone due to the rapid increase in rents; and if he will make a... - Legislative Measures
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress of the legislation to allow for directly elected mayor with executive powers for Limerick; and if he will make a...
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