Written answers
Thursday, 9 November 2023
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Rental Sector
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of mortgage-to-rent applications completed since the review commenced; and to provide an update on the review into... - Wastewater Treatment
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to make a decision on the applications made to his Department in respect of developing sewage schemes for the... - Energy Conservation
94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many local authority homes have been retrofitted to date in 2023; how many were retrofitted to a standard of BER B2 or... - Housing Provision
97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an overview of the €5.1 billion capital investment in housing in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the... - Defective Building Materials
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the growing anger and frustration amongst affected homeowners in Donegal and other counties at the serious... - Urban Development
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 10 October 2023, if he will report on the progress of the TOD Working Group in... - Water Safety
104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when Mayo County Council will receive the framework document to submit bids for the multi-annual rural water programme; and if... - Vacant Properties
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on efforts to tackle vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48893/23] - Flood Risk Management
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the additional supports that his Department will provide for a local authority following the... - Housing Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which he can identify through the various local authorities suitably developed sites on which builders can be... - Traveller Accommodation
108. 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. [49051/23] - Housing Provision
109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the lack of progress in utilising off-site housing construction for the delivery of social housing; and if he... - Rental Sector
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on plans for a Government deposit protection scheme for renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social homes are in the pipeline, either on site or at various stages of design and procurement; and if he will make... - Planning Issues
113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the progress of developing sustainable and compact settlements guidelines for planning authorities;... - Grúpaí Idir-Rannacha
114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cathain a fhoilseofar na Treoirlínte Pleanála Gaeltachta; an gcinnteoidh sé go mbeidh ionadaíocht don... - Housing Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the up-to-date position regarding the success of the Croí Cónaithe scheme; if he will provide a breakdown of... - Local Authorities
118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken any study to determine what the average turnaround time is for reletting when a local... - Wildlife Protection
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what action is being taken by Government to combat the mass decline of insects and wildlife in Ireland; and how the Government... - Planning Issues
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a progress update on the planning measures he introduced two years ago to increase home ownership and restrict the... - Renewable Energy Generation
121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many local authority homes have been installed with solar PV to date in 2023; if there are plans to establish a dedicated... - Housing Provision
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what plans are in place to provide affordable housing in Cork county and specifically the Macroom LEA; and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to include decluttering support as part of the housing aid for older people grant; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measure his Department is taking to ensure affordable housing is provided in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will provide an... - Local Authorities
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has responded to date to the Galway Social Housing Taskforce Chairperson’s Report on Progress to end-2022; the... - Housing Provision
127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase homes that have been delivered to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rental Sector
128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if recent interventions, such as the tenant-in-situ initiative, are making an impact in providing secure long-term social and... - Housing Schemes
131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what increase is being provided for the Croí Cónaithe fund in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Emergency Accommodation
133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a report (details supplied); the steps he is taking address the findings regarding large numbers being unable to... - Homeless Persons Supports
134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the regional homeless forums have been turned down for funding for homeless actions in their areas; if so, which groups;... - Housing Schemes
135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider introducing new scheme of letting priorities which would allow councils to prioritise housing applications... - Housing Provision
136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected number of units to be delivered by the end of the Government’s term, broken down by affordable purchase,... - Derelict Sites
137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in relation to reviewing the guidelines and definitions provided to city and county councils around dereliction... - Vacant Properties
139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the voids programme for 2024 will be finalised; the national allocation; the funding that will be made available for... - Defective Building Materials
140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the revised defective concrete block redress scheme. [49053/23] - Water Services
141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to support improved water supplies in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Coastal Zone Management
142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the new National Coastal Change Management Strategy. [49077/23] - Rental Sector
144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the social and cost-rental tenant-in-situ schemes, including the number of purchases to date. [49050/23] - Housing Policy
145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the policy with respect to the establishment of housing developments with self-contained apartments for older... - Vacant Properties
146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a report on the pilot scheme to provide grants for expert conservation advice to owners of vacant farmhouses; and if he... - Agriculture Industry
147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will change the rules governing the spreading of slurry to allow farmers to spread slurry after 30 September each year,... - Housing Schemes
148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied), which found that only 27 properties were available within... - Water Pollution
151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned at the impact of pollution from agriculture on algal blooms in Blessington Lakes; the measures he will take... - Housing Provision
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delivery of housing on public-owned sites in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11. [49070/23] - Homeless Persons Supports
153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which extra methods and means can be employed to provide extra housing in sufficient volume to meet requirements... - Rental Sector
155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what funding is being provided for cost rental in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48979/23] - Housing Provision
156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the latest information on the purchases of homes by first-time buyers and the supply of... - Flood Risk Management
157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the development of the national river catchment model to assist with flood prediction alerts and the delivery of... - Building Regulations
158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether there is a need for an increase in the number of changing places and toilets for people with severe... - Scéimeanna agus Tacaíochtaí Tithíochta
160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government an gcuirfidh sé scéim tithíochta shainiúil don Ghaeltacht ar bun, anuas ar (nó lasmuigh de) Croí... - Rental Sector
161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the secure tenancy affordable rental (STAR) investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Policy
162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what consideration his Department has given to the role long-term leases, or ‘life-leases’, can play in the... - Vacant Properties
163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that the significant investment in the voids programme over recent years will be continued in 2024, in view... - Local Government Reform
164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposals he plans to table for consideration by the citizens of Dublin of future governance for the city. [48357/23] - Housing Provision
165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of both social and affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Wastewater Treatment
166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give consideration to expanding the current domestic wastewater treatment system grants outside of the current... - Defective Building Materials
167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he will include the redress focus groups on the implementation steering group to access the financial needs of... - Housing Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in Poolbeg West SDZ and St. Michael’s Estate. [49052/23] - Housing Schemes
169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what schemes are provided by his Department to help first-time buyers in acquiring their new home; and if he will make a...
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