Written answers
Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- International Protection
725. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to address concerns regarding extensive changes made to a building (details supplied) in preparation for use as an... - Housing Provision
726. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government a list of affordable housing fund approvals by his Department broken down by local authority and detailing the number of units... - Housing Schemes
727. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applications for the social housing tenant-in-situ scheme to date in 2023; the number of applications... - Departmental Schemes
728. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the income thresholds for housing adaptation grants for older people and people with a disability will be increased;... - Fire Service
729. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the agreed additional benefits, pay and improvements to the working conditions of retained firefighters will be implemented... - National Monuments
731. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an assessment will be carried out of a recorded archaeological monument (details supplied) in County Cork to assess if the... - Flood Risk Management
732. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will support plans by Cork County Council to put in place flood mitigation measures in Castlemartyr in east Cork; and if... - Housing Schemes
733. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it has been drawn to his attention that two local authority tenants (details supplied) applied to purchase their home under... - International Protection
736. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 13 December 2022, if he will report on his further engagement with Dublin City... - Departmental Policies
737. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has plans to issue guidance to local authorities on the issue of removing civic honours previously bestowed... - Departmental Reports
739. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56497/23] - Departmental Policies
740. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review a policy (details supplied) which is seen as a barrier to housing developments; and if he will make a... - Housing Schemes
742. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the croí cónaithe scheme to include properties where a portion of the property has been in use... - Defective Building Materials
744. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme to allow for the testing of concrete foundations,... - Housing Schemes
745. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the FHS property price ceilings are being reviewed; if they have changes since their inception; if they are likely to... - Housing Provision
746. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new homes delivered in 2023; and the breakdown in terms of cost rental, social, affordable, build to rent... - Departmental Funding
747. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for the integration of IPAS and BOTP; what the... - Departmental Policies
748. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to remedy the adverse effects made to households by vegetation from public and private lands, including the... - Departmental Priorities
749. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ring fence dedicated funding for the creation of a homeless prevention budget; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Data
750. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total national budget for rightsizing schemes for private homeowners, how many homes were purchased under this initiative... - Homeless Persons Supports
751. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the need for an ombudsman for homeless persons. [56686/23] - Compulsory Purchase Orders
752. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current typical time for An Bord Pleanála to complete a Compulsory Purchase Order required by a local authority for... - Departmental Communications
753. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had with Irish Water, the Environmental Protection Agency and activist groups, respectively in respect... - Wastewater Treatment
754. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his Department’s work to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment in respect of the capital... - Departmental Correspondence
755. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [56776/23] - Water Services
756. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the framework for the new multi-annual rural water programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Vacant Properties
757. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the vacant tax levy for a person (details supplied). [56794/23] - Renewable Energy Generation
758. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost to install solar PV on 10% of social housing stock. [56848/23] - Rental Sector
765. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Tuam LEA in County Galway will be considered an RPZ, given increasing rents in the area; and if he will make a statement on... - Research and Development
766. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of his Department through the North-South Ministerial... - Housing Provision
767. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that can be offered to a person and their child (details supplied) facing eviction who is currently ineligible to... - Fire Safety
769. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what action will be taken with respect to the sale of homes with fire safety defects by vulture funds to buyers unaware of... - Grant Payments
770. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications and the amount of funding applied for by each local authority the disabled persons grant scheme... - Septic Tanks
773. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on grants for biocycle; the details of the eligibility criteria for these grants; when they will open to... - Housing Provision
774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the house building allocation targets for counties Kildare, Fingal, Wicklow, Meath and Louth, respectively as per... - Departmental Policies
775. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the use of decoy crows for the purpose of protecting crops and animal feed by farmers has not been approved by him... - Housing Schemes
776. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to allow applications under the croí cónaithe vacant property grant for the refurbishment of... - Departmental Data
777. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of the personal and or person-specific data sets his Department holds that have been provided... - State Bodies
778. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the details of the Cabinet agreement of 20 December 2023 on the recapitalisation of the Land Development Agency,... - Traveller Accommodation
779. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 392 and 393 of 12 December 2023, if he will confirm that Dublin City Council has... - Departmental Data
780. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated full-year cost of increasing the local government fund by 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively. [57324/23] - Housing Policy
781. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in line with Action 98 of the Autism Committee’s Final Report (details supplied) if he has plans to review the... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
794. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of land purchased by the National Park and Wildlife Service for conservation purposes since 2020 to... - Invasive Species Policy
795. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to put a timeline on the phasing out of, and eventual ban of, the sale of invasive species, such as cherry laurel;... - Homeless Accommodation
796. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who have exited homelessness accommodation and were funded by his Department in each month from January... - Wastewater Treatment
797. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of single house private wastewater systems in the country; the expenditure by his Department, through local... - Planning Issues
798. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of change-of-use planning applications for short-term lets received by each local authority since the beginning of... - Housing Provision
799. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount spent on HAP, RAS and leasing programmes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1068/24] - Departmental Bodies
800. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government about the workforce plan for An Bord Pleanála; the full year cost to employ one FTE per staffing level; the number of... - Planning Issues
802. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify whether further submissions can be made regarding residential zoned land tax once the new draft map is... - Water Services
803. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the promised referendum on the public ownership of water services will be held (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Defective Building Materials
805. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that Donegal County Council recently tendered for the repair of a tranche of social houses damaged by defective... - Housing Policy
806. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to use modular housing to tackle the housing crisis, or to change the planning rules around this type of housing.... - Allotments Provision
807. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what action his Department is taking in conjunction with local authorities in the research and development of a national... - Housing Provision
811. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to consider using the Old Cork Prison site for affordable and social housing as well as a community hub that supports the arts... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
812. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what types of evaluations were carried out before authorising the purchase of Dowth Hall. [1312/24] - Housing Policy
814. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1317/24] - Housing Schemes
816. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there is no appeals process in relation to a request for an increase to a payment (details supplied) for persons... - Legislative Measures
818. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm which entities including public bodies under his remit are included in and required to implement the Wildlife... - Departmental Policies
819. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm which entities including public bodies and Government Departments in and required to implement the All-Ireland... - Community Development Projects
820. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that a community centre is included in the plans for the redevelopment of the Oliver Bond complex in Dublin... - International Agreements
821. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 1 December 2022, if an inter-departmental group has been formed to evaluate... - Local Authorities
822. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he received the final submission on additional costs associated with a project (details supplied); and if he will publish... - Housing Provision
825. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units that are being bought by foreign private rental firms in Ireland each year. [1539/24] - Housing Schemes
831. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to further expand the croí cónaithe vacant dwelling scheme in 2024 to include more eligible properties... - Electoral Process
834. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue guidance to returning officers stating that election candidates do not need to list their full home address... - Fire Stations
835. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new fire station in Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1760/24] - National Parks and Wildlife Service
836. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a NPWS farm plan scheme annual payment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will issue; and if he will make... - Housing Provision
838. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1842/24] - Homeless Accommodation
840. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the recent increase in homelessness, with particular reference to child homelessness; the measures he will take... - Housing Schemes
841. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when housing schemes will be funded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1845/24] - Homeless Accommodation
842. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what measures he is taking to improve the standard of homeless hostel accommodation for rough sleepers, in light of the... - Housing Schemes
845. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that banks will not issue mortgages in the case of a tenant purchase, due to the operation of the clawback... - Housing Provision
847. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units by local authority and the total numbers of each nationalities tenanting these properties,... - Housing Schemes
848. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2045/24] - Departmental Funding
850. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what provisions/funding have been allocated for the St. Brigid 1500 celebrations in County Kildare, for February 2024; and if... - Housing Provision
851. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address and clarify a situation of multiple and repeated failures with regard to the air and water home heating/hot...
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