Written answers
Thursday, 15 February 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Regional Development
72. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the concern raised in the recent ESRI report ‘the National Development Plan in 2023: Priorities and... - Housing Provision
73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new houses completed in Longford in 2023; the number commenced; his expectations for 2024 with regard to... - Housing Schemes
75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on upcoming cost rental schemes in Cork city and county. [6891/24] - Vacant Properties
78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the situation with respect to six houses in Annagry, County Donegal, lying vacant; if he and his Department... - Referendum Campaigns
80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the referendums on Housing as a right and the public ownership and management of Uisce Éireann will take place. [6911/24] - Defective Building Materials
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the low number of applications to the revised defective concrete block remediation scheme and the slow rate of... - Legislative Programme
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3498/24] - Departmental Data
85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the number of first-time buyers in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6375/24] - Housing Schemes
87. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there is no affordable housing scheme in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6367/24] - Departmental Reports
88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update in relation to the progress of the Mulcahy report; if a memo was brought to Cabinet on this in 2023; and... - Departmental Funding
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding he has approved for Uisce Éireann in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7009/24] - Housing Schemes
91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in relation to turnkey proposals in his Department from local authorities; how the initiative is working; what... - Traveller Accommodation
94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the expert group report on Traveller accommodation. [6823/24] - Housing Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he now accepts the need for an outright ban on vulture funds purchasing large numbers of new homes; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how and when the reforms to the public spending code will lead to changes in the four-step planning for the delivering of... - Departmental Schemes
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the pilot sewage schemes initiative, funded by his Department in 2023; if he proposes to run this... - Housing Provision
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new houses completed in each of south County Dublin and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown in 2023; the number commenced; his... - Defective Building Materials
100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason he continues to expect engineers to sign off on remediation recommendations for the enhanced defective concrete... - Planning Issues
101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the temporary development contribution waiver scheme as due to expire in April 2024; and if he... - Mortality Rates
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his Department’s response to the recent Health Research Board’s report into mortality among single homeless... - Weather Events
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government following the destruction of storm Babet, how much relief funding has been paid out since October 2023 to date in 2024; if... - Housing Provision
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable homes delivered in County Monaghan in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the number... - Housing Policy
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if income eligibility limits for social housing will be reviewed again in counties Cavan and Monaghan; if he has a timeframe... - Homeless Accommodation
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what measures are in place to deal with homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6799/24] - Local Authorities
108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of full-time and part-time vacant homes officers currently employed by each respective local authority; the number... - National Parks
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his engagement to date with the stakeholder of a local amenity (details supplied) to progress and develop this area as a... - State Properties
113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Land Development Agency will reconvene the consultation forum on the future development of Columb Barracks,... - Housing Provision
114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many affordable houses will be made available in 2024 in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/24] - Departmental Reviews
116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the review completed by his Department on local authority adaptation grants; how long it is... - Housing Provision
119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he intends to ramp up the supply of housing in towns and villages outside the major urban areas; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce appropriate measures, in partnership with industry, to ensure that over a five-year period, delivery is... - Local Authorities
121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 7 December 2023, what engagement he has had with the Galway Social Housing task... - Gaeltacht Policy
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 7 December 2023, the timeline for the publication of the draft planning guidelines... - Housing Provision
125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he intends to put in place to ensure availability of affordable homes in south Dublin, in particular; and if he... - State Bodies
127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the long-term sustainable funding of the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Schemes
128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what changes could be made to ensure swifter processing of Croí Cónaithe applications to get more projects shovel... - Energy Conservation
129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase funding for the local authority retrofit programme to enable all local authority housing that needs it to... - Housing Schemes
131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of grants approved for the help to buy scheme and the first home scheme in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking in relation to a lack of services delaying the provision of housing; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Policy
134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update in relation to the case of persons who do not qualify for cost rental or social housing (details... - Wind Energy Guidelines
135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on progress on the draft wind energy guidelines; when he expects the draft guidelines will be published; the... - Defective Building Materials
137. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update regarding the issue of mortgageability as it relates to homeowners impacted by defective concrete blocks and the... - Rental Sector
140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take to address the consistent increases in rents for existing tenancies; and if he will make a statement... - Urban Development
141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the assessment of the transit-oriented development in Limerick, Galway, Cork and Waterford; whether the... - Housing Policy
144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will immediately raise the HAP and homeless HAP limits, considering the ever increasing numbers entering homelessness;... - Legislative Measures
146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagements with stakeholders in relation to potential legislative... - National Monuments
147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects funding under the community monuments fund 2024 to be announced; and if he will make a statement on the... - Homeless Accommodation
148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to address the lack of homeless accommodation available in Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Provision
149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the construction of new homes on State land sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/24] - Water Quality
150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the measures he is taking to ensure Irish Water fulfils the State's obligation to rid public... - Rental Sector
151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 6 July 2023, and considering the steep rise in rent in County Cavan since; if the... - National Biodiversity Plan
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an overview of the new National Biodiversity Action Plan. [6905/24] - Homeless Accommodation
153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned about the increase in family homelessness and the lack of three bed homes coming on stream via the Part V... - Regeneration Projects
154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the development of the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter; and if he is aware of the decay and degeneration of...
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