Written answers
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wind Energy Guidelines
387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to differences in the acceptable wind turbine noise levels as per guidelines (details... - Housing Provision
391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork county in each of the past five years; the total amount... - Housing Policy
393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the unit cost ceiling for housing has been updated since it was issued by his Department in 2002; and if he will make a... - Housing Provision
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what affordable housing will be or has been provided in Cherrywood in return for the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation... - Housing Policy
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the details of the prices being set for affordable purchase and cost rental in Shanganagh; and if he will make a... - Hare Coursing
396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the national hare coursing finals in Clonmel in February 2024 were monitored by the National Parks and Wildlife Service... - Budget 2025
397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to a pre-Budget 2025 submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29175/24] - Wildlife Regulations
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter concerning birds in Balbriggan, County Dublin (details supplied). [29209/24] - Housing Provision
403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rationale for seeking a legal order exempting a portion of State land at the Technological University Dublin college on... - Emergency Services
404. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the relevant departments will work together to explore how members of the fire service can supplement the work of the... - Artificial Intelligence
405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to... - Departmental Equipment
406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years.... - Vacant Properties
407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken since July 2020 to facilitate the restoration and renovation for residential uses of vacant and... - Housing Provision
408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he has taken to improve the provision of social housing since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these... - Rental Sector
409. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 30 May 2024, the evidence which was adduced or collated to support his... - Housing Provision
410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to social housing build... - Housing Schemes
412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the local authority purchase and renovation loan, to support first time buyers turn vacant or derelict buildings into new... - Invasive Species Policy
413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government he plans to add the non-native/invasive freshwater fish of pike (esox lucius) and perch (perca fluviatilis) to the invasive... - Capital Expenditure Programme
415. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital works projects under the remit of his Department that received EU funding in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the... - Medical Aids and Appliances
416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the housing adaptation grant or mobility aids grant scheme can be utilised to purchase sensory equipment for one’s... - Local Authorities
417. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when local authorities will be advised on the newly announced local authority purchase and renovation loan; when this will be... - Planning Issues
418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a review into exemptions for planning permission will conclude; if he will consider including old schoolhouses under... - Electoral Commission
419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Electoral Commission, particularly concerning arrangements for those who cannot vote due to a... - Rental Sector
420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned in relation to the delays in dealing with disputes by the Residential Tenancies Board; whether the board... - Natural Heritage Areas
422. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ask the Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage to meet with an organisation (details supplied) in July... - Housing Provision
425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the discrepancy of the original amount confirmed and the actual amount at price of sale for homes... - Natural Heritage Areas
426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 16 May 2024, when he and the Minister of State in his Department will meet with... - Defective Building Materials
427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what supports are available for homeowners in Carlow with houses affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tourism Industry
429. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the airstrip at a location (details supplied) will be retained to enhance tourism, being the only official airstrip in the... - Housing Policy
430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the part V properties transferred to local authorities for social housing will be included in the tenant purchase scheme;... - Rental Sector
431. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average rent for the Skibbereen, Bantry, and Clonakilty local areas, by quarter, from 2019 to date. [29668/24] - Meteorological Services
433. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE hydro-meteorologist working in Met Éireann in the years of 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form.... - Electoral Process
434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Ireland is a party to the 1990 Copenhagen Document; if he will conduct a review to ensure Ireland is in alignment with the... - Water Supply
435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the funding will be announced for the Multi Annual Water Programme 2024-2026; when funding will be announced for projects... - Housing Schemes
437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses or apartments not being progressed by Cork County Council for each month to date for 2024 under the cost... - Vacant Sites
438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the value of unpaid vacant site levies for Cork county for the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he... - Housing Schemes
439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make the mortgage-to-rent scheme available under the fresh start principle to ensure that a parent with their... - Gorse Burning
440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of gorse fire incidents across Cork county for years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of... - Housing Policy
441. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for implementation of a national policy on right-sizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29721/24] - Wastewater Treatment
442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend and expand the septic tank grant to ensure upgrades can be availed of for all defective tanks, irrespective... - Housing Schemes
443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority home loans approved and drawn down for Cork county for 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in... - Defective Building Materials
444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the work of the interdepartmental group to consider what further regulatory measures may be required for OMCs... - Vacant Properties
446. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of vacant and derelict homes brought back into use in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024,... - Departmental Bodies
448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current levels of staffing in the Residential Tenancies Board; the current number of vacant positions; and the total... - Rental Sector
449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered the impact of the rent pressure zone legislation on tenants and landlords when extending the... - Housing Schemes
450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people who have avoided homelessness following the introduction of indefinite tenancies; and if he will make a... - Rental Sector
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase private residential rental supply, amid an exodus of landlords from the market; and if... - Wastewater Treatment
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider funding phase 2 of a specific water, wastewater project in County Cork (details supplied) under the... - Water Services
453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the funding of larger scale infrastructure projects by Uisce Éireann; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authorities
454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he would consider introducing a rates waiver scheme for businesses who are adversely affected by severe and prolonged... - Housing Provision
455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people on the Westmeath County Council housing waiting list, by number of years, area of choice, and type of... - Local Authorities
456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what mechanisms are in place for local authorities to address a situation whereby they enter a turn-key arrangement with a... - Departmental Communications
457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the number and detail of the public helplines operated by his Department; whether calls are recorded on each...
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