Written answers
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Projects
536. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will facilitate a briefing of locally elected members of Cork City Council by the Attorney General and senior Department... - Water Services
537. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any plans to provide an extension to allow property owners to connect to the main sewer in Alderwood Road in... - Departmental Funding
538. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will approve applications for refurbishment funding which are currently pending with the Department of Housing, Local... - Vacant Sites
539. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount collected in counties Roscommon and Galway under the vacant sites levy since it was introduced; and the number of... - House Prices
540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what other soft costs, such as connection fees and levies, are included in the price of each house; and the amount the... - Development Contributions
541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend the temporary waiver scheme in respect of development contributions beyond the commencement notice... - Waterways Ireland
542. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government why the latest draft of the Waterways Ireland Shannon and Canal Bye-laws has only been shared with an organisation (details... - Housing Schemes
544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable purchase scheme homes that have been delivered in County Mayo in each of the past five years, and the... - Election Expenditure
545. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what research was undertaken by his Department in advance of his decision to increase the spending limits for Dáil... - Turf Cutting
546. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the cessation of the turf-cutting compensation scheme will complete its 15-year duration in 2025; and if he will make a... - Postal Voting
550. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider changing rules relating to postal voting, in order that the spouses, partners and dependants of voting age... - Departmental Staff
551. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff vacancies, by grade, in his Department at the end of August 2023 and August 2024; and the number of staff,... - Housing Schemes
552. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the relative success of the croí cónaithe (cities) scheme, the secure tenancy affordable rental, STAR,... - Housing Policy
553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made and the roll-out timetable of the interim remediation scheme; and when legislation to address the overall... - National Parks
557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44254/24] - Local Authorities
558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an assurance that Kerry County Council water services workers will be guaranteed that their net pay, equivalent to... - Community Development Projects
559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if provision has been made to continue the Economic and Social Intervention Fund in Limerick in 2025 and beyond, given that it... - Departmental Communications
560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to address coastal change management; how the... - Departmental Staff
561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of civil servants, by grade, in his Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024; the number of those who... - Coastal Erosion
562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the critical situation faced by six families in the Burrow, Portrane given their homes are at imminent risk... - Water Services
563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Multi Annual Rural Water Programme Expert Panel review will be complete; when funding will be available to the group... - Legislative Programme
564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the apartment defects legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/24] - Fire Service
565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the public sector sick leave scheme has been extended to cover those employed in the retained fire service; if the details... - Housing Schemes
567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered any assistance for those qualifying for the croí cónaithe grant who cannot manage the upfront... - Departmental Staff
561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of civil servants, by grade, in his Department who were on a career break in 2023 and 2024; the number of those who... - Coastal Erosion
562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the critical situation faced by six families in the Burrow, Portrane given their homes are at imminent risk... - Water Services
563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Multi Annual Rural Water Programme Expert Panel review will be complete; when funding will be available to the group... - Legislative Programme
564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the apartment defects legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/24] - Fire Service
565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the public sector sick leave scheme has been extended to cover those employed in the retained fire service; if the details... - Housing Schemes
567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered any assistance for those qualifying for the croí cónaithe grant who cannot manage the upfront... - Housing Policy
569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the diseases of Crohn's and colitis as qualifying conditions for housing adaptation grants provided for by... - Local Authorities
570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence by a person in County Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Wastewater Treatment
571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any concerns about the quantum of cost estimated by the European Commission for implementation of quaternary... - Local Area Plans
572. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of targets for Meath for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and for each year out to 2030, in tabular... - Housing Schemes
573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of LIHAF applications received for Meath since its inception; the number that were approved and not approved,... - Homeless Accommodation
574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who are homeless in County Meath; to provide a breakdown of the number of homeless people in County... - Housing Provision
575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people on the social housing lists in County Meath in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; to provide a... - Community Development Projects
576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the project development board will be established for the retendering of the Cork event centre; and the persons that will... - Fishing Industry
577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the invasive/non-native freshwater fish of pike (esox lucius) and zander (sander lucioperca) were not added to the... - Water Pollution
578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to the Questions on Promised Legislation debate of 19 September 2024, if he has made any decisions with regard to the... - Housing Schemes
580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total amount spent by Galway City and Council on HAP and RAS in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of planning applications related to Galway that are currently waiting on a decision from An Board... - Derelict Sites
582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to address dereliction in urban and rural areas of Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacancies in the National Parks and Wildlife Service by grade and location, in tabular form; and if he will make... - Hare Coursing
591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of hare coursing licences issued, by county, over the past four years; the number of hares captured under those... - Local Authorities
592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed by each local authority in each of the past five years relative to the population of each local... - Road Projects
594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide a second bridge over the Liffey at Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Schemes
596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been trying to access funding from Mayo County... - Fire Stations
597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected timeframe for construction of a new fire station in Charleville, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Planning Issues
598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the present delay in deciding planning appeals by An Bord Pleanála including the percentage of cases where it is taking... - Defective Building Materials
599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the enhanced defective block grant scheme to allow homeowners to have their engineer fees reimbursed if that... - Housing Policy
600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the social housing income limits; if he will outline his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on... - Waterways Ireland
601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he last met the CEO of Waterways Ireland; and the issues discussed. [44847/24] - Departmental Equipment
602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by his Department... - Local Authorities
603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) received a reduction in their terms and conditions in a local authority; and if he will... - Defective Building Materials
604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if properties in Tipperary with issues related to pyrite and other contaminants in the cement and concrete blocks used to... - Fire Service
605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details for all capital plans for the development of fire services in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [45005/24] - Departmental Budgets
606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the 2023, 2024 and 2025 budget allocation for the historic structures fund, in tabular form. [45036/24] - National Parks and Wildlife Service
608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of biologists employed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and what areas they specialise in. [45045/24] - Defective Building Materials
609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide and make public all testing results carried out on the aggregate that was used in the manufacture of concrete... - Fire Service
611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to a 2021 circular which allowed public sector staff to work until 70 years of age, if a fire service station officer,... - Planning Issues
612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to amend the legislation relating to S. 254 licences under the Planning and Development Act 2000, given the way it... - Rental Sector
614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the provisions made for those who are unable to avail of the electricity credit allowance due to the meter being installed by... - Defective Building Materials
615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a development (details supplied) comes under the defective apartment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Heritage Projects
616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the 12-foot medieval longboat discovered on the bed of the River Boyne, Drogheda in July 2007 and taken... - Defective Building Materials
617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a family who have been forced out of their primary home due to unsafe conditions brought about by defective concrete blocks... - Rental Sector
618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 7 December 2023, if the review on the differential rent review has been completed;...
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