Written answers
Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Data
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of businesses established in 2024 in existing rateable premises. [4302/25] - Planning Issues
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce planning permission for a change of the use of land from a family farm to an industrial agricultural... - Housing Schemes
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is conscious of the substantial progress made by Kildare County Council in utilising the tenant-in-situ purchasing... - Building Regulations
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the recent storms and the wipeout of electricity supply, if he will allow for chimneys to be built on new homes to allow... - Coastal Protection
352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the interdepartmental group on coastal change management and the... - Ministerial Responsibilities
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4095/25] - Defective Building Materials
354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will commence a review of the defective concrete block grant scheme. [4106/25] - Housing Policy
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on any plans and timelines to extend the temporary waiver in respect of development contributions; and if he... - Defective Building Materials
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department is considering changes to the ‘enhanced defective concrete block scheme’ regarding... - Wind Energy Guidelines
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when updated wind energy development guidelines can be expected, particularly in regard to setback distances from households... - Mining Industry
361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has a role in considering applications for a gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains, given that it may impact on... - Legislative Process
362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in... - Weather Events
363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on his engagements with European counterparts and the European Union regarding assistance to alleviate the... - Public Sector Pay
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year;... - Departmental Expenditure
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025,... - Renewable Energy Generation
368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will update guidelines on solar and wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4526/25] - Gaeltacht Policy
369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will publish and implement strong planning guidelines in relation to the statutory duty of the county... - Fire Safety
370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the status of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes;... - Housing Schemes
371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the review of the rental accommodation scheme will be published. [4558/25] - Housing Policy
372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the recent Housing Commission report and to outline if a working... - Estimates Publication
373. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for the Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services table for the capital assistance scheme and the capital advance leasing... - Housing Schemes
374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants is currently suspended; if so, from what date; and the reason... - Ministerial Responsibilities
376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable... - State Properties
377. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposed plans, if any, for the vacant former Cork Prison site located on Rathmore Road, The Glen, County Cork; and if he... - House Sales
379. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes that went sale agreed in 2024; how many of these were apartments and how many were houses; the number... - Urban Development
380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next round of funding from the urban regeneration and development fund will be allocated; and the current status of... - Planning Issues
381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the definition and objectives in the planning code of "self-sustaining growth towns"; how many have this classification in the... - Local Authorities
385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he intends to pass on the circular that needs to be sent to local authorities before councils can pass on the interest... - Housing Policy
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason increases in social welfare payments seem to coincide with rent increases (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review the decision to disallow oil and gas boiler replacement from the older persons grant (details supplied); and if he... - Local Authorities
388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make provision for municipal districts in the six local authorities that currently do not have any; and if he will... - Building Regulations
389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider implementing regulations to ensure that no new-build housing will have electricity supplied through... - Defective Building Materials
390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the defective concrete blocks grant scheme increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
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