Written answers
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
591. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of landowners whose land appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31 January 2025... - Animal Welfare
592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cause of a death of a hippo in Dublin Zoo (details supplied); and the steps that have been taken by the zoo to avoid this... - Defective Building Materials
595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the rollout of the scheme to address the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes; and if he... - Electoral Process
596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to lower the voting age to 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16597/25] - Housing Schemes
597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Tipperary County Council for the tenant-in-situ scheme for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and... - Departmental Funding
598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a full update on the Cork Events Centre project; the key next stages and estimated timelines; and the exact amount of... - Housing Schemes
599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to provide a timeline for when local authority homes can avail of the pyrite scheme, considering the... - Planning Issues
600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has made on including 'meanwhile use' as an exempted development under the Planning and Development -... - Housing Schemes
601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the funding allocated to each local authority under the void scheme for refurbishing vacant local authority... - Rental Sector
602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the current housing assistance payment limits; his views on whether these are appropriate taking into account... - Departmental Projects
603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and... - Rental Sector
604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list those areas in County Laois that are in the rent pressure zones and the annual percentage increase in rents allowed in... - Local Authorities
605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the recently introduced regulations that have had the effect of disqualifying pensioners on a low income from seeking... - Fire Stations
607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he and or his officials have engaged with the chief fire officer and or the local authority management in respect of the... - Planning Issues
608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to extend the waiver of development contributions and Uisce Éireann connection fees for self-build... - Housing Schemes
609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his current approach to flat regeneration; the way in which he intends to support local authorities;... - Water Services
611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify comments made on 5 March 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16792/25] - Rental Sector
612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review the eligibility criteria for the housing assistance payment scheme, particularly in cases where a family... - Urban Development
613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the transport-oriented development working group reporting on TOD opportunities in Cork, Waterford,... - Departmental Inquiries
614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he last met the CEO of Gas Networks Ireland; and the issues discussed. [16862/25] - Special Areas of Conservation
615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a review on the special areas of conservation maps. [16898/25] - Estimates Publication
616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a revised estimate for Vote 34 Sub Head A Housing will be brought to the Oireachtas; to outline the programme level... - Housing Policy
617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the relationship between and the difference between the housing capital allocations of €3.6 billon and... - Departmental Data
618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications by approved housing bodies and local authorities for approval for social and affordable housing... - Departmental Staff
619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of staff employed directly by his Department; and the total cost of this staffing for each year from 2020 to... - Vacant Properties
620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding allocated under each of the programmes funded by his Department for addressing vacancy and dereliction in... - Mother and Baby Homes
621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the status of the report of the working group involving local authorities, as identified in the Action Plan... - Defective Building Materials
622. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if those who applied and are due to apply for the final payment in respect of the defective concrete block scheme, are... - Departmental Inquiries
623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the case of persons (details supplied); if he will request his Department to investigate this matter to... - Departmental Data
624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the €265,000,000 approved for housing acquisitions in 2025; the amount approved for 2023 and 2024 in... - Housing Provision
625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 3,000 social and affordable homes approved by Cabinet that will be delivered in Laois; if they will be... - Housing Policy
626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase the threshold to allow qualification for social housing in various local authorities; and if he will... - Departmental Staff
627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17058/25] - Housing Schemes
630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an exact date for when the tenant-in-situ scheme will be reinstated and made fully accessible to applicants; what... - Energy Conservation
631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of local authority homes that were retrofitted under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme in 2024,... - Defective Building Materials
635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time the interim remediation scheme will continue for to ensure that the 100,000 affected homeowners of... - Waste Management
637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to ensure that his Department liaises with Waterways Ireland to install public bins along the Goldenbridge Walk footpath along... - Departmental Data
638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average wait time for decisions from An Bord Pleanála on developments (details supplied); the number of inspectors on... - Rental Sector
641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request the Property Services Regulatory Authority investigate the practice of letting agents without PSR licences... - Defective Building Materials
642. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the review of IS 465; and when he expects to bring forward legislation to amend the defective concrete... - Vacant Properties
643. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and... - Departmental Schemes
644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if considerations has been given towards extending the time afforded to successful applicants under the vacant property... - Departmental Data
645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital allocations for social housing acquisitions for 2025 for each local authority, in tabular form. [17528/25] - Gender Recognition
647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group... - Building Regulations
648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which planning authorities are required to consider whether a building can satisfy building control regulations... - Departmental Data
649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total annual budget provided to the residential tenancies board in each of the years 2015 to 2024. [17615/25] - Emergency Accommodation
652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will make a statement on nutrition and access to play areas and recreational facilities for children in emergency... - Departmental Strategies
653. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will take to deal with the expiration of planning permissions in the next five years; the actions that should... - Departmental Schemes
654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce schemes that encourage mutual home ownership model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17648/25] - Planning Issues
655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will deal with the significant decrease in planning permissions, specifically in the three Dublin council areas; and if...
No comments