Written answers
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Legislative Process
383. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a European citizen can seek remedies under section 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to implement the... - Fire Service
384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16730/24] - Environmental Schemes
385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a 2023 payment will issue to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied) for Natterjack toad ponds; and if he will make a... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a 2023 NPWS farm scheme application submitted by a person in County Kerry (details supplied) for the Natterjack... - Local Authorities
387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the rule regarding local authority housing list transfers will be changed, ensuring that those who have been on a local... - Insurance Coverage
388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what actions are being taken to ensure that owner management companies are not faced with punitive insurance cost hikes as a... - Housing Provision
389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of vacant social houses in Mayo; how many specifically in Castlebar and Ballina; the average turnaround time... - Planning Issues
391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proportion of planning applications which are decided by An Bord Pleanála within eight weeks in each of the years... - Rental Sector
393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine a matter (details supplied) in relation to short-term rentals; and if he will make a statement on the... - Community Development Projects
394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects a decision and announcement on successful applications for this year’s community monuments fund. [16299/24] - Vacant Properties
395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on working with religious institutes to identify any houses in their portfolio that are not currently occupied to be... - Flood Relief Schemes
396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to address several matters (details supplied) regarding the flooding in east Cork in October 2023; and if he will make a... - Departmental Data
397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE qualified arborists employed by his Department as of 9 April 2024, in tabular form. [16403/24] - Construction Industry
398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken any analysis of likely future trends in construction sector inflation and how it pertains to... - Defective Building Materials
399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will be initiating the six-month review of the Defective Concrete Block Scheme, which was promised and committed to... - Housing Schemes
400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any further supports or review of the croí cónaithe application (details supplied) can be undertaken; if there... - Derelict Sites
401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites in County Longford added to the derelict sites register in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the... - Housing Schemes
403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budget for the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16576/24] - Defective Building Materials
405. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants who have applied for the defective concrete block scheme grant in Carlow; when he expects the first... - Departmental Correspondence
406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a grant (details supplied); the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16614/24] - Local Authorities
407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the pay and conditions of graveyard caretakers (details supplied) will be examined and improved; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects Priority Action 1 of Housing for All to be completed; his plans to publish the actions of the high-level... - Departmental Bodies
410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an overview of the progress of the LDA's active sites and State lands with near-/medium-term development potential by the... - Housing Policy
411. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the completion of Priority Action 9 of Housing for All; his plans to publish the discussion paper on factors... - Housing Schemes
413. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the sites identified for accelerated delivery of housing through modern methods of construction; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the completion of Priority Action 14 of Housing for All; when he expects to publish the report on lessons... - Planning Issues
419. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to publish the draft revision of the National Planning Framework; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Policy
420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects to publish the updated housing targets for Housing for All based on ESRI modelling; and if he will make a... - Water Services
424. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing the new water services policy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16637/24] - Housing Policy
425. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing 'first right of refusal' legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16638/24] - Building Regulations
426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing the review of Part B of the Building Regulations (Fire Safety); and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Policy
427. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for completion of Action 32 of Housing for All; his plans to publish case examples of efficient and innovative... - State Properties
430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the viability of the use of Cathal Brugha Barracks for residential development; and if he will make a statement... - Planning Issues
431. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the introduction of the new e-planning platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16645/24] - Housing Policy
432. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the completion of Action 53 of Housing for All and for the delivery of the training and awareness programme... - Planning Issues
434. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in developing a modern methods of construction criteria for use in evaluating tender for public housing... - Housing Policy
435. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the pilot project to deliver social or affordable housing using a 3D volumetric system has been initiated; and if he... - Legislative Measures
436. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing legislation to give effect to a decision to increase the borrowing limit of the Housing Finance... - Land Development Agency
437. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing legislation to give effect to the outcome of the Government's decision to increase funding to the... - Planning Issues
438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in undertaking an international recruitment campaign for town/urban planners and related professionals to work in... - Housing Policy
439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for not including an action on a deposit retention for private tenants in the most recent updated Action Plan for... - Rental Sector
440. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for bringing forward proposals for a permanent cost rental tenant-in-situ scheme for tenants at risk of... - Legislative Programme
442. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publishing the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Policy
443. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for issuing updated guidance on rural housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16666/24] - Building Regulations
444. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on the update of the Building Homes manual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16667/24] - Homeless Accommodation
445. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for amending the Housing Act 1988 to enable local authorities to combat homelessness; and if he will make a... - Traveller Accommodation
447. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in undertaking a comprehensive review of the pilot caravan loan scheme; his plans to introduce a national scheme;... - Building Regulations
449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for bringing forward proposals to Government for the creation of an independent building standards regulator; and... - Departmental Reports
450. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the Government’s response to the report from the Housing Commission; and if he will make a statement... - Local Authorities
451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private rented accommodation inspections that were carried out by all local authorities in 2023; the number of... - Fire Stations
452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on when work will begin on the development of the fire station at Clara, County Offaly; if he will...
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