Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Funding
580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a proposal for additional funding for the Cork Event Centre will be brought to the Cabinet. [11521/24] - Local Authorities
582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department can extend the deadline for the voluntary redundancy scheme for local authorities' water staff; and if he... - An Garda Síochána
583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána due to verbal, written (including electronically) or... - National Planning Framework
584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government within the pending review of national planning framework, if he has considered the impact of present required density... - Planning Issues
585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered what new statutory guidelines will be enforced with respect to planning appeals to An Bord Pleanála;... - Water Services
587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what review has taken place in terms of the bureaucracy that surrounds access to utilities such as water and wastewater... - Housing Schemes
588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government where the development of new housing schemes using modular building methods have already taken place in Munster; the scale and... - Septic Tanks
589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of additional households that became eligible for septic tank grants since his announcement in November 2023 of... - Departmental Strategies
594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total funding that has been spent to date in implementing the Youth Homelessness Strategy; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Provision
598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of 18–24-year-olds that are registered for social housing on local authority waiting lists, provided by... - Housing Schemes
603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an applicant for the local authority home loan will be considered as a second chance applicant if they are divorced but... - Hedge Cutting
604. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to extend the period for hedge cutting beyond 1 March 2024 and commencing earlier than 1... - Housing Policy
606. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his Department's examination of the creation of a system of holding rental deposits as set out... - Housing Provision
607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer in 2023 per unit of accommodation for each of the housing funding streams; and if he will... - Housing Schemes
609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the revolving Housing Agency Acquisitions Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11723/24] - Housing Provision
610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total spend via the social housing current expenditure programme in 2023, broken down by lease types (details supplied);... - Departmental Policies
611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if allowing for publication of election candidates' home addresses is mandated in statute; and, if not, if he has given... - Departmental Data
612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date on which the 2023 Q4 social and affordable housing statistics will be available; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Policy
613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the tripartite agreement on the delivery of social and affordable housing in the Poolbeg SDZ will be finalised... - Housing Provision
614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown, by county of the 39,900 homes, in the context of planning measures introduced in 2021, with some 39,900 homes... - Housing Policy
615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a tenant’s top-up led them to accumulating arrears would he consider HAP rates for this case; and if he will make a... - Election Management System
617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether any analysis has taken place as to what would be required to replace schools as polling stations with community... - Departmental Correspondence
618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in respect of access to the housing market for... - Housing Provision
619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11808/24] - Vacant Properties
620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of current vacant and void properties identified in County Laois, in tabular form; to list the towns and villages... - Housing Provision
621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the up-to-date position with a housing development in County Kildare (details supplied); if the local authority have advanced... - Housing Policy
623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the HAP limits for counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11889/24] - Emergency Accommodation
625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 5 March 2024, if the technical working group deemed suitable for progression... - Building Regulations
626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review of Part B of the Building Regulations and the associated technical guidance documents, the reason... - Energy Conservation
627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total capital investment in the construction of social housing units in 2023; the average spend per unit under the deep... - Local Elections
629. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the official date of the forthcoming local elections; to confirm his intention to sign the statutory order for that date; and... - Planning Issues
630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide an update on an application (details supplied) in relation to an extension for a house under disability... - Housing Schemes
631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the process for transferring homeless HAP from one local authority in Dublin to another, that is, from Dublin City Council to... - Defective Building Materials
632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason engineers from the housing agency are overruling the professional recommendations of engineers acting on behalf of... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the rights that affected adjacent property holders have in situations in which the National Parks and Wildlife Service carry... - State Bodies
635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the LDA intends to use the Davitt Road site in Drimnagh for housing which was previously earmarked for a primary health... - Rental Sector
636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations restricting short-term lets in rent pressure zones. [12097/24] - Student Accommodation
637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of certain private student accommodation providers (details supplied) increasing rents by more than the 2%... - Housing Schemes
640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of first home scheme approvals since it was introduced; and if he can provide a breakdown by county; and if he will... - Vacant Properties
641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant property refurbishment grants which have been paid in each county. [12135/24] - Wind Energy Guidelines
645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to the review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines and the targeted publication of the final updated... - Housing Schemes
646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if individuals who have fully or partially demolished an old derelict property are also eligible to apply for funding under... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff employed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; the number of staff employed at each grade; and to... - Local Authorities
648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the review of the qualifying criteria for well-water grants administered through local authorities; if... - Electoral Process
649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason postal votes cannot be arranged in advance of election day to accommodate people who are abroad/cannot make it to... - Rental Sector
650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on his Department's policy regarding the registration through the planning process of short-term... - Departmental Staff
651. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of exit and or severance and or redundancy packages granted by his Department, and bodies under his aegis and of... - Housing Schemes
652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority has the authority to make a decision to approve a local authority home loan application even after... - Housing Provision
655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the composition of housing units (details supplied) that is, one bed, two bed and so on; the... - National Oversight and Audit Commission
657. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider commissioning the National Oversight and Audit Commission to carry out a piece of work, as per section... - Electoral Process
658. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a circular issued to staff at polling centres which would, in certain circumstances, prevent some disabled people... - Housing Schemes
659. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many people in County Mayo, have been successful in their local authority home loan and fresh start scheme applications,... - Local Authorities
660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of developments that have requested to be taken in charge by local authorities but have not yet been taken in... - Housing Schemes
663. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cost rental backstop tenancy purchases completed; the number in progress and the number refused, by county, in... - Fire Safety
664. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the establishment of the interim remediation scheme to tackle some of the most serious fire safety issues in... - Fire Service
666. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if retained firefighters will be included in pension age increase for uniformed workers. [12659/24] - Vacant Properties
667. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will permit applicants for the vacant property grant reside in the house prior to applying for the grant where they are... - Nitrates Usage
668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide outline details of the results of the 2023 Interim Review of the State's current Nitrates Action Programme (NAP);... - Housing Provision
669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units provided through long-term leasing in 2023; if he will provide a list of these developments... - Wildlife Regulations
670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a possible increased danger to the public was taken when extending the deer hunting season period to include August which... - Housing Provision
674. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of the locations where affordable housing has been provided for through long term arrangements,... - Rental Sector
675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has plans for when long term leasing arrangements are concluded; if social housing tenants will need to be... - Planning Issues
676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a private developer is to go through the normal planning process on private lands for building Ukrainian modular... - Departmental Funding
677. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish a list of the NGOs funded by his Department; and the level the funding each NGO received in the past three... - Departmental Meetings
678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings that he or officials from his... - Housing Schemes
681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cost rental scheme houses in Mayo at present; the plan for this scheme over the next five years for Mayo; and if... - Waterways Issues
682. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the reason for the delay in adopting the third-cycle 2022-2027 River Basin Management Plan for Ireland; the... - Housing Schemes
683. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason none of the housing agency tenant in-situ purchases have been converted into cost rental tenancies to date; and the... - Housing Provision
686. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of single rural houses provided, by each local authority in the past ten years, in tabular form. [12924/24] - Housing Policy
688. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the expected date of publication of the summary of social housing assessment 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Architectural Heritage
691. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will look favourably upon an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/24] - Strategic Infrastructure
692. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a strategic development (details supplied); if he intends to use a statutory instrument to fast-track planning;... - Housing Policy
693. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider supporting the Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill... - Rental Sector
696. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify in the situation whereby a social housing tenant in local authority housing is providing a couch for a... - Planning Issues
697. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the size of an extension from 40 to 60 square metres as exempted development; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
698. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider an increase in the threshold to the income limits for the mobility aids grant taking into account current... - Housing Provision
699. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has carried out a review of his Department's voids programme to take account of construction inflation; if not, his... - Electoral Process
701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to fix all discrepancies and inaccuracies on the electoral register and bring it up to date in advance... - Local Authorities
702. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if charity shops are exempt from payment of rates to local authorities (details supplied) [13106/24] - International Protection
703. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the facility to fast track the provision of temporary accommodation without the need for planning permission for Ukrainian... - Housing Provision
704. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the time spent to carry out the four-stage approval process for publicly funded capital projects for each social housing, cost... - Local Authorities
705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in relation to the negotiations between him and the Minister for Rural and Community Development about hiring... - Electoral Commission
707. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); the changes he will implement to ensure that this does not happen in the... - Public Private Partnerships
708. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on all planned PPP projects and ongoing PPP contracts; the status of each project; the anticipated or known... - Emergency Accommodation
710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what proposals he has received for additional emergency accommodation by a Local Authority (details supplied) in the past 12... - Planning Issues
712. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the national policy with respect to planning permission for log cabins; if he will establish a new category of planning...
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