Written answers
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Defective Building Materials
10. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the issue of future mortgage ability affecting homeowners affected by defective concrete blocks who avail of... - Housing Provision
14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many social homes are either on site or at design and tender stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15667/24] - Housing Schemes
16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time from initial inquiry regarding the tenant-in-situ scheme to completed purchase under the... - Housing Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the review into the differential rent scheme for local authority housing support will conclude; and if he will... - Housing Provision
18. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the social housing target for Cork city was missed by almost 30% in 2023. [15678/24] - Housing Schemes
25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can provide a breakdown of the number of units across Sligo and Leitrim available under the cost rental scheme and... - Housing Provision
26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of modular or rapid build homes constructed in 2023 in County Louth and East-Meath; and if he will make a statement... - Grant Payments
27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the results and plans for implementation of the review completed by his Department on local... - Housing Schemes
28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if staged payments will be introduced for the croí cónaithe home renovation grant scheme, given the difficulties... - Housing Provision
29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the delivery of affordable homes in Poolbeg west SDZ. [15608/24] - Sewerage Schemes
30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects works, funded by his Department, to develop sewerage schemes in the villages of Broadford and Cooraclare (both... - Housing Provision
31. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the delivery of affordable housing in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15703/24] - Pleanáil Teanga
33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cén fáth nár foilsíodh na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála don Ghaeltacht roimh an Cháisc,... - Legislative Process
34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he anticipates that legislation to support the remediation of apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety... - Disability Services
36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress his Department has made regarding Action 9.2 of the Action Plan for Disability Services to... - Development Contributions
37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the current temporary waiver of development contributions and the refund scheme for Uisce Éireann water and wastewater... - Housing Schemes
40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many first time-buyers have been successfully applied under the first home scheme since 2020; and if he will make a... - Public Sector Staff
41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the impending mandatory retirement of a retained firefighter in Louth (details supplied); if plans to raise... - Housing Policy
42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what measures he has put in place to support renters seeking accommodation who are not eligible for local authority housing in... - Gaeltacht Policy
44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 15 February 2024, the timeline for the publication of the draft planning... - Housing Provision
45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an overview of the roll-out of the ‘Housing for All’ strategy in County Clare to date; and if... - Departmental Communications
46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of his and his Department’s engagement with the Galway Social Housing Task Force to-date in 2024; and if he... - Housing Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of simultaneous social and affordable housing projects currently under way in Mayo; if he can provide their... - Vacant Properties
50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the way in which his Department assists local authorities to compulsorily acquire derelict properties; the amount,... - Housing Provision
51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which extra methods and means can be employed to provide extra housing in sufficient volume to meet requirements... - Housing Schemes
53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government that the tenant purchase scheme would be made available for Part V homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15651/24] - Housing Policy
54. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to embed ageing in place options for older people into the... - Planning Issues
55. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what is the legislative, statutory and regulatory framework for the provision of public green space in urban areas; and if he... - Housing Provision
56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on social housing delivery in Carlow in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/24] - Housing Policy
57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will... - Departmental Data
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the 2023 Summary of Social Housing Assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15663/24] - Water Supply
59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he would consider introducing a scheme to bring a public water supply to all houses and businesses in the country,... - Housing Provision
60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what steps his Department is taking to speed up the turnaround time for existing social housing which has been vacated by... - Housing Schemes
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider amending the vacant property refurbishment grant to allow applicants who are facing homelessness to move... - Housing Policy
63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of his engagements with local authorities in counties Longford and Westmeath regarding provisions... - Housing Provision
65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many new social homes were delivered in 2023 and how this compares to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Policy
66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he agrees that inadequate HAP rates and social housing income limits and the lack of three and four-bed social housing are... - Defective Building Materials
68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government why the second meeting of the subgroup set up to examining issues relating the enhanced DCB scheme, which met on 11 January... - Housing Policy
69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he believes that considering the rapid increase in homelessness and the widespread unaffordability of rental and purchase... - Defective Building Materials
70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will comment on the success or otherwise of the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme in County Clare; and if... - Housing Provision
75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many affordable purchase homes were delivered in 2023 via the local authority affordable purchase scheme; and if he will... - Housing Schemes
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses purchased by Fingal County Council under the tenant-in-situ-scheme since it was established; and if he... - Housing Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if some consideration can be given to the development of a subsidised sites scheme on public or private lands with a view to... - Housing Schemes
79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the ongoing schemes his Department are currently considering to provide additional housing supply to a... - Housing Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take to increase the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental housing; and if he will make a... - Referendum Campaigns
81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to endorse the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action for a... - Housing Policy
82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government why Louth County Council was unable to acquire and allocate the five "surplus houses" not taken up within the affordable... - Planning Issues
84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in cases of complaints of unauthorised development or breaches of planning permissions if he believes the current enforcement... - National Parks
86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for the up to date position of advancing The Gearagh, County Cork as a national park; and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Provision
89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the scale and costs associated with new housing schemes using modular building methods; and if he will make... - Regeneration Projects
90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the regeneration of the Noonan Road and surrounding streets regeneration. [15706/24] - Housing Schemes
92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the scheme for promoting the sale of apartments to owner-occupiers has been taken up; and if he would... - Public Sector Staff
93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what is the timeline for raising the mandatory retirement age for retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the...
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