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Question· writtenPQ 285asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
285. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he might authorise the reintroduction of the rural housing programme, with particular reference to those on the local authority housing lists coming from a rural area being facilitated by way of a programme to ensure that they might be housed in their own area rather than adding to the waiting lists in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45482/17]
Question· writtenPQ 284asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
284. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he will take to address the acute problem of the local authority housing shortage in the short-term with particular reference to the need to identify more ambitious targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45481/17]
Question· writtenPQ 283asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
283. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which planning procedures can be expedited to facilitate the building of extra local authority houses with particular reference to the need to make an impact on the numbers on local authority waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45480/17]
Question· writtenPQ 282asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
282. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which rapid build or modular housing has been offered to Kildare County Council having regard to the seriousness of the housing situation in view of the fact that this will not improve unless steps are taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45479/17]
Question· writtenPQ 281asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
281. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has offered the option of modular housing to the local authorities that have long housing waiting lists; if so, the uptake in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45478/17]
Question· writtenPQ 280asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
280. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he expects extra local authority houses to become available in the course of the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45477/17]
Question· writtenPQ 279asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
279. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties repossessed by financial institutions that have come into public ownership on a mortgage-to-rent basis, excluding those acquired by approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45476/17]
Question· writtenPQ 278asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
278. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which the local authority housing stock has increased by way of purchase of extra houses or new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45475/17]
Question· writtenPQ 277asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of local authority housing starts recorded on a monthly basis over the course of the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45474/17]
Question· writtenPQ 276asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
276. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the empty homes strategy as committed to under Rebuilding Ireland will be published; if consideration is being given to improving current schemes to open up empty homes that are privately owned; his plans to provide for the use of CPOs more widely in cases in which homes are vacant for long periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45470/17]
Question· writtenPQ 275asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
275. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an examination of the effect of short-term lettings on the availability of housing for rent is being carried out under the auspices of his Department or under that of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45469/17]
Question· writtenPQ 274asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
274. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the affordable housing scheme will be introduced; if work is being done on a cost rental model in order that mixed tenure housing can be realised in developments on publicly owned land and homes that are not provided under Part V in these developments can be genuinely affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45468/17]
Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of house loans approved by local authorities, by county, in the past three years; the number drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45459/17]
Question· writtenPQ 272asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
272. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the action his Department will take in circumstances in which a local authority does not meet its responsibilities as set out in the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998. [45455/17]
Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
271. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has instructed Galway City Council as a relevant housing authority under the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998 to amend or replace its accommodation programme for the purpose of addressing the Traveller accommodation crisis in the city. [45454/17]
Question· writtenPQ 270asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
270. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of additional public Traveller accommodation units provided in 2016 and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form; the Traveller accommodation budget allocations in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if his Department's target for Traveller accommodation units to be delivered in 2018 will meet its projected demand. [45453/17]
Question· writtenPQ 269asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
269. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of unoccupied houses awaiting acceptance of offer that each county council has on its stock book in tabular form. [45419/17]
Question· writtenPQ 268asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
268. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when invitations will be extended from local authorities for the second tranche of LIHAF following the allocation of a further €100 million to the scheme between exchequer and local authority funding; if existing applications under the first tranche will suffice; if not, if local authorities will have to submit fresh applications under the second tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/17]
Question· writtenPQ 267asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
267. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the regulations regarding slurry spreading to introduce greater flexibility as to when this practice is permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41849/17]
Question· writtenPQ 266asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
266. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the level of commercial property vacancies in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43365/17]
Question· writtenPQ 265asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
265. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeframe for the review of local government constituencies and a review of local government structures as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45569/17]
Question· writtenPQ 264asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address concerns regarding aspects of the national framework plan that are creating uncertainty for local authority funding streams particularly in rural areas. [45540/17]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
55. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason farmers in Northern Ireland can spread slurry for the entire year depending on ground conditions and weather in view of the fact that the entire island has similar land and weather conditions; the reason farmers here do not have the same conditions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45090/17]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
54. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied that AHBs have secured sites and funding to enable them to meet their revised new build targets for 2018 to 2021. [45345/17]
Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
53. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will extend the slurry spreading deadline of 14 October 2017 to enable farmers to spread when conditions allow in view of the extremely wet weather conditions in parts of the country over the past six to eight weeks which has prevented the spread of slurry. [41893/17]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
52. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the low take-up of the domestic septic tank grant; and his plans for broadening the qualifying criteria for the grant. [45232/17]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
51. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the lack of affordable housing being supplied; if the affordable housing scheme which was abolished in 2011 will be reintroduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45292/17]
Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
50. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if each family in family hubs has received a Leap card for the 2017/2018 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43444/17]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
49. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if emergency measures will be put in place to properly accommodate Travellers in Spring Lane, County Cork, and other sites that have been storm damaged. [45287/17]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
48. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the original service level agreements between local authorities and Irish Water that would have retained the services of local authority waterworks personnel to Irish Water up to 2026 have been amended; if local authority waterworks personnel will be asked to transfer to Irish Water within the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45286/17]
Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he envisages the affordability requirement of LIHAF funding being delivered across the country and in Dublin in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45299/17]
Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
46. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if all public land zoned for housing will remain public land into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45305/17]
Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
45. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the social housing targets for 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45251/17]
Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
44. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to improve income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45086/17]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
43. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will report on the affordable housing scheme or assistance to lower income persons and families to purchase a home that his Department is examining; the reason no such proposals were brought forward in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45100/17]
Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
42. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the income limits for households to access affordable housing in his Department's plans such as the local infrastructure housing activation fund, the second LIHAF and local authority support as set out in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45247/17]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
41. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which housing will be managed in view of the ending of the Cabinet committee on housing. [39676/17]
Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
40. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the level of bureaucracy involved for local authorities to provide final approval for new social housing schemes. [45088/17]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
39. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the roll-out of a fully staffed full-time place finder service for those looking for a home; when it will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/17]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
38. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if instructions can be given to the local authorities to reintroduce the provision of specific isolated housing in rural areas for suitably qualified persons already on local authority housing lists or otherwise qualified; if the development of privately serviced sites can be undertaken in either urban or rural areas by the local authorities as a matter of urgency with the objective of alleviating the increasingly serious housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45255/17]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
37. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the terms of the incremental purchase scheme and the tenant incremental purchase scheme for local authority houses which were introduced in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45102/17]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
36. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on remarks by the chief executive officer of Dublin City Council regarding the use of Dublin’s green spaces to be considered for the development of housing; if he has issued guidelines to local authorities with regard to rezoning of public green spaces and amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45291/17]
Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
35. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the work of the State lands management group announced in Rebuilding Ireland in July 2016; the number of the 500 homes due to be delivered in 2017 through this scheme that are completed; the number that will be completed in 2018 and 2019; the names of the developers engaged in the building on State land; the land the group has identified to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45289/17]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
34. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homeless persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45285/17]
Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
33. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amounts paid by his Department in grants and supports for those operating private or group water schemes in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45097/17]
Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
32. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to address the social housing waiting list problems for county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45307/17]
Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
31. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the review of income eligibility limits for social housing has commenced; if so, the likely timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45087/17]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
30. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the rules of the mortgage to rent scheme in view of the small number of persons who were able to avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45101/17]
Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
29. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the findings of the independent review of funding for Traveller specific accommodation and the implementation of traveller accommodation programmes; and his plans to address the problems in the delivery of traveller specific accommodation identified in the report. [45347/17]
Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2017
28. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the housing PPPs; the timeframe for their delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45104/17]
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