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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
621. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the year the current income threshold for applicants on local authority housing list was set. [33146/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
620. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the person or body that sets the income threshold for persons to apply for local authority housing; and if the income threshold is set by his Department or the local authorities. [33145/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
619. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a ban on rent increases will be considered for the duration of the level 5 restrictions in view of the fact that this occurred during the previous lockdown. [33141/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
618. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will order the release of captured hares into the wild now that hare coursing events can no longer go ahead under level 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33132/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
617. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review policy in relation to the way business rates are applied to renewable energy projects with a view to incentivise and support renewable energy projects to help Ireland meet its climate change obligations and the renewable energy targets that have been set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33064/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
616. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that have been taken to encourage landlords to show leniency to tenants regarding payment breaks or lower rents during the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33050/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
615. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he has taken and plans to take to encourage landlords to list their vacant apartments on the rental market at a fair and reasonable price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33049/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
614. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered issuing a directive to those involved in the hare coursing industry to release the hares that they have in captivity in view of the clarity given about the activity being banned as part of the level 5 restrictions. [33040/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
613. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the proposed affordable home shared equity scheme will be open for applications; the number of homes that will be made available in year one of the initiative; when the first homes will be available to applicants under the scheme; if he will establish the income thresholds that will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33018/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
612. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget that was allocated to Clare County Council for homeless services in 2019; and if this entire budget was spent in 2019. [33012/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
611. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time for an assessment by homeless services in the mid-west region Clare, Limerick and Tipperary when someone presents as homeless in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 by county in tabular form. [33010/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
610. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a position (details supplied) will be advertised. [33000/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
609. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review structures of local government in particular consideration of reintroducing directly elected town councils further to commitments in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32999/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
608. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the calls of a charity (details supplied) for a €20 million rent arrears fund to be included in budget 2021 aimed at helping tenants facing a rent crisis as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32985/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will initiate a wide-ranging review of the current commercial rates regime and engage with stakeholders including an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32984/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will suspend hare coursing in view of the level 5 restrictions and instruction from the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if an order will be given to release all hares in captivity. [32943/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
605. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has met with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science on the subject of refunds for third-level students for unused accommodation; the actions the Government plans to take to ensure students received refunds from private accommodation providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32908/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
604. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the review of the legislative and administrative arrangements in relation to deer licensing with a view to securing improvements for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32890/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
603. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider including deer management as an essential service under the updated Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32889/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
602. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the working group established to review Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities 2005 in view of the Flemish Decree; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32888/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
601. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to ensure that the NPWS put a specific farm plan scheme in place for farmers within the catchment of Lough Funshinagh, County Roscommon, following the OPW-funded report by Roscommon County Council regarding the lack of cost effective mitigation measures for flooded farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32841/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
600. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who are with employers on EWSS are not receiving loan approval under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if there are concerns that this will be very disruptive for the families concerned. [32812/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
599. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the owners of allotments are permitted to travel outside their 5 km to access their food production under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32772/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
598. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to revoke the ban on applicants who have availed of supports via the number of emergency wage subsidy schemes in recent months from obtaining a mortgage under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32770/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
597. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the impact of the EWSS on the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme in preventing applicants from drawing down their mortgage if their employer is availing of EWSS to pay them; the steps he will take to address this and ensure that those approved for a loan will be able to draw down funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32718/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
596. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans that have been drawn down by applicants who went on the wage subsidy scheme after having received mortgage approval in principal by month in tabular form; and the number of applicants on the wage subsidy scheme who have received mortgage approval in principal on foot of an application submitted after they went onto the wage subsidy scheme. [32702/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
595. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan whose loans have already been approved are being prevented from drawing down the loan if their employer is availing of the EWSS and that they are required to be off the scheme for three months before drawdown; if under current Rebuilding Ireland home loan rules, the extension of the EWSS until December 2021 would mean a person approved for a loan in March 2020 whose employer subsequently availed of the wage subsidy scheme would not be entitled to draw down their funds until March 2022 leaving two full calendar years after approval; and if he has considered removing the three month waiting period or removing the blanket EWSS prohibition in order to support applicants, in view of the fact that an employee has no control over their employer’s decision to place them on the scheme and in circumstances in which all other criteria are fulfilled. [32689/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
594. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding for the retrofitting of local authority housing will continue to be provided by his Department; and if not, if all social housing retrofitting funding will now come from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.. [32688/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
593. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the deadline in respect of strategic housing development, SHD, (details supplied) will be extended and other SHD applications to allow a fair consultation process to take place in view of the fact that due to current level 5 restrictions and closure of public offices access for the purposes of inspection of the application will not readily be available at the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Fingal County Council, and this will impact on the ability of members of the public to make an informed submission or observation within the five-week deadline in writing to An Bord Pleanála. [32669/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
592. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 6 October 2020, if he will reconsider granting an order to extend planning time periods in view of the introduction of level 5 restrictions nationwide. [32616/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
591. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been on the housing waiting list since 28 September 2005; the reason the person has never been offered a home; his views on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32592/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
590. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of low-cost sites that have been made available in the past year for persons to build a home or for a small co-operative to build a set of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32591/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
589. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will meet an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the review of the legislative and administrative arrangements in relation to deer licensing with a view to securing improvements for customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32584/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
588. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider including deer management as an essential service under the updated Covid-19 guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32583/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
587. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress that has been made in implementing the Constitutional Convention recommendation from 2013 that measures be taken to improve voter turnout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32551/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
586. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Tailte Éireann Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32544/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
585. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the staffing shortages in the Dublin Fire Brigade; the impact of retirements on the staffing levels and the need to recruit additional staff to keep pace with retirements; if there are plans for additional recruitment once the December 2020 intake have started work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32533/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
584. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the works related to the Ulster Canal that are to be completed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32503/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
583. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide grant support for the restoration of derelict and traditional cottages and houses particularly those that are included on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32502/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
582. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a housing unit that has been assigned as a Traveller specific unit can be reallocated to the general housing stock if required. [32491/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
581. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further funding will be available to fund the defective concrete blocks grant should the amounts sought by the affected families exceed that provided for in budget 2021. [32489/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
580. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the separate financial supports available to the large numbers of families in County Donegal reporting that they cannot afford to avail of the defective concrete blocks grant under the 10% contribution requirement; and the role of the banks and financial institutions in this regard. [32488/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
579. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 13 October 2020, if the schemes that he refers to includes the pyrite remediation scheme; and if not, the reason. [32487/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
578. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if under the latest level 5 restrictions the statutory time frames for the planning process and judicial review process will be suspended or extended, as was the case during the last lockdown. [32383/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
577. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections in place to prevent rent increases for those whose income has been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions beyond 30 November 2020. [32371/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
576. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the responsibilities he has with respect to addressing issues of costal erosion in Portrane and Fingal, County Dublin; the steps he has taken to assist residents at this location whose homes are under threat of collapsing into the sea due to costal erosion; and if he will meet with the residents to discuss their concerns. [32369/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
575. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 333 of 15 September 2020 and 143 of 13 October 2020, if the steering group will visit locations, for example, in north County Dublin, currently suffering the effects of coastal erosion and flooding in order to witness the effects of coastal erosion and flooding as part of informing its initial scoping exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32364/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
574. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding allocated for the multi-annual programme by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32351/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
573. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding a rental property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32330/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2020
572. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a survey has been carried out on the capacity of wastewater treatment plants in villages and towns that have same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32309/20]