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Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
197. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homeless families registered in the Cork area; the number for the same period in 2016; and if they are resident in emergency accommodation, shelters or other settings. [43125/17]
Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
196. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to deal with issues that arise from section 18(4)(a) of the Local Government Act 2001 regarding councillors taking maternity leave from their elected role; his further plans to review this legislation in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43097/17]
Question· writtenPQ 195asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
195. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Irish Water staff who are front-line staff. [43092/17]
Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
194. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason an organisation (details supplied) is only allocated 1.5% of the overall homeless budget in view of the fact that there is a greater need; the formulae used to allocate the moneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/17]
Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
193. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans for the building of social housing in the Dublin 14 and 16 areas; the exact location; the number of houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43059/17]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
192. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); the section responsible for the administration of fire service pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/17]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2017
68. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he has taken to secure financing of the electrification of the two commuter railway lines from Dublin to north Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it would significantly enhance the capacity of this area to provide housing on residentially zoned land that can access Dublin city centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40355/17]
Question· writtenPQ 745asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
745. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the changes that have been made in 2017 to the mortgage-to-rent scheme; his plans to further modify the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42441/17]
Question· writtenPQ 744asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
744. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the corporate policy groups and strategic policy committees guidelines for the establishment and operation issued by his Department in June 2014 (details supplied) intended to expand the role, function and responsibilities of corporate policy groups beyond policy matters (details supplied); if the corporate policy group in the new role would be empowered to organise the business of the elected council; if so, the location in section 133 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, in which such powers, functions or responsibilities are sourced for inclusion in the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42392/17]
Question· writtenPQ 743asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the legislation or regulations in place in relation to the protection of health and safety of children in privately owned recreational facilities such as theme parks, amusement centres and activity parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42351/17]
Question· writtenPQ 742asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
742. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he plans to open the public consultation process for the draft wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42339/17]
Question· writtenPQ 741asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
741. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he has met; the dates of these meetings; the details of the basis of the lobbying; his views on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42294/17]
Question· writtenPQ 740asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
740. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the population and demographic projections for the next 20 years underpinning the approach to the national planning framework: Ireland 2040 - Our Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42279/17]
Question· writtenPQ 739asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
739. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the financial assistance by way of grants or schemes for persons (details supplied) to enhance and improve their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42242/17]
Question· writtenPQ 738asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
738. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the deadline for spreading slurry will be extended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42229/17]
Question· writtenPQ 737asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
737. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which his Department has provided social housing in line with A Vision for Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43016/17]
Question· writtenPQ 736asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
736. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 13 December 2016, if his Department has received the final legal advice referred to in same on the placing of material on State-owned foreshore without consent at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; the actions taken since to address this matter further to such advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42966/17]
Question· writtenPQ 735asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
735. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the body responsible for ensuring that disability access and facilities are maintained to suitable standards in retail buildings in which these facilities exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42942/17]
Question· writtenPQ 734asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
734. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who have been approved for the mortgage-to-rent scheme; the number of persons who have successfully achieved a completed mortgage-to-rent; and the number of persons who have been forced to pay for outstanding water charges before they can avail of a mortgage-to-rent agreement. [42933/17]
Question· writtenPQ 733asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
733. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties acquired by Galway City Council and Galway County Council in relation to the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42849/17]
Question· writtenPQ 732asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
732. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and location of units purchased by Galway City Council and Galway County Council under the buy-and-renew scheme; the number that have been made available for social housing; the expected date by which the remaining units will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42848/17]
Question· writtenPQ 731asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
731. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the register of vacant sites for Galway city and County Galway; the number and location of vacant sites on the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42847/17]
Question· writtenPQ 730asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
730. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the national vacant housing reuse strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42846/17]
Question· writtenPQ 729asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
729. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the membership of the working group established by the Housing Agency; the position of each; the number of times the group has met; the input the group has had into the national vacant housing reuse strategy; the nature of the input; if he will provide a copy of its submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42845/17]
Question· writtenPQ 728asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
728. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the requirement being made of families who are in mortgage and financial distress to pay their water charges before they are allowed to participate in the mortgage-to-rent scheme in view of the ending of water charges and the process of repayment of these charges. [42841/17]
Question· writtenPQ 727asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
727. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were changes in powers delegated relative to the situation in place prior to 14 June 2017; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42783/17]
Question· writtenPQ 726asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
726. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if seaweed harvesters, who for more than 20 years have been cutting seaweed on a set area of State-owned foreshore and or taking dislodged seaweed cast up on a particular stretch of seashore, can register their traditional rights under the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009; the other options available to register their traditional right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42748/17]
Question· writtenPQ 725asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
725. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department is preparing a policy to deal with abandoned water assets, such as unused water towers; if so, the details of the policy; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42713/17]
Question· writtenPQ 724asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
724. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the corporate policy groups and strategic policy committees guidelines for the establishment and operation issued by his Department in June 2014 under section 133 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by section 48 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 intended to expand the role, function and responsibilities of corporate policy groups beyond policy matters and as defined by section 133(2)(a) of the 2001 Act (details supplied); if the corporate policy group would, in this new role, be empowered to organise the business of the elected council; if so, the reference in section 133 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by section 48 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, from which such powers, functions or responsibilities sourced for inclusion in the guidelines issued by his Department are sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42707/17]
Question· writtenPQ 723asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
723. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/17]
Question· writtenPQ 722asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
722. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses that were completed and ready for occupation during 2016 in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42664/17]
Question· writtenPQ 721asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
721. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount that has been spent to date in 2017 by local authorities purchasing houses to add to their social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42663/17]
Question· writtenPQ 720asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
720. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding that remains available in 2017 for local authorities to purchase houses to add to their social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42662/17]
Question· writtenPQ 719asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
719. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to the Taoiseach's recent statement and his own comments that 3,800 social houses would be built in 2018, the locations these houses will be built, by scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42661/17]
Question· writtenPQ 718asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
718. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses that have been built to date in 2017 and that are ready for occupation, by scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42660/17]
Question· writtenPQ 717asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
717. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social houses that he anticipates will finish construction between 10 October 2017 and the end of 2017; the estimated number of these that will be ready for occupation, by scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42659/17]
Question· writtenPQ 716asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
716. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of houses purchased by each local authority to be added to the social housing stock, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42658/17]
Question· writtenPQ 715asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
715. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of BER certificates issued to date in 2017; the type of dwelling related to each BER issued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42641/17]
Question· writtenPQ 714asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
714. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the mechanisms that will be put in place for persons who suffer from health conditions which require heavy water usage, such as Crohn's disease, in view of the fact he has indicated that a charge will be applied for excessive use of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42614/17]
Question· writtenPQ 713asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
713. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the guidance provided to local authorities with regard to planning applications for solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42573/17]
Question· writtenPQ 712asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
712. Deputy Noel Rock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will roll out programmes which will disincentivise property investors from purchasing houses and ensure precedence is given to first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42558/17]
Question· writtenPQ 711asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
711. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the relationship between the proposals put forward under section 29 of the Local Government Act 1991 by Cork County Council and the work of the Cork local government implementation oversight group, including the implementation plan that it is producing for the alteration of the boundary between Cork City Council and Cork County Council. [42544/17]
Question· writtenPQ 710asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
710. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Cork local government implementation oversight group will complete a detailed implementation plan for the boundary adjustment by September 2017 as per its terms of reference. [42543/17]
Question· writtenPQ 709asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
709. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it was his plan when setting the terms of reference of the Cork local government implementation oversight group that the boundary of Cork City Council would be altered in line with the recommendations of the Cork expert advisory group. [42542/17]
Question· writtenPQ 708asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
708. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the oversight his Department has over Traveller engagement officer positions it funds; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part of the Traveller engagement officer role includes a requirement to visit tenants in social housing and Traveller-specific accommodation but that no visits have taken place in Cork City Council's area to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/17]
Question· writtenPQ 707asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
707. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to ensure that the overcrowding in an area (details supplied) is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/17]
Question· writtenPQ 706asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
706. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will assess a proposal (details supplied) to assist the not-for-profit sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42720/17]
Question· writtenPQ 705asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
705. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will extend the slurry spreading deadline for farmers in view of recent wet weather which has deferred the work schedule of farmers on their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42618/17]
Question· writtenPQ 691asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
691. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a mechanism whereby persons who are awaiting the outcome of their housing assistance payment, HAP, application with their local authority can be permitted to apply for and be paid rent allowance or supplementary welfare allowance, SWA, in the interim will be approved in view of the length of time it is taking for these applications to be processed. [42996/17]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2017
65. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if he has received approval from the European Commission to reform NAMA in order to allow it to develop social and affordable housing on State-owned land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42444/17]
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