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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
150. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on a matter (details supplied). [29409/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
149. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on a matter (details supplied). [29398/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
148. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to consider the needs of returning Irish migrants who may not satisfy conditions of habitual residency within the current review of social housing provision. [29367/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of social housing provision; and his views on required changes to legislation or policy related to allocation schemes that may arise from the review. [29366/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
146. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the contracts with public relations agencies and consultants entered into by his Department; and the remit of these contracts including the costs in tabular form. [29356/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
145. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposed selection criteria for homes being allocated for cost rental; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29333/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
144. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes for affordable purchase in the known pipeline; the number of homes for cost rental in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29332/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if proposed applicants under the strategic housing development legislation are required to contact county childcare committees to identify local childcare needs. [29279/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
142. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions being taken to reduce sewage dumping in Dublin Bay and to improve the cleanliness of the water for swimmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29378/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2020
141. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to recent turf cutting and removal of same in the Carlingford Mountain special area of conservation, just south of Clermont Cairn on Black Mountain (details supplied); the action he proposes to take to identify those involved; the measures he will put in place to prevent a recurrence of the matter; the restorative steps he proposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29374/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
171. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of new claimants of rent supplement which have come into payment since the Covid-19 pandemic commenced; and her plans to relax the stringent rules for withdrawal of the payment for persons considering returning to work by comparison with those that have been put on a housing assistance payment. [29182/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
98. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a licence will issue to a person (details supplied). [29204/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
97. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the wake of the demolition of O’Rahilly house, if he will convene a multi-agency taskforce, including local authorities, and all relevant State agencies, to try to identify any properties, sites or structures of cultural or historical significance that currently do not have protection from demolition and or alteration with a view to protecting them into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29199/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
96. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the closing date and time of round 1 applications for the urban regeneration and development fund; the date and time each of the applications was received by project name, county, method of submission, that is by email and or fax and so on in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29190/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
95. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he plans to implement to speed up the planning delays affecting the development of onshore and offshore renewable energy; and if a clear schedule for specific changes to regulations concerning solar, wind and offshore development will be provided. [29184/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
94. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the present rate of interest which is charged on an affordable loan; what this represents in monthly payments per €1,000 borrowed on a 25 and 30 year mortgage; if there are additional charges added for insurance and so on; and if he anticipates the potential for the reduction in these charges in the coming months. [29168/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
93. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to make changes in the limits on the price of the house on which an affordable loan can be obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29167/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
92. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans issuing guidelines on the eligible income thresholds and other national criteria for affordable purchase and for cost rental schemes in respect of which many councils have already set the other criteria for prioritising applicants. [29165/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
91. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the means tests that applied to determine eligibility for social housing schemes; and if he recognises a gap between this income level and the threshold of income that would be needed to participate in the various other purchase schemes which might justify a rise in the social housing income thresholds. [29164/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
90. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that will be implemented to increase Residential Tenancies Board inspections and enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29059/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
89. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to bring forward legislation for tenancies on indefinite duration as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29058/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider developing operational guidelines on habitual residence, similar to those used by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (details supplied) and for these to be applied consistently by all local government authorities in deciding on access to housing lists, emergency accommodation and homeless services [29057/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
87. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to put in place incentives to return to use, unused buildings and shops in towns and villages; his further plans to deal with dereliction in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28994/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
86. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the appeals process in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. [28969/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
85. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications received by his Department for round two funding of the urban regeneration and development fund which opened earlier in 2020 under (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28964/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
84. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications that were received in round one funding of the urban regeneration and development fund in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28957/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
83. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28953/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
82. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding derelict properties in rural parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28954/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2020
65. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the possibility that the abrupt reversion of help-to-buy terms to those which applied before the July stimulus package might create a distortion in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29183/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
380. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff in his Department on sick leave between March and September by month in 2019 and to date 2020; the pay arrangements that exist for staff on sick leave for an extended period of time; the number of sick days accounted for by his Department over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28938/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
379. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged a third-party company in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020 to conduct online and-or social media monitoring and-or to provide reports on social media coverage of his Department; if so, the cost of same; and if the name of the social media platforms being monitored will be provided. [28920/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
378. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the historically low level of prosecutions for wildlife crime (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28908/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
377. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the number of strategic housing development applications granted permission in north County Kildare since 2018; the number of commencements; if an assessment of the potential increase of population is considered and-or if CSO data is utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28886/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
376. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units acquired by local authorities in 2018, 2019, and to date in 2020, in tabular form under the standard and enhanced long-term social leasing schemes by county; and the costs associated with each acquisition. [28885/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
375. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to protect, preserve and promote various houses, buildings sites or locations of an historic nature throughout County Kildare with potential use for tourism and education in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28807/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
374. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the continued protection of heritage houses or sites nationally with particular reference to those threatened or likely to be threatened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28806/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
373. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he proposes to support, fund and-or develop specific heritage projects throughout County Kildare with particular reference to houses or sites of an historic nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28805/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
372. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the degree to which he remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the sewerage treatment works in County Kildare to meet domestic and industrial demands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28803/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
371. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families on Kildare County Council housing list; when he expects them to be accommodated through the various proposals before him via the private sector or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28802/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
370. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the various locations throughout County Kildare earmarked for local authority or affordable housing by way of purchase or direct build in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28801/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
369. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals for direct and rapid build housing as required in each local authority area nationally with a view to making provisions to avoid homelessness in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28800/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
368. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he expects local authorities to refurbish void houses in the coming year thereby alleviating the threat of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28799/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
367. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he expects to ensure the availability of adequate resources through the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme or alternative with a view to addressing the housing shortage directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28798/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
366. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the development of private sites as a means of ameliorating the housing shortage by county taking into account the specific needs of each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28797/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
365. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will identify the precise number of affordable local authority houses he expects to provide by county based on the number of housing applicants in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28796/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
364. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding required to deliver an integrated constructed wetland as a treatment system for the village of Glen, County Donegal as applied for under the rural water programme in 2019. [28776/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
363. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been secured to purchase arising from his call for housing; a breakdown of the number of houses secured by local authority type and number of bedrooms. [28752/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
362. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason he has extended the pyrite mediation scheme to County Limerick while refusing to do the same for homeowners affected by pyrite in County Clare. [28751/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
361. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to issue licences for seal culls in the near future; if so, the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28744/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2020
360. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Tipperary County Council has been refused funding under the multi-annual funding programme to proceed with the taking-in-charge of estates; the funding that has been provided to Tipperary County Council for the taking-in-charge of estates; the reason this funding has been refused for 2020; the number of estates with applications to be taken-in-charge by Tipperary County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28702/20]