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101 records in IE in 2020
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
289. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he or his officials have had an engagement with a local authority on the Cork event centre. [43409/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
288. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a housing project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43388/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
287. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the rare habitats of Killarney National Park are being protected; the way in which sustainable development is being promoted in the larger Kerry biosphere reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43376/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
286. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the new sewage treatment scheme announced recently in local media in County Clare for the village of Broadford to be administered by local authorities; if it is still possible to have Mullinahone, County Tipperary, included as a pilot scheme; the criteria or competitive process used to select Broadford as the pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43363/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
285. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has considered the report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government on building defects in houses; and if he has identified the recommendations that his Department plans to implement during this term of Dáil Éireann. [43254/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
284. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to create an equalisation fund to increase the Local Government Fund for local authorities such as Galway County Council, whose fund is one of the lowest per head of population despite the fact that the county has the second largest area in the country and has a diverse range of issues, including islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43232/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
283. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to address the serious issue in County Galway regarding the fact that Galway County Council and An Board Pleanála have refused planning permission for small housing developments in rural towns and villages due to both planning authorities refusing proposals for individual septic tanks or private wastewater treatment plants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43230/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
282. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to support Irish Water to take in charge existing private wastewater treatment plants in existing housing estates in which there is no public treatment plant available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43229/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
281. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the development of a municipal wastewater treatment plant for Abbeyknockmoy to serve the Granary, Cois na hAbhainn, Cnoc na gCaor and Radharc an Mhuilinn to allow future development in this growth centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43228/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
280. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the development of a municipal wastewater treatment plant for Corofin to serve Castlegrounds, Cloch Chora, Garrai Glas, An Dunan, Caislean Cuirte, Rockley Court and Brocklodge to allow future development in this growth centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43227/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
279. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the development of a municipal wastewater treatment plant for Craughwell, County Galway to serve estates (details supplied) to allow future development in this growth centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43222/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
278. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to include existing owners of derelict properties in the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43117/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
277. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if she will accept a proposal (details supplied) that seeks to allow every Irish citizen on the island of Ireland a vote in general elections. [43077/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
276. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the urban development and building heights guidelines for planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
275. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to provide housing for the 501 persons and 65 families who are homeless in the south-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43006/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
274. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of property owners who availed of the derelict housing scheme; the amount spent on the scheme; his assessment of the impact of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
273. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter regarding a housing list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43004/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
272. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to extend the public consultation period for draft development plans currently being worked upon by local authorities in order to take into account the difficulty of securing full public consultation during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42988/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
271. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies in place to help accidental landlords who kept their rent low and are now trapped in rent pressure zones and unable to raise their rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42945/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
270. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made in establishing the wildlife crime unit; the funding being allocated to the new unit; the resources including the number and types of staff due to be allocated to the new unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42939/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
269. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service will conclude; the amount budgeted in budget 2021 to carry out subsequent changes and reforms as a result of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42938/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
268. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he received a protected disclosure from a person (details supplied); and the details of the action taken as a result of the disclosure. [42913/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
267. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning applications received by each local authority in each of the past three years; the number of staff employed in each local authority to deal specifically with planning applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42897/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
266. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the budget allocation for Irish Water for salaries, maintenance, repairs, burst pipes and overdrafts in tabular form. [42873/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
265. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital expenditure allocation for Irish Water to replace water mains pipes over the period 2021 to 2024. [42871/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
264. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the keeping of dogs or cats is not permitted in many residential tenancies, particularly in apartment buildings; if he will consider regulating to removing the ban providing that norms of noise and hygiene are respected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42850/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
263. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the introduction of the payment of An Bord Pleanála fees online and or the submission of documentation online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42849/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2020
262. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to regularise the application process for foreshore licences to ensure a statutory timeline for the issuing of such licences to enable ports here to develop to their full potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42912/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
283. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons on housing waiting lists who have a disability recorded on their application in each local authority between 1 January 2015 and 1 December 2020, inclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42795/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
282. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has issued instructions to local authorities directing that local connection rules are not applied to homeless persons seeking emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42782/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
281. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the system in place to ensure that HAP tenants, including those already in receipt of the full discretionary allowance, who receive notice of a rent increase will have that increase covered as part of their HAP payment and will not be forced to carry this additional cost on top of their differential rent payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42780/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
280. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of HAP rates promised under the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42779/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
279. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount spent by his Department on the housing element of Housing First initiatives in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42777/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
278. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average length of time that new social housing units are vacant prior to being occupied for the first time by local authority area and approved housing body over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42774/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
277. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the HSE to create a conservation plan and historic landscape assessment for the Cork Street, Fever Hospital, Dublin 8 known as Brú Chaoimhín; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42773/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
276. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the repayment method for any equity stake in a property purchased under the proposed shared equity scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42772/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
275. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the Part V arrangements that have been made for a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42771/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
274. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a copy of the issued unit cost ceilings for the direct procurement of social housing units by local authorities by unit type, construction and all in costs for each local authority will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
273. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the financing model used by a cooperative (details supplied) to ensure its public purchases represent the best value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
272. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter regarding pyrite blocks in County Limerick (details supplied). [42741/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
271. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 632 of 3 November 2020 and 297 of 1 December 2020, the difference between the average social housing capital investment figures for Dublin city in 2019 and the SHCIP projects on which both sets of figures are based in tabular form. [42732/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
270. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the position of CEO will be advertised for Galway County Council in view of the length of time that has elapsed since the last CEO left the Council and an acting CEO was appointed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42726/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
269. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if professional fees are paid by his Department on behalf of employees; if so, the total number involved; and the amount of each fee. [42704/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
268. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to facilitate increased compliance with the Residential Tenancies Board; the measures he plans to implement to increase Residential Tenancies Board investigations, inspections and enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42684/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
267. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of private rent inspections that took place in each local authority area in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; if the same data as a percentage of overall private rental units will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42683/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
266. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant buildings in Dublin city and county; the number of property owners that are engaging with discussions in regard to bringing these buildings back into use; the number that are refusing to bring the property back into use; the number that are refusing to engage with his Department and its agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42682/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
265. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of desired minimum densities on sites in key towns identified in Project Ireland 2040. [42681/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
264. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households that have had HAP payments cease due to arrears in 2020; the average length of time the households were in arrears before payment was ceased; and the average rental arrears owed by households at the time HAP payments ceased. [42680/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
263. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual expenditure on HAP for each year that the payment has been in operation; and the amount spent to date in 2020 on HAP in tabular form. [42679/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2020
262. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the progress which has been made on the national differential rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42678/20]