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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
89. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of litigation being taken (details supplied) following a data breach in Wexford County Council; the circumstances of this case; the implications of this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45329/24]
Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2024
88. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a case of a data breach (details supplied) where a named individual’s personal data were disclosed to a public representative without the person’s permission; the implications of this data breach; what action has been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45328/24]
Question· writtenPQ 618asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
618. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 7 December 2023, if the review on the differential rent review has been completed; if not, for an update on the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45292/24]
Question· writtenPQ 617asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
617. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a family who have been forced out of their primary home due to unsafe conditions brought about by defective concrete blocks can avail of the enhanced defective block grant scheme, having moved to another property. [45249/24]
Question· writtenPQ 616asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
616. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the 12-foot medieval longboat discovered on the bed of the River Boyne, Drogheda in July 2007 and taken for preservation and conservation by the Department of the Environment at that time; the present location and state of preservation of the boat; if the condition of the boat is now in a state of preservation suitable for public display in a suitably controlled environment in Drogheda in view of its unique and special national and international significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45233/24]
Question· writtenPQ 615asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
615. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a development (details supplied) comes under the defective apartment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45205/24]
Question· writtenPQ 614asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
614. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the provisions made for those who are unable to avail of the electricity credit allowance due to the meter being installed by the landlord (details supplied). [45204/24]
Question· writtenPQ 613asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
613. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way An Bord Pleanála notifies prescribed bodies of planning applications; if files are sent by soft copy or hard copy; the way the notification is recorded; if the process of notifying prescribed bodies has changed in the past; if so, the reason the change was made; if the HSA was a prescribed body for strategic infrastructure development under the regulations of the Planning and Development Act 2000; if An Bord Pleanála keeps a checklist of the prescribed bodies have been notified for strategic infrastructure developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45154/24]
Question· writtenPQ 612asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
612. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend the legislation relating to S. 254 licences under the Planning and Development Act 2000, given the way it is currently being used to erect phone masts without site notices; his views on whether that site notices should be mandatory for applications to erect site notices for phone mast erection; his views on whether submissions and representations should be able to be made to any S. 254 application; and his further views on whether a stay on any works should be mandatory if an appeal is lodged to An Bord Pleanála in relation to such an application. [45152/24]
Question· writtenPQ 611asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
611. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to a 2021 circular which allowed public sector staff to work until 70 years of age, if a fire service station officer, who will turn 65 in 2025, can continue working until 70, or if they must retire after 40 years’ service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45132/24]
Question· writtenPQ 610asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
610. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the reimbursement of charges by Uisce Éireann and fees for building houses that were waived until September is extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45123/24]
Question· writtenPQ 609asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
609. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide and make public all testing results carried out on the aggregate that was used in the manufacture of concrete blocks and foundations, under the testing regime of Donegal County Council or on behalf of Government agents, approximately four times annually from the quarries and manufacturing plants in Inishowen and across Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45122/24]
Question· writtenPQ 608asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
608. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of biologists employed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and what areas they specialise in. [45045/24]
Question· writtenPQ 607asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
607. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the 2023, 2024 and 2025 budget allocation for the built heritage investment scheme, in tabular form. [45037/24]
Question· writtenPQ 606asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
606. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the 2023, 2024 and 2025 budget allocation for the historic structures fund, in tabular form. [45036/24]
Question· writtenPQ 605asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
605. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details for all capital plans for the development of fire services in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [45005/24]
Question· writtenPQ 604asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
604. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if properties in Tipperary with issues related to pyrite and other contaminants in the cement and concrete blocks used to build their principal private residences will be able to receive financial assistance through the proposed defective concrete block redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44924/24]
Question· writtenPQ 603asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
603. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person (details supplied) received a reduction in their terms and conditions in a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44916/24]
Question· writtenPQ 602asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
602. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of mobile phones issued to staff in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and the total costs expended by his Department on handsets and phones bills over the same timeframe. [44864/24]
Question· writtenPQ 601asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
601. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he last met the CEO of Waterways Ireland; and the issues discussed. [44847/24]
Question· writtenPQ 600asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
600. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the social housing income limits; if he will outline his plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44811/24]
Question· writtenPQ 599asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
599. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the enhanced defective block grant scheme to allow homeowners to have their engineer fees reimbursed if that qualified engineer has recommended a remediation option under the previous scheme. [44792/24]
Question· writtenPQ 598asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
598. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the present delay in deciding planning appeals by An Bord Pleanála including the percentage of cases where it is taking over four months to decide an appeal; the percentage where it is taking over one year, over two years and over three years to decide appeals; the progress made by him in the past four years to deal with this issue through legislation and the authorising of extra staff; the projected time it will take to ensure that all planning appeals are dealt with by the new An Coimisiún Pleanála within the statutory framework in the new legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44763/24]
Question· writtenPQ 597asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
597. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timeframe for construction of a new fire station in Charleville, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44741/24]
Question· writtenPQ 596asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
596. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been trying to access funding from Mayo County Council’s disabled person grant since 2021 for urgent works to their home; if he will examine this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44739/24]
Question· writtenPQ 595asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
595. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of hares captured for coursing for the 2022-2023 season; the number that have run courses to date in this season; the number pinned; the number examined by a vet; the number requiring treatment; the number euthanised; the number that died from injuries and natural causes, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44728/24]
Question· writtenPQ 594asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
594. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide a second bridge over the Liffey at Celbridge, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44725/24]
Question· writtenPQ 593asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
593. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how often his Department reviews the number of staff employed by each local authority and how this relates to the population of each local authority area and the shared functions carried out by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44718/24]
Question· writtenPQ 592asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
592. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed by each local authority in each of the past five years relative to the population of each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44717/24]
Question· writtenPQ 591asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
591. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of hare coursing licences issued, by county, over the past four years; the number of hares captured under those licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44716/24]
Question· writtenPQ 590asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
590. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way the National Parks and Wildlife Service is addressing the issue of illegal wildlife poaching and habitat destruction in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44705/24]
Question· writtenPQ 589asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
589. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current staffing levels within the National Parks and Wildlife Service in County Kildare; whether additional resources are planned to support conservation efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44704/24]
Question· writtenPQ 588asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
588. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what engagement the National Parks and Wildlife Service has had with local authorities in Kildare to promote environmental education and awareness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44703/24]
Question· writtenPQ 587asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
587. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that the National Parks and Wildlife Service are implementing to protect endangered species in Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/24]
Question· writtenPQ 586asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
586. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans that the National Parks and Wildlife Service has for the development of green spaces and nature reserves in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44701/24]
Question· writtenPQ 585asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
585. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the National Parks and Wildlife Service is addressing habitat loss and degradation in Kildare’s nature reserves and protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44700/24]
Question· writtenPQ 584asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
584. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that has been allocated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to support conservation efforts in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44699/24]
Question· writtenPQ 583asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
583. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacancies in the National Parks and Wildlife Service by grade and location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44698/24]
Question· writtenPQ 582asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
582. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to address dereliction in urban and rural areas of Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44694/24]
Question· writtenPQ 581asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
581. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of planning applications related to Galway that are currently waiting on a decision from An Board Pleanála; and to provide a breakdown of those waiting more than 6 month, more than 12 months and more than 2 years. [44641/24]
Question· writtenPQ 580asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
580. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount spent by Galway City and Council on HAP and RAS in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44640/24]
Question· writtenPQ 579asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
579. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to further extend the development contributions waiver scheme. [44619/24]
Question· writtenPQ 578asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
578. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Questions on Promised Legislation debate of 19 September 2024, if he has made any decisions with regard to the possible compensation of those under boil water notices as part of his review of the Uisce Éireann plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44593/24]
Question· writtenPQ 577asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
577. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the invasive/non-native freshwater fish of pike (esox lucius) and zander (sander lucioperca) were not added to the invasive species list contained within the third schedule of S.I. No. 477/2011 - European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, considering the unequivocal recommendations of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the responsible public authority, in a submission they made to his Department during an interdepartmental consultation on the Draft European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations in September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44556/24]
Question· writtenPQ 576asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
576. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the project development board will be established for the retendering of the Cork event centre; and the persons that will be on such a board. [44543/24]
Question· writtenPQ 575asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
575. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people on the social housing lists in County Meath in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; to provide a breakdown of the average time spent on a waiting lists in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44538/24]
Question· writtenPQ 574asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
574. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons who are homeless in County Meath; to provide a breakdown of the number of homeless people in County Meath in the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44537/24]
Question· writtenPQ 573asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
573. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of LIHAF applications received for Meath since its inception; the number that were approved and not approved, respectively; the status of all approved applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44536/24]
Question· writtenPQ 572asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
572. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of targets for Meath for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and for each year out to 2030, in tabular form; if and when these targets have been revised over the lifetime of this Government; to provide an update with regard to any proposed revisions upward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44509/24]
Question· writtenPQ 571asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2024
571. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any concerns about the quantum of cost estimated by the European Commission for implementation of quaternary treatment of urban waste water in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive; if he has concerns about the allocation of those costs to just two economic sectors, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; his views on whether this allocation is fully compliant with the polluter pays principle; if he will join with the concerns expressed by 16 other Member States in relation to these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44508/24]