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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
431. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average rent for the Skibbereen, Bantry, and Clonakilty local areas, by quarter, from 2019 to date. [29668/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
430. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the part V properties transferred to local authorities for social housing will be included in the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29658/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
429. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the airstrip at a location (details supplied) will be retained to enhance tourism, being the only official airstrip in the Boyne Valley region, and which has full planning permission as an official airstrip recognised by the Irish Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
428. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the highest, lowest and average price of homes that are deemed to be affordable under the Housing for All policy in each county for the past three years. [29597/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
427. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what supports are available for homeowners in Carlow with houses affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29588/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
426. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 16 May 2024, when he and the Minister of State in his Department will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29581/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
425. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a breakdown of the discrepancy of the original amount confirmed and the actual amount at price of sale for homes deemed to be affordable under the Housing for All policy, in each county, for each of the last three years. [29578/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
424. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter concerning birds (details supplied). [29563/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
423. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will formally meet with a rural interest group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29537/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
422. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ask the Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage to meet with an organisation (details supplied) in July or August to discuss their concerns with respect to a range of heritage matters that fall within his responsibility. [29535/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
421. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of he plans to provide further funding to the Residential Tenancies Board in order that it can reduce its fees to make the service accessible to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29434/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
420. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned in relation to the delays in dealing with disputes by the Residential Tenancies Board; whether the board has requested extra resources in terms of staff and funding; the steps he intends taking to ensure the board has enough resources to do its business in an efficient and timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29433/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
419. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work of the Electoral Commission, particularly concerning arrangements for those who cannot vote due to a sudden light illness, holiday examinations and so on, or absence due to work from the country (details supplied); the objectives he set the Electoral Commission in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29407/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
418. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a review into exemptions for planning permission will conclude; if he will consider including old schoolhouses under exemptions given the number of them in the State and the need to re-use such buildings for residential purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29406/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
417. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when local authorities will be advised on the newly announced local authority purchase and renovation loan; when this will be available via a local authority (details supplied) for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29405/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
416. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the housing adaptation grant or mobility aids grant scheme can be utilised to purchase sensory equipment for one’s home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29398/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
415. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the capital works projects under the remit of his Department that received EU funding in 2023 and to date in 2024; and the amount of EU funding that was received for each of those capital works projects in the years in question, in tabular form. [29395/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
414. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to add pink salmon (oncorhynchus gorbuscha) to the invasive species list recorded under the third schedule, part 2 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), considering the statement on 25 June 2025 by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, categorising pink salmon as an invasive alien species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29373/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
413. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage he plans to add the non-native/invasive freshwater fish of pike (esox lucius) and perch (perca fluviatilis) to the invasive species list recorded under the third schedule, part 2 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011), considering their huge negative impact on lacustrine special areas of conservation in Connemara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
412. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the local authority purchase and renovation loan, to support first time buyers turn vacant or derelict buildings into new homes, will be opened by local authorities for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29371/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
411. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to the purchase of residential properties under the tenant in situ scheme, in tabular format. [29368/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
410. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to social housing build projects developed directly by local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) on local authority or AHB-owned lands, using public works forms of contract, in tabular format. [29367/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
409. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 30 May 2024, the evidence which was adduced or collated to support his Department’s contention that restriction of no-fault evictions would negatively affect supply of rental accommodation in the medium to long term; and the ways in which the recent public consultation on the private rented sector has been used to review this position. [29334/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
408. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he has taken to improve the provision of social housing since July 2020; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29314/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
407. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he has taken since July 2020 to facilitate the restoration and renovation for residential uses of vacant and derelict properties; his assessment of the impact of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29313/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
406. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of laptops or mobile phones owned by his Department that have been lost or stolen in each of the past ten years. [29300/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
405. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has ever used artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, in drafting Dáil speeches or responses to Parliamentary Questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29282/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
404. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the relevant departments will work together to explore how members of the fire service can supplement the work of the ambulance service in response to emergency call outs and; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29244/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
403. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for seeking a legal order exempting a portion of State land at the Technological University Dublin college on Aungier Street from social and affordable housing provision requirements when the land transfers; his views on the shortage of social and affordable housing in south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
402. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter concerning birds (details supplied). [29214/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
401. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter (details supplied). [29212/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
400. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an itemised total cost to the Exchequer incurred in respect of his Department/National Parks and Wildlife Services’ independently chaired consultative committee (CC) on urban gulls (2019-2021), including the cost of expert legal advices sourced by his Department/NPWS to advise the CC; and if he will confirm that both the CC and its expert legal advisor concluded and recommended that derogations enabling the removal of nests and eggs of seagull species were unreservedly justified in the interests of public health and safety, based on detailed evidence that was considered and on the pertinent national and EU legislation. [29211/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
399. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter concerning birds (details supplied). [29210/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
398. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on a matter concerning birds in Balbriggan, County Dublin (details supplied). [29209/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
397. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to a pre-Budget 2025 submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29175/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
396. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the national hare coursing finals in Clonmel in February 2024 were monitored by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (details supplied). [29150/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
395. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the details of the prices being set for affordable purchase and cost rental in Shanganagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29129/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
394. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what affordable housing will be or has been provided in Cherrywood in return for the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund providing funding; the price of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29128/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
393. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the unit cost ceiling for housing has been updated since it was issued by his Department in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29104/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
392. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork city in each of the past five years; the total amount planned for 2024; the total funding allocated each year to the local authority to supply affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30174/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
391. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of affordable homes that have been built in Cork county in each of the past five years; the total amount planned for 2024; the total funding allocated each year to the local authority to supply affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30175/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
390. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will confirm that the revised WEDGs have adequately assessed the potential impact of wind turbine noise on human health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29648/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
389. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage has confirmed that work on the revised wind energy development guidelines is near completion, expert guidance having been tendered and engaged to assess an acceptable level of noise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29647/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
388. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm plans, and timeline, to regulate operating wind farms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29646/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
387. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to differences in the acceptable wind turbine noise levels as per guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29644/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
379. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on her Department’s engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in developing planning guidance with regard to the short-term letting sector on the planning permission requirements in respect of short-term letting properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29728/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 July 2024
214. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Finance the number of payments made under the help-to-buy scheme for County Cork for each month this year up to June 2024; their average value monthly for Cork county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29714/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2024
513. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when an allocation of funds will be given to the HEA for the provision of 2,700 low-cost student housing beds, which was promised last winter, given the urgent need for such beds and the fact that many universities have plans for such accommodation that could proceed rapidly if funding was approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28912/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2024
326. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of extending the social housing retrofitting scheme to Approved Housing Bodies and retrofitting all AHB housing stock that is below a B3 BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28891/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2024
325. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to the social housing retrofitting scheme of retrofitting all remaining local authority housing stock that is below a B3 BER rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/24]