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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
1249. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of refunding all those that paid water charges. [34541/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
1248. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new single dwellings constructed since 2007 which have a BER certificate; and the estimated number which do not have a BER certificate. [33846/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
1112. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has had discussions with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government or any other Department with regards to an organisation (details supplied); and the impact restrictions on this would have on tourist accommodation capacity. [34808/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
626. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the locations of the 185 new residential emergency places provided under disability services in 2017. [33889/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
623. Deputy Margaret Murphy O'Mahony asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have transferred from congregated settings to community living to date in 2017; and the number of additional homes provided. [33886/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
450. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the existence of a one acre derelict site to the west of the Arbour Hill Prison in Dublin 7 bounded by Cavalry Row to the west and Palatine Square to the north; his plans to make it available for housing purposes to the local authority or the private sector; if the Irish Prison Service has plans to develop the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34833/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
156. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Finance the approximate cost of reducing VAT on professional fees on residential construction only and not on commercial or industrial construction. [33987/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
122. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Finance the status of Activate Capital; the amount of funding provided each year since its creation to residential construction projects; the number of residential housing units provided per year since its creation; the number of projects currently in construction; his views on whether the State can do more to ensure the construction sector has access to finance to build the required homes and office accommodation around the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33755/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
68. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the next review of rent pressure zones will be carried out; if the general review of Rebuilding Ireland will include more substantial changes to the legislation which defined qualification as a rent pressure zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33378/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
67. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that a group (details supplied) will be included in the expert group to develop a cost rental model for the rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33374/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
66. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the direction he has given to local authorities to ensure that homes built for private sale on publicly owned land are sold at affordable prices; if he will consider introducing an appropriate national affordable housing scheme for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33379/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
65. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which his Department defines affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33433/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
64. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the recently issued guidelines for wind farms will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29816/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
63. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will rescind the ministerial order for the SDZ in Clonmagadden, Navan, County Meath, in view of the fact that the scheme is no longer fit for purpose in its current guise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33107/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
62. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans for the administrative boundary between counties Waterford and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
61. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will initiate a fire safety audit on all multi-storey residential buildings constructed since 1992; and if he will confirm compliance with fire safety building regulations for all multi storey residential developments already undertaken. [33381/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
60. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on further sanctions and disincentives against land hoarding and speculation in development land, such as some form of site value tax; his further views on whether the vacant site tax is unlikely to be effective. [33407/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
59. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the maximum stay for families accommodated in family hubs; if he has committed to no family being accommodated for longer than six months in a family hub; the move on options to permanent housing there will be for these families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33111/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
58. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his proposals for reducing the costs of constructing new multi-unit developments. [33406/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
57. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment given on page 53 of Rebuilding Ireland that a special purpose vehicle would be established with support from organisations (details supplied). [33143/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
56. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the ongoing review of the nitrates directive; the measures his Department can take as part of this review to provide greater flexibility, reduced penalties and more workable regulations for farmers under this directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33391/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
55. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the persons to be housed in the new rapid build units will be taken from the local authority waiting list; if other criteria will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33383/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
54. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to help homeowners affected by the mica issue; his further plans to set up a redress scheme; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33104/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
53. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress being made to advance the cost to rent rental housing scheme as committed to in the programme for Government. [33114/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
52. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which he has communicated with or received communication from various local authorities throughout the greater Dublin area indicating their ability or otherwise to expedite the housing programme by one means or another to ensure an accelerated programme of housing starts in July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33370/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
51. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the local infrastructure housing activation fund to ensure that affordable housing is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33432/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
50. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he will publish the draft national planning framework; if interested stakeholders will get a further opportunity to make submissions, observations and so on; when the NPF will be put on a statutory basis; and if a budget will be allocated to deliver same. [33436/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
49. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to implement a redress scheme to help those homeowners affected by mica; the timeframe for such a scheme to be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33120/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
48. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the tenant purchase scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33105/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
47. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the potential for high rise zones within Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33113/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
46. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure voluntary housing agencies that are recipients of State funds do not raise their rents out of line with rents charged by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33386/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
45. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will designate Gorey, County Wexford, as a rent pressure zone, in view of continually rising rents there as a result of the fact that it is in the Dublin commuter belt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33437/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
44. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if homeless families that will be moved into hubs will still receive Leap cards for transport and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30852/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he will take to ensure the maximum delivery of both social and affordable housing in Cherrywood and the Shanganagh Castle site in Shankill as part of his review of Rebuilding Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
42. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of applications that have been received to date in 2017 under the revised mortgage to rent scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33376/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
41. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason for the 21% drop in local authority employment levels in each of the years 2008 to 2013 as highlighted by the recent report of the Public Sector Pay Commission; the extent to which the drop in staff has been compensated through the use of agency recruitment and outsourcing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26057/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
40. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidelines available to planning authorities for applications being submitted for solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29815/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
39. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the length of time he anticipates homeless family hubs will be in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33434/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
38. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a threshold of rent rises or further increases in homelessness that could be passed before he would consider strict rent controls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33394/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
37. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce the cost rental form of social housing as agreed in the programme for Government. [33187/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
36. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the new targets for new social housing units by 2021, in view of his statement that current targets will not be met by 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33430/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
35. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to implement measures to make vacant houses and sites available for social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33431/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
34. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to expedite the publication of his department's report into the fire at a location (details supplied) in County Kildare in 2015; if his department has responded to a written request for same from a group of Kildare county councillors; the outstanding concerns preventing the publication of the report; and the timeframe for the publication of same. [33103/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
33. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there has been a change in the approach being taken by the pyrite remediation board and Housing Agency in relation to the number of properties being tested in areas in which the presence of pyrite is already well established and properties are displaying significant damage; the number of such properties that have been retested; the number of applications subsequently refused; if this is being undertaken as a result of pressure that there will be insufficient funds available under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33102/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
32. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward legislation to amend the exceptional circumstances clause in section 17 of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013, in view of the fact that no properties have been remediated under this clause since the enactment of the legislation. [33380/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
31. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to stem the extreme house price inflation that was in evidence in Q2 2017. [33404/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
30. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason there are so many board vacancies on An Bord Pleanála; and the actions he is taking to implement the appropriate 2016 review of the organisation. [33106/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
29. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to address the inadequacies with the new housing assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33397/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
28. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment made on page 54 of Rebuilding Ireland to extend the national housing strategy for persons with a disability. [33146/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
27. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce an affordable rental scheme to subsidise rents for low to middle income households in employment; the reasons his Department decided not to use the €10 million allocated in budget 2016 for a pilot scheme for this purpose. [33405/17]