Housing

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151 records in IE in 2007

Records

Question· writtenPQ 248asked

283 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the concerns expressed by a group (details supplied) in County Limerick at the new forms of contracts and engagement of consultants for all future voluntary housing schemes; if he will review these proposals in view of serious concerns that voluntary groups will not be able to operate these new arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

283 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the concerns expressed by a group (details supplied) in County Limerick at the new forms of contracts and engagement of consultants for all future voluntary housing schemes; if he will review these proposals in view of serious concerns that voluntary groups will not be able to operate these new arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/07]

Question· writtenPQ 247asked

282 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason there is no statutory grant funding to voluntary housing bodies or tenants to carry out improvements for disabled facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27669/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

282 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason there is no statutory grant funding to voluntary housing bodies or tenants to carry out improvements for disabled facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27669/07]

Question· writtenPQ 244asked

279 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department plans to take to support the rights of the most vulnerable to housing, in view of the significant increase in the cost of rental accommodation especially in urban areas and to ensure some of these do not become homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27641/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

279 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department plans to take to support the rights of the most vulnerable to housing, in view of the significant increase in the cost of rental accommodation especially in urban areas and to ensure some of these do not become homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27641/07]

Question· writtenPQ 243asked

278 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps that have been taken to introduce the reforms in the action programme on minimum standards to tackle the poor standards in private rented sector housing and to cut the funding received from the landlord registration fee to local authorities who do not inspect private rented properties to ensure they meet acceptable standards; the progress on any steps taken; if local authorities have been found negligent in inspecting privately rented accommodation in their area; the action that has been taken against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27639/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

278 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps that have been taken to introduce the reforms in the action programme on minimum standards to tackle the poor standards in private rented sector housing and to cut the funding received from the landlord registration fee to local authorities who do not inspect private rented properties to ensure they meet acceptable standards; the progress on any steps taken; if local authorities have been found negligent in inspecting privately rented accommodation in their area; the action that has been taken against them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27639/07]

Question· writtenPQ 241asked

276 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way his Department plans to meet the Government’s commitment in the National Development Plan to provide 27,000 new social housing units between 2007 and 2009 in view of the fact that less than 1,500 were provided in the first quarter of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

276 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way his Department plans to meet the Government’s commitment in the National Development Plan to provide 27,000 new social housing units between 2007 and 2009 in view of the fact that less than 1,500 were provided in the first quarter of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/07]

Question· writtenPQ 240asked

275 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reasons his Department has allowed developers to pay their way out of their obligations under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 instead of being obliged to provide social and affordable housing on the site they are developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27636/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

275 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reasons his Department has allowed developers to pay their way out of their obligations under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 instead of being obliged to provide social and affordable housing on the site they are developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27636/07]

Question· writtenPQ 239asked

274 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to end the practice of developers paying money to local authorities, which amounted to over €60 million between 2003 and 2006, in lieu of their obligations as part of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; his views on whether this practice should continue to be encouraged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27635/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

274 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to end the practice of developers paying money to local authorities, which amounted to over €60 million between 2003 and 2006, in lieu of their obligations as part of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; his views on whether this practice should continue to be encouraged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27635/07]

Question· writtenPQ 116asked

150 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if a portion of land owned by the Health Service Executive at St. Bridget’s Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway will be made available for the provision of accommodation for the elderly by way of a voluntary housing project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27599/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

150 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if a portion of land owned by the Health Service Executive at St. Bridget’s Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway will be made available for the provision of accommodation for the elderly by way of a voluntary housing project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27599/07]

Question· writtenPQ 63asked

101 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will continue the funding to the Office of Public Works to enable them to refurbish the embankment on the south eastern bank of the Brick River from Lixnaw Bridge to Ballinaghar Bridge to prevent the flooding of the recently built local authority housing estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2007

101 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will continue the funding to the Office of Public Works to enable them to refurbish the embankment on the south eastern bank of the Brick River from Lixnaw Bridge to Ballinaghar Bridge to prevent the flooding of the recently built local authority housing estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26926/07]

Question· writtenPQ 204asked

204 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the figures his Department has in relation to the amount of water that is available from present sources to supply Dublin’s needs; if there has been an analysis carried out by his Department in relation to a potential shortfall in water supply for Dublin with the additional housing and other development that is to occur over the next five years; the figures projected in relation to such shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2007

204 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the figures his Department has in relation to the amount of water that is available from present sources to supply Dublin’s needs; if there has been an analysis carried out by his Department in relation to a potential shortfall in water supply for Dublin with the additional housing and other development that is to occur over the next five years; the figures projected in relation to such shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/07]

Question· writtenPQ 50asked

41 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the meetings he has had with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government in relation to ensuring the provision of proper community recreational facilities in residential housing estates; his views in relation to the lack of such facilities being raised with that Department through community representative groups or organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26517/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2007

41 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the meetings he has had with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government in relation to ensuring the provision of proper community recreational facilities in residential housing estates; his views in relation to the lack of such facilities being raised with that Department through community representative groups or organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26517/07]

Question· writtenPQ 47asked

35 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants allocated under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts in 2006 and to date in 2007, in each category such as new house, essential improvement and so on; his views plans to review these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2007

35 Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants allocated under the Housing (Gaeltacht) Acts in 2006 and to date in 2007, in each category such as new house, essential improvement and so on; his views plans to review these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/07]

Question· writtenPQ 33asked

23 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants available to the farming or rural communities through any aspect of funding from his Department towards the up-grading and refurbishment of out housing gate lodges and so on towards providing tourist facilities in rural areas for tourists involved in angling, walking or other such rural based recreation. [26507/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2007

23 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants available to the farming or rural communities through any aspect of funding from his Department towards the up-grading and refurbishment of out housing gate lodges and so on towards providing tourist facilities in rural areas for tourists involved in angling, walking or other such rural based recreation. [26507/07]

Question· writtenPQ 526asked