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Question· writtenPQ 681asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
681. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the consideration which is given following the publication of the census of population; the sections involved; if it prompts policy responses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31420/17]
Question· writtenPQ 680asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
680. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the account taken of the census of population in the local property tax redistribution model; the way in which new needs associated with new populations are measured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31399/17]
Question· writtenPQ 679asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
679. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if families leaving emergency accommodation to be moved into family hubs will be given assurances on tenure there; if there will be a maximum stay in these hubs; if families will be then rehoused by local authority or voluntary housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31395/17]
Question· writtenPQ 678asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
678. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the planned cooking and recreational facilities and size of the living space that will be in the new family hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31394/17]
Question· writtenPQ 677asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
677. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the development contribution balances of each local authority; if special development contributions are included; if so, the balances of these of each local authority; the amount of both balances for years other than 2017; the number of requests for sanction of spending on specific projects that have been made to his Department, by local authority; the projects that were given sanction; the amount involved in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31391/17]
Question· writtenPQ 676asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
676. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of the 1,552 social housing acquisitions in 2017 that were purchased by local authorities and approved housing bodies respectively. [31373/17]
Question· writtenPQ 675asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
675. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if grant agreements in respect of the 34 approved applications under the LIHAF have been concluded; if so, the projected number of units on each site; the projected number of affordable units on each site; the projected number of social housing units on each site, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31339/17]
Question· writtenPQ 674asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
674. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when the issue with regard to the water connection at a location (details supplied) in County Louth will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31300/17]
Question· writtenPQ 673asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
673. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the consideration that has been given by Irish Water to identify and prioritise capital investment requirements for settlements that align with the sustainable transports links such as rail networks to support proportional and sustainable growth in areas in order to mitigate against transport related climate change effects. [31287/17]
Question· writtenPQ 672asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
672. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated cost of remediating building, fire safety or disability access defects in properties in use as social housing in each of the four Dublin local authorities over the past three years; and the portion of these costs that were borne by his Department and the local authorities respectively. [31286/17]
Question· writtenPQ 671asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
671. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the full costs of remediation of the building defects at the Priory Hall development in Dublin; and the amount borne by his Department and Dublin City Council respectively. [31285/17]
Question· writtenPQ 670asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
670. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of the Millfield Manor fire defects report; and the estimated costs associated with remediation of same. [31284/17]
Question· writtenPQ 669asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
669. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of the expert panel on concrete blocks; and the estimated costs of remediation of the defects identified in its report. [31283/17]
Question· writtenPQ 668asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
668. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of the pyrite remediation scheme; and the portion borne which has been covered by a company (details supplied) and his Department. respectively. [31282/17]
Question· writtenPQ 667asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
667. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a senior official with designated responsibility for Brexit matters in his Department; if so, the grade of the designated official; the funding allocated to the said Brexit unit; the cost to date in 2017; the anticipated cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31272/17]
Question· writtenPQ 666asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
666. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on implementing a policy (details supplied) to increase the level of voter registration here in view of the decision of Seattle City Council obliging landlords to provide voter registration information and an application form when a tenancy starts. [31247/17]
Question· writtenPQ 665asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
665. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when he plans to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations for Dáil Éireann constituencies in the Constituency Commission Report 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31209/17]
Question· writtenPQ 664asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
664. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the discussions his Department has had with a firm (details supplied) regarding the company establishing a special purpose vehicle to build 1,000 social and affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31154/17]
Question· writtenPQ 663asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
663. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken to review fire safety in apartment blocks in view of the appalling tragedy at Grenfell tower in London; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31153/17]
Question· writtenPQ 662asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
662. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of homes that have been acquired for social housing under initiatives such as the repair and leasing scheme; the amount spent on this in tabular form; the number of units in the next 12 months to be delivered under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31149/17]
Question· writtenPQ 661asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
661. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the legislative proposals his Department is working on to secure the rights of sitting tenants in buy-to-let homes being repossessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31136/17]
Question· writtenPQ 660asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
660. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the additional resources that local authorities are to receive to ensure adequate levels of inspection of private rented properties to enforce current minimum standards for rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31135/17]
Question· writtenPQ 659asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
659. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to increase the amount invested in further acquisitions for additional social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31133/17]
Question· writtenPQ 658asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
658. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the statement recently by an organisation (details supplied) that has indicated that there should be a redress scheme put in place for the owners of apartments in developments, such as a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31089/17]
Question· writtenPQ 657asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
657. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that builders of substandard developments such as a development (details supplied) with fire safety standards that appear not to have been reached, cannot easily construct such developments again in the future; if planning applications are monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31088/17]
Question· writtenPQ 656asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
656. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which fire safety certificates can be awarded on developments, such as a development (details supplied) in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in view of the fact these buildings were in breach of fire regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31087/17]
Question· writtenPQ 655asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
655. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether new housing supply in the coming years will have a downward impact on house purchase prices and on renting prices as opposed to just having an effect on stemming the upward inflation in both house prices and rents; and if reversing the price level rises in both is a policy goal of his Department. [31086/17]
Question· writtenPQ 654asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
654. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new dwellings his Department estimates that will need to be built per year before supply begins to have an impact on enhancing affordability on rental prices and house prices. [31085/17]
Question· writtenPQ 653asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
653. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of new dwellings which will be required each year over the coming 15 years based on headship rates and demographic projections and taking account of obsolescence, in view of under-supply of new housing compared to demand for the past number of years. [31084/17]
Question· writtenPQ 652asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
652. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the moneys spent by each local authority to provide emergency accommodation each year for the past three years. [31082/17]
Question· writtenPQ 651asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
651. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of inspections carried out by fire officers in each local authority over the past five years, by county; the number of properties that have failed these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31081/17]
Question· writtenPQ 650asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
650. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of instances in 2016 and to date in 2017 in which a local authority has provided emergency accommodation for persons presenting as homeless, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31080/17]
Question· writtenPQ 649asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
649. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of homeless figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31079/17]
Question· writtenPQ 648asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
648. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to publish the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2017 in June or July 2017 and to seek to have the Bill passed before the 2017 summer recess; and if not, the implications for the current suspension of domestic water charges. [31074/17]
Question· writtenPQ 647asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
647. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the place finders service that was promised to assist programme refugees find private rented accommodation has been established; and if so, if he will allow the 399 persons with a form of status that reside in State provided accommodation to access the place finders service in order to find private rented accommodation. [31051/17]
Question· writtenPQ 646asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
646. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 2,100 of 20 June 2017, if these persons will now be included in his Department's monthly homeless statistics in view of the fact it is now sourced and funded by Dublin City Council under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 (details supplied). [31037/17]
Question· writtenPQ 645asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulations in place regarding accessibility in private sector housing developments to ensure the needs of persons with disabilities are met in the provision of private sector housing; and if he will provide copies of relevant regulations or legislation. [31033/17]
Question· writtenPQ 644asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
644. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of amendments (details supplied) regarding the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016; and if he has consulted with the Minister of State with special responsibility for housing and urban development on these amendments. [30998/17]
Question· writtenPQ 643asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
643. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the infrastructure projects that have received a contribution from the local infrastructure housing activation fund. [30996/17]
Question· writtenPQ 642asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
642. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will report on plans to allow UK citizens who have been living here for a significant amount of time a vote in referenda; and if he is examining voting rights for UK citizens as part of Brexit. [30995/17]
Question· writtenPQ 641asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
641. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when a decision will be made in respect of a 35 year foreshore lease application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30994/17]
Question· writtenPQ 640asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
640. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the place finder service works; the way in which homeless persons or persons at risk of homelessness access this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30987/17]
Question· writtenPQ 639asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
639. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the funds currently owed by his Department to Meath County Council. [30981/17]
Question· writtenPQ 638asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
638. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way the taking-in-charge initiative measure funding allocations were calculated for each local authority when the funds were allocated in July 2016; if the allocations were intended to be enough to complete the necessary works; and if local authorities requested or were allocated further funding. [30980/17]
Question· writtenPQ 637asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
637. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to grant funding in relation to the cases of persons (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing hardship being imposed on the persons concerned. [30978/17]
Question· writtenPQ 636asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
636. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the provision which has been made in 2017 under the rural water programme; the facility which has been put in place for local authorities to submit projects for funding in 2017; and if submissions have been received to date. [30956/17]
Question· writtenPQ 635asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
635. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the assertion of his predecessor that the social housing capital programme is adequately financed in view of the scale of the housing crisis, years of drastic underspending and the fact that the capital housing budget is still 72% below 2008 spending levels or 65% below the historical average levels for 2004 to 2009. [30945/17]
Question· writtenPQ 634asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
634. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the specific allocation of funding that is planned to be accessed in order to fulfil the offered incentive to landlords to sign up to the housing assistance payment scheme in circumstances in which applicants on the Dublin housing lists are able to seek approval and payment of two months rent in advance and a month's deposit to a landlord; the other regions this funding is accessible by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30930/17]
Question· writtenPQ 633asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
633. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the position regarding the ongoing situation regarding local authority members terms and conditions. [30879/17]
Question· writtenPQ 632asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 July 2017
632. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have concerns regarding the impact of over 1,000 acres in Bantry Bay being used for a mechanical harvest of kelp will have on angling tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30800/17]
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