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Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
121. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to publish legislation to provide a legal basis for national parks, as outlined in Action 1E2 of the National Biodiversity Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23625/24]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage their targets for delivering affordable housing in County Monaghan; and the number delivered in the years 2020 to date. [24036/24]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
119. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail his plans for the development of the Irish language through the bodies under his aegis such as the Heritage Council and local authorities; if he will consider introducing a dedicated funding stream for local authorities to encourage them to develop an Irish language section staffed by two full-time Irish language officers to assist in increasing the visibility and use of our native language, which is a stated objective of the Programme for Government 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24412/24]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
118. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Government and Heritage if those undertaking remediation of their properties are accommodated under the defective block scheme in County Louth; if there is a redress scheme for those effected by mica/pyrite in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24295/24]
Question· oralPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
116. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the daily average number of homes that are commencing construction to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24316/24]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
115. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of grants approved for the help-to-buy scheme and the first home scheme in Cork city and Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24372/24]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
114. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which he can avail of modern housing production methods to facilitate the provision of supply of homes to the market in addition to those already in hand in order to address the increasing demand arising from the termination of tenancies or other factors which might make it difficult or even impossible for families to provide housing by other means such as purchase or rental through the local authorities; if he can identify those counties currently trying to face this challenge with a view to increasing the supply within months rather than years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24348/24]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
113. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider emergency housing measures to increase the supply of housing to those counties particularly affected by the threat of homelessness; if he will take steps to address these increasing housing needs in order to ensure that homelessness does not become an endemic and that families including parents and children have an option to avail of in the event of finding themselves homeless arising from eviction, or through the ongoing increasing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24347/24]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
112. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of the impact of the development levy waiver and Uisce Éireann connection charge rebate on housing commencements to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24317/24]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
111. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has reviewed the impact of the 2019 work between his Department and the Department of Health on planning accommodation for an ageing population; and his views on whether there is a need to develop new policy tools to drive the elements of that strategy. [24418/24]
Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
110. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next opportunity will be to add Céide Fields on UNESCO's tentative list for world heritage status, considering its significance as a world-renowned heritage site and its historical evidence of Ireland's first farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24389/24]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
109. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to allocate more funding to Louth County Council in respect of the retrofitting scheme and housing adaptation grant as there is a significant backlog due to funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24297/24]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
108. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the voids return programme in Cork city. [24430/24]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
107. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to the growing criticism of the revised defective block remediation scheme from home owners in the impacted counties. [24290/24]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
106. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the croí cónaithe scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24222/24]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
105. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the retrofitting of local authority homes with heat pumps; if he is aware of concerns that this is leading to higher-than-expected bills; if he plans to increase education/spread awareness about heat pump usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24419/24]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
104. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to make changes to the enhanced defective concrete block grant scheme to address the concerns of the estimated 3,000 persons who have attended public meetings in Donegal and Mayo and called for a genuine 100% redress scheme similar to that provided to the victims of the pyrite scandal in Dublin and north Leinster;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23799/24]
Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
103. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the provision of specialist staff to boost delivery of more affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24310/24]
Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
102. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the housing deficits in the State as reported by the Housing Commission recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24312/24]
Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
101. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering additional funding to the Land Development Agency for a specific purpose of funding acquisition of long-term vacant and derelict buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19524/24]
Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
100. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding adjustments to Part 4 and Part 5 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022, based on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23627/24]
Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
99. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to address the scale of babies and toddlers from being born into and brought up in homelessness as revealed by recent Census data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24337/24]
Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
98. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to detail his plans to deliver housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan at the scale indicated as needed in the report recently prepared by the Housing Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24411/24]
Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
97. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commit to publishing rents as recommended by the Housing Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/24]
Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
96. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on progress being made under Housing for All; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/24]
Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
95. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to help first time house buyers; the impact of these in the twelve months to the end of March 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/24]
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
94. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the income eligibility limits for social housing for areas such as Cavan and Monaghan as the present limits are unrealistic and are depriving families on relatively low incomes the opportunity to apply for social housing when in such instances these families will not meet the criteria for home loans or mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/24]
Question· oralPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
93. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning permissions granted for new homes in 2023; how this compares to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24319/24]
Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
92. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering the upper limit of €30,000 for housing adaptation grants, and €8,000 for housing aid for the elderly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23749/24]
Question· oralPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
91. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of the prospects for housing delivery nationally in the medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24318/24]
Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
90. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social housing schemes currently underway using the Part 8 derogation including the number of units to be delivered; the locations of each scheme along with commencement and estimated completion dates for each scheme. [24289/24]
Question· oralPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
89. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of grants under the vacant and derelict homes scheme that were approved in the State in the first quarter of this year; the number that were in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23748/24]
Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
88. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his plans to further strengthen the capacity of local authorities to increase delivery of social housing, as stated in the strategic investment priorities of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18087/24]
Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to amend the social housing income thresholds.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24037/24]
Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
86. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the heritage grants available to community groups for local historic structures in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24221/24]
Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
85. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on rental prices in County Meath; how he plans to address these high costs and to increase the housing available for rent in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24420/24]
Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
84. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the criteria for the septic tank grant; if he will acknowledge that many people who want to avail of the grant are not eligible for same as they are not located in the so called “buffer zones”;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24299/24]
Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
83. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of affordable housing commencements in Cork city and Cork county for 2023 and 2024 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24368/24]
Question· oralPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
82. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the recommendations outlined in a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23626/24]
Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
81. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of the actions or recommendations in the recent report of the Housing Commission that have already been implemented, underway or partially underway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24314/24]
Question· oralPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
80. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes currently in construction nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24315/24]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
79. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how the delivery of affordable housing in 2023 compared to 2022; his expectations for same in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24311/24]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
78. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will be provided with additional funding this year for housing adaptation grants; when the review into the report on the grants will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24304/24]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
77. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing statutory timeframes for the implementation of housing schemes under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/24]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
76. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that there are only 27 cost-rental homes in the pipeline for Cork city in 2024. [24431/24]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
75. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 11 April 2024, the details of his and his Department’s engagement with the Galway Social Housing Task Force to date in 2024; if he has requested a final report from the outgoing chair; if he has received a final report from the outgoing chair to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24280/24]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
74. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the Stardust acknowledgement when the remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/24]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
73. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will reconsider the criteria and thresholds of the affordable housing scheme, given that Louth County Council cited these issues as the reasons that only half of the houses offered under the scheme at Cois Farraige in Dundalk, County Louth, were successfully bought by scheme applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24305/24]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
72. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline any progress he has made in getting an increase in the retainer paid to retained firefighters; if he has brought any proposals to the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Implementation and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24306/24]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 May 2024
71. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the pipeline of projects under Project Tosaigh and under the croí cónaithe cities fund and their capacity to deliver affordable homes for purchase. [24416/24]
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