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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
303. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if steps are being taken to restrict the availability of rental properties via a company (details supplied) [16850/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
302. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when it is expected that house construction work will commence at the glass bottle site, Ringsend, Dublin 4 [16849/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
301. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the value of contracts awarded to a company (details supplied) and its subsidiaries by his Department and each body and local authority under his remit from 1 January 2016 to 14 July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16832/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
300. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an extension will be granted to the existing law on the freezing of rent from 20 July 2020 until at least the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16748/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
299. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if planning is required for all types of awnings outside and onto shopfronts, restaurants and businesses; if there are instances in which planning can be exempted on awnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16726/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
298. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he or his officials have met with groups (details supplied) or other industry lobby groups to discuss the introduction of a State-backed shared equity scheme for private sector homes; if so, when the meetings took place; the persons and bodies that attended the meetings; the specific proposals discussed; and if his Department is considering such schemes. [16722/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
297. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the recently announced housing commission; the membership and terms of reference; the number of meetings that have taken place to date; and the frequency of meetings anticipated in July and August 2020. [16721/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
296. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the recently announced homelessness taskforce; the membership and terms of reference; the number of meetings that have taken place to date; and the frequency of meetings anticipated in July and August 2020. [16720/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
295. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the affordable housing projects being funded with the serviced sites fund; the anticipated sale price of the properties in each scheme; the shared equity stake held by the State in the properties in each scheme; if the shared equity stake is in addition to the sale price of the home; and the repayment mechanisms available to the purchaser to repay the shared equity portion, in tabular form. [16718/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
294. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is examining the possibility of leasing privately-owned properties for up to 100 years for the purpose of social housing delivery; and the analysis being used in assessing such a scheme whether produced by his Department, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Finance or the National Development Finance Agency. [16717/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
293. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount of funding allocated each year via grant aid for lead pipe replacement for domestic use since grant funding was introduced; the number of households that have accessed grant aid each year; and the amount of funding drawn down each year, in tabular form. [16715/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
292. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend the freeze on evictions and on rent increases beyond 20 July 2020 in view of the vulnerable position of many still out of employment. [16705/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
291. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016, in particular, the minimum reckonable income requirement which discriminates against many tenants over 66 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16704/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
290. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when recommendations made in the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16702/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
289. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the policy process in relation to approved housing bodies which are in engagement with the Housing Regulator; if during this process funding through the HSA or CALF can be availed of by the approved housing bodies to enable them continue with their housing construction or house purchase programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16689/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
288. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the Covid-19 support scheme for local authorities will be put in place in view of the fact that local authority funding has been decimated due to Covid-19 with the waiving of rates, the absence of planning fees and other charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16671/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
287. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a report will be published following the review of income eligibility for social housing supports and in particular the review of the table of maximum net income limits in the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16618/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
286. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to statements by an organisation in 2001 in relation to exemptions in the Planning Act 2000 concerning the erection of masts and antennae by telecommunications companies (details supplied); his views on whether the prediction has proved correct; his plans to alter the regulations to ensure there is greater accountability to the public on the part of telecommunication companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16609/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
285. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if legislation will be extended on the freezing of rent increases and evictions from 20 July 2020 until the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16602/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
284. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of advisers and special advisers appointed by him since becoming Minister; the starting annual salary of each person appointed by him; if an open interview process was conducted for each appointee; the duration and terms of each contract issued to each adviser and special adviser; and if an advisory role has been split to facilitate job sharing, in tabular form. [16566/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
283. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the Traveller accommodation allocations for each local authority for 2020; and the drawdown for Q1 and Q2 of 2020 by local authority in tabular form. [16553/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes acquired via the Housing Agency in Q1 and Q2 of 2020; and the average cost of each unit. [16552/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
281. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes brought into use in the first six months of 2020 via the buy and renew scheme. [16551/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
280. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes brought into use in the first six months of 2020 via the repair and lease scheme. [16550/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
279. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans approved in principle and drawn down in each local authority area in the first two quarters of 2020, in tabular form. [16549/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
278. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing units delivered in Q1 and Q2 of 2020. [16548/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
277. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities can rely upon section 9 of the Local Government Rates and other Matters Act 2019 in the absence of regulations made pursuant to section 9(3) of the Act; if he plans to make regulations pursuant to section 9(3) of the Act; and if so, if the regulations will be made before November 2020 when local authorities will be proposing their annual budgets for approval. [16527/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
276. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the month in 2020 section 53 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 will be commenced; if it will be commenced before November 2020 when local authorities will be proposing their annual budgets for approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16526/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
275. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding has been secured for the Arklow wastewater treatment plant (details supplied). [16507/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
274. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address a matter regarding a housing list (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16491/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
273. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which he expects to pursue policies likely to encourage the provision of a major local authority housing building programme thereby achieving enhanced value for money through increased access to affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17447/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
272. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount paid to the equalisation fund from County Wicklow in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form [17362/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
271. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing raw sewage contamination of watercourses in Broadford, County Clare owing to lack of sewerage facilities in the village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17091/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
270. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the new marine planning and development Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17041/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
269. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the National Planning Framework; the aspects due to be changed; if clarity regarding the hierarchy of planning policy at present can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17029/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
268. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a carer caring for their parent in the carer’s own home is not eligible for an adaptation grant to adapt the house to suit their parent’s needs due to the fact the parent has their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16693/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
209. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Finance if the statutory agencies of the State will assist persons who purchased apartments and have been denied access to their properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16994/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
206. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 30 June 2020, the reason for the difference in the figures provided in the response (details supplied). [16906/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 July 2020
91. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the community areas housing efficiency strand is still open; and if so, the amount of its budget allocation that remains. [16747/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 July 2020
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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
99. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeline for the roll-out of a national retrofitting programme; the quarter in which the roll-out will commence; his plans to finance local authority retrofit programmes and grants for owners of private properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16462/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
98. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the blanket ban on landlords will be lifted with regard to the eviction of tenants (details supplied). [16433/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
97. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the detailed information on the scheme to permit a rates waiver within local authorities following reports that, as the details of the scheme are not available to them, local authorities are demanding full payment of commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16399/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
96. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the projects under consideration by the Land Development Agency; the co-living and-or shared accommodation projects that are under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16393/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
95. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to assess the income limits to access local authority housing in view of the fact they have not been reviewed since 2016 and in further view of the rising costs of rents. [16389/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
94. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 922 of 23 June 2020, the supports in place to assist families or individuals that may find themselves homeless and do not met the criteria to apply for housing supports via their local authority housing list (details supplied). [16388/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to increase radically the income limits for eligibility for social housing in view of the fact many persons who will never be able to afford to purchase their own house are over the current income thresholds and are therefore caught in a housing poverty trap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16382/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
92. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering regulating the platforms advertising these short-term lets placing the responsibility on the platform to ensure the host has secured the relevant planning permissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16358/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
91. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of owner occupiers that have notified the local authority of their intention to engage in home sharing since the relevant amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in 2019 by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16357/20]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2020
90. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications received by local authorities from landlords wishing to let their properties as short-term lets; the number of these approved since the relevant amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in 2019 by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16356/20]