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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
58. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the recent large-scale boil water notice that affected over 600,000 residents in counties Meath, Kildare and Dublin; the measures undertaken to prevent such an occurrence again; the steps taken to ensure that residents have a clean, safe and reliable water supply; and if the EPA recommendations have been acted upon. [51855/19]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the land and homes on a site (details supplied) will remain in public ownership into the future in view of the possible transfer of a site to the Land Development Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51873/19]
Question· oralPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
56. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount spent by local authorities since 2017 on retrofitting; and the number of houses that have been retrofitted by each local authority. [49434/19]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
55. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider introducing a one stop shop for homeowners who discover latent defects that would provide information, advice, mediation and adjudication to ensure that, in the first instance, the developer responsible for the defects covers the remediation. [51758/19]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
54. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the review group of establishing a special purpose vehicle to enable credit union funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51866/19]
Question· oralPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
53. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of children in emergency accommodation in each local authority area; the average period of time spent by children in accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51864/19]
Question· oralPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
52. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average length of time families are being kept in family hubs before being accommodated in housing; the number of exits from family hubs in each year; the reason for the exits, for example, housed, exit into HAP tenancy, exited homeless services, housed in voluntary housing body or local authority housing and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51109/19]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
51. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage the use of vacant housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51107/19]
Question· oralPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
50. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extent to which the number of families on local authority housing lists and deemed to be homeless for any reason; his plans to meet their housing requirements in the short and medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51827/19]
Question· oralPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
49. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the promised new tenant purchase scheme will be published and activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51804/19]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
48. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if housing schemes that were listed on the original local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, scheme and submitted by the local authority can be prioritised for funding under the urban regeneration fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51875/19]
Question· oralPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has read the recent report on the effect of homelessness on the development of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51871/19]
Question· oralPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
46. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he will take to progress the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No.1) Bill 2016 seeking to place the right to water in the Constitution; the reason for the delay to date in moving forward with the legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/19]
Question· oralPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
45. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to change the conditions of the tenant purchase incremental scheme 2016 due to the small take-up of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51115/19]
Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
44. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he plans to address the issue of social housing for persons with mental health issues; his plans to provide additional housing in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51111/19]
Question· oralPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new build homes to be completed by each local authority by the end of 2019. [51370/19]
Question· oralPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
42. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 49 of 18 September 2019, the agreed work programme for the Galway social housing task force; the reports completed to date by the task force; if the minutes of the meetings held to date will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51819/19]
Question· oralPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
41. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the monitoring in place to ensure that local authority homes that have received a thermal upgrade reach an improved BER rating; if a survey is carried out to measure the improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51802/19]
Question· oralPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
40. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the extra funding allocated to improve the energy ratings of local authority homes in addition to that already provided under schemes that have been ongoing in recent years; the monitoring that takes place to ensure local authority tenants are protected from fuel poverty due to the condition of their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52086/19]
Question· oralPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
39. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the delivery of affordable homes to rent and buy in the Poolbeg strategic development zone, SDZ, the Clonburris SDZ and St. Michael's Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8; the details of the financing of the schemes; and if the financing by his Department of the schemes will deliver affordable homes to purchase at less than €250,000 and affordable homes to rent at less than €900 per month. [52149/19]
Question· oralPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
38. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when final guidance on cost-effectiveness analysis cases will be issued to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51987/19]
Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
37. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the engagement he has had with the eight local authorities that have seen a combined loss of revenue of €20.9 million arising from the revaluation of commercial rates to Irish Water; and if additional funding will be provided from within his Department to mitigate the loss of the revenue to the councils. [52148/19]
Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2019
36. Deputy Darragh O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the €2 million eligibility spending threshold for single-stage approval for local authority social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51986/19]
Question· writtenPQ 686asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
686. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the local property tax has failed to generate additional funding for local government and services since its introduction; his further views on whether an alternative method of funding local government is now needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46681/19]
Question· writtenPQ 685asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
685. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether, in view of the severity of the current housing crisis, a more aggressive vacant site tax is needed to prevent hoarding and speculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46680/19]
Question· writtenPQ 684asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
684. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if assistance is available for persons residing in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51799/19]
Question· writtenPQ 683asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
683. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the €20 million allocation for retrofitting homes in the midlands under the just transition plan is funding from the SEAI or from other sources; the amount that will be spent in 2020 and thereafter; the counties to which the allocation will be targeted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49389/19]
Question· writtenPQ 682asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
682. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of children that have spent time in homeless services over the past five years by age groups of zero to five, five to ten and ten to 16 years of age; the length of time each child has spent in homeless services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51879/19]
Question· writtenPQ 681asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
681. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage the use of vacant housing in villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51108/19]
Question· writtenPQ 680asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
680. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied with the staffing levels of An Bord Pleanála in order to deal effectively with the large number of planning applications and planning appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51847/19]
Question· writtenPQ 679asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
679. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans in place for reforms to the fair deal scheme and vacant homes as outlined in a statement (details supplied). [51812/19]
Question· writtenPQ 678asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
678. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a remedy available for a person who is the victim of substandard building work relating to the construction of a new home; if a channel of recourse is open to the homeowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51781/19]
Question· writtenPQ 677asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
677. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a social housing development (details supplied) will be approved to award a contract to construct following the furnishing of a tender report to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51712/19]
Question· writtenPQ 676asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
676. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has visited the North Lotts strategic development zone, SDZ, area to observe the impact that major large-scale developments are having on long-established residential properties in the area; the way in which he can address the lack of affordability of new builds in the SDZ, which is effectively pricing long-established communities out of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51706/19]
Question· writtenPQ 675asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
675. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to claims for ground rent that are being pursued against residents of a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51687/19]
Question· writtenPQ 674asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
674. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51569/19]
Question· writtenPQ 673asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
673. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant positions; and the agencies or organisations that have boards whose members have an obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [51498/19]
Question· writtenPQ 672asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
672. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests in which his Department made a decision to deny; and the number in which the Information Commissioner overturned the decision of his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019. [51464/19]
Question· writtenPQ 671asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
671. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the data sharing agreements his Department has in place with organisations that are not other Departments or State agencies; the purpose of these data sharing agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51430/19]
Question· writtenPQ 670asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
670. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the advertising campaigns, promotional events and launches planned by his Department for the first six months of 2020; the budgeted costs of these campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51413/19]
Question· writtenPQ 669asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
669. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the original targets for housing schemes (details supplied) from the €70 million rolling fund; and the number of units delivered under each scheme to date in tabular form. [51373/19]
Question· writtenPQ 668asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
668. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of decisions to grant permission to construct one-off houses that were subsequently appealed to An Bord Pleanála by county in 2016, in tabular form; when the decision to grant was subsequently withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51367/19]
Question· writtenPQ 667asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
667. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of fire personnel stationed in County Louth. [51302/19]
Question· writtenPQ 666asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
666. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding allocated to Louth County Council for fire services in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [51301/19]
Question· writtenPQ 665asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
665. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount provided to Mayo County Council in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019 for all housing initiatives. [51277/19]
Question· writtenPQ 664asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
664. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason the definition of a first-time buyer under the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 does not apply to a Rebuilding Ireland loan applicant (details supplied); if the application will be re-examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/19]
Question· writtenPQ 663asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
663. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if concerns and-or issues were raised regarding the ground works and-or rising walls construction phase of a project (details supplied) in respect of quarterly meetings held between Wicklow County Council and his Department in 2019; the timeline in respect of the completion date and delivery of project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51243/19]
Question· writtenPQ 662asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
662. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount Mayo County Council requested from his Department for housing initiatives in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by year and housing initiative. [51241/19]
Question· writtenPQ 661asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
661. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of applications made each year to date under the buy and renew scheme in County Donegal; the number of successful applications to date; the number of properties in County Donegal secured under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51231/19]
Question· writtenPQ 660asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 December 2019
660. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the provision of a new grant scheme to upgrade domestic septic tanks; his views on the fact that work on the new scheme has been at an advanced stage for some time with no information forthcoming; when it is expected the new scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51229/19]