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Question· writtenPQ 363asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
363. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the rules surrounding the housing adaptation grant (details supplied) will be amended so that an invalidity pension is not included in the means test for adapting a home for disabled access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17585/24]
Question· writtenPQ 362asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
362. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the terms and conditions for purchasing your own home from Westmeath County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/24]
Question· writtenPQ 361asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
361. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update in respect of research his Department is funding regarding activities by Met Éireann; if he will detail the recommendations Met Éireann has made to him in respect of pluvial flooding (details supplied); and the amount he has funded to Met Éireann for this research from 2020 to date in 2024. [17555/24]
Question· writtenPQ 360asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
360. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the European Commission's announcement of 7 February 2024 that it was sending Ireland a letter of formal notice (INFR(2023) 2178) for failing to fully comply with its obligations under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC), the eight towns with a population of more than 2,000 where wastewater is not properly treated before being discharged and the three towns of more than 10,000 in which wastewater is being discharged into sensitive areas without the more stringent treatment required by the directive; if he has responded to the Commission's letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17548/24]
Question· writtenPQ 359asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
359. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work of the Derelict Sites Act working group; the engagements it has had and plans to have with local authorities; the timeline for when the group will present recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17542/24]
Question· writtenPQ 358asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
358. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of councils that offer a contribution scheme under which persons in homes too big for their needs can sell or offer the home to the council and, in return for a contribution from the proceeds of a sale, secure a council tenancy in a secure complex; and the number of homes that have been processed under this scheme in the past three years. [17499/24]
Question· writtenPQ 357asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
357. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider making an increased allocation to Castleblayney care group through the capital assistance scheme in order to provide a community centre or facility in conjunction with the housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17496/24]
Question· writtenPQ 356asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
356. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the number of grants issued by local authorities under each of the grants for older people, housing aid, mobility aid and adaptation grant in each of the past five years; and whether he has information on the extent of a waiting list for these schemes. [17477/24]
Question· writtenPQ 355asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
355. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a scheme (details supplied); and when he expects it to be open for applicants with water ingress issues to be repaired. [17476/24]
Question· writtenPQ 354asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
354. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he agrees that planning applications for sites within industrial estates should be required to prominently display planning notices at the entrance to the industrial estate rather than within the estate itself. [17442/24]
Question· writtenPQ 353asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
353. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 11 April 2024, to provide details of which specific local authorities the thirteen projects of 1,437 cost rental homes are spread over; how many cost rental homes each of the projects will deliver for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17426/24]
Question· writtenPQ 352asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
352. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 11 April 2024, of the 12 local authority areas that have been provided funding under the cost rental equity loan scheme, to provide details of which specific local authority areas have been provided with funding; how many houses have been built through this scheme in each of the relevant local authority areas to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17425/24]
Question· writtenPQ 351asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
351. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 11 April 2024, to provide a breakdown of the number of houses each local authority area has delivered through Project Tosaigh; to provide a breakdown of the number of homes each individual local authority area is contracted or recommended to proceed to procurement under this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17424/24]
Question· writtenPQ 350asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
350. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people in receipt of the housing assistance payment in Cork, by local area, in tabular form. [17365/24]
Question· writtenPQ 349asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a parallel breakdown of the total amount paid to each local authority in Ireland following request for reimbursement since the introduction of the development levy waiver in May 2023. [17357/24]
Question· writtenPQ 348asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
348. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the total amount requested by each local authority in Ireland in respect of reimbursement, following the introduction of the development levy waiver in May 2023, in tabular form. [17356/24]
Question· writtenPQ 347asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
347. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how rural and urban swelling will be defined in the new updated rural housing guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17330/24]
Question· writtenPQ 346asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
346. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to ensure older people who wish to downsize or right-size are able to do so; the assistance provided in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17317/24]
Question· writtenPQ 345asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
345. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of applications received for the community monument fund 2024, by county, in tabular form; if there is an appeals process a local authority can enact whereby a project that is of an urgent nature can be reassessed or placed on stand-by if any other funding is returned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17309/24]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
245. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his preferred options to meet ongoing social and economic requirements in the context of current and capital expenditure, in line with prudent management but placing sufficient emphasis on important structures such as social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18074/24]
Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
86. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has made an application to his Department for increased funding in budget 2025 for the repair and maintenance of local and regional roads; if he will increase the funding for allocation to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in budget 2025 for the repair and maintenance of local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17850/24]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
67. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the national development plan has sufficiently considered and is adequately resourced to deliver community and cultural amenities and services needed to accompany increased residential construction and housing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17861/24]
Question· oralPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is aware of the issues raised by the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, in respect of the national development plan (details supplied), particularly in terms of capacity and resource constraints to deliver public housing, elder-care facilities and childcare and increase the number of hospital beds; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17863/24]
Question· oralPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2024
45. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he is planning further updates to the national development plan in light of the growing consensus that Ireland’s housing demand will significantly exceed current projections and plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18088/24]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
225. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications to date in Kerry for the vacant property refurbishment grant, in tabular form; the number of approved applications; the number of pending applications; the number of drawdowns commenced and completed; the number of refusal; to provide a breakdown of applications for properties intended for rental or for owner occupation; to provide a breakdown of the lower or higher maximum grant 50/70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17293/24]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
224. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures a tenant can take in cases where they do not receive an official notice to quit and therefore local authorities do not accept them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17224/24]
Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
223. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update following the recent housing development rejection by his Department in north Clare due to a lack of water infrastructure after approval being received from his Department for the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17220/24]
Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
222. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what progress has been made in respect of the two affordable housing scheme applications from Clare County Council for Ennis; if approval has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17219/24]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
221. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position of the publication date for a best-practice guide for the provision of allotments and community gardens by local authorities, as agreed in a meeting with an organisation (details supplied) in June 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17197/24]
Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
220. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications and the number of approvals for the first home scheme in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17189/24]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
219. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average time to assess a social housing application, by local authority, in tabular form. [17185/24]
Question· writtenPQ 218asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
218. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether requirements for social housing assessment have changed from two months to 12 months of payslips; if so, when this change was made; and if his Department has provided additional resourcing to local authorities to address this additional burden. [17184/24]
Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
217. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria for the urban regeneration and development fund for towns; the number of towns that qualify for such funding; if the list has changed since the last census; the towns that have qualified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17159/24]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
216. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount sought by each local authority from his Department for each of the past two years for housing adaptation grants; the amount granted by his Department; if further allocations were sought by any local authority; if so, the amount granted for each of the past two years; if any funds were returned by any local authority; the waiting list for each such local authority and the amount returned, in tabular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17149/24]
Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
215. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to increase the retirement age for retained firefighters; if so, when this will be in place; what will happen to those firefighters who reach the earlier retirement age in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17136/24]
Question· writtenPQ 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
214. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding his Department refused to provide to Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation purchases and Traveller-specific accommodation maintenance, repairs and upgrades in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17118/24]
Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
213. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocated funding provided to Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation maintenance, repairs and upgrades in Traveller-specific accommodation in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17117/24]
Question· writtenPQ 212asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
212. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding sought from his Department and the number of properties purchased by Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17116/24]
Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
211. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will look into practical issues applicants are experiencing with the vacant property refurbishment grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17094/24]
Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
210. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a pause on wind farm developments until the new guidelines are put in place to replace the current 2006 wind energy development guidelines, which remain in force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17092/24]
Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
209. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures, if any, in place to address the fact there is no available emergency accommodation in the whole of County Kildare, while families are being forced to present at local Garda stations and sleep on the floor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17088/24]
Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
149. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance if stamp duty is paid on any Part V, affordable housing fund turnkey purchase or CREL-funded turnkey purchase homes. [17190/24]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 April 2024
38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 15 February 2024, the status of the Údarás na Gaeltachta housing initiative approved in December 2023 to develop a model of affordable housing for Irish speakers on Údarás lands in three Gaeltacht areas; the details of her Department’s role in this housing initiative; the expected timeline for delivery of the affordable housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16853/24]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
73. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to issue an ocean environment policy statement; if so, what this statement will incorporate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/24]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
72. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the planning guidelines in respect of childcare facilities as part of large-scale developments will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16990/24]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
71. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the community heritage grant scheme for 2024; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16867/24]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
70. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a sewerage scheme will be available for a housing estate in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16819/24]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide funding to connect Birch Hill Estate and Old Killarney Village Cottages to the public sewerage scheme at Aghadoe, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16811/24]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
68. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can confirm that the marine protected areas Bill will be brought forward in April; whether the delay to date in publishing the Bill has been a technical issue; if so, if he will provide details on what that issue is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16795/24]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2024
67. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide, in tabular form, the apartment blocks and duplexes in Dublin South-Central currently eligible for the interim remediation scheme for the funding of emergency fire safety defect works; when the legislation to support the remediation of defects in apartments and duplexes will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16786/24]
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