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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
90. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the progress of the regeneration of the Noonan Road and surrounding streets regeneration. [15706/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the scale and costs associated with new housing schemes using modular building methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15616/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
88. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider further funding to tackle dereliction and conversion of units for housing in Youghal urban centre considering it now has the highest vacancy rate for commercial premises in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15761/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
87. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that at the heart of the housing crisis is an affordability crisis; if he is aware that only half of the houses in Louth County Council's affordable housing scheme were claimed due to stringent eligibility criteria, whether this necessitates some changes in the terms of access for support in order that no one is excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15632/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
86. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the up to date position of advancing The Gearagh, County Cork as a national park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15652/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
85. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average wait length for planning permission for individual houses in each of the past ten years, 2024 inclusive. [15528/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
84. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in cases of complaints of unauthorised development or breaches of planning permissions if he believes the current enforcement legislation is adequately robust to prevent such breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15657/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
83. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the review of housing targets currently under way between his Department and the ERSI will explicitly include consideration of existing unmet housing demand including existing unmet demand for social, cost rental and affordable purchase homes. [15611/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
82. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why Louth County Council was unable to acquire and allocate the five "surplus houses" not taken up within the affordable housing scheme for social housing, opting instead to return them to the developer for sale on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15633/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
81. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to endorse the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action for a referendum that would acknowledge the rights of nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11150/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
80. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he will take to increase the delivery of affordable purchase and cost rental housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15627/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
79. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the ongoing schemes his Department are currently considering to provide additional housing supply to a location (details supplied); the current construction of housing schemes in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15760/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
78. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if some consideration can be given to the development of a subsidised sites scheme on public or private lands with a view to making affordable or local authority housing more readily accessible; if any consideration has already been given to such a proposal and how it might meet current demands and as housing continues to be a most pressing issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15396/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
77. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to stage payments for paying out the croí cónaithe grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
76. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses purchased by Fingal County Council under the tenant-in-situ-scheme since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15028/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
75. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many affordable purchase homes were delivered in 2023 via the local authority affordable purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15664/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
74. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will use compulsory purchase vacant and derelict properties to address the worsening homelessness crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15713/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
73. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many first home scheme approvals have issued since its launch in July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15668/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
72. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of money spent in Cork on housing adaption grants in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15654/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
71. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the guidance, if any, given by his Department to local authorities to assist them with compulsory purchases orders/compulsory purchase acquisitions of derelict properties in their respective areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15716/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
70. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will comment on the success or otherwise of the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15724/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he believes that considering the rapid increase in homelessness and the widespread unaffordability of rental and purchase property that the current Part V requirement for 10% social and 10% affordable are wholly inadequate and should be substantially increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15658/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
68. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why the second meeting of the subgroup set up to examining issues relating the enhanced DCB scheme, which met on 11 January 2024, did not meet as planned on 21 February; why a meeting did not take place in March; if there has been further communication with homeowner representatives attending the sub-group since its first and only meeting; and if he will commit to convene a second meeting in a timely manner with meetings then scheduled on a monthly basis. [15704/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
67. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what immediate and urgent actions will be taken to address the high levels of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15624/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
66. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he agrees that inadequate HAP rates and social housing income limits and the lack of three and four-bed social housing are contributing to long-term homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15659/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
65. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many new social homes were delivered in 2023 and how this compares to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15669/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
64. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on how the vacant property refurbishment grant is addressing vacancy and making the bringing of existing properties back into use more affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15662/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
63. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of his engagements with local authorities in counties Longford and Westmeath regarding provisions for older person's dwellings. [15022/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
62. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons from each municipal district in County Louth and East-Meath that are currently in receipt of a HAP payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15634/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
61. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the vacant property refurbishment grant to allow applicants who are facing homelessness to move into the property prior to applying to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15721/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
60. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what steps his Department is taking to speed up the turnaround time for existing social housing which has been vacated by tenants. [15527/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
59. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether he would consider introducing a scheme to bring a public water supply to all houses and businesses in the country, similar to the national broadband scheme for broadband, in view of the fact that approximately 10% of all households depend on private supplies of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15307/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
58. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the 2023 Summary of Social Housing Assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15663/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
57. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing in areas such as Cavan and Monaghan will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15718/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
56. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on social housing delivery in Carlow in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15702/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
55. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what is the legislative, statutory and regulatory framework for the provision of public green space in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15686/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
54. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide on update on the Programme for Government commitment to embed ageing in place options for older people into the planning system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15673/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
53. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage that the tenant purchase scheme would be made available for Part V homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15651/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
52. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will comment on the provision of affordable housing in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15723/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
51. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which extra methods and means can be employed to provide extra housing in sufficient volume to meet requirements to address homelessness, child homelessness and family homelessness, if he continues to identify extra measures likely to positively impact in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15395/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
50. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the way in which his Department assists local authorities to compulsorily acquire derelict properties; the amount, if any, that he has made available to each local authority to acquire derelict properties in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15717/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
49. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of homes completed in Cork in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15653/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
48. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the legislation for the Celtic Tiger era defective home redress scheme. [15609/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
47. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of simultaneous social and affordable housing projects currently under way in Mayo; if he can provide their locations, the projected number of social and affordable homes to be completed at each site in 2024 and 2025, and the current stage of each project in the four-step approval process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
46. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of his and his Department’s engagement with the Galway Social Housing Task Force to-date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14383/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an overview of the roll-out of the ‘Housing for All’ strategy in County Clare to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15642/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
44. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 15 February 2024, the timeline for the publication of the draft planning guidelines for Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14384/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
43. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered the provision of incentives towards the creation of safe secure living in town centres suitable for those seeking to rightsize and to gain access to homes where assisted living within the community could be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15265/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
42. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he has put in place to support renters seeking accommodation who are not eligible for local authority housing in the north-West. [15766/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 April 2024
41. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the impending mandatory retirement of a retained firefighter in Louth (details supplied); if plans to raise the mandatory retirement age will be finalised in time to allow him to remain on working; if he will consider issuing a circular to local authorities about the raising of the retirement age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15163/24]