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Question· writtenPQ 982asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2007
1079 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has proposals to implement a reporting system which would act as an indicator or early warning system of any potential slowdown or over pricing in the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 976asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 September 2007
1075 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 503asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
576 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties which arise for people who accept social housing and whose housing needs later change but are unable to revert to council housing; if he will examine the matter and ensure that housing needs are considered in such situations;; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 496asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
569 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the renewal plan for an estate (details supplied) in County Longford.
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Question· writtenPQ 495asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
568 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the refurbishment of a housing estate (details supplied) in County Longford.
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Question· writtenPQ 487asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
559 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding for the refurbishment, including the roofing, of houses at Glenma, Croom, County Limerick which were constructed by the National Housing Agency in 1974 under the guaranteed order programme in view of the fact that they are substandard and that home insurance is not available and that schemes were introduced elsewhere to improve the standard of similarly built houses.
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Question· writtenPQ 460asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
534 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the research that was conducted prior to the introduction of the direct provision system for housing asylum seekers; if policies in other countries were examined; if research was done as to the effect of direct provision on women and children specifically; if research has been done on direct provision since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 July 2007
220 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare were refused the housing aid for the elderly scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2007
249 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his public housing programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2007
244 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a thatching grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
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Question· writtenPQ 318asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 June 2007
368 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the media reports regarding rural housing regulations and in particular the reports that the EU will rule that local authority restrictions on applications for planning permission in rural areas be limited only to rural residents are illegal and unenforceable; and if so, his Department’s plans to address such a situation.
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Question· writtenPQ 717asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
778 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the income thresholds for affordable housing applicants under the 1999 and 2000 schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 712asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
772 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will bring in amending legislation allowing for the purchase by tenants of their homes provided under the rental subsidy scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 704asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
762 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure that persons who buy their home under the shared ownership scheme, and are therefore obligated to purchase mortgage protection insurance from the local authority, are able to obtain this insurance at competitive rates.
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Question· writtenPQ 703asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
761 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for legislation to rectify the situation whereby persons who have bought their home under the shared ownership scheme cannot remortgage without triggering the clawback; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 696asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
757 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will put in place to increase the provision of affordable houses by 5,000 per annum; and the new incentives planned for this provision.
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Question· writtenPQ 694asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
754 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be reached on the proposal submitted by Dublin City Council to his Department in September 2006 for a precinct improvement scheme for houses (details supplied) in Dublin 4; the reason it has taken nine months for a decision to be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 686asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
745 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person who is living in rented accommodation in England and wishes to return to Ireland can be placed on the local authority housing list without a PPS number.
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Question· writtenPQ 667asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
730 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date on which the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will be published.
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Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
266 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for the housing aid for the elderly for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
264 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
223 Deputy Edward O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange to re-assess an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for grant aid to replace windows and doors; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the person’s spouse is very ill.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
87 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the prospect that first-time buyers will be excluded from the housing market if interest rates increase as forecast to 4.75% in 2007, causing first-time mortgage limits to fall substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 June 2007
82 Deputy John Deasy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of dutiable housing transfers which underpin the estimates for stamp duty receipts; the number in different duty rates; the aggregate value at each rate; the returns to date in 2007; and where there is a shortfall below expectation.
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Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2007
208 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons accepting an affordable house from a local authority are obliged to take out cover under the local authority’s mortgage protection scheme and therefore are not allowed the freedom to acquire such cover from their own insurance company which in some cases can be at a cheaper rate; his views on whether this is anti-competitive and totally against the whole concept of affordable housing; and if he will modify the existing arrangements.
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Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 April 2007
135 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the changes he anticipates will be needed in company law in order to deal with the specific circumstances of licensing management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2007
169 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application under the housing aid for the elderly will be processed for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2007
96 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of households in receipt of rent supplement; the number who have been in receipt of the payment for more than 18 months; the number whose cases have been reviewed under the rental accommodation scheme to date; the number allocated housing to date under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 1021asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1055 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he or his Department has been in contact with Kildare County Council regarding issues relating to management companies for houses in the county; if discussions have or will take place to accelerate taking estates in charge that are subject to management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 1017asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1049 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the application by a women’s refuge support group (details supplied) in County Kildare for funding under the capital assistance scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 1011asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1042 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tenants of local authority dwellings here who wish to purchase their houses by tenant purchase scheme are finding it prohibitive, in view of the fact that the local authorities under the scheme are taking into consideration the current valuation on the houses; and his proposals to bring forward a more favourable tenant purchase scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 1009asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1040 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it was the intention of Part 5 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 and 2002 that villages in the greater Dublin area would be exempt from this requirement and hence would not have to provide social and affordable housing.
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Question· writtenPQ 1008asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1039 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to the requirement in Part 5 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 and 2002 he will confirm that housing developments in villages which do not have a development plan in place are exempt from the requirements of this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 999asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1028 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received by his Department for the provision of funding towards extensions of existing women’s refuge centres in all areas for each of the past five years; the funding involved; the amount allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 998asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1027 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications received from support groups seeking to provide refuge facilities for families suffering from domestic violence in each of the past five years; the amount of funding provided; the areas of application; the decisions in relation to each area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 996asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1025 Ms Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the ODCE consultation paper and draft guidance on the governance of apartment owners management companies published by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement on 12 December 2006, and on the Law Reform Commission’s consultation paper on multi-unit developments and management companies published on 19 December 2006; his views on the conclusion of both reports that new legislation is urgently required in this area; when he will bring legislation on management companies to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 974asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1001 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is open to a local authority to award priority to applicants within a defined local area when allocating affordable housing that was procured under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts.
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Question· writtenPQ 973asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
1000 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Housing (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1997 does not cover nuisances which include noise, vandalism to property, children causing nuisance, obstruction caused by parking of vehicles, uncontrolled pets, late night drinking parties, and dumping of rubbish and littering, as this can cause an amount of stress and annoyance to residents; if the Act will be reviewed to include same and a law put in place to have noisy car exhausts banned as they are a cause of noise in estates at all hours of the day and night; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 967asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
994 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will immediately approve an application for funding by Longford County Council for refurbishment works at a housing estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 960asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
987 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the alleged irregularities in the Part 8 process for social and affordable housing on a former landfill site (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 953asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
982 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reducing the means eligibility for applicants who wish to apply for the affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 944asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
977 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 879asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
901 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to increase accommodation at a primary school (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the expansion of housing built in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 504asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
527 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there are grants or other assistance available to householders who wish to install insulation and heat conversation mechanisms in their dwelling houses; if he will outline same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 397asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
407 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the housing aid for the elderly scheme will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 390asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
400 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a request from a group (details supplied) in County Kerry for the use of around 30 acres of Health Service Executive lands at Ballydribeen, Killarney, for social housing along with facilities for a number of voluntary, social care and sporting organisations; if favourable consideration will be given to the request, especially in view of the support for the plan expressed by Killarney Town Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
323 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application under the housing aid for the elderly will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare.
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Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
318 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children if an application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, will be approved immediately; and if the grant will be confirmed in order that the much needed work can commence.
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Question· writtenPQ 300asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
307 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the housing aid for the elderly will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 299asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
306 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the housing aid for the elderly will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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