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Question· writtenPQ 298asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
305 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 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
304 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 296asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
303 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 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
302 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 294asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
301 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for the housing aid for the elderly will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 293asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 April 2007
300 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when an application for housing aid for the elderly will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 593asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
593 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to a previous parliamentary question, when a floor area certificate will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 579asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
575 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in amending legislation to allow all local authority tenants purchase their own home.
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Question· writtenPQ 578asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
574 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make a decision in respect of the grant application from Fingal County Council in respect of the replacement of the steel windows in and the refurbishment of the houses in an estate (details supplied) in County Dublin.
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Question· writtenPQ 575asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
571 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will announce new proposals for the operation of the disabled persons grant.
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Question· writtenPQ 562asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
555 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses allocated by the various local authorities, excluding those provided through voluntary or charitable housing agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 558asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
556 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided under Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2007 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 557asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
551 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses acquired under Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and allocated through the various local authorities throughout County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 542asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
535 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to voluntary housing associations for construction programmes in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2007.
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Question· writtenPQ 541asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
534 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of such houses started to date and the number completed and occupied in respect of the 10,000 additional houses promised in the Sustaining Progress Affordable Housing Initiative.
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Question· writtenPQ 540asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
533 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing completions and in each case the total that were social housing and affordable housing in respect of each year since 2002 to date in 2007.
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Question· writtenPQ 539asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
532 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses or apartments completed which have a floor area of less that 80 square metres in relation to house completions from 2002 to date in 2007; the number having between 80 and 100 square metres; and the number with a floor area over 100 square metres.
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Question· writtenPQ 523asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
517 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he, his Department or the Government have plans to acquire St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf and the surrounding lands for recreational facilities and housing needs in the Dublin 7 area.
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Question· writtenPQ 519asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
513 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the nationwide net need for local authority housing in the years 2002 to 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 487asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
480 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the need for a primary school to accommodate the children from the new housing development within the Nevinstown area action plan, Swords, County Dublin; and when she will sanction the much needed school for this area.
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Question· writtenPQ 289asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
280 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding provided to Energy Action; if his attention has been drawn to a long waiting list for these services; and if he will substantially increase the funding for 2007.
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Question· writtenPQ 288asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
279 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures in place to encourage households to have greener homes; the grants available for improved energy efficient homes and the installation of renewable technologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
243 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Health and Children if 30 acres of Health Service Executive land at Ballydribeen, Killarney, Co. Kerry will be made available to accommodate social housing along with facilities for a number of voluntary, social care and sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
215 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in County Wexford were refused a grant under special housing aid for the elderly; if there is assistance available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
207 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Health and Children if further funding can be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford towards the vital works needed to their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
91 Ms Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the prospect that first time buyers will be excluded from the housing market if interest rates increase as forecasted to 4.75% in the coming year, causing first time mortgage limits to fall substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
85 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of persons on the housing waiting list for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council who are single persons; the percentage who are couples; the percentage who are families of three persons; the percentage who are families of four persons; the percentage who are families of five persons; the percentage who are families of six or more persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
84 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of dwellings completed here from 1999 to date in 2007; the number of dwellings delivered to date under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
68 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a mechanism for transferring from social housing in the North to social housing in this State; the date on which this mechanism will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
58 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether heating insulation in new dwellings is at an acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
48 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives his Department will take on foot of the National Housing Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
47 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the availability of housing for first time house buyers and those on the local authority housing lists; the extent to which it is intended to build family sized homes in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
45 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to Central Statistics Office figures four out of every 10 houses here are vacant while there are almost 44,000 households on the social housing waiting lists across the State; his plans to produce the amount of social housing needed according to NESC recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
41 Mr. Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the tardiness in proceeding to the commencement of work on a social and affordable housing scheme at Clonakilty, County Cork; and if he will take steps to expedite the project.
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Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
36 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded his examination of the option of including radon remediation measures in the homes of elderly people where there is a high concentration of radon gas, under the housing aid for the elderly scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
82 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the reports of a slow down in residential construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
94 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the recent figures from Census 2006 showing a large increase in the numbers living in apartments will lead to a shift in housing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
86 Mr. McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will change Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to include within its remit any development of five or more houses which are proposed for locations which are not zoned for housing and for which permission is being granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
24 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will change Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to include within its remit any proposal to build five or more housing units regardless of the size of the site thus removing any existing exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
23 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social inclusion units in local authorities and the locations of same; and the dates on which he will extend the units to half of all county and city councils by the end of 2008 in line with a commitment in Towards 2016.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
21 Ms McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households who have been enabled to purchase a home, under the shared ownership scheme, for each years since 1997 to date in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
17 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the success or otherwise of the measures in place and operated by the local authorities to assist people in purchasing their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
14 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the target of 10,000 new social and affordable houses per annum will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
576 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in updating legislation to facilitate the regulation of management companies in apartment complexes.
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Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
562 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the dialogue he has had with county and city managers regarding the issues surrounding management companies for traditional houses; if there is a general strategy 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 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
50 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the response from local authorities to his directive in relation to management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
13 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation or regulations on management companies and management charges in private housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
3 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are approximately 3,000 households on the social housing waiting lists for County Louth local authorities and that this has been the case for ten years; his plans to rectify this unacceptable situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the overall number of households in the State who are considered to have a housing need, to include the number of households seeking local authority and other forms of social housing; the number of households in local authority or other social housing who are considered to be living in overcrowded or otherwise unsuitable accommodation; the number in receipt of rent allowances; the number who are homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 April 2007
1 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing units his Department expects to be completed in 2007 on foot of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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