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Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2007
148 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Finance if a person paying rent to a housing association similar to those (details supplied) is entitled to claim tax relief on their rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 639asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
675 Mr. Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will approve the Wilderness/Carrigeen regeneration scheme in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 636asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
672 Mr. Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will approve the Ballylynch, Carrick-on-Suir regeneration scheme currently being discussed by his Department and the officials of Carrick-on-Suir Town Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 623asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
659 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the income limit of €40,000 which applies for the qualification of a person with a disability seeking to improve their home to make it more accessible in view of the commensurate rise in house values and mortgages and taking into account that the figure of €40,000 is inadequate and low as a percentage of current house prices.
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Question· writtenPQ 509asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
544 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has been in touch with South Dublin County Council regarding the action plan for the Killinarden parish area in Tallaght that includes 2,500 new housing developments but no provision for a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 273asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 April 2007
301 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite approval under the housing aid for the elderly scheme of a grant for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2007
273 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the committee he set up to consider the issues surrounding taking estates in charge and management companies will conclude their work; if their report will be published; if that report will be published within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2007
266 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by residents in an affordable housing partnership (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the mechanism available to such residents to ensure an adequate standard of completion of their homes; the steps he is taking to ensure acceptable standards in new homes in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 284asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2007
332 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to an application (details supplied) to have a portion of land currently owned by the Health Service Executive at Brigid’s Hospital, Ballinasloe made available for the provision of accommodation for the elderly by way of a voluntary housing project; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 271asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2007
319 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 268asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2007
316 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a housing aid for the elderly 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 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 March 2007
263 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Finance if rent of €175 per month paid to Threshold housing agency by a person (details supplied) in County Galway can be offset against their income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2007
303 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the schemes in place for council tenants to buy out the property they live in; the number of council tenants in each of the Dublin local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 877asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
945 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the housing issue (details supplied); if he will now furnish a full reply to the housing issue in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 860asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
926 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views in regard to the concerns expressed in correspondence (details supplied); his plans to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 859asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
925 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a mechanism for transferring from social housing in Northern Ireland to similar housing in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 393asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
460 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding persons (details supplied) in County Mayo who have applied for the special housing aid for the elderly scheme; and the criteria that applies to that scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 258asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
326 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Finance if the cross-departmental team on housing, infrastructure and public private partnership has discussed ways of ensuring that cost-benefit analyses are conducted on all major infrastructural projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
187 Mr. Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, arising from correspondence regarding the unsatisfactory state of upkeep of lands on which a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is located, he will arrange to have the lands involved cleaned up; if these lands could be used by another Government Department or by the local authority for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 March 2007
112 Mr. English asked the Minister for Finance his views on the heavy reliance of the Exchequer on revenue from the housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 290asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2007
292 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in respect of his recent announcement in regard to the purchase of 500 houses in the greater Dublin area and in reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 169, 574 and 575 of 27 February 2007, the 500 houses in question are extra to or part of the provisions of Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 or are as a result of a specific intervention on his part which means an extra 500 not previously calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 289asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2007
291 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the contracts in respect of maintenance of central heating at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare is not satisfactory, in view of the fact that general provision is made for this and other houses in the vicinity funded by his Department through Kildare County Council; if he has in mind proposals to ensure that items such as central heating in local authority houses are reliable and meet specific standards and requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 287asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 March 2007
289 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses built each year since 1997, distinguishing the number of one-off houses, detached, semi-detached, terraced houses, apartments and so on.
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Question· writtenPQ 251asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007
321 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding he has allocated to the local authority for the Cranmore regeneration project in Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances encountered as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); the directive he will issue to them to deal with the difficulties encountered; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007
320 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable housing units built in Kildare in 2006; the cost to the applicant of such units; the mechanism used to determine such costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007
295 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the use of his Department’s lands at Gormanstown, County Meath for use by the local authority for social and affordable housing options; the number of acres for such; the number of houses that will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007
219 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what a first-time house buyer who paid a deposit can do to challenge a developer who is not carrying out his duty on the transaction.
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Question· writtenPQ 441asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007
520 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 569 of 27 February 2007, if he has no objection to funding 50% of the cost of refurbishment in a location (details supplied) for houses purchased from the local authority as part of the overall scheme of refurbishment.
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Question· writtenPQ 438asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007
517 Ms Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation of persons (details supplied) who have been approved for the affordable housing scheme and were told when they applied in 2005 that they would be offered a house in three months; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the family have been told that they must re-apply as they have been on the list for a year; the measures or assistance that can be given to help this family live together in a home; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 179asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007
255 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 on their release from Beaumont Hospital; if a long term care plan will be put in place to cater for their special needs; if they will be assisted with their housing needs; and if she will work with Dublin City Council on this matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007
192 Ms C. Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and rank of Gardaí located in Enfield Station; the number of additional personnel that have been deployed to the station within the past year; if his attention has been drawn to the level of new housing development in the area; the rate of vehicle theft and house break-ins in 2005 and 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 March 2007
223 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will approve a refurbishment scheme for a terrace (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 March 2007
192 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Transport if he will use the opportunity of the impending Roads Bill to close the loop-hole whereby no urban speed limits apply to housing estates not yet taken in charge by the local authority.
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Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2007
257 Mr. Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the initiatives promoted by his Department to encourage local authorities and voluntary housing organisations to provide for the housing of Irish emigrants who wish to return to live here in their older years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2007
234 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has satisfied himself that rural housing requirements are being met to the extent required as per his previous comments on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 508asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
571 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities are operating the statutory guidelines announced by him in regard to rural housing; if he is satisfied that his statutory instructions are being followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 507asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
570 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties faced by residents in an affordable housing partnership (details supplied) in Dublin 11; the mechanism available to such residents to ensure an adequate standard of completion of their homes; the steps he is taking to ensure acceptable standards in new homes in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 506asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
569 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on extending the scheme to purchase houses (details supplied) in County Cork.
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Question· writtenPQ 498asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
561 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, due to the increase in the cost of building material, general building costs and the overall cost of living, he will ensure that the disabled person’s grant is increased in order that people with disabilities can adapt their homes to suit their needs.
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Question· writtenPQ 497asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
560 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding that will issue to the Health Service Executive in south Tipperary for the special housing aid for the elderly scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 493asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
555 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applications for capital funding to purchase properties under the programme; the number that were approved; the number refused; the criteria for giving approval to a particular applicant in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 487asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
549 Mr. McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has proposals to carry out a remedial works scheme on an estate (details supplied) in County Meath; if funding was sought by Meath County Council for this scheme; if in-fill housing is a condition of a remedial works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
538 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for sheltered housing by an association (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 476asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
537 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses allocated in County Carlow to date; the number due to be built in 2007; the location of same; the number of people who have applied for affordable housing in County Carlow; and the average length of time since they have applied.
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Question· writtenPQ 282asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
340 Mr. F. McGrath asked the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the services provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 with a disability; and if she will put in a long-term care plan with plans for future housing and accommodation.
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Question· writtenPQ 270asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
328 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Health and Children the action she is taking to ensure that the housing and care of animals and invertebrates used in scientific procedures conforms with the highest evidence based animal welfare standards; the number of inspection visits of establishments which use animals and invertebrates in scientific procedures that have been carried out with a view to ascertaining the degree of conformance with the relevant legislation of such establishments during each of the past five years by or on behalf of her Department.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
208 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable housing units completed in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
200 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of producing, publishing and laminating Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
188 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant social housing units here at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007
174 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the factors that determine the type of housing units that are acquired by local authorities under Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000; if there is a requirement that local authorities acquire a variety of housing types and sizes; the level of discretion that is allowed to local authorities in the types of properties they can acquire under Part V; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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