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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he expects the new national wind energy guidelines to be put on a statutory basis. [47221/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
218. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which water charges will be dealt with for students paying the charge through property management companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47213/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the expected timeframe for the new national wind energy guidelines to be put on a statutory basis. [47193/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
86. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the number of new housing units that will be built by Home Building Finance Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47246/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2017
64. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government regarding exceptional cases being examined for slurry spreading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1368. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the date on which he referred disclosures made by a person (details supplied) to An Bord Pleanála; the action to date taken by An Bord Pleanála on the matters referred to it by his office regarding disclosures made by the person which he deemed to fall outside the remit of the Mulcahy review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47139/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1367. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the date on which he referred disclosures made by a person (details supplied) to Donegal County Council; the action to date taken by Donegal County Council in relation to the matters referred to it by his office regarding disclosures made by the person which he deemed to fall outside the remit of the Mulcahy review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47138/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1366. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the date by which he will make a decision to publish the Mulcahy report on certain planning matters in respect of Donegal County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47137/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1365. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to publish the ESRI baseline model used for the regional population and jobs growth targets in the national planning framework, NPF, in advance of the publication of the final NPF. [47131/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1364. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of the 11,000 social housing units that are planned to be acquired from the market; if this includes units acquired under Part V; and if so, the percentage of the targets planned which will come from this source. [47130/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1363. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of the 10,000 social housing units that are targeted under long-term lease arrangements of the 47,000 targeted in total under the action plan for housing and homelessness that are planned to come from additional supply, that is, supply built by private parties for that purpose rather than coming from existing supply or new private housing output. [47129/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1362. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of the 10,000 social housing units that are targeted long-term lease arrangements of the 47,000 targeted in total under the action plan for housing and homelessness; and the number of these that have been delivered to date in each year. [47128/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1361. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether there is a risk that the finances of approved housing bodies could become classified under the general Government heading in statistical accounting due to their role in the social housing PPP programme; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that EUROSTAT has requested the CSO to examine the impact of this programme on the classification of AHBs vis-à-vis the market/non-market test. [47127/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1360. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the social housing PPP programme; the expected cost of this to the Exchequer in terms of availability payments; if private co-financing partners have been selected for the project; the identity of these partners; when he expects construction on the first and second bundle to commence; the structure of the PPP; if local authorities and AHBs will own or lease the social housing from the investment vehicle; and if leasing, the leasing scheme involved. [47126/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1359. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason circular letter PL 10/2017 which was sent to planning authorities and stakeholders seeking guidance on planning applications for short-term lettings only relates to apartments and not to houses in multi-unit developments or stand-alone houses; and his views on whether only applying such planning restrictions on short-term lettings to apartment owners and not to house owners would be discriminatory. [47125/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1358. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of long term social housing voids returned to stock by each local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and the funding allocated to each local authority in each year to restore these units to use, in tabular form. [47024/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1357. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the date on which he plans to introduce a new affordable housing scheme; the way in which it will differ from the scheme of 2011; the criteria of eligibility for the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46974/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1356. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 728 and 734 of 10 October 2017, the number of persons who have been forced to pay outstanding water charges before they can avail of a mortgage to rent agreement. [46951/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1355. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress to date in the purchase or acquisition of derelict and abandoned homes under compulsory purchase order legislation in each local authority; the number of homes acquired by each local authority, such as in County Louth; the amount of funds released by his Department to each local authority to facilitate this purchase and renovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46916/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1354. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 30 March 2017, the reason an estate (details supplied) is being omitted from the unfinished housing list in 2017 in view of the occupancy rate in the estate; the detail of the report by his Department on the estate; the reason for the decision in view of Louth County Council's applications to have it added to the list. [46880/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1353. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has sanctioned funding to an association (details supplied) to fund the purchase of houses yet to be built at Rhebogue, Limerick city; the amount of funding that was sought; the amount that was approved; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of houses will be less than the amount for which funding was originally sought as a result of a planning decision by Limerick City and County Council; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the houses that were specifically proposed for persons with a disability have been removed from the scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is widespread opposition to this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46860/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1352. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the Fire Services Acts in order to include a provision providing recognition to fire services on offshore islands and which denotes the importance of ensuring parity with fire services on the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1351. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied). [46826/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1350. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reports commissioned by his Department or its predecessor from the Housing Agency or other bodies in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017 that have not yet been published; the reason each report has not been published; and the timeframe for the publication of these reports. [46794/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1349. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and percentage of tenancies ended in the most recent period for which figures are available on the basis of the tenancy being required for family use; the way in which these figures compare with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46790/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1348. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number and percentage of tenancies ended in the most recent period for which figures are available on the basis of the property being required for refurbishment; the way in which these figures compare with previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46789/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1347. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons who are registered as both a tenant and a landlord of a residential property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46788/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1346. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details attached) which found that island fire services are under-resourced, resulting in services being unable to maintain the safety of fire crew and island residents in emergency events; his plans to amend the Fire Services Act 1981 to ensure that all County Donegal islands are given identical status to the county's mainland fire stations and ensure that they are fully resourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46751/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1345. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he recently met the credit union movement; the progress that has been made in progressing the proposal of the organisation to fund social housing construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46730/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1344. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a participant on the rental accommodation scheme, RAS, cannot transfer onto the HAP scheme. [46609/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1343. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the replacement of directly employed workers involved in the work currently taking place at a location (details supplied) and their replacement with bogus self-employed workers under RCT arrangements; if the attention of other Departments was drawn to these arrangements before funding the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46607/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1342. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of funding being provided to aid the remedial work at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46606/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1341. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme to deal with the number of derelict buildings on main streets in towns and villages in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1340. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he expects to publish a new national vacant housing reuse strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46600/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1339. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the provisions available to persons with severe mental health difficulties such as agoraphobia and so on that would like to vote but are unable to travel to polling stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46540/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1338. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department is examining extending the eligibility to vote via postal vote to those persons with severe mental health difficulties, such as agoraphobia and so on, under the provisions of the Electoral Act 1992; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46539/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1337. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the cost of photography in his Department since January 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46534/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1336. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to media reports on the establishment of a second local government boundary committee for South Dublin, Fingal, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Cork and Galway local authorities; the terms of reference for this committee; if it will examine altering the external boundary of these local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46513/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1335. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he will establish a boundary committee to review local government electoral areas; the timeframe for the boundary committee's work; the terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46512/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1334. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to junior Ministers in his Department; the annual salary of each adviser; if these persons were special advisers immediately prior to taking up their current role or immediately prior to the June 2017 Cabinet reshuffle; if so, the Minister to which they were appointed to; the date each special adviser was appointed with effect as stated in the Government order; the date of the Government order; if they received a salary for the period before the appointment order was signed in the case of special advisers whose appointment order date has an effect date earlier than the order date; if so, by whom they were paid; if a special adviser during a period later backdated by appointment order had access to confidential material and or Cabinet papers; if they were subject to the Official Secrets Act 1963 during this period; if any persons currently employed as special advisers have not yet been appointed by order since the Cabinet reshuffle of 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46471/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1333. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 19 October 2017, if the definition of Dublin city and suburbs matches that of the NTA in the greater Dublin transport strategy encapsulating the inner metropolitan and outer metropolitan areas of Dublin. [46453/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1332. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department or a body under its aegis has statistics on the estimated number of overcrowded households in Dublin city and suburbs and the number nationally. [46452/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1331. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of improvement notices, prohibitions orders and or fire safety notices there have been in each local authority or in selected ones for which there is data relating to overcrowding of rented households. [46451/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1330. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the statutory definition of overcrowded housing in legislation; the statutory standards that can be used; the standards that are used for calculating the permitted number of persons for a dwelling; and the regulations that relate to statutory standards for overcrowding. [46450/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1329. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the progress made in regard to the introduction of an affordable housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46444/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1328. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to make changes to the planning regulations to allow persons have a greater input into the planning process (details supplied) [46438/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1327. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to extend modular housing as a response to the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46421/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1326. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the contracts his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have with a company (details supplied) or its subsidiaries; the value of the contracts; the year in which the contracts were concluded; when the contracts will be up for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46376/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1325. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to revise the local authority electoral areas for the next local elections; when a commission will be appointed to redraw these boundaries; the terms of reference of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46359/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2017
1324. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the average cost of providing public water to domestic customers of Irish Water; the average cost of providing wastewater services to domestic customers; if the subsidy to Irish Water is based on these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46358/17]