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Question· writtenPQ 432asked

432. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's policy regarding the removal of open fire back boilers in local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47156/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

432. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's policy regarding the removal of open fire back boilers in local authority houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47156/14]

Question· writtenPQ 429asked

429. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason all local authorities are not obliged to use An Post for the collection of local authority rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47137/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

429. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason all local authorities are not obliged to use An Post for the collection of local authority rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47137/14]

Question· writtenPQ 428asked

428. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a lease or sale of 41 housing units at the Weir, County Kilkenny, being organised by the housing agency and the National Asset Management Agency; if his Department is funding the project; if so, if he will provide the details of the purchase-lease costs and so on; the name of the voluntary housing agency that will manage the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

428. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a lease or sale of 41 housing units at the Weir, County Kilkenny, being organised by the housing agency and the National Asset Management Agency; if his Department is funding the project; if so, if he will provide the details of the purchase-lease costs and so on; the name of the voluntary housing agency that will manage the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/14]

Question· writtenPQ 427asked

427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average rents paid by local authorities on behalf of tenants of housing associations, as compared to the average rents paid by local authorities to for-profit private landlords, that is, through schemes such as the housing assistance payment and rental accommodation scheme. [47066/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average rents paid by local authorities on behalf of tenants of housing associations, as compared to the average rents paid by local authorities to for-profit private landlords, that is, through schemes such as the housing assistance payment and rental accommodation scheme. [47066/14]

Question· writtenPQ 422asked

422. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be providing direction on the way capital funding will be allocated by local authorities to single rural cottages housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47016/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

422. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be providing direction on the way capital funding will be allocated by local authorities to single rural cottages housing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47016/14]

Question· writtenPQ 415asked

415. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis of the identification for the need for 35,000 additional properties for social housing as prepared by the Housing Agency on page 13 of the Government's social housing strategy; if he will publish the analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46798/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

415. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis of the identification for the need for 35,000 additional properties for social housing as prepared by the Housing Agency on page 13 of the Government's social housing strategy; if he will publish the analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46798/14]

Question· writtenPQ 309asked

309. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve alternative forms of housing and supports for older persons who are on waiting list for admission to nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46878/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

309. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve alternative forms of housing and supports for older persons who are on waiting list for admission to nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46878/14]

Question· Written questionUIN 217741answered

Affordable Housing: Warrington

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes (a) for rent and (b) to buy have been built in Warrington in each year since 2009-10.

Question· Written questionUIN 217740answered

Housing Benefit: Warrington

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in each ward in Warrington are subject to the under-occupancy penalty.

Question· Written questionUIN 217661answered

Private Rented Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when his Department will respond to the consultation on the Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector launched in February 2014.

Question· Written questionUIN 217711answered

Private Rented Housing: Fires

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of domestic fires in the private rented sector caused by electricity; and if he will make it his policy to introduce five-yearly e

Question· Written questionUIN 217712answered

Housing: Fires

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the annual number of domestic fires in England caused by (a) electrical misuse and (b) domestic electrical distribution faults.

Question· Written questionUIN 217713answered

Housing: Fires

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what statistics his Department collates on the number of accidental dwelling fires (a) in the private rented sector, (b) in the social rented sector and (c) for owner occupiers.

Question· Written questionUIN 217532answered

Housing Benefit: Scotland

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how his Department has determined the cost of housing benefit administration to local authorities in Scotland since 2010.

Question· Written questionUIN 217530answered

Housing Benefit: Scotland

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has provided to each local authority in Scotland for the administration of housing benefit for (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16.

Question· Written questionUIN 217527answered

Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many new housing starts there were in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley local authority area, (c) South Yorkshire and (d) the UK in each of the last four years.

Question· Written questionUIN 217305answered

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people who have been subject to the under-occupancy penalty at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other

Question· Written questionUIN 217300answered

Private Rented Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of people in private rented accommodation are (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic group.

Question· Written questionUIN 217509answered

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people affected by the under-occupancy penalty in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) South Yorkshire and (c) the UK.

Question· Written questionUIN 217299answered

Social Rented Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of people on the waiting list for social housing at the latest date for which figures are available were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any othe

Question· Written questionUIN 217186answered

Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes were completed on released public sector land sites in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014; and how many are expected to be built on such sites in 2015.

Question· Written questionUIN 217187answered

Affordable Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many public sector land sites have been released for the purpose of building affordable housing since 2010.

Question· Written questionUIN 217180answered

Affordable Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many affordable homes were completed on released public sector land sites in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014; and how many he expects to be built on such sites in

Question· Written questionUIN 217183answered

Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much was spent on the Get Britain Building Scheme in (a) 2011, (b) 2012, (c) 2013 and (d) 2014.

Question· Written questionUIN 217182answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many of the properties built under the Build to Rent scheme to date are (a) affordable, (b) social and (c) market rents.

Question· Written questionHL HL3443answered

Veterans: Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Astor of Hever on 3 December (HL2639), when and how the outstanding balance of the £100 million veterans accommodation fund will be awarded.

Question· Written questionUIN 217193answered

Affordable Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average (a) rent and (b) proportion of market rent is of the homes built or converted as part of the affordable rent model.

Question· Written questionUIN 217219answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funds his Department has allocated to the Build to Rent scheme; and how much has been lent under that scheme to date.

Question· Written questionUIN 217220answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) developments and (b) homes have (i) been started and (ii) been completed under the Build to Rent scheme since the start of that scheme.

Question· Written questionUIN 217181answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many applications under the Build to Rent scheme have been (a) received, (b) accepted and (c) refused from (i) private developers, (ii) housing associations, (iii) housing co-operativ

Question· Written questionUIN 217195answered

Affordable Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been converted to the Government's affordable rent model since it was introduced.

Question· Written questionUIN 217184answered

Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many (a) homes and (b) affordable homes have been completed under the Get Britain Building scheme to date; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs created by that scheme.

Question· Written questionUIN 217185answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bids his Department has received to manage the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee scheme.

Question· Written questionUIN 217194answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many homes have been completed as a result of the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee Scheme.

Question· Written questionUIN 217196answered

Private Rented Housing: Construction

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many bids for funding the Government has received for the private renting component of the Housing Bond Guarantee Scheme.

Question· writtenPQ 189asked

189. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the announcement of social housing strategy 2020 if he will provide a breakdown of the promised 35,000 new social housing units in respect of the method of procurement; and the scheduling of same. [46702/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

189. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the announcement of social housing strategy 2020 if he will provide a breakdown of the promised 35,000 new social housing units in respect of the method of procurement; and the scheduling of same. [46702/14]

Question· writtenPQ 188asked

188. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the scheduling of the promised 75,000 housing assistant payments and rent supplement tenancies announced in November 2014; the estimated cost; and if there has there been a regulatory impact assessment carried out on the impact of this decision on the levels of rents generally. [46701/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

188. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the scheduling of the promised 75,000 housing assistant payments and rent supplement tenancies announced in November 2014; the estimated cost; and if there has there been a regulatory impact assessment carried out on the impact of this decision on the levels of rents generally. [46701/14]

Question· writtenPQ 187asked

187. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policy in relation to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland scheme which includes the removal of solid fuel cookers Stanley No. 8, installing small stoves no back boilers, fitting solar panels and replacing windows and doors where necessary; and if a council tenant has a choice to have them installed in their home. [46690/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

187. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policy in relation to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland scheme which includes the removal of solid fuel cookers Stanley No. 8, installing small stoves no back boilers, fitting solar panels and replacing windows and doors where necessary; and if a council tenant has a choice to have them installed in their home. [46690/14]

Question· writtenPQ 186asked

186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on recent events at an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46688/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

186. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on recent events at an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46688/14]

Question· writtenPQ 185asked

185. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voids there were in each local authority in 2013 and to date in 2014; the number that have been allocated to tenants in 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of voids that will be made available for tenants in 2015 and 2016. [46627/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

185. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voids there were in each local authority in 2013 and to date in 2014; the number that have been allocated to tenants in 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of voids that will be made available for tenants in 2015 and 2016. [46627/14]

Question· writtenPQ 182asked

182. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total number of houses to be built per year under the social housing strategy 2020; if he will provide the figures for the breakdown of housing allocations per county as well as per local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46588/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

182. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total number of houses to be built per year under the social housing strategy 2020; if he will provide the figures for the breakdown of housing allocations per county as well as per local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46588/14]

Question· writtenPQ 181asked

181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant local authority housing units that are in each local authority; the number in each case that will be refurbished under the 2014 funding that has been allocated; the schedule for the refurbishment and bringing into use of all remaining local authority units in each local authority. [46586/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of vacant local authority housing units that are in each local authority; the number in each case that will be refurbished under the 2014 funding that has been allocated; the schedule for the refurbishment and bringing into use of all remaining local authority units in each local authority. [46586/14]

Question· Written questionUIN 217111answered

Housing Benefit: Social Rented Housing

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people affected by the under-occupancy penalty who have subsequently moved into a smaller home.

Question· writtenPQ 126asked

126. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding issues in respect of an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; if his Department will work with Kerry County Council to resolve the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

126. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding issues in respect of an estate (details supplied) in County Kerry; if his Department will work with Kerry County Council to resolve the issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46496/14]

Question· writtenPQ 23asked

23. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance his views that the new regulations under consideration by the Central Bank of Ireland, such as a requirement to have 20% of a deposit of house price to secure a mortgage and other restrictions being considered by financial institutions, such as restricting mortgage lending to persons under 40 years of age only, overlook substantial causes of the housing and construction bubble, and the subsequent financial turmoil, which were the availability of 100%, 110% and higher mortgages and that these restrictions will hamper a person's ability to purchase a home with further consequences for the rental market and ultimately contribute to an increase in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45970/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

23. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance his views that the new regulations under consideration by the Central Bank of Ireland, such as a requirement to have 20% of a deposit of house price to secure a mortgage and other restrictions being considered by financial institutions, such as restricting mortgage lending to persons under 40 years of age only, overlook substantial causes of the housing and construction bubble, and the subsequent financial turmoil, which were the availability of 100%, 110% and higher mortgages and that these restrictions will hamper a person's ability to purchase a home with further consequences for the rental market and ultimately contribute to an increase in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45970/14]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the continued upward spiral in house prices and rent, and the increasing concentration of property ownership in the hands of a small number of very large corporate investors, in terms of macroeconomic stability and the capacity of ordinary families to access affordable accommodation; his proposed measures to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46337/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his views regarding the continued upward spiral in house prices and rent, and the increasing concentration of property ownership in the hands of a small number of very large corporate investors, in terms of macroeconomic stability and the capacity of ordinary families to access affordable accommodation; his proposed measures to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46337/14]

Question· Written questionUIN 216814answered

Housing Benefit

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2014

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government's commitment in its response to the Oakley Review, Cm 8904, to implement an IT solution so that local authorities are given the information they need to suspend housing

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