Parliamentary questions

Housing Schemes

Emer Higgins

86. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount being allocated to South Dublin County Council for the new local authority home loan scheme that is replacing the Rebuilding Ireland home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3085/22]

Ministerial Appointments

Francis Noel Duffy

87. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider appointing a member with a background and expertise in sustainable design, planning and environmental development to the board of the Land Development Agency. [3303/22]

Housing Policy

Mick Barry

88. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will assess the impact of buy-to-rent developments on the price of housing and rent levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/22]

Vacant Properties

Catherine Connolly

89. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which highlights that in 2020 approximately 4,000 properties owned by local authorities nationally were vacant; the engagement he has had with Galway City Council and Galway County Council with regard to the findings of this report and in particular in relation to bringing vacant housing owned by these two councils back into use as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3350/22]

Natural Heritage Areas

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to ensure that Garrylucas bog, County Cork is designated as a natural heritage area immediately. [3087/22]

Housing Policy

Mick Barry

91. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing regulations to limit the development of buy-to-rent developments given their impact on the affordability of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/22]

Planning Issues

Emer Higgins

92. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the lack of one-off rural housing planning applications which have been granted by South Dublin County Council in the past five years (details supplied); the way that this figure compares to other local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3084/22]

Rental Sector

Claire Kerrane

93. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that he will address rising rental costs for properties in areas outside Dublin such as rents in counties Roscommon and Galway which have seen significant increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/22]

Departmental Priorities

Francis Noel Duffy

94. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for a redress scheme for homeowners impacted by defective properties; if he has given consideration to the Defective Dwellings Bill 2021 introduced at first stage to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/22]

Housing Schemes

Neale Richmond

95. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the cost rental scheme in local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3072/22]

Housing Schemes

Thomas Gould

96. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the average local authority will pay over €300,000 to an organisation (details supplied) for mortgage-to-rent schemes over the next 25 years for properties the local authority will not own; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62338/21]

Departmental Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

97. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide further details on the way that a person who has been through the insolvency process can access the local authority mortgage scheme. [3326/22]

Local Authorities

Louise O'Reilly

98. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that county councils will not approve mortgages for persons who have been offered affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/22]

Housing Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

99. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to increase the income limits for eligibility for local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3276/22]

Housing Provision

Pádraig O'Sullivan

100. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social houses that were built, allocated and delivered by approved housing bodies in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3192/22]

Vacant Properties

Claire Kerrane

101. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with local authorities on the issue of vacant properties which are owned by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3331/22]

Housing Provision

Alan Farrell

102. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if commencement notices for new developments have increased in 2021; if so, the way that the increases compare with the previous three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3341/22]

Departmental Funding

Colm Burke

103. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rate of expenditure of funding from his Department for the provision or enhancement of housing for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3193/22]

Water Services

Eoin Ó Broin

104. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the ongoing negotiations between the various parties on the creation of a single water utility. [3327/22]

Housing Provision

Peadar Tóibín

105. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social houses built per local authority; the number of social houses leased per local authority; and the number of social houses purchased from the private market per local authority in 2021 and to date in 2022. [3320/22]

Housing Policy

Bernard Durkan

106. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further effort is needed to accelerate the Housing for All programme in order to ensure more flexibility in respect of loans for affordable housing and an improved programme of housing starts in each local authority area commensurate with the number of families on local authority housing waiting lists and rent supported accommodation notwithstanding the good work carried out to date in respect of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3250/22]

Housing Policy

Johnny Guirke

107. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that time spent on a local authority social housing list is not retained when an applicant transfers to another local authority area housing list meaning that an applicant must start from the beginning again; if he will consider measures to retain time spent on the local authority housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/22]

Local Authorities

Ciarán Cannon

108. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work to examine the mechanism for funding local authorities to address anomalies in allocations across counties of comparable size. [3197/22]

Local Authorities

Catherine Connolly

109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if housing delivery action plans have been received to date by his Department in respect of Galway City and County Councils pursuant to Housing for All; when these action plans will be published; the engagement that he or his Department has had with local authorities in Galway city and county with regard to the development of the action plans; the details of the targets in respect of Galway City Council and Galway County Council for the use of vacant properties as social housing through buy and renew, construction and repair and leasing schemes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3351/22]

Departmental Policies

Brian Leddin

110. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the National Policy on Architecture to support and promote architectural quality and sustainability; the timeline for the publication of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3247/22]

Derelict Sites

Ged Nash

111. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to ensure that the position of derelict sites officer is full-time in each local authority; the number of derelict sites officers employed in each local authority; if they are employed in a part-time or full-time capacity in tabular form; the guidance and or circulars issued by his Department to local authorities relating to the employment of derelict sites officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/22]

Departmental Funding

David Stanton

112. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 11 November 2021, the current status of the tender for the construction of the Midleton Water Rock Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3082/22]

Departmental Data

Richard Bruton

113. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total area of State land that the Land Development Agency can use for housing purposes over the next three years. [3346/22]

Vacant Properties

Kieran O'Donnell

114. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the support his Department is providing to help to reduce housing vacancy rates in local authority areas. [3306/22]

Housing Provision

Ciarán Cannon

115. Deputy Ciarán Cannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the work carried out on increasing housing options for persons with a disability and for older persons with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3196/22]

Housing Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

116. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is intended to publish the regulations for the revised tenant purchase scheme; if there will be further changes to this scheme from the changes announced on 4 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3275/22]

Traveller Accommodation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

117. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of accommodation provision for members of the Travelling community; and the budget provision and spend in this area. [3055/22]

Derelict Sites

Brendan Griffin

118. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will act without delay to introduce additional new measures to help bring derelict houses back into use as homes for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3248/22]

Departmental Priorities

Neale Richmond

119. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department's work regarding pyrite and fire defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3071/22]

Housing Policy

Ged Nash

121. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the progress of the examination by all Departments of their existing portfolio of properties; if properties have been placed on the market to date; the number of those properties that have been deemed suitable for conversion to residential accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3282/22]

Housing Schemes

Matt Carthy

122. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review and increase income thresholds for inclusion on social housing waiting lists. [3201/22]

Housing Policy

Johnny Guirke

123. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason time spent on a local authority social housing list is completely lost when income temporarily exceeds the threshold meaning an applicant must start from the very beginning again when their income returns below the threshold; if he will consider measures to retain time spent on the local authority housing list in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2763/22]

Maternity Leave

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

124. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the work underway to introduce maternity leave for councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3053/22]

Housing Policy

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

125. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to put in place cost rental and cost purchase housing or affordable housing models. [3344/22]

Homeless Persons Supports

Colm Burke

126. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress in relation to expanding the Housing First approach to supporting persons experiencing homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3194/22]

Housing Schemes

Brendan Smith

127. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased for areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan given that present limits are unrealistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3337/22]

Building Regulations

Steven Matthews

128. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the Departmental working group that was set up to investigate potential amendments to building regulations to require changing places (details supplied) in suitable public buildings; the proposed structure of the public consultation and if a timeline can be provided for its completion. [3301/22]

Local Authorities

Aindrias Moynihan

129. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with Cork County Council and Cork City Council to improve on the current timelines to complete all social housing and HAP applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3349/22]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

130. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the findings of the report A Hidden Crisis: Traveller homelessness in the South West published 18 January 2022; and the response by his Department to the report. [3325/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

131. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Strategic Review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service report, the second and third review phases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3246/22]

Construction Industry

John Paul Phelan

132. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with other stakeholders on ensuring the availability of suitably skilled construction workers to meet Housing for All targets. [3048/22]

Energy Conservation

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

133. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects to be in a position to issue a new call for proposals and applications for retrofitting projects from local authorities. [3343/22]

Waterways Issues

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

134. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planned timeframe for the various stages of the next River Basin Management Plan for Ireland once the current public consultation stage is over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3245/22]

Departmental Schemes

Pearse Doherty

135. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the legislation underpinning the revised MICA redress scheme will be published; his views on whether the sliding scale announced as part of the revised MICA redress scheme must be abolished; and when the agreed changes to the scheme will be published. [3321/22]

Housing Provision

Peadar Tóibín

136. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons and households on local authority waiting lists by local authority and county in tabular form. [3319/22]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to provide persons with intellectual disabilities and or autism spectrum disorder suitable social or affordable housing. [3086/22]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Denis Naughten

138. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframe for the publication of the revised wind energy development guidelines; the reason for the significant delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3144/22]

Vacant Properties

Denis Naughten

139. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to put measures in place to support the refurbishment of vacant property in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3143/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Joe Carey

140. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to launch a national pilot wastewater scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3058/22]

Waterways Ireland

Brendan Smith

141. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of capital funding drawn down in 2020 and 2021 in respect of waterways developments; the capital funding provided for such works in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/22]

Departmental Schemes

Cathal Crowe

142. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the extension of the defective block remediation scheme to County Clare. [3115/22]

Local Authorities

Aindrias Moynihan

143. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of estates which have progressed to being taken in charge for 2020 and 2021 in Cork county and city; the number of applications still to be progressed in Cork county and city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3348/22]

Housing Schemes

Paul McAuliffe

144. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his plans to implement the shared equity home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3354/22]

Vacant Properties

Ged Nash

145. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the introduction of the new local authority-led programme for compulsory purchase orders of vacant properties for resale on the open market; the funding he is providing for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/22]

Derelict Sites

Ged Nash

146. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to ensure that the position of vacant sites officer is full-time in each local authority; the number of vacant sites officers employed in each local authority; if they are employed in a part-time or full-time capacity in tabular form; the guidance and or circulars issued by his Department to local authorities relating to the employment of vacant sites officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/22]

Housing Provision

Rose Conway-Walsh

147. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build social homes and new build affordable homes that were delivered in County Mayo in 2021; the targets for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3340/22]

Housing Provision

Matt Carthy

148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families with a housing need currently in County Monaghan. [3200/22]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Christopher O'Sullivan

149. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the review for planning exemptions for solar panels for educational and community buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3307/22]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Dillon

276. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new MICA redress scheme will result in any upfront costs for homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2906/22]

Housing Policy

Thomas Gould

277. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the reason that a local authority can grant a transfer from social housing. [2912/22]

Housing Schemes

Patricia Ryan

278. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether the HAP agreement between landlords and tenants is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2970/22]

Greenways Provision

Patricia Ryan

279. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current progress being made with the Barrow Blueway; the cost of the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2973/22]

Waterways Ireland

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

280. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the board for Waterways Ireland will be fully reinstated. [3034/22]

Maternity Leave

Emer Higgins

281. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work to introduce maternity leave for public representatives with particular reference to local authorities; when it is hoped that such a beneficial measure will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3093/22]

Departmental Reviews

Emer Higgins

282. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress of the review of the planning system regarding delays to development of housing and critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3094/22]

Statutory Instruments

Emer Higgins

283. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the changes that have been made to SI No. 484 of 2015 - Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 to enable pensioners to purchase their local authority homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3095/22]

Waterways Ireland

Mairéad Farrell

284. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that water and electricity services are not provided in public moorings during the winter mooring period; if he will request Waterways Ireland to restore these services for the winter given that many persons now live in their boats all year round due to the housing crisis and rely on these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3101/22]

Departmental Communications

Niall Collins

285. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the engagement by his Department with Limerick City and County Council regarding homes and properties impacted by mic and pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3104/22]

Departmental Funding

Colm Burke

286. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rate of expenditure of funding from his Department for the provision or enhancement of housing for persons with a disability per local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/22]

Housing Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

287. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason that applicants for local authority housing can include a preference for another local authority area while persons who go on the housing assistance payment scheme in one local authority area and can only get a property in an adjacent local authority area and cannot seek to get a transfer to the local authority area in which they are now living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/22]

Housing Schemes

Cathal Crowe

288. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a review of the income threshold to qualify for social housing given that low to middle earners are struggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3263/22]

Housing Schemes

Joe McHugh

289. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allow flexibility for the recoupment of engineer fees to facilitate emergency accommodation for urgent housing needs and other hard cases such as health issues prior to the introduction of the defective concrete block grant scheme and the revised mica redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/22]

Housing Schemes

Joe McHugh

290. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the mica legislation will be published; if he will provide an indicative timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/22]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Aindrias Moynihan

291. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps which remain to be completed in order to finalise the new guidelines for renewable generation at wind farms; when these new guidelines will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61453/21]

Water Quality

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

292. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the work his Department is carrying out to address water quality issues arising from farming activities across Ireland, particularly in the south-east of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60679/21]

Coastal Zone Management

Mick Barry

293. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the National Coastal Change Management Strategy which was due at the start of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61470/21]

Building Regulations

Holly Cairns

294. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities in all publicly accessible in Department buildings to offer persons with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene in safety and comfort. [2544/22]

Housing Schemes

Catherine Connolly

295. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the housing delivery action plans received by his Department from local authorities to date pursuant to Housing for All in tabular form; the local authorities in respect of which housing delivery action plans are still outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3370/22]

Housing Schemes

Catherine Connolly

296. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a progress update on the Housing for All target of acquiring at least 2,500 vacant units by 2026 for onward sale; the analysis his Department has carried out into increasing this target, particularly in view of the findings of a report (details supplied) which found that there were 90,158 vacant dwellings in Ireland at the end of 2021; the details of the targets in respect of Galway City Council and Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3371/22]

Vacant Properties

Catherine Connolly

297. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the commitment to ensure that vacant homes officer roles in local authorities are full-time positions; the details of the local authorities currently employing a full-time vacant homes officer; the details of the local authorities currently employing a part-time vacant homes officer in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3372/22]

Departmental Priorities

Seán Canney

298. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions that his Department deems appropriate for homeowners who have difficulties with huge numbers of starlings in the vicinity of their homes from November to March; the steps that can be taken to deal with the situation families find themselves in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3373/22]

Regulatory Bodies

Catherine Connolly

299. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on An Bord Pleanála’s IT transformation plan; the legislative changes that are required to see a complete roll-out of an e-Planning facility for online submissions for planning applications, appeals and associated fees; the timeline for the full implementation of promised IT facilities to be operated by An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3398/22]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

300. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to HSE owned properties in the Portrane area of County Dublin that are currently derelict; if he has plans to work with the HSE to redevelop these much-needed houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3405/22]

Housing Schemes

Paul Murphy

301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of his plans to change the over-occupancy rule in the mortgage-to-rent scheme (details supplied); when these changes will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3410/22]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly

302. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of short-term let properties issued with warnings in relation to required change of use permissions cross tabulated with if the notice was complied with and the enforcement case closed by local authority in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [3426/22]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff provided to each local authority to deliver affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3453/22]

Local Authorities

Cian O'Callaghan

304. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff requested by each local authority to deliver affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3454/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Cian O'Callaghan

305. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the underspend of his Department for 2021; the percentage of underspend that will be carried over to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3455/22]

Emergency Accommodation

Paul Murphy

306. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the over 2,500 children who are currently homeless with their families which outlines ways of supporting children living in emergency accommodation. [3467/22]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Mary Lou McDonald

307. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department’s total capital and current expenditure budget for 2021 and 2022 for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence with a breakdown for each related allocation for both years in tabular form. [3503/22]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the full year expenditure for housing assistance payment, rental accommodation scheme and leasing for 2021 will be available. [3518/22]

Horticulture Sector

Carol Nolan

309. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage the reason that he chose to set aside the recommendation of the report of the Working Group on Horticultural Peat with respect to the need to gradually phase out the use of peat by 2030 and with a complete cessation date by 2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3525/22]

Horticulture Sector

Carol Nolan

310. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will direct his Minister of State to reconvene the Working Group on Horticultural Peat to in order to provide those who contributed to the Working Group consultation process an opportunity to understand the reason that the recommendations of the report have been set aside in favour of a series of ten actions outlined by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3526/22]

Housing Schemes

Cathal Crowe

311. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage when a scheme (details supplied) to help persons who buy derelict properties to renovate and live in is expected to be launched. [3528/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Christopher O'Sullivan

312. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the management measures that the National Parks and Wildlife Service is putting in place to prevent further deterioration of the biodiversity at Lough Hyne, Skibbereen, west County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3530/22]