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Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Michael Fitzmaurice
628. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1772 of 16 January 2018, the specific number of new builds finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5792/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Michael Fitzmaurice
629. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1797 of 16 January 2018, the number of houses in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5793/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Accommodation Standards
John Curran
630. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of inspections carried out in the rental sector in each Dublin local authority in each of the years from 2015 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Accommodation Standards
John Curran
631. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of dwellings deemed not to meet the minimum standards of safety in each Dublin local authority in each of the years from 2015 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5802/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Housing Agency
Ruth Coppinger
632. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the appointment of the chair of the Housing Agency will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5825/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rent Pressure Zones
Róisín Shortall
633. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will report on the enforcement activity undertaken by the Residential Tenancies Board to confirm that a 4% rent cap is being applied by landlords to tenancies in rent pressure zones. [5826/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Departmental Staff Data
Clare Daly
634. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of secondees from companies (details supplied) who are working in his Department. [5837/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
Kevin O'Keeffe
635. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when funding for the housing adaptation grants for people with a disability will issue to each local authority in respect of 2018 allocations. [5852/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants
Éamon Ó Cuív
636. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if arrangements have been made to retrospectively increase the house water grant to group water schemes to ensure these schemes can reimburse householders for domestic water charges on a basis similar to the reimbursement made to Irish Water customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5879/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Construction Costs
Barry Cowen
637. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the independent audit of residential construction costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5923/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Foreshore Issues
Michael Healy-Rae
638. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the sale of a piece of land (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Planning Issues
Jan O'Sullivan
639. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the interpretation of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 that all houses with four or fewer bedrooms are exempt from needing planning permission to let bedrooms on a short-term basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Planning Issues
Jan O'Sullivan
640. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the interpretation of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 that all apartments seeking to let bedrooms on a short-term basis need planning permission from the local council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Sector Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
641. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether there is a need to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5988/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Sector Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
642. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he plans to regulate short-term lettings in apartments; if so, the details of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5989/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Sector Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
643. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the lack of legislation involving short-term lettings in apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5990/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Sector Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
644. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5991/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Planning Issues
Jan O'Sullivan
645. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if all county councils are holding to the view that a house with four or fewer bedrooms is exempt from the need for planning permission but all apartments are not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5993/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Rental Sector Strategy
Jan O'Sullivan
646. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether county councils with a larger homelessness problem should have stricter rules and regulations regarding short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5994/18]
Tue, 6 Feb 2018
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Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report
James Browne
647. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a municipal district council can have more than two electoral areas under the terms of reference for local electoral boundary committees set up under the 2018 review of local electoral areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6043/18]