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Fire Safety
Patrick Costello
835. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the portal within the Housing Agency for people with defective homes to access information and funding for remedial works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/23]
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Fire Safety
Patrick Costello
843. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update in relation to the provision of interim funding to allow for the commencement of emergency fire safety works in buildings with identified fire safety defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37553/23]
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Heritage Sites
Patrick Costello
865. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if her Department has or will consider the purchase of the old Parliament from the Bank of Ireland for use as a civic and/or museum site given its importance to Irish history and the underutilised nature of the building in its current form, especially considering the proposed pedestrianisation of the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37744/23]
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Homeless Persons Supports
Patrick Costello
867. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of investigations of homeless hostels carried out by local authorities, by county, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37758/23]
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Housing Policy
Patrick Costello
868. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the Finnish model of ending homelessness; if he plans to implement a similar model here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37759/23]
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Vacant Properties
Patrick Costello
869. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider creating additional positions within each of the local authorities' vacant homes office teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37760/23]
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Housing Schemes
Patrick Costello
870. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount each local authority has received from the croí cónaithe towns fund, by month and by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37761/23]
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
871. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many vacant property reimbursement grants have been issued by local authority, by month, since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37762/23]
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
872. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how many derelict property top-up grants have been issued by local authority, by month, since its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37763/23]
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Vacant Properties
Patrick Costello
873. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant sites on the local authorities vacant site register for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37764/23]
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Vacant Properties
Patrick Costello
874. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the unpaid vacant site levies due to each local authority over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37765/23]
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Derelict Sites
Patrick Costello
875. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of derelict sites on the local authorities derelict site register for each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37766/23]
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Derelict Sites
Patrick Costello
876. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the unpaid derelict site levies due to each local authority over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37767/23]
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Compulsory Purchase Orders
Patrick Costello
877. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 709 of 18 April 2023, if he will provide an update on the CPO Activation Programme; if he will provide a breakdown, by local authority of the number of CPOs of vacant properties completed, ongoing and under consideration, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37768/23]
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Vacant Properties
Patrick Costello
878. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to assist the local authorities in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Galway County, Kerry, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan, Offaly, Tipperary and Westmeath, to establish a vacant sites register and to enforce and collect the 7% annual vacant sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37769/23]
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Derelict Sites
Patrick Costello
879. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to assist local authorities to enforce and collect the 7% annual derelict sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37770/23]
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Departmental Data
Patrick Costello
880. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether it is the relevant local authority or his Department that processes vacant property refurbishment grants; the average response time for an initial application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37771/23]
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Planning Issues
Patrick Costello
882. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown in tabular form of the number of staff, and their grade currently, employed within An Bord Pleanála, highlighting if they are employed on a part-time or full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37821/23]
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Planning Issues
Patrick Costello
883. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown in tabular form of the number of vacant staffing positions and their grade within An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37822/23]
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Planning Issues
Patrick Costello
888. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of all actions taken by his Department regarding the Mulcahy report in relation to planning issues in Donegal between its delivery to his Department in 2017 and August 2023. [37864/23]