Parliamentary questions

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

1623. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to page 23 of the Irish Water business plan, the amount of the €595 million capital investment projection for 2018 which is government capital expenditure. [35134/17]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

1624. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the spend on Traveller accommodation in each of the years 2014 to 2016, and to date in 2017; and the number of accommodation units provided in each year. [35152/17]

Housing Data

Eoin Ó Broin

1625. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the details of his Departments capital expenditure allocation in 2016 of €534 million and in 2017 of €732 million by project or programme type; the number of housing units delivered (details supplied) in tabular form. [35153/17]

Homeless Accommodation Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

1637. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1322 of 20 June 2017, if he will provide information on the organisations listed (details supplied) that also received section 10 funding under the Housing Act 1988. [35366/17]

Ministerial Advisers Data

Eoin Ó Broin

1641. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the names of advisers he has appointed to his office since becoming Minister; the responsibilities of each; the previous employment of each; and the salaries of each. [35620/17]

Foreshore Licence Applications

Eoin Ó Broin

1643. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the specific sequence of steps to be followed under appropriate regulations and legislation for the foreshore lease application process; his department's assessment process regarding foreshore lease planning applications; the progress made to date in the consideration of the application by the Marine Institute for the construction of a project (details supplied) on Galway Bay based on this process; when a decision will be made on this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35663/17]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

1651. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the national quality standards framework for homeless services has been published by his Department; and if not, when it is due for publication. [35746/17]

Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility

Eoin Ó Broin

1656. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will issue a circular to all local authorities in which there are direct provision centres recommending that the local authority provide homeless HAP payments to residents of direct provision who have secured their leave to remain but due to the housing crisis have been unable to source permanent accommodation and are effectively using direct provision as a form of emergency accommodation. [35846/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

1658. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued directions or guidelines to local authorities with respect to the vacant properties held by banks (details supplied) offered for sale to the Government. [35877/17]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

1659. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of vacant homes held by banks (details supplied) that have been offered for sale to the Government since December 2016; and the details of these properties by local authority area. [35878/17]

Water Services Infrastructure

Eoin Ó Broin

1668. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a grant scheme in budget 2018 for repair of water and sewage systems on private residential property where the property is of a significant age and persons are unable to meet the costs due to low income (details supplied) and for persons on the State pension, low occupational pensions or other social welfare payments [36140/17]

Commemorative Medals

Eoin Ó Broin

1725. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will issue 1916 commemoration medals to all retired members of the Defence Forces who served in United Nations peace keeping missions. [35060/17]

Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

2. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure that no LIHAF funding will be released to developers that have not provided for a proportion of the units in their development to be sold at an affordable price that is less than €300,000 in Dublin and at appropriate levels elsewhere. [33571/17]

Emergency Accommodation Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

4. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures he will take to ensure that all emergency homeless accommodation, including family hubs, funded by his Department will meet the highest possible standards. [33572/17]

Approved Housing Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

14. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the ongoing discussions within his Department and the approved housing bodies, ABH, sector on the forthcoming housing (regulation of approved housing bodies) Bill 2015. [33144/17]

Housing Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

19. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the Government commitment to provide affordable rental and purchase homes; and his views on the difficulties of Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council to guarantee affordable rental or purchase units in the joint venture and land initiative projects. [33147/17]

Private Rented Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

22. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the Housing Agency and his Department's review of the all in cost of providing private sector residential units. [33145/17]

Housing for People with Disabilities Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

28. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment made on page 54 of Rebuilding Ireland to extend the national housing strategy for persons with a disability. [33146/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

57. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the commitment given on page 53 of Rebuilding Ireland that a special purpose vehicle would be established with support from organisations (details supplied). [33143/17]

Legislative Process

Eoin Ó Broin

947. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on which these provisions will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34300/17]

International Conventions

Eoin Ó Broin

991. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland will support the findings and recommendations of the Aarhus Convention compliance committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34279/17]

EU Directives

Eoin Ó Broin

1018. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on which these provisions will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34299/17]

EU Directives

Eoin Ó Broin

1311. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when consultation on the draft legislative provisions for his departmental remit to transpose Directive 2014/52/EU introducing substantial amendments to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 2011/92/EU will be provided; when such provisions are expected to be initiated (details supplied); the basis on which these provisions will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34298/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

143. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the impact on the expenditure benchmark and expenditure ceilings for 2018 and each subsequent year arising from an increase in local government borrowing of €100 million to €500 million, respectively, in 2018 for the purposes of the provision of affordable housing. [32490/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

144. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Finance the impact on the Government debt and the Government's agreed debt reduction targets as required under the Stability and Growth Pact and fiscal treaty rules for 2018 and each subsequent year arising from an increase in local government borrowing of €100 million to €500 million respectively in 2018 for the purposes of the provision of affordable housing. [32491/17]

Domestic Violence Services Funding

Eoin Ó Broin

713. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the budget allocated to the domestic violence support service in 2017; the spend to date; and the expected final spend by the end of 2017. [32361/17]

Local Authority Staff Remuneration

Eoin Ó Broin

788. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the estimated full year cost of positions (details supplied) by pay, employer's PRSI and allowances, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32622/17]

Tribunals of Inquiry Data

Eoin Ó Broin

791. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the policy in relation to third party submissions to the Mahon tribunal; if there is a list of all the submissions that have been kept or archived by the tribunal; and the location in which these submissions are stored. [32113/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Eoin Ó Broin

799. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the funds that will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32303/17]

Housing for People with Disabilities Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

802. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions that have been implemented to date as a result of the framework laid out in the national housing strategy for persons with a disability (details supplied); the length of time this strategy will be extended to; the persons or organisations that make up the implementation monitoring group; and the number of times this group has met since it was established. [32359/17]

Capital Assistance Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

803. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the ringfenced funding of €10 million in 2016 under the CAS, specifically for the provision of accommodation for persons with disabilities transitioning from congregated settings as mentioned on page 55 of Rebuilding Ireland; the areas in which this funding was utilised; and the number of housing units delivered. [32360/17]

Homeless Persons Data

Eoin Ó Broin

805. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the homeless families accommodated in the family hubs are recorded on the PASS system; and if they are included in his Department's monthly homeless report. [32366/17]

Traveller Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

806. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the allocation for Traveller accommodation in 2017; the amount of funding drawn down from this budget to date; and the amount his Department expects to draw down by the end of 2017. [32367/17]

Homeless Persons Supports

Eoin Ó Broin

807. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount allocated from his Department to fund homeless services in 2017; the additional allocation to homeless services allocated by the local authorities; the amount spent to date on homeless services; and the expected final expenditure on homeless services by the end of 2017. [32368/17]

Repair and Leasing Scheme

Eoin Ó Broin

808. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress to date of the repair and lease scheme; the number of properties currently involved in the scheme; and the average amount required up front by the property owner to bring the unit back into stock. [32369/17]

Housing for People with Disabilities Provision

Eoin Ó Broin

809. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the access guidelines for persons with disabilities in place for local authorities in relation to the provision of Part 5 or Part 8 local authority houses. [32370/17]

Housing Agency Portfolio

Eoin Ó Broin

811. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of the €70 million allocated by his Department in 2017 for the Housing Agency fund to purchase vacant houses which has been drawn down to date; the number of units which have been purchased with this fund to date; the number of these units which have been sold onto local authorities and-or approved housing bodies; and the average cost per unit of the units purchased to date. [32398/17]

Local Authority Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

812. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of units brought into use via the buy and renew scheme pilot in Louth County Council by unit size; and the average cost of returning these units to use. [32400/17]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Eoin Ó Broin

813. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of his Department's capital expenditure allocation in 2016 of €534 million and in 2017 of €732 million by programme or project type, in tabular form. [32486/17]

Approved Housing Bodies

Eoin Ó Broin

814. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the 30% capital advance leasing facility, CALF, payment to approved housing bodies for social housing projects funded with Housing Finance Agency, HFA, or private finance comes from his Department's current or capital budget. [32489/17]

Departmental Expenditure

Eoin Ó Broin

817. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of his Department's expenditure allocation in 2016 of €401 million and in 2017 of €566 million by project or programme type, in tabular form. [32576/17]

Departmental Bodies Data

Eoin Ó Broin

259. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of times the working group established to review the 2005 sustainable rural housing guidelines for planning authorities has met; the engagement it has had with the European Commission; and the position regarding the progress of the working group to date in 2017. [31646/17]

Community Sector High Level Forum

Eoin Ó Broin

152. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a report on the work of the high level forum on the community and voluntary sector which is led by his Department; the names of those on the forum; the number of times the forum has met; and the specific issues the forum is currently working on. [31073/17]

Refugee Data

Eoin Ó Broin

281. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the place finders service that was promised to assist programme refugees find private rented accommodation has been established; and if so, if he will allow the 399 persons with a form of status that reside in State provided accommodation to access the place finders service in order to find private rented accommodation. [31050/17]

Refugee Data

Eoin Ó Broin

282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 855 of 20 June 2017, the number of adults and children who are part of the group of 399 persons with a form of status who reside in State-provided accommodation. [31052/17]

Building Regulations

Eoin Ó Broin

645. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulations in place regarding accessibility in private sector housing developments to ensure the needs of persons with disabilities are met in the provision of private sector housing; and if he will provide copies of relevant regulations or legislation. [31033/17]

Homeless Persons Data

Eoin Ó Broin

646. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 2,100 of 20 June 2017, if these persons will now be included in his Department's monthly homeless statistics in view of the fact it is now sourced and funded by Dublin City Council under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 (details supplied). [31037/17]

Asylum Seeker Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

647. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the place finders service that was promised to assist programme refugees find private rented accommodation has been established; and if so, if he will allow the 399 persons with a form of status that reside in State provided accommodation to access the place finders service in order to find private rented accommodation. [31051/17]

Legislative Measures

Eoin Ó Broin

648. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to publish the Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2017 in June or July 2017 and to seek to have the Bill passed before the 2017 summer recess; and if not, the implications for the current suspension of domestic water charges. [31074/17]

Local Authority Housing

Eoin Ó Broin

676. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of the 1,552 social housing acquisitions in 2017 that were purchased by local authorities and approved housing bodies respectively. [31373/17]