Parliamentary questions

Unfinished Housing Developments Data

Bernard Durkan

482. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department continues to monitor progress in regard to the completion of development works in unfinished housing estates, on a county by county basis; the extent of the works completed to date and that are remaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7752/16]

Housing Adaptation Grant Data

Bernard Durkan

483. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which adequate resources remain available to the various local authorities to facilitate the provision of housing adaptation grants to meet the requirements of those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7753/16]

Local Authority Housing Data

Bernard Durkan

484. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department continues to be made aware of new applicants applying for local authority housing arising from repossessions or notice to quit from landlords; the extent to which this is being monitored by the various local authorities with a view to taking steps to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7754/16]

Local Authority Housing Data

Bernard Durkan

485. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of persons currently on the various local authority housing lists throughout the country; the extent to which rent increases are making it impossible for such families to exist or remain in their homes; if urgent provision can be made to meet their requirements, thus preventing a rapid escalation in homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7755/16]

Housing Provision

Bernard Durkan

486. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing purchases or new housing starts approved by his Department in respect of County Kildare in the past 12 months, having regard to the rising extent of homelessness, rapidly increasing rents and the numbers on local authority housing waiting lists; if cognisance is being taken of the worsening situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7757/16]

NAMA Portfolio

Richard Boyd Barrett

487. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of all the National Asset Management Agency's properties in Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown, by addresses, by occupancy status and by usage type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7763/16]

Housing Assistance Payment Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

488. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for a detailed report on the numbers of landlords and property owners who have signed up under the housing assistance payment scheme, by local authority, in 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [7766/16]

Rural Development Programme

Brendan Griffin

489. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a rural development basic services programme fund will be established to run in parallel with the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7783/16]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Bríd Smith

490. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an explanation for the doubling of the cost of providing temporary homes, modular homes and rapid build homes for those in hotel accommodation. [7792/16]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Bríd Smith

491. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the strategy for moving families from rapid build housing to permanent accommodation, given that there are no plans to build any significant amount of social housing to allow families move on. [7793/16]

Private Rented Accommodation

Pearse Doherty

748. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to eradicate the practice engaged in by certain landlords whereby students and, to a lesser extent, young professionals are being actively denied the opportunity to enter into lease agreements in order to secure accommodation within the private rental sector; if she is aware of the impact which this discriminatory practice is having on this demographic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6787/16]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Jack Chambers

749. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why persons who need housing adaptation grants have to wait approximately six months on average to have an occupational therapist conduct the assessment, which delays the processing of the grant; if he will accelerate the processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6960/16]

North-South Interconnector

Peadar Tóibín

750. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the scripts of the An Bord Pleanála oral hearing on the planning application for the North-South interconnector are available to the public within 48 hours of testimony being delivered. [7003/16]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Eoghan Murphy

751. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to the Exchequer for the provision of hotel accommodation to homeless families in County Dublin in the 12 months to 31 March 2016. [6290/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Paul Murphy

752. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on acquiring second-hand social housing units in 2015; the number that were acquired; and the average cost per unit in County Dublin and outside County Dublin. [6298/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Paul Murphy

753. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the location of the 28 new council homes built in 2015, and the number provided through the Part V scheme. [6299/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure

Paul Murphy

754. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure on providing social housing through renting and leasing private rental accommodation from landlords and developers through the rental accommodation scheme, the housing assistance payment scheme, the social housing capital expenditure programme, the new Part V in 2015 and other schemes; the number of rented or leased units provided; and the average annual cost per unit per scheme. [6300/16]

Fire Stations Upgrade

Finian McGrath

755. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide funding to Dublin City Council for the refurbishment of the North Strand fire station in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6321/16]

Fire Service

Finian McGrath

756. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of training 40 new persons to be fully qualified firefighters for the Dublin Fire Brigade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6322/16]

Private Rented Accommodation

Frank O'Rourke

757. Deputy Frank O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policy initiatives he has taken to ensure that the rights of tenants are strengthened in the context of the sale of property they occupy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6364/16]