Departmental Reviews

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022

Tuesday, 26 July 2022

Ceisteanna (799)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

799. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will set out all the reviews currently underway or concluded but not yet enacted or published within his Department; and the timeline for the completion and publication of each review in tabular form [41634/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51

For the purpose of the question, a review is understood to mean a formal review of a scheme or policy. Details of the reviews currently underway or concluded but not yet published by my Department, are set out in the following table:

Title of Review	Expected Publication Date
Built Heritage Investment Review 2022 - A review of the delivery, funding and strategic development of the built heritage grant schemes	Q3 2022
National Peatlands Strategy Mid-term Review	Q3 2022
2022 Review of the CALF Funding Model	Q3 2022
Review of the Housing Agency Acquisitions Fund	Q3 2022
Review of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with Disabilities Schemes	Q4 2022
Review of the Rental Accommodation Scheme	Q4 2022
Residential Construction Cost Study	Q4 2022
Review of the Implementation of the 3rd National Biodiversity Action Plan	Q4 2022
Review of Rural Housing Planning Guidelines	Q4 2022
Review of Sustainable and Compact Settlement Guidelines	Q2 2023
Review of Strategic Policy Committees (SPCs)	Q4 2023
Review of Bird Species on the Open Seasons Order	To be confirmed
Review of Income Eligibility for Social Housing Support	To be confirmed
Review of the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016	To be confirmed
Independent Review of the Retirement Age for Full-Time Firefighters	To be confirmed
Analysis of the Implications of Amending the Discretion of Local Authorities to Pay 20% Above the Rent Limits in All or Certain Local Authorities (HAP)	To be confirmed
Review of the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) in preparation for Ireland’s third River Basin Management Plan (RBMP), covering the period 2022–27	To be confirmed

Information in relation to recently published reports is available on the homepage of my Department's website at: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/

The first review of Housing for All is due for completion in Q4 2022 and will be published thereafter. As a whole of Government approach has been adopted to the implementation of Housing for All, this review is being coordinated and overseen by the Department of the Taoiseach, in close cooperation with my Department.