Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Bituminous Fuel Ban

Colm Brophy

423. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department’s plans to implement a nationwide smoky coal ban; if his officials are actively considering any alternative options to an outright ban; and if so, the options being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8525/16]

Bituminous Fuel Ban

Finian McGrath

424. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a policy commitment put forward by the Asthma Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/16]

Social and Affordable Housing

Tony McLoughlin

425. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate funding for an application (details supplied) from Sligo County Council under the housing extension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/16]

Noise Pollution

Finian McGrath

426. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to support a matter (details supplied) regarding noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8047/16]

Bituminous Fuel Ban

Tony McLoughlin

427. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for the introduction of an outright ban on bituminous coal here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/16]

Mayoral Election

Eoin Ó Broin

428. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the introduction of a directly elected mayor for the city and county of Dublin; and the work his Department has undertaken on this matter since the consultation with the four Dublin local authorities in 2013. [7997/16]

Control of Horses

John McGuinness

429. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all local authorities have appointed a designated officer relative to the Control of Horses Act 1996. [8084/16]

Mountain Access Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

430. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken to ensure continued open access to mountains and other areas for hill climbers and for general recreational use on such lands in view of the recent court case where €40,000 damages was awarded against the National Parks and Wildlife Service; if he has discussed this matter with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; if a memorandum will be brought to Government in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/16]

Private Residential Tenancies Board Data

Barry Cowen

431. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide estimates from his Department or the Private Residential Tenancies Board regarding the number of landlords and tenancies which are not registered with the PRTB; and the percentage of the overall number of landlords or tenancies this estimate represents. [8098/16]

Homeless Accommodation Funding

Barry Cowen

432. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of overall funding which was recouped in 2015 by local authorities to pay for emergency homeless accommodation and other homeless services. [8099/16]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

John Brassil

433. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request that Kerry County Council complete the renovations and insulation of houses (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8104/16]

Motor Tax Yield

Noel Grealish

434. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of motor tax which has been paid in each county or local authority area for each of the past five years, and to date in 2016; the amount collected online in each case; the amount collected directly by each local collecting authority; the way the money collected was spent, including a breakdown of the amount passed on as a subvention to Irish Water and the amounts returned to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/16]

Property Tax Yield

Noel Grealish

435. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money collected in local property tax in each local authority area since its introduction; the way the money has been spent, including details of the amount which was retained locally in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8111/16]

Approved Housing Bodies

Clare Daly

436. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of representations he has made requesting the National Association of Building Co-operatives to pursue legal action against persons (details supplied). [8183/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

437. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to urgently end the local authority centre of interest requirement for persons forced to leave locations because of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8158/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

438. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on local authority housing lists by local authority who have left domestic violence situations; the number of those with homeless priority; the number of those indicating if any priority exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8159/16]

Domestic Violence Policy

Thomas P. Broughan

439. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that victims of domestic violence who are still tied into tenancies and mortgages can access the necessary housing supports including the housing list, temporary accommodation in other areas if so required due to safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8160/16]

Private Rented Accommodation Standards

Jonathan O'Brien

440. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the policy recommended in a report by a company (details supplied) that all rented accommodations should be certified. [8217/16]

Private Rented Accommodation Standards

Jonathan O'Brien

441. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend legislation to compel private landlords to be responsible for the certification of compliance for each of their rental properties. [8218/16]

Private Rented Accommodation Standards

Jonathan O'Brien

442. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the introduction of a policy where landlords would provide a certificate confirming their compliance with rental accommodation standards, before registering with the Private Residencial Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/16]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

443. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Part V council tenancies are not included in the new tenant purchase scheme list of approved properties for purchase application; if he will reconsider this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8230/16]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Griffin

444. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the Local Government Act 2014 to allow the chair of municipal areas to be named mayor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8237/16]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

445. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if prescribed bodies or stakeholders are permitted to lodge objections to planning applications outside the five-week period for submissions and observations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8290/16]

County Development Plans

Thomas Byrne

446. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a change in status in a county development plan of a settlement from small town to moderate and sustainable growth town without any actual increase in population has any impact on the allocation of funding from his Department or its agencies for that settlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8324/16]

Local Authority Finances

John Deasy

447. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount, in planning development contributions, owed to each local authority at the end of 2015; and the comparative figures for 2007 and 2011. [8395/16]

Illegal Dumping

John Deasy

448. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the findings of any comparative analysis carried out by his Department, into the levels of fly-tipping and illegal dumping, reported by local authorities since the start of the economic downturn in 2008. [8396/16]

Commercial Rates

John Deasy

449. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of rateable commercial premises registered in Waterford city and county in the years 2008 to 2015, inclusive. [8397/16]

Housing Adaptation Grant Applications

Peter Fitzpatrick

450. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been refused a Housing Adaptation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8406/16]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Seán Haughey

451. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring about a reduction in CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8441/16]

Leader Programmes

Declan Breathnach

452. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Leader funding will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8467/16]

Housing Data

Declan Breathnach

453. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in rent arrears, per local authority, divided up by number of weeks in rent arrears, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8470/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Declan Breathnach

454. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish a pilot scheme in the County Louth local authority area to examine the way in which vacant private houses could be usefully brought back as housing stock for families on the social housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8471/16]

Housing Data

Declan Breathnach

455. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the local authority social housing rent arrears per local authority, detailing the length of time and amounts of these arrears, for example, four to six weeks, seven to 12 weeks, 12 weeks or more, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8472/16]

Constituency Boundaries

Marc MacSharry

456. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider revising the electoral boundaries and take steps to reunite south Donegal with Donegal and west Cavan with Cavan-Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/16]

Waste Management

James Lawless

457. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which the pay-by-weight bin charges will work for multi-unit complexes, such as apartment blocks that share bins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8520/16]

Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria

Maureen O'Sullivan

119. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to alter the requirements to qualify for the rental assistance payment scheme (details supplied); his views on whether, with the lack of rent management, this scheme should be altered to accommodate more persons. [7889/16]

Irish Water Expenditure

Pearse Doherty

120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, regarding the planned infrastructural investment by Irish Water of €4 billion over the period 2016-2021, he will provide a breakdown of the annual State expenditure from the €4 billion over the relevant years and the intended source of funds for the €4 billion. [7833/16]

Motor Tax Rates

Seán Fleming

121. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a category of vehicle has a 12-month motor tax rate of €710 and other vehicles of similar power and emissions have a much lower rate of annual motor tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7872/16]

Local Authority Housing Mortgages

Seán Fleming

122. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if mortgage protection insurance is required on all annuity loans from local authorities in respect of loans to purchase houses; the costs and guidelines relating to the cost of these insurance policies through the local authority, which can be three times more expensive than the equivalent mortgage protection available in the private sector; if persons who take out loans from local authorities have the opportunity of getting their mortgage protection insurance from another source as happens in the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7873/16]

Planning Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

123. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of planning applications invalidated by Cork County Council western division from 1 January 2016 to 31 March 2016; and the number of instances where prospective invalidations were avoided because the planners contacted the applicants in time to allow them to remedy small defects in the planning applications without recourse to invalidation as recommended in the planning guidelines. [7890/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

124. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of current services available in counties Louth and Meath for persons who find themselves homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7891/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

125. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of emergency accommodation available to single male persons who present as homeless in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7892/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

126. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of emergency accommodation available to single female persons who present as homeless in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7893/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

127. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of emergency accommodation available to a couple or one-parent families with one child who present as homeless in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7894/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

128. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of emergency accommodation available to couples or one-parent families with one or more children who present as homeless in counties Louth and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7895/16]

Homeless Accommodation Funding

Gerry Adams

129. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of funding allocated to Louth and Meath County Councils for provision of emergency accommodation for the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; the details of the portion of allocated funds that were drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7896/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

130. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria that Louth and Meath county councils use in deciding on the hotels or bed and breakfasts to be used for emergency accommodation in the Louth-east Meath area. [7897/16]

Homeless Accommodation Provision

Gerry Adams

131. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the provision of emergency accommodation in counties Louth and Meath for the years 2010 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7898/16]

Homeless Persons Data

Gerry Adams

132. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of persons who have presented as homeless in counties Louth and Meath for the years 2010 to 2016, in tabular form; if he will further provide a breakdown in terms of single males, single females; couples or one-parent families with one child and couples or one-parent families with one or more children. [7899/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

133. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for an allocation of social housing in respect of a single applicant for counties Louth and Meath for the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7935/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

134. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest waiting time for an allocation of social housing in respect of a single applicant for counties Louth and Meath for the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7936/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

135. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for an allocation of social housing in respect of a couple or one-parent family with one child for counties Louth and Meath, for the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7937/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

136. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest waiting time for an allocation of social housing in respect of a couple or one-parent family with one child for counties Louth and Meath, for the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7938/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

137. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for an allocation of social housing in respect of a couple or one-parent family with one or more children for counties Louth and Meath, for the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7939/16]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

138. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the longest waiting time for an allocation of social housing in respect of a couple or one-parent family with one or more children for counties Louth and Meath, for the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/16]

Local Authority Funding

Gerry Adams

139. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts allocated to Louth and Meath County Councils for local authority housing repairs, retrofitting and returning vacant units to use in the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/16]

Local Authority Funding

Gerry Adams

140. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding drawn down by Louth and Meath County Councils for local authority housing repairs, retrofitting and returning vacant units to use in the years 2010 to 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7942/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gerry Adams

141. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of accommodation utilised for emergency accommodation purposes in counties Louth and Meath, including hotels and bed and breakfasts that are in regular use by both county councils, as well as those in occasional use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7945/16]

Community Care Provision

Niamh Smyth

142. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why there has been no funding approval for the community centre facility part of the Drumillard housing project being built by the Castleblayney Care Housing Association, County Monaghan; if he is aware that the delay in approving funding for the facility has meant that eight persons cannot move into the recently constructed group home facility; to make a commitment to fast-tracking approval for the facility before planning permission expires on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7948/16]

Waste Disposal

Clare Daly

143. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that a company (details supplied) is demanding that customers pay upfront for collection of wheelie bins tagged with electronic tags, despite not having made available to customers or the public the fee structure pertaining to the collection of electronically tagged bins, and whether such a demand is legal. [7990/16]

Waste Disposal

Clare Daly

144. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) gave sufficient advance notice to customers that bins tagged with paper tags would no longer be lifted after a certain date and that only bins whose electronic tags had been topped up to a minimum of €25 would be collected. [7991/16]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data

Brian Stanley

449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in mortgage arrears who have been given the option of the mortgage to rent scheme in counties Laois and Kildare. [7282/16]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications

Michael McGrath

450. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an urgent application for mortgage to rent by a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7267/16]

Local Authority Housing

Tony McLoughlin

451. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an agreed limit within existing legislation to which a local authority can purchase houses in an existing residential estate for the purpose of housing local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7277/16]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Tony McLoughlin

452. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Sligo County Council's housing voids application to his Department, which aims to bring 38 empty local authority premises back into use, will be allocated to the local authority, considering the urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7278/16]

Water Quality

Clare Daly

453. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has carried out an analysis on the extent of asbestos water mains piping here; and if Irish Water has plans to upgrade this piping in the near future. [7280/16]

Water and Sewerage Schemes

John Brady

454. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to identify the presence of lead water pipes in County Wicklow; and the programme of work in place to deal with any lead pipes found. [7290/16]

Local Authority Services

John Brady

455. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Wicklow County Council is requiring all elected representatives to provide a signed waiver form from constituents in order to make representations on their behalf in relation to housing and planning issues; the rationale for this practice; if he is aware of the massive difficulty this poses for local councillors and Teachtaí Dála in properly representing their constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7291/16]

Homeless Accommodation Funding

Brian Stanley

456. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to make an additional allocation for homeless services in the four midland counties, given only 1.5% of the total budget for the homeless goes to the region and the increased demands on services. [7307/16]

Irish Water

Imelda Munster

457. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to prevent incidents of pollution by Irish Water; how stringent are these measures; how often the implementation of these measures are inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7342/16]

Motor Tax Exemptions

Michael Healy-Rae

458. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding commercial tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7343/16]

Local Authority Services

Charlie McConalogue

459. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date on the taking in charge of developments with stand alone treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7357/16]

Housing Provision

John Halligan

460. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants awaiting housing assistance in each county here in January 2016, January 2015, January 2014 and January 2013, in tabular form; the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county in the case of single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and four-bed applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7376/16]

Housing Provision

John Halligan

461. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county here for single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and four-bed applicants in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7377/16]

Housing Provision

John Halligan

462. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the provision of social housing in County Waterford, how many new properties were built or purchased in County Waterford in 2015; how many properties it is planned to build or purchase over the next five years and at what cost; his views on whether this is sufficient to meet the growing demand for social housing in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7378/16]

Housing Provision

Maurice Quinlivan

463. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an updated list of housing units that have been demolished by the implementation of the Limerick regeneration framework implementation plan; the number of units that have been constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7396/16]

Dog Licences

Clare Daly

464. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 has been amended to remove the €400 per annum dog licence fee exemption for hunting groups and, if so, the steps being taken to ensure payment. [7417/16]

Housing Assistance Payment Administration

Stephen Donnelly

465. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the additional resources being allocated for local authorities to assist the implementation of the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/16]

Noise Pollution

Michael Healy-Rae

466. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry who have reported an issue to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7444/16]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Dessie Ellis

467. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Kildare County Council has a process of only replacing windows in elderly persons homes if there is money left in the budget at the end of the year and, despite an increased allocation in the 2016 housing maintenance budget, if they will be operating the same process for this year; if this practice is supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7445/16]

Appointments to State Boards Advertisements

Éamon Ó Cuív

468. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the regional breakdown of all members appointed by the Government or him to State boards, agencies and bodies in 2015 and to date in 2016, broken down by agency and by regions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7477/16]

Housing Issues

Charlie McConalogue

469. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a date has been set for a meeting between the expert panel and the affected homeowners in County Donegal and, if not, the reason; when the meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7562/16]

Housing Provision

Barry Cowen

470. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated to each local authority for the refurbishment or regeneration of vacant social housing in each of the years from 2014 to 2015 and to date in 2016. [7638/16]

Housing Provision

Barry Cowen

471. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is a cap of €30,000 for local authority applications for funding for refurbishment of vacant social housing programmes to his Department. [7639/16]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Barry Cowen

472. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the recent changes that have been made to the approvals process for capital-funded social housing projects undertaken by local authorities. [7640/16]

Homeless Persons Supports

Catherine Murphy

473. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to establish a service to cater for homeless persons who present themselves, which would be more holistic than requesting that tenants self-source a private rented tenancy; his plans to implement a tenancy sustainment support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7662/16]

Illegal Dumping

Catherine Connolly

474. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the situation in relation to Galway County Council and the number of fines issued by it for illegal dumping, in particular for the period 2014 to 2015 when 746 fines were imposed but only approximately 38% of this number of fines were actually paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7665/16]

Local Authority Finances

John Deasy

475. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of civil cases for compensation arising from alleged accidental injury or damage that have been instigated against each local authority in the past five years; the number of such proceedings pending, by local authority; and the amount awarded, by plaintiff party and by court, against local authorities over the same period. [7673/16]

Library Projects

Brendan Smith

476. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated timeline for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7696/16]

Library Projects

Brendan Smith

477. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Virginia, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated timeline for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7697/16]

Fire Stations Provision

Brendan Smith

478. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new fire station in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated timeline for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7698/16]

Fire Stations Provision

Brendan Smith

479. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new fire station in Virginia, County Cavan; the stage this project is at; the estimated timeline for the tendering process; the estimated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7699/16]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Status

Brendan Smith

480. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when an application for funding for a sewerage scheme (details supplies) in County Cavan will be approved, given the urgent need to have these necessary works undertaken at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7700/16]

Fire Service Staff

Jackie Cahill

481. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why there is no facility for inter-transfer between counties for full-time employees of the fire services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7704/16]

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]