Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Fire Service

Alan Kelly

602. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the €61 million capital allocation towards the fire service capital programme 2021-2025, the amount that has been spent in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [40681/23]

Special Areas of Conservation

Eoin Ó Broin

811. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the judgment (details supplied), he will provide in tabular form a list of all the areas where the court found there had been a failure to designate them as special areas of conservation, SACs, also indicating if they have been designated since the EU Commission issued its reasoned opinion and on what date they were designated; a list of all the Irish SACs for where there are no site-specific conservation objectives and-or conservation measures; and to indicate where these have been provided subsequent to the reasoned opinion from the Commission; what date they were made; the timeframes envisaged where gaps still persist in respect of designation or provision of site-specific conservation objectives and conservation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37190/23]

Rental Sector

Eoin Ó Broin

812. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm whether any new guidance has been issued by his Department to local authorities for the purposes of setting updated schemes of letting; and if so, to explain what 'not reasonably able to meet the cost of the accommodation which they are occupying' means in the updates scheme of lettings; and how this reasonableness test is assessed. [37199/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

813. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of funding drawn down from the voids programme, by each local authority, in each of the past five years and to date in 2023. [37208/23]

Departmental Data

Peadar Tóibín

814. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of persons who successfully availed of the vacant properties refurbishment grant since it was established; and if a geographical breakdown can be provided in tabular form. [37209/23]

Housing Provision

Niall Collins

815. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of acquisition of residential units (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37220/23]

Foreshore Issues

Eoin Ó Broin

816. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that the foreshore licence (details supplied) is still active; to whom it applies; and to confirm the status of such licence when the land/property to which such a licence applies is sold. [37245/23]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

817. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether it is intended to amend the tenant purchase incremental scheme 2016 to allow where a child grows to adulthood as a dependent of a social welfare tenant and is added as a co-tenant when an adult that all the years as a resident in the house will be taken into account towards the ten years of being in receipt of social housing support for the purposes of the tenant purchase incremental scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37310/23]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

818. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends amending the tenant purchase incremental scheme 2016 to include people with a lifelong disability under the eligibility and income rules that now apply to pensioners, where a pension income can be accepted as the primary income in a household and the income threshold is lower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37311/23]

Defective Building Materials

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

819. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the recent statement by an organisation (details supplied) that many engineers encountered difficulties in obtaining professional indemnity insurance coverage while operating the original defective block grant scheme; and if he will confirm that the engineers working for or contracted to the Housing Agency will be provided with professional indemnity insurance coverage for the decisions that they make under the enhanced defective block grant scheme. [37318/23]

Departmental Data

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

820. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide the names/company names of the engineer consultants that were on the original panel for the pyrite remediation scheme, and the names of the engineer consultants that are currently on the panel, in tabular form. [37319/23]

Planning Issues

Emer Higgins

821. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to consider drafting a statutory scheme to provide a remedy for householders who are adversely impacted by vegetation from public and private lands, including the obstruction of natural sunlight (details supplied); and to advance a proposed scheme, to be managed by local authorities, in order to provide for certain rights and responsibilities, with the resolution of disputes, enforcement, and appeals in a cost-effective and efficient process that provides for the health and safety of householders including the common law applicability. [37325/23]

Derelict Sites

Cian O'Callaghan

822. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider amending the derelict sites levy in light of a recent High Court ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37329/23]

Natural Heritage Areas

Michael McNamara

823. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has any plans to repeal or amend S.I. No. 435/2005 or otherwise amend a designation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37333/23]

Departmental Schemes

Cian O'Callaghan

824. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the fire safety defects scheme will be expanded to include buildings constructed prior to 1991; what supports are available for homeowners where their apartment building suffers from considerable fire safety defects but was built prior to 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37368/23]

Housing Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

825. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37385/23]

Turf Cutting

Damien English

826. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of recipients of compensation for the non-cutting of turf in Barrougher, SAC bog in County Galway and Moonveenlagh, SAC bog in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37402/23]

Departmental Data

Damien English

827. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of raised bogs designated as SAC’s in the Republic of Ireland; if he will confirm if an application has been made to the EU Commission to have any of these bogs designated because of continuing turf-cutting on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37403/23]

Fire Safety

Richard Boyd Barrett

828. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the recently published Fire Safety Code of Practice for defective apartment developments, he will confirm if a centralised scheme run by the Housing Agency and fully-funded by the State will be established to put in place the immediate actions required so that people can live safely in affected apartment complexes; if he will outline when these works will commence given the urgency and if he will commit to ensuring that these works and the associated funding will be brought forward so that people can live safely in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37412/23]

Departmental Schemes

Ivana Bacik

829. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if apartments built before 1991 will be included in the construction defects remediation scheme; if so, how applicants living in apartments built before 1991 can register their interest in the scheme; and, if not, the rationale for excluding such apartments. [37426/23]

Foreshore Issues

Brian Leddin

830. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of foreshore licence applications for development of offshore wind farms in the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [37437/23]

Departmental Bodies

James Lawless

831. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to seek an update on IT issues concerning the registration process of the Residential Tenancies Board (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37441/23]

Urban Development

Fergus O'Dowd

832. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will seek details on the feasibility of introducing a metropolitan area plan for the ever-growing Drogheda and east Meath settlement areas, to appropriately plan and address the increasing needs of the population in the areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37453/23]

Departmental Functions

Patrick Costello

833. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether there should be penalties introduced for political parties that do not submit annual accounts; if so, how these should be enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37458/23]

Fire Safety

Patrick Costello

834. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the introduction of emergency funding for interim fire safety works in buildings with fire safety and other defects, including the amount of funding that will be made available this year, how it will be accessed and when the funding scheme will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37467/23]

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]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

836. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for capital expenditure running €233 million behind profile, as outlined in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37475/23]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

837. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will appoint an independent body to gather data in relation to hare coursing as currently data that is gathered in relation to hare coursing comes from the ICC reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37483/23]

Departmental Data

James Lawless

838. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what percentage of An Bord Pleanála cases are successfully defended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37487/23]

Departmental Bodies

Niall Collins

839. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he can advise on eligibility for reimbursement of water connection fees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37497/23]

Approved Housing Bodies

Brendan Griffin

840. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Approved Housing Bodies have obligations to answer representations from public representatives regarding issues their tenants contact them about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37520/23]

Planning Issues

Richard Bruton

841. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered applying orders which would restrict the planting of unsuitable species of trees in residential areas, which through their growth are likely to grow out of control and create a hazard for other dwellers. [37522/23]

Departmental Policies

Seán Canney

842. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a recommended cap on the number of social houses a county council can purchase in a private turnkey development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37524/23]

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]

Departmental Data

Eoin Ó Broin

844. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide, in tabular form, the number of buy-and-renew homes delivered by each local authority in the past 12 months; and the average cost to buy and refurbish the property, broken down by local authority. [37557/23]

Departmental Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

845. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage how a person in a situation (details supplied) can qualify for a local authority disability grant for the adaptation of their bathroom. [37560/23]

Local Authorities

Rose Conway-Walsh

846. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update and reasons why interior repair works promised since 2020 for a social housing tenant (details supplied) have never been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/23]

Departmental Schemes

John Lahart

847. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what schemes are available for shared equity scheme for self builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37589/23]

Departmental Schemes

John Lahart

848. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what plans he has to introduce a shared equity scheme for self builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/23]

Departmental Data

Pearse Doherty

849. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of times the car park of Glenveagh National Park has been full in each year since 2021; if any plans are in place to provide additional parking spaces for the park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37644/23]

Departmental Priorities

Mick Barry

850. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to report on the potential acquiring of the Connor Pass and its development as a national park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37673/23]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

851. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the context of the record high numbers of homeless, he will reinstate the eviction ban without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37685/23]

Rental Sector

Paul Murphy

852. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 613 of 25 July 2023, if he will instruct Fingal County Council to engage with the landlord specified to buy some or all of the 47 residential properties mentioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37687/23]

Rental Sector

Paul Murphy

853. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to protect tenants whose landlord refuses to renew part four tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37688/23]

Rental Sector

Paul Murphy

854. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to change the law that allows landlords to refuse to renew part four tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37689/23]

Housing Policy

Paul Murphy

855. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is prepared to take steps to establish a system of compulsory purchase of residential properties from corporate landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37690/23]

Heritage Sites

Bríd Smith

856. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he and/or the NPWS is considering purchasing the Conor Pass site (details supplied) for the purposes of transforming it into a national park, which would be held in public ownership for the benefit of all; the precise status of plans to acquire the Conor Pass site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37695/23]

Rental Sector

Paul Murphy

857. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 628 of 25 July 2023, the steps he will take before 24 August 2023 to make sure that the families and children specified will not be made homeless. [37701/23]

Housing Schemes

Eoin Ó Broin

858. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason in relation to the local authority home loan income earned only in the Republic and in the North of Ireland is reckonable for eligibility for the loan; if consideration has been given to including income earned in other EU countries as reckonable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37705/23]

Heritage Sites

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

859. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans, if any, he has in relation to safeguarding and preserving the built heritage of Aldborough House on Portland Row; and his views on the campaign by the Dublin Civic Trust, the Irish Georgian Society, and An Taisce to have the building saved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37707/23]