Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Leader Programmes Funding

Niall Collins

12. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give the breakdown of the recent allocation of funds sanctioned to Leader companies; the amount allocated to each company, broken down by measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20461/13]

Domestic Violence Policy

Sandra McLellan

13. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to treat domestic abuse as a serious cause of social housing need and homelessness; and if he will prioritise the addressing of this need in the interests of protecting vulnerable adults and children. [20494/13]

Departmental Properties

Gerry Adams

14. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the buildings and their locations that his Department rent; the number that are signed up to upward only rent agreements; and the cost of each building. [20500/13]

Private Rented Accommodation Prices

Martin Ferris

15. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private rental prices have increased year on year since he was appointed; his plans to address this problem exacerbated by subsidy of private rental market and current rental properties being repossessed and put up for sale. [20488/13]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Mary Lou McDonald

16. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on work being carried out at an estate (details supplied); and if any further funds are required to give a timeframe for completion. [20484/13]

Local Authority Staff Remuneration

Mary Lou McDonald

17. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff in local authorities that are employed on salaries of more than €100,000 per annum. [20499/13]

Building Regulations Amendments

Denis Naughten

18. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the building control regulations to make provision for contractors providing services to the owners of domestic septic tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20303/13]

RAPID Programme

Seamus Kirk

19. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of RAPID AITs that have full-time co-ordinators in view of the importance of this programme and the importance of their having full-time co-ordinators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20465/13]

Private Rented Accommodation Provision

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

20. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that families on the rental accommodation scheme are being displaced because lending institutions that repossess their rental properties due to the landlords arrears are refusing to keep tenants. [20487/13]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Peadar Tóibín

22. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has explored, in the interest of addressing the large housing waiting list, the possibility of purchasing some properties for social housing areas where demand and the drop in property prices suit same. [20492/13]

Official Engagements

John Browne

23. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date of the last meeting of Comhairle na Tuaithe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20474/13]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues

Clare Daly

24. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will explain the way Homebond may be involved in the pyrite resolution process established by him when they have recently informed homeowners that all previous inspections and tests which they carried out were being withdrawn; his views on whether this amounts to a conflict of interest. [20425/13]

Local Authority Staff Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

25. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that would be saved by the public Exchequer if there was to be one assistant fire chief in each local authority. [20432/13]

National Spatial Strategy

Charlie McConalogue

26. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he plans to address the impact of the removal of the gateway designation for Letterkenny-Derry as a result of the decision to abandon the national spatial strategy. [20297/13]

Electoral Divisions Establishment

Michael P. Kitt

27. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the release of the local electoral area boundaries in Dublin and across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20449/13]

Proposed Legislation

Michael Colreavy

28. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made on the Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill and if he will ensure this Bill will be brought before Dáil Éireann this year. [20495/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin

29. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for dealing with unfinished estates. [20491/13]

Voluntary Housing Sector Issues

Bernard Durkan

30. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of houses provided under the capital allowance schemes and handed over to various voluntary housing bodies throughout the country since the inception of the scheme on a county basis; the full extent of the total cost of all such schemes to the Exchequer; the extent to which all such bodies continue to comply with regulations governing their operation; if the State investment is guaranteed and returnable to the State directly or via the local authorities in the event of non-compliance with regulations, articles of association or company law; the extent to which any breaches of the relevant regulations have been discovered and addressed by location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20417/13]

Ministerial Travel

Jerry Buttimer

31. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the overseas visits for St. Patrick's Day of the Ministers of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/13]

Leader Programmes Funding

Timmy Dooley

32. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated to each LEADER company for projects to date; the amount sanctioned to date; and the amount of expenditure incurred, broken down by company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20462/13]

Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit

Seán Crowe

33. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to improve the support structures for tenants and landlords experiencing disputes through the Private Residential Tenancies Board and other bodies in view of the increase in those renting privately. [20483/13]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Bernard Durkan

34. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which in the course of a review of the full extent of the local authority housing need arising from failure of his predecessors to make adequate provision in this regard, any plans have been put in place, to reintroduce a capital housing programme with particular reference to addressing the housing crisis affecting those who traditionally relied on local authority housing as a first step in meeting their housing needs; if he will indicate by reference the total numbers on the various local authority housing waiting lists; his plans, if any, to address this need as a matter of urgency and thereby reduce the ongoing annual rent support costs in lieu of local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20416/13]

Local Government Reform

Sean Fleming

35. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for a plebiscite on a directly elected Dublin Mayor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20446/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits

Michael McGrath

36. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money in the dormant accounts fund, less the reserve; the number of commitments entered into that have not been paid out broken down by year of sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20467/13]

Local Authority Expenditure

Brendan Smith

37. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total estimated cost of additional councillors in Dublin under Putting People First. [20445/13]

Ministerial Travel

Jerry Buttimer

38. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on his visit to Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20295/13]

Septic Tank Inspections

Brendan Griffin

39. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when householders will be able to avail of grants to improve their septic tanks. [20304/13]

Septic Tank Inspections

Mick Wallace

40. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update in the number of septic tanks that have been inspected by his Department to date; the total number of tanks he intends to have inspected in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20424/13]

Security of the Elderly

Brendan Smith

41. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money made available for the seniors scheme this year; the amount sanctioned to date; the amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20472/13]

Septic Tank Inspections

Brendan Griffin

42. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if householders can be proactive and if they will be able to avail of grants to improve their septic tanks in advance of any inspection being carried out by their local authority, or if they will have to wait to be inspected and failed. [20305/13]

Irish Water Establishment

Seán Crowe

43. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the budget that has been allocated for the establishment and programme spend of Irish Water, including wages. [20496/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Michael P. Kitt

44. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money made available to upgrade unfinished estates in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20451/13]

Planning Issues

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

45. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the introduction of a planning regulator; the nature of the regulator’s role and relationship with current planning bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/13]

Rural Recreation Promotion

Robert Troy

46. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the programme of work laid out by his Department for rural recreation development this year; the new aspects to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20473/13]

Proposed Legislation

Dessie Ellis

47. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when legislation will be enacted to levy industries identified to have liability for reparative work by the Pyrite Review Group; and if he will indicate at which the stage this legislation is at. [20482/13]

National Spatial Strategy

Charlie McConalogue

48. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an assessment was carried out on the impact of the removal of the gateway designation for Letterkenny-Derry in advance of the decision to abandon the national spatial strategy. [20298/13]

IBRC Liquidation

Catherine Murphy

49. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has sought information from local authorities on their total financial exposure to the special liquidation process of the Irish bank Resolution Corporation; if he will provide a breakdown of all deposits and-or bonds placed by local authorities in IBRC; if he has received any assurances that such deposits will be recoverable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20299/13]

National Spatial Strategy

Michael Moynihan

50. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consultations he held with regional authorities and local authorities regarding to his decision to abolish the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20455/13]

Local Authority Staff Issues

Jonathan O'Brien

51. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in tabular form, the number of assistant fire chiefs who were employed in local authorities in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the cost per year. [20497/13]

Water Services Provision

Michael McGrath

52. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the future of group water schemes throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20453/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Administration

John McGuinness

53. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the programmes he intends to run under the dormant accounts fund this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20468/13]

Local Authority Staff Remuneration

Brian Stanley

54. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that would be saved by the public Exchequer if there was to be a cap of €100,000 on wages in local authorities. [20431/13]

Water Meters Installation

Micheál Martin

55. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the time frame for the roll out and completion of metering across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20452/13]

Regeneration Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

56. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the work he is doing to ensure that the regeneration of Dolphin House and St. Teresa's Gardens, Dublin, progress without delay. [20485/13]

Official Engagements

Dara Calleary

57. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the latest date on which he attended a meeting of Comhairle na Tuaithe or the national co-ordinating committee of RAPID; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20475/13]

Proposed Legislation

Pearse Doherty

58. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the drafting of the local government Bill; and when he expects the Bill to be published. [20501/13]

NAMA Social Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

59. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the delivery of the National Asset Management Agency units for social leasing; the number that are currently occupied, in the process of being occupied or ready for occupation with a breakdown based on the number that are in local authority or voluntary sector control respectively. [20481/13]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

Gerry Adams

60. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with families who are in need of social housing in view of the fact that they are unable to fund suitable and affordable accommodation through rent supplement particularly due to a refusal by landlords to take rent supplement. [20486/13]

National Spatial Strategy

John McGuinness

61. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the creation of a new national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20454/13]

Dormant Accounts Fund Grants

Willie O'Dea

62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends making any money available from the dormant accounts fund for small projects in RAPID areas this year and also for flagship projects nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20471/13]