163. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance and the options available to persons in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22982/26]
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637. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions a family can take when the family's income is higher than the limit for social housing, but not enough to buy or build a home with a mortgage, as house prices are too high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/26]
1014. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide affordable housing in Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/26]
187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he intends to publish a National Planning Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17487/26]
201. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently amend the National Planning Framework and the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines as county development plans are aligned with these national policies which prohibits many applicants building a family home on their own land and-or buying a site and building a permanent place of residence around the town or village wh…
384. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to allow for more one-off houses to be built to increase housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17486/26]
427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expedite the introduction of the over-shop grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11486/26]
428. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expedite reform of the National Planning Guidelines for One-Off Housing and give particular attention to areas under significant urban pressure that is, the single biggest contributing factor to local people being refused planning permission; if he will look at back land development, ribbon development and planning permission …
192. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will take into consideration the exceptionally wet weather and extend the burning season by a month, similar to Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10991/26]
205. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently provide a significant allocation of funding to Kerry County Council to allow them to treat/eradicate Japanese Knotweed which is spiralling out of control across the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10920/26]
696. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the importance of tourism to Killarney town by urgently reviewing the proposed guidelines in respect of short-term lets and increasing the population of the towns that the new strict planning guidelines will apply to from 10,000 up to 15,000; if this crucial industry for Killarney and County Kerry will be safe…
707. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to proceed as a matter of priority with the development of a theatre and public plaza, on the Áras Phádraig site in Killarney town under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9726/26]
717. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the importance of tourism to County Kerry and Killarney town by introducing a planning exemption for those involved in the short-term lets business for three years or longer; if he will increase the population of the towns that the new strict planning guidelines apply to from 10,000 up to 15,000, to safeguard …
718. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to address the housing crisis by changing national planning guidelines that prevent applicants who wish to build a family home in rural areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9995/26]
719. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently review the proposals in relation to short term lets (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/26]
673. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports currently in place to support first-time builders financially or otherwise; the proposals his Department has planned to assist first-time builders financially, or otherwise in building their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8130/26]
289. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the introduction of planning regulations to exempt detached modular homes and log cabins in back gardens from planning permission can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/26]
304. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if modular homes will be given favourable consideration for planning permission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7204/26]
305. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage as part of the solution to the housing crisis and in addition to allowing planning exemptions for modular homes in back gardens, to allow modular homes be given favourable consideration in the context of obtaining planning permission as a replacement for one off housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the m…
600. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to significantly increase the disabled persons grant allocation to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7019/26]
671. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to urgently review the proposed short-term lets legislation and take into consideration a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/26]
150. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to allow for modular housing and low-cost sites, to address the urgent housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4551/26]
160. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to allow for more one-off houses to be built to tackle the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4552/26]
390. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when town councils will be re-established, especially in towns with larger populations in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68478/25]
407. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to proceed with the public plaza and theatre, on the Áras Phádraig site in Killarney town under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; if he will give favourable consideration to one and two bedroom apartments that are urgently required in Killarney; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/26]