1072. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the current terms and conditions of the rural water subsidy scheme, particularly the requirement under Section 7A for group water schemes (GWS) to submit a full statement of audited accounts with their annual subsidy application; if this audited accounts requirement is a new or recently strengthened condition; th…
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1073. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated additional cost to small rural group water schemes of having their accounts professionally audited; if his Department has carried out an assessment of the administrative and financial impact of this requirement on small voluntary-run schemes; and whether his Department will consider introducing a de minimis threshold …
1074. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that some local authorities previously accepted certified accounts and Tax Clearance Certificates from small group water schemes without requiring a full audit; whether this practice is consistent across all local authorities; and if he will instruct local authorities to apply the terms and conditions in a proportion…
1075. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide details of the advance notice given to group water schemes nationally regarding the audited accounts requirement for the current subsidy round; and whether he will allow a transitional or phased implementation period for smaller schemes to comply with this change without losing entitlement to the subsidy. [42546/26]
1076. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the fact that the majority of local authority housing maintenance expenditure nationally is reactive rather than planned; the steps he is taking to support local authorities to transition to a planned, cyclical maintenance model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/26]
1077. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority dwellings that have been the subject of a stock condition survey to date; the projected date by which such surveys will be completed across the entire social housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42550/26]
1078. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the rollout of the national housing asset management system being delivered through the Local Government Management Agency; the number of local authorities currently using the system; and when it will be fully operational across all local authorities. [42551/26]
1079. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authority owned social housing is subject to the same minimum standards and independent inspection regime as private rented dwellings under the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42552/26]
1080. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the average per-unit funding allowance provided under the Voids Programme has been reviewed in the context of construction cost inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42553/26]
1081. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which he reconciles the stated policy of transitioning from a reactive voids approach to a planned maintenance approach with the continued operation of the Voids Programme as the principal maintenance funding stream; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42554/26]
1082. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage which recommendations of the Report of the Housing Commission relating to the funding, management and maintenance of social housing have been accepted by Government; and the timeline for their implementation. [42555/26]
1083. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the recommendation of the Housing Commission and of published academic research that local authority rental income be ring-fenced for the management and maintenance of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42556/26]
1084. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a review of the differential rents scheme is underway or planned; the terms of reference and timeline of any such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42557/26]
1085. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department collects data on the length of time that social housing units remain vacant; the number of local authority dwellings nationally that have been vacant for more than 24 months; and the specific measures available nationally to address dwellings that are long-term vacant due to the scale of refurbishment required. […
1086. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline any grant schemes or funding streams available to support community heritage events and vintage clubs, such as a club (details supplied), which has organised charity fundraising shows for nearly 20 years without prior State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42576/26]
1087. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his plans to ensure Uisce Éireann deal with backyard/back lane wastewater issues which were formerly dealt with by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42664/26]
1088. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement his Department has had with Galway County Council to support them in the purchase of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42735/26]
1089. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm if a “qualified child increase” is taken into account in the assessment of means for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42767/26]
1090. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department will take to allow for modular homes under planning exemptions. [42769/26]
1091. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to increase HAP payments in line with rising rents; if so, the details of those plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42783/26]
1092. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the native Irish honeybee is formally recognised as a priority species for conservation; if not, if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42830/26]
1093. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will share analysis undertaken by his Department to quantify the level of concentration of ownership of Irish housing stock by foreign investors, or subsidiaries of foreign investors by country of origin over the last past years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42860/26]
1094. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will share analysis undertaken by his Department to quantify the level of concentration of ownership of Dublin housing stock by foreign investors, or subsidiaries of foreign investors by country of origin over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42861/26]
1095. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to share analysis of the level of concentration of Canadian ownership of Irish housing stock over the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42862/26]
1096. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the modified and expanded buy and renew scheme, including the timeline for further rollout; the level of funding allocated; the number of properties approved to date under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42870/26]