Parliamentary questions

Residential Tenancies Board Administration

Jan O'Sullivan

589. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the money transfers made from the Residential Tenancies Board to local authorities to fund inspections of privately rented properties; if the amount transferred to each local authority relates to the number of properties registered with the board in each local authority's administrative area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21249/18]

Tidy Towns Committees Funding

Jan O'Sullivan

278. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding opportunities or grants that are available to tidy towns committees in order to improve their local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20765/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Jan O'Sullivan

27. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 636 of 27 March 2018, if the application form for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be corrected in order that persons in circumstances (details supplied) can qualify if they satisfy all other criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19917/18]

Social and Affordable Housing

Jan O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his definition of affordable housing; the way in which he will ensure that homes built on publicly owned land will be affordable to persons who are excluded by market prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19790/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

49. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the specific measures he is taking to speed up the delivery of social homes; if he has analysed the data from the Rebuilding Ireland quarterly reports in relation to the number of units approved that are still in the pre-construction phases of approval; the measures in place to progress these to construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19788/18]

Planning Issues

Jan O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the purpose of a recent circular sent to local authorities in relation to the rights of councillors to comment on planning matters which referred to the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19791/18]

Homeless Persons Data

Jan O'Sullivan

68. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the local authorities that returned incorrect data to his Department in relation to homeless figures for January and February 2018; his views on the accuracy of the figures announced on 30 April 2018 in relation to March 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19789/18]

Company Closures

Jan O'Sullivan

15. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department can intervene in cases in which a company (details supplied) has closed, suddenly leaving workers unpaid without going into liquidation, meaning that the workers cannot apply to the insolvency payments scheme; the recourse available to these workers in order to receive back payment of wages owed to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16248/18]

Student Grant Scheme Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

101. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the anomaly whereby lone parents in receipt of back to education allowance are deemed ineligible to receive the SUSI maintenance grant in view of the fact that this is one of many barriers which lone parents face in accessing education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19267/18]

Invalidity Pension Applications

Jan O'Sullivan

190. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for an invalidity pension will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19248/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Jan O'Sullivan

70. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on the fact that their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to their overall local communities is not being properly recognised at the end of their careers in spite of a Labour Court ruling in their favour; his further views on whether the Government may be undermining the Labour Court by ignoring its recommendation; the steps he will take to resolve the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18383/18]

Social Welfare Code

Jan O'Sullivan

218. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the anomaly whereby lone parents in receipt of BTEA are deemed ineligible to receive the SUSI maintenance grant in view of the fact that this serves as just one of many barriers which lone parents face in accessing education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18387/18]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Jan O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the grant for businesses to set up an online sales platform in view of competition from overseas and the actual cost to set up such a platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16175/18]

Taxi Data

Jan O'Sullivan

216. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi Small Public Service Vehicle, SPSV, licences registered with the National Transport Authority, NTA, for drivers and owners in County Louth in 2017; the number of S15A forms submitted to and accepted by the regulator in each of the years 2015 to 2017 from SPSV licence holders in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18151/18]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jan O'Sullivan

220. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has had discussions with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding extending the back to school clothing and footwear allowance to children covered by the Early Childhood Care and Education, ECCE, scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18107/18]

Brexit Supports

Jan O'Sullivan

30. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the details of the Brexit loan scheme in view of the fact that Brexit is now a year away; her plans to ensure there is widespread information and take up of the scheme; if it is limited by an overall budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16176/18]

Gender Equality

Jan O'Sullivan

71. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the introduction of legislation to narrow the gender pay gap similar to that introduced in the UK whereby large companies are obliged to publish information on the gender pay gap in their company; if he has consulted with other Ministers on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16177/18]

Middle East Issues

Jan O'Sullivan

183. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has raised in international fora or as a member of the European Union, the killing of civilians by Israeli troops recently during clashes at the Gaza and Israeli border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15709/18]

Human Rights Cases

Jan O'Sullivan

184. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to intervene to highlight the arrest and continued detention of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council by the Israeli Government without a proper trial or conviction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15731/18]

Office of Public Works Projects

Jan O'Sullivan

296. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the OPW's plans to address coastal erosion in Laytown, Bettystown and Mornington, County Meath; if he will publish details on the impact of erosion of the coastline in east County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15726/18]

Physical Education Facilities

Jan O'Sullivan

455. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a request has been made by the Louth Meath Education and Training Board, LMETB, for resources to develop playing pitches at a school (details supplied); when this work will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16391/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

456. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned new school development at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16392/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

457. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned new school development at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16393/18]

IDA Ireland Site Visits

Jan O'Sullivan

620. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA-sponsored site visits to County Louth in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16394/18]

Hospital Overcrowding

Jan O'Sullivan

643. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to find interim solutions to the overcrowding in the emergency department at University Hospital, Limerick; if modular units are under consideration; the timeframe for such units; the other measures being developed to provide access to diagnostics and other services in the community that would avoid the necessity to go to the emergency department; his further plans to expand the services in ancillary hospitals in Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14961/18]

Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

915. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for excluding persons over 21 years of age with type 1 diabetes from accessing the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16089/18]

HSE Data

Jan O'Sullivan

964. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when work on the redevelopment of sites (details supplied) will commence; the number of beds in operation at the facilities; the number of beds to be made available in the proposed redeveloped facility; when the redevelopment is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16387/18]

Primary Care Centres Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

965. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in the development of a proposed new primary care centre to serve the Laytown and Bettystown areas of County Meath; the amount spent by the HSE to date on the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16390/18]

Nursing Home Accommodation Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

966. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when work on the development of the new public nursing home facility at St. Brigid's Hospital, Ardee, County Louth, will commence; the number of long-term nursing beds in operation at the St. Joseph's facility, Ardee; the number of beds to be made available in the proposed new facility; when the new development is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16397/18]

Low Pay Commission

Jan O'Sullivan

1462. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to review the operation of the Low Pay Commission; if she will publish the terms of reference for such a review three years after the establishment of the commission; her plans to reappoint the current members of the commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16395/18]

Local Authority Housing

Jan O'Sullivan

1555. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authority tenants are liable for the cost of repairing internal leaks found by Irish Water; if not, if it is the responsibility of the local authority as the landlord; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15711/18]

Tax Code

Jan O'Sullivan

121. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance his views on digital taxation in particular current developments in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13621/18]

Office of Public Works Properties

Jan O'Sullivan

231. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW plans to carry out works to protect the structure and improve the safety of a house (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/18]

Medicinal Products Availability

Jan O'Sullivan

393. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide access to a treatment (details supplied) through the HSE for spinal muscular atrophy; if a child that has type two spinal muscular atrophy can have access to testing under way here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13903/18]

Air Pollution

Jan O'Sullivan

506. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the body that has responsibility to protect the public from air pollution from domestic chimneys; if a complaint can be made to the local authority, the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, or another body; the measures that can be taken to ensure compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13909/18]

Home Loan Scheme

Jan O'Sullivan

636. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the eligibility criteria for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan in relation to employment status in view of the fact that the website refers to continuous employment (details supplied); if the scheme is intended to include the workers who have continuous employment but are not defined as permanent; if they will be eligible for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13897/18]

Rent Pressure Zones

Jan O'Sullivan

644. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if an area will be designated as a rent pressure zone (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14112/18]

Approved Housing Bodies

Jan O'Sullivan

61. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the statement undertaken by his Department regarding the financing and output of new housing by a company (details supplied); the conclusions his Department has drawn from the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13520/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Jan O'Sullivan

76. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the report on the examination of the remaining salary scale issues in respect of post-January 2011 recruits at entry grades into the public services in particular into the teaching profession, under the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 will be published and be presented to the Houses of the Oireachtas for adoption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/18]

Planning Guidelines

Jan O'Sullivan

299. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when he will introduce revised rural housing regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13406/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

232. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when building work will commence on a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12288/18]

Nursing Staff Recruitment

Jan O'Sullivan

452. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the requirement for a doubling of the number of IBD and gastro nurses is reflected in his Department and the HSE's plans to recruit 120 specialist nurse practitioners as per a press statement on 21 November 2017; the number of new IBD nurse specialists included in this recruitment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11931/18]

Social Enterprise Sector

Jan O'Sullivan

915. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants available through his Department and Pobal to support community centres; if there are specific supports to pay for a manager for such centres; his plans to change the support provided to community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12560/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

1054. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to not to include family income supplement in the calculation of income to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12559/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

34. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to raise the income limits for qualification for social housing to address the problems of a growing number of low-income working families who cannot afford market rents or to save the necessary deposit to access a loan to purchase a home, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10142/18]

Homeless Persons Data

Jan O'Sullivan

36. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of families accommodated in hotels due to homelessness; the number of families in such accommodation for longer than three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/18]

Housing Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

42. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of homes built under the rapid build programme that were completed in 2017; the areas in which these homes are located; the number that have persons resident; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9650/18]

National Planning Framework

Jan O'Sullivan

54. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the new regeneration and development funds as outlined in the NPF and NDP; if they will replace LIHAF; if there will be a requirement to have a significant residential element to projects supported by the funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9718/18]

National Planning Framework

Jan O'Sullivan

72. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the changes made to the draft national planning framework were proofed against the supporting analysis and environmental report that informed the draft plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9713/18]

Public Sector Pay

Jan O'Sullivan

169. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the pay review for public servants will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8799/18]

National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

205. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of action number 73 in section 4.4 of the Action Plan for Education 2018; if an upskilling pathways plan will be completed in time to secure funding under the EU upskilling pathways initiative in order to support adults with low literacy skills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/18]

Teachers' Remuneration

Jan O'Sullivan

221. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the restoration of pay equality for newer entry teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8795/18]

Housing Adaptation Grant Data

Jan O'Sullivan

614. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 670 of 13 February 2018, the funding allocated to each local authority for council tenants under the housing adaption grant scheme for older persons, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/18]

Immigration Policy

Jan O'Sullivan

142. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there are exceptions to the restrictions on Libyan nationals applying for visas to allow parents of Libyans legally living here to visit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7898/18]

Work Permits Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

146. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a mechanism by which a person on a stamp 2 student visa can apply for a work permit when they have completed their studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7872/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Jan O'Sullivan

304. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of vacant and-or derelict buildings and houses each local authority has acquired in the past four years to date in 2018, in tabular form; the number that were subsequently used to house those on housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/18]

State Pension (Non-Contributory) Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

284. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an anomaly exists (details supplied); if so, her plans to rectify it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7553/18]

VAT Yield

Jan O'Sullivan

150. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT and duties collected on goods coming from outside the EU in 2017; if an assessment is carried out with regard to the collection of such duties from online sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5961/18]

School Accommodation Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

192. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an assessment has been carried out on the additional information supplied by a school (details supplied); if the application has been considered in full; when a decision is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/18]

Schools Building Projects Status

Jan O'Sullivan

231. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in identifying a site for the proposed new post-primary school under the patronage of an organisation (details supplied) that is due to open in September 2018 in County Limerick; his plans for a temporary premises until the new school is built; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/18]

Fur Farming

Jan O'Sullivan

467. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to cease fur farming practices here further to the European Commission report stating that fur farming impairs mink welfare. [6838/18]

Animal Welfare

Jan O'Sullivan

468. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there are adequate resources available to effectively enforce the implementation of the Animal Welfare Act 2013; and his views on whether the consequences for breaching the Act are effective deterrents. [6839/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

665. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to rectify the lack of legislation involving short-term lettings in apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/18]

Housing Policy

Jan O'Sullivan

668. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding is provided to assist an approved housing body to develop; if so, the mechanism to apply for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6934/18]

Local Authority Expenditure

Jan O'Sullivan

670. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding allocated to each local authority in 2017 for older persons, disabled persons and mobility grants for council tenants, in tabular form; when it is expected the next allocation of such funding will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7022/18]

Local Authority Expenditure

Jan O'Sullivan

671. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding allocated to each local authority in 2017 for older persons, disabled persons and mobility grants for privately owned homes, in tabular form; when it is expected the next allocation of such funding will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7023/18]

Rental Accommodation Standards

Jan O'Sullivan

684. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the targets he has set to improve the rate of inspections for privately rented properties by local authorities; the monitoring system in place to ensure persons that rent substandard accommodation can expect to be held to account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7322/18]

Commercial Rates

Jan O'Sullivan

691. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has had discussions with other Departments with a view to reducing commercial rates on city and town centre businesses in order to revitalise core urban centres, which are frequently losing out to edge-of-town shopping; his plans to consider such measures in conjunction with his Cabinet colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5959/18]

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

Jan O'Sullivan

57. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce legislation to strengthen the effectiveness of the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement; if extra staff will be assigned to that office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5960/18]

Enterprise Support Services Provision

Jan O'Sullivan

67. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if training and financial support for businesses setting up online to meet the support needs arising from the growth of e-commerce will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5962/18]

Education and Training Boards

Jan O'Sullivan

179. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the head office of the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board or LMETB will be based in Drogheda, County Louth; the reason for the delay in the development of the head office facility in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5382/18]

Education and Training Boards Data

Jan O'Sullivan

180. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of head office staff from the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board or LMETB involved in finance, human resources, information and communications technology, corporate and education services that operate from locations in Drogheda; the titles, locations and functions of the LMETB head office staff based in Drogheda; the number of directors of services, principal officers or assistant principal officers who are based in offices in Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5383/18]

Education and Training Boards

Jan O'Sullivan

181. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent since 2013 on the design team, planning process, tendering process and all surveys related to the construction of a new LMETB head office in Drogheda; the reason construction has not commenced on the new head office in view of the fact the board was cleared to commence construction over one year ago; if officials in the planning and building unit are actively supporting the move to commence construction; when construction will commence; the timeframe for completion; if the funds allocated to LMETB for the construction of this project will remain committed to the head office project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5384/18]

Online Business Voucher Scheme

Jan O'Sullivan

521. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that is spent online each hour by persons; if he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on measures to assist businesses to compete in this market and the way in which VAT and duties applicable to such purchases can be collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5992/18]

Planning Issues

Jan O'Sullivan

639. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the interpretation of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 that all houses with four or fewer bedrooms are exempt from needing planning permission to let bedrooms on a short-term basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/18]

Planning Issues

Jan O'Sullivan

640. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the interpretation of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 that all apartments seeking to let bedrooms on a short-term basis need planning permission from the local council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5987/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

641. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether there is a need to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5988/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

642. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he plans to regulate short-term lettings in apartments; if so, the details of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5989/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

643. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on the lack of legislation involving short-term lettings in apartments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5990/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

644. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5991/18]

Planning Issues

Jan O'Sullivan

645. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if all county councils are holding to the view that a house with four or fewer bedrooms is exempt from the need for planning permission but all apartments are not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5993/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

646. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether county councils with a larger homelessness problem should have stricter rules and regulations regarding short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5994/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

648. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there is a need to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6051/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

649. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to regulate short-term lettings in houses with four or fewer bedrooms; if so, the nature of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6052/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

650. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of times the working group formed to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements has met; the dates on which the group met; when the group last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6053/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

651. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the working group to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements will issue a report recommending the appropriate regulatory approach for short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6054/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

652. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the person or bodies the working group on the need for new regulatory arrangements consulted during its discussions and research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6056/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

653. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the working group to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements is examining controlling and reducing short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6057/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

654. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

655. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6059/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

656. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of short-term lettings in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6060/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

657. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the issues the working group to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements encountered when developing changes of use of short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/18]

Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility

Jan O'Sullivan

350. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address an anomaly in the housing assistance payment, HAP, whereby properties which were provided under the former affordable housing initiative are not deemed to qualify for HAP even if the person otherwise qualifies; his views on a particular case (details supplied); the number of such properties that are affected by this policy in so far as his attention has been drawn to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5281/18]

Deposit Protection Scheme Establishment

Jan O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the statutory provision to establish a deposit protection scheme will be implemented; his plans to ensure that the maximum deposit required by landlords will be not more than one month's rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4338/18]

Rental Sector Strategy

Jan O'Sullivan

83. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to develop a cost rental model of public housing; when the expert group on same will report to him; his further plans to ensure the sites in the ownership of local authorities that have been identified as suitable for housing will be prioritised for social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4336/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Jan O'Sullivan

110. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of entries on the vacant sites register of each local authority on 1 January 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4337/18]

Vacant Properties Data

Jan O'Sullivan

116. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the action he is taking to require local authorities to comply with the requirement for them to list vacant sites on their vacant sites register by January 2018 in order that the levy which will come into force in January 2019 can be applied; if he has received an explanation as to the reason a significant number of local authorities have no sites on their register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4248/18]

Hospital Facilities

Jan O'Sullivan

201. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the introduction of free Wi-Fi will be made available to inpatients and outpatients at University Hospital Limerick; the estimated cost of such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4693/18]

Ministerial Correspondence

Jan O'Sullivan

305. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he has received correspondence (details supplied) in regard to the purchase of a house in Bray, County Wicklow, by Wicklow County Council for the purpose of providing car parking spaces; his plans to intervene under the Part 8 process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4746/18]

Local Authority Housing Data

Jan O'Sullivan

315. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties acquired by each local authority under the purchase and reuse scheme in 2017, in tabular form; the number of these homes that have been let to social tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4793/18]