To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress of restoring and renewing the local authority housing stock so as to ensure maximum availability of accommodation, with particular reference to counties Galway and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter – Seán Kyne. Reply: Minister for… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the present staffing issue at his Department which is delaying funding to volunteer centres, including salaries; if the separate issue of the loss of a funding stream due to the restructuring of the local development structures has… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent work on tackling short-term homelessness in the Dublin region which has ensured that a surplus stock of beds is now in place , if such a focus can be placed on other cities such as Galway so as to… Continue Reading
110,000 homes by 2020 including 35,000 additional social housing units The Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020 will address the current housing shortage, provide homes for those who need them and change how we deal with social housing in the future. The Social Housing Strategy will deal with the housing shortage by providing 35,000 social housing… Continue Reading
To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of engagement he has had with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht relating to funding for community development workers on, non-Gaeltacht, off-shore islands; if he has identified sources of funding to ensure the continuation of the work performed; and if… Continue Reading