Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to list undeveloped land in Mid Ulster that is owned by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Minister for Communities: The Housing Executive has provided the following table detailing the 3.73 hectares of undeveloped land it owns in Mid Ulster which has been assessed as … Continue reading AQW 2014/22-27 – Housing Executive owned undeveloped land
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what assistance is being given to homeowners, residing in properties that have asbestos and were previously owned by the Housing Executive, to have the asbestos removed. Minister for Communities: There is no specific funding for removal of asbestos in previously owned Housing Executive properties. … Continue reading AQW 1972/22-27 – Housing Executive asbestos removal
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities how many homes in the ownership of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive are on the asbestos register; and what work is being done to remove the asbestos. Minister for Communities: The Housing Executive has advised that it currently has 47,442 properties on its asbestos … Continue reading AQW 1971/22-27 – Housing Executive asbestos register
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the budget implications for provision of Housing Executive Housing Grants. [Priority Written] Minister for Communities: In the ongoing absence of a functioning Executive and an agreed Executive Budget, my Department is operating within a constrained Contingency Planning Envelope. ENDS
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what legal requirements exist for all social rented dwellings to be fitted with (i) smoke alarms; and (ii) carbon monoxide alarms. Minister for Communities: Currently there is no legal requirement for social rented dwellings to be fitted with smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms. … Continue reading AQW 27658/17-22 – Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what studies and research her Department has undertaken into the impact of furniture poverty in social rented and private rented dwellings. Minister for Communities: The ‘Assessment of the need for furniture provision for new NIHE tenants’, which was published by the Housing Executive considers … Continue reading AQW 27657/17-22 – Furniture poverty
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what mechanisms are in place for social housing providers to ensure that their tenants have access to a competitive utility market. Minister for Communities: My Department’s responsibility is to ensure that social housing properties have a fit for purpose heating system. The current Housing … Continue reading AQW 24843/17-22 – Lower utility costs for social housing
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