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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). For 2023, the Government has agreed that there will be increased provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Dwellings under the scheme come from a number of different sources including private owners, Part V and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Details of state expenditure on Long Term Leasing from 2015 up to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The initiation, design and development of the types of housing that are required by all housing applicants is a matter for individual local authorities in exercise of their functions as housing authorities. The Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) being undertaken in each local authority area (as development plans come up for statutory review) is in place to ensure that the long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The following State Bodies, who are required to submit their 2022 Annual Reports and where applicable audited financial statements, have submitted them to the Department so far this year. An Bord Pleanála An Fóram Uisce Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority Docklands Oversight and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Protection (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is the lead Department for the provision and allocation of accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. The role of my Department in this area is a supporting role as part of the broader, whole of Government response. My Department is supporting the whole of Government effort on Ukraine across 3...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 and 308 together. The Cost Rental Tenant In-Situ (CRTiS) scheme was introduced on 1 April 2023, for tenants in private rental homes who are at risk of homelessness because a landlord has served a valid Notice of Termination due to an intention to sell the property. The Housing Agency may purchase the home and allow the tenant to continue residing in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, my Department was tasked with undertaking an analytical exercise to examine whether an increase in the level of discretion available to local authorities under HAP was required. The Housing Agency undertook to carry out this analytical exercise on behalf of the Department to better understand what level of discretion should be made available to local authorities under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 332 together. The LDA currently have access to €1.25bn of capital from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and a further €1.25bn of borrowings as provided for under the LDA Act. Of the €1.25bn available through ISIF, the LDA have to date drawn down €625m of this funding - €100m on establishment in 2021, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The issuing and revoking of permits, including Non Residential Extended Mooring Permits (NR-EMP) or Residential Extended Mooring Permits (R-EMP), by Waterways Ireland does not require Ministerial approval, but is done by Waterways Ireland in the exercise of its functions under the Canals Act 1986. Waterways Ireland is a North South Body established under the British Irish Agreement Act 1999,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has engaged with the Land Development Agency on the interpretation of the Land Development Agency Act 2021 in light of changes to CSO methodology. Section 4 of the Act defines a census town as "the area of a town (including all the environs of the town for the purpose of the census of population concerned) the population of which, when rounded to the nearest 500 as shown in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (17 Oct 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: On 7 December 2022 the Government approved the priority drafting of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting (STTL) Bill and publication of the General Scheme of the Bill which provides for the registration of short-term tourist lettings with Fáilte Ireland in line with the commitment under Housing for All, the Government's housing policy. On 21 December the proposed STTL Bill...