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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There have been three such allegations by staff in my Department against other staff members in the past five years as set out in the table below.All such allegations are dealt with in accordance with the 2015 Dignity At Work policy and formal investigations carried out where appropriate. Year Number of allegations 2019 0 2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: One member of staff was dismissed from my Department in the period referred to in the Question. That dismissal took place in 2023.

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

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 840 and 841 together. Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Offices (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 845 and 846 together. The National Building Control Management Project (NBCMP) is managed by the National Building Control Office and Market Surveillance Office (NBCMSO) within Dublin City Council (DCC) to provide oversight, support and direction for the development, standardisation and implementation of Building Control as an effective shared service in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Quarrying Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: A number of State agencies are currently responsible for regulating different aspects of quarries as set out below. In light of the expertise that currently exists in these agencies and the interaction with other functions in those agencies, there are currently no plans to establish a single authority overseeing quarries within the State Planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála, as...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended states that "any person may, in relation to the granting, refusing, withdrawing or continuing of a licence under this section or to the conditions specified by the planning authority for such a licence, appeal to An Bord Pleanála." The draft Planning and Development Bill 2022, published in January has recently completed...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand the Question refers to the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF). In line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan (NDP), the URDF provides part-funding to applicant-led projects, enabling more compact and sustainable development within the existing built-up footprints of our cities and large towns, while also ensuring that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss agreed 159 recommendations, including 73 high level and 86 sectoral specific recommendations, reflecting the depth and breadth of the topics discussed. The recommendations of the Assembly will now be deliberated by the relevant committee in the Houses of the Oireachtas. The draft Planning and Development Bill 2022, which was published in...

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

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct...

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

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage scheme for those who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. A ‘Fresh Start’ principle applies for applications to the Local Authority Home Loan. Applicant(s) that previously purchased a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, as Minister I am...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) is the national independent statutory body with responsibility for the determination of planning appeals and direct applications for strategic infrastructure and other developments under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and certain other Acts. My role as Minister in relation to the planning system is, primarily, to provide a policy and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There are no substantive changes to provisions in the draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 pertaining to public rights of way compared to the provisions in the current Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). The draft Planning and Development Bill 2022 was published in January and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has undertaken a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Act 2022 was a time limited enactment which provided for a stay on eviction notices up to 31 March 2023, with deferred tenancy terminations taking effect over a staggered period from 1 April to 18 June. The Government and I considered a number of courses of action in advance of the ending of the winter...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock. This will fluctuate over time, as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process. Therefore, ongoing data in relation to vacant local authority owned homes is not collated by my Department. However, statistics in relation to social housing stock, at a point in time, are published by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. In line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and the National Development Plan, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is currently providing part-funding to applicant-led projects, enabling more compact and sustainable development within the existing built-up footprints of our cities and large towns. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme provides for the purchase by eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority homes available for sale under the scheme. To be eligible, applicants must meet certain criteria, including minimum annual reckonable income. In determining a tenant’s minimum annual reckonable income, local authorities can include incomes from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. The Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund is a key initiative which underpins the policy objectives set out in Pathway Four of Housing for All. In July 2022, the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was launched as...