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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Investigations (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: An inter-agency group led by the Loughs Agency was tasked to address the incident at Meenbog, Co. Donegal. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department (NPWS) are represented on that group in an advisory capacity and have provided input in terms of the provision of ecological and scientific advice. I understand that an investigation into this incident is ongoing at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 72 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 269 of 28 February 2023, which set out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The legislation governing the clawback on an affordable home purchased 14 years ago is Section 99 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 or Section 9 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002, depending on the home in question. Both of these pieces of legislation set the same clawback rule: where the property is resold within 20 years, the homeowner must pay a clawback amount...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Housing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Programme represents an additional strand of delivery to increase the supply of social housing.  The current programme has to date delivered 1,000 new homes with a further 2,700 units in the pipeline. In terms of progress to date, construction was completed on Bundles 1 and 2 in 2021 which delivered 534 and 465 homes respectively...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The overall capital provision being provided in 2023 will fund a range of social and affordability schemes and support an additional 27,000 households in 2023, through meeting the social housing needs of an additional 21,430 households and supporting a further 5,550 households to buy or rent at an affordable price.  Budget 2023 provided for total Exchequer funding of €4bn to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 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. Under Housing for All, the Government aims to deliver 54,000 affordable homes between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through a strategic partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Payment and Availability Agreements (P&As) are funded under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP), which funds the ongoing current costs of homes delivered  by Approved Housing Bodies through build and acquisition, in addition to homes delivered through the various leasing programmes. A specific budgetary allocation is not made on a scheme by scheme basis;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My role as Minister includes responsibility for setting national policy in relation to water matters, and for funding the delivery of water services programmes and measures undertaken by Uisce Éireann, local authorities and other agencies. My Department's ongoing engagement with all bodies concerned, including Cork City Council, takes place in this context. My Department and I have no...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2022 (RTA), to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.   My Department does not have the information sought. However, the Clerk of the Dáil...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions, including local authority housing, voluntary housing, homeless services, estate regeneration, energy efficiency retrofitting, housing grants, rural water schemes, urban regeneration, peatlands conservation, national parks and wildlife services, and fire services. In order to achieve its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Work is continuing in my Department on the necessary preparations to provide for the commencement of the substitute consent provisions of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Act 2022. This work is at an advanced stage and it is envisaged that this process will be finalised shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has provided funding approval for a social housing proposal at the location specified. I look forward to the local authority advancing the project as swiftly as possible. Further specific information on this project will be available from the local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has provided funding approval for a social housing proposal at the location specified. I look forward to the local authority advancing the project as swiftly as possible. Further specific information on this project will be available from the local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Grant Payments (1 Mar 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department launched the 2023 Small Recording Grants Scheme on 23 February 2023. This is the fifth year of the grant scheme and to date, it has supported over 70 projects run by individuals and groups. Grants have covered the entire range of Irish natural history, including site recording of biological groups (e.g. moths, other terrestrial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 311 together. On 7 December 2022 the Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill and the priority drafting of the Bill which provides for the establishment of a new registration system for short-term lettings to be operated by Fáilte Ireland in line with the commitment under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister is empowered under section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct a planning authority to take measures to ensure that its development plan complies with national or regional planning policy, upon receipt of a recommendation from the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR). The decision to issue or not to issue a Direction rests with the Minister, or the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Persons granted international protection status (refugee status or subsidiary protection status) can access State provided supports and services on the same basis as Irish nationals. The rights to family reunification are set out in the International Protection Act 2015. Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for housing support through the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (28 Feb 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 local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities. The International...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 and specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light, fire safety and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. These Regulations apply to all properties let or available for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Elections (28 Feb 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Electoral Reform Act 2022, which provides for, among other matters, the establishment of a statutory, independent Electoral Commission - An Coimisiún Toghcháin, amends Part V of the Local Government Act 1991 in respect of the review of local electoral areas. Under Chapter 8 of Part 2 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022, future reviews of local electoral areas are now a function of...