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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the energy sector is assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, which is under aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Questions or concerns regarding charging arrangements for customers are a matter in the first instance for energy providers. Any concerns which cannot be resolved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All Strategy delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing delivery for each local authority on a quarterly basis. The statistics are available to the end of Quarter 3 2021 and are published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-hou sing-provision/. The data for Quarter 4...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for those on modest or low incomes who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. It has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. It is the successor to the Rebuilding Ireland Home...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In relation to any specific cases with the Property Registration Authority (PRA), arrangements have been put in place to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. Further information in relation to the specific case referred to may be obtained by contacting the dedicated e-mail address in respect of the PRA at reps@prai.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 and 216 together. The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme was introduced in 2012 for borrowers of commercial lending institutions and is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not operate a grant scheme or financial support for private homeowners whose property is experiencing subsidence issues.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together. The current cost guidelines for the acquisition of houses and apartments for social housing use were updated and issued to local authorities in May 2021. A copy of these, in tabular format will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. The guidelines are generally reviewed annually and the intention is to conduct a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing For All sets out national housing policy and implementation measures for the period to 2030. As part of the objective to increase social housing delivery, the plan recognises the significant role that Approved Housing Bodies (AHB’s) have played as partners in social housing delivery and will continue to play over the next five years. All applications under the Capital Advance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are important delivery partners for local authorities in the delivery of social housing. My Department and local authorities administer a number of funding programmes to assist AHBs with the cost of building, acquiring and leasing new social housing units. The housing and accommodation needs of a range of vulnerable individuals and families, whether permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government has acknowledged the scale and scope of the potential implications for the State arising from the conflict in Ukraine and has agreed that a coordinated, whole-of-Government response will be essential in response. Given the potential implications for a wide range of Departments, the Department of the Taoiseach has convened interdepartmental meetings to further assess the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department’s Rural Water Programme makes provision for grant assistance to householders in carrying out remediation, repair or upgrading works to, or replacement of, a domestic waste water treatment systems (septic tanks) where these are located in areas specifically prioritised for environmental protection or where identified as requiring action under a national...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Details of organisations that my Department has supported with financial assistance from 1 January 2020 to date are set out in the attached table. Approved Housing Bodies are not included in this reply on the basis that they have been granted approved status, under S. 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, to assist Local Authorities in the provision of housing.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Affordable Housing Act 2021, the provisions of which I commenced in August and September 2021, laid the foundation for the introduction of two new affordable purchase schemes: the first to be delivered via Local Authorities and the Land Development Agency, and the second a national 'First Home' shared equity scheme supporting purchases in the private market. Part 2 of the Affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All Strategy delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Since 1 January 2014 Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of the planning, delivery and operation of water and wastewater services at national, regional and local levels. The Board of Ervia is charged with ensuring that Irish Water operates in accordance with its statutory functions and the Code of Governance for State Bodies. However, Irish Water is subject to range of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department is operating a Multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme to provide funding for the progressive resolution of housing estates with legacy developer provided water services infrastructure. The programme is focused on housing estates which are not taken in charge by local authorities and do not have their water services...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme was reviewed in 2021 in line with Programme for Government and Housing for All commitments. The amendments, which came into effect on 1st February 2022, include a reduction in the minimum reckonable income required to be eligible under the scheme from €15,000 to €12,500. The time an applicant is required to be in receipt of social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has advised the Public Appointments Service (PAS) of the requirement to hold a recruitment competition for a replacement permanent Chief Executive in Galway County Council and it is now a matter for PAS to put the necessary recruitment arrangements in place. There is a requirement for all Chief Executive posts for Local Authorities to be advertised openly on...