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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: Up to the end of Quarter 3 2016, a total of 3,498 cases had been submitted under the Mortgage to Rent Scheme which was introduced in 2012 for borrowers of private commercial lending institutions. Of the 3,498 cases submitted, 2,642 were ineligible or terminated during the process, for a variety of reasons. Of the remaining cases submitted, 669 are being actively progressed and 187 have been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Cases (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department originally sought legal advice from the CSSO in relation to this case in June 2014. The overall circumstances of the case are very complicated and required the CSSO to consult with the Office of the Attorney General . Since June 2014 a significant body of work has been undertaken aimed at formulating an appropriate case strategy which has included establishing timelines,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came in to operation on 1 January 2016 and offers eligible local authority tenants the opportunity to buy their homes. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum and having been in receipt of social housing support for at least 1 year. The minimum reckonable income for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Property Registration Authority of Ireland shared the data concerned with my Department in accordance with an agreed protocol. My Department had to agree to and sign an undertaking to abide by the conditions of this protocol prior to the release of the data. One of the conditions of the protocol is that the requester will not disclose, share or otherwise provide the land parcel geometry...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: In publishing Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government has set out a practical and readily implementable set of actions to create a functioning and sustainable housing system. The Plan is available at the website . The Plan is divided into five pillars, with each targeting a specific area of the housing system for attention. Pillar 4 of the Plan, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department appointed Senior Counsel on a non-statutory basis in September 2015 to prepare a review report in relation to planning matters in Donegal. This follows the Order made by the High Court on 14 June 2013, quashing that part of my Department’s Planning Review Report (2012)relating to Donegal, arising from a settlement between my Department and the party concerned who had...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Data (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 and 136 together. The Government, on 18 October 2016, considered the shortfall in domestic revenue to Irish Water arising from the suspension of domestic water charges in the period to 31 March 2017. In relation to the 2016 shortfall of €181m, the Government decided that this will be met by a combination of: additional subvention, funded by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Expenditure (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. This includes the domestic water metering programme. The domestic metering contracts, awarded in 2013, had the objective of installing 1,050,000 domestic meters over a 3 year programme, which started in August of that year,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Relations Contracts Data (20 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not engaged any outside public relations companies since I became Minister nor has it sought permission to do so.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 241 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 127 of 20 October 2016. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Domestic Violence Policy (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I am aware that there have been calls to prioritise victims of domestic violence in the allocation schemes (formerly known as "schemes of letting priorities") of local authorities. The allocation of social housing support to qualified households is a matter for individual housing authorities in accordance with their allocation schemes made under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rural Resettlement Scheme (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not currently provide funding to this organisation, nor has it provided funding since 2012. The information in relation to the number of families resettled by the organisation is not collected by my Department. However, the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessnesssets out a range of measures supportive of the regeneration and renewal of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is open to households who have difficulty in meeting their housing needs to apply to their local authority for social housing support. In order for a household to qualify for social housing support, a housing authority must carry out an assessment to establish whether the household meets specified eligibility requirements, including income eligibility requirements, and has a housing need,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Yield (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: Local authorities have retained 80% of Local Property Tax (LPT) collected in their areas since 2015, in accordance with decisions of Government. The remaining 20% is re-distributed to provide equalisation funding to certain local authorities that have lower LPT bases due to the variance in property values and density across the State. This equalisation recognises that certain local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with section 10 of the Housing Act 1988, my Department does not fund homeless services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the costs of homeless accommodation and services. The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1993 provide that the recoupment to housing authorities by my Department under section 10 arrangements shall not exceed 90% of such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including supporting citizens in safe and sustainable communities through the provision of access to good quality housing, fostering community development in partnership with local government, fostering sustainable development, supporting and enabling responsive local government and protecting and improving water resources. In order to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Data (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 and I have no function in relation to the operational matters of the Board. Consequently, my Department does not hold or collate the information requested. However, I am aware that over 320,000 tenancies are currently registered with the RTB. The Clerk of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 576, 626 and 627 of 16 September 2016 which sets out the position in this matter. The position remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commission on Domestic Public Water Services (25 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Expert Commission on Domestic Public Water Services has been established to make recommendations for the sustainable long term-funding model for the delivery of domestic water and waste water services by Irish Water. The Commission is expected to complete its deliberations and report by the end of November 2016. I expect arrangements will be concluded in the interim to ensure that the...