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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, the issue of direct provision is a matter for my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality. My Department has, however, been working closely with that Department on housing issues arising in the context of refugees. An operational sub-group under the auspices of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme Taskforce, composed of all relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department is liaising on an ongoing basis with the various local authorities, including Kildare County Council and the other councils in the greater Dublin area, in relation to progress in delivering on the targets identified in Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. There is already a strong pipeline of new social housing delivery projects in place nationally,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is a key Government priority and the accelerated roll-out of the scheme on a national basis is an important early action for completion in Rebuilding Ireland: An Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. HAP is now available to all qualified households in 19 local authority areas, with over 14,900 households currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Athlone Boundary Committee, which was established in June 2015, was tasked with carrying out a review of the boundary between County Westmeath and County Roscommon and to make recommendations it considers necessary in the interests of effective and convenient local government. No boundary change was proposed on the establishment of the committee. The report of the committee was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The management and maintenance of the social housing stock in County Donegal is a matter for the Council in the first instance, as housing authority for the area. My Department provides funding to the authority through a range of programmes for the development and acquisition of new social housing and to upgrade existing stock. It is a matter for the Council to identify issues and remedies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Data (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants. I have no function in relation to the operational matters of the Board. However, the information concerned could be sought from the RTB. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The main purpose of the recently published Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 is to give early effect to a number of priority legislative commitments in the Government’s Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, including those relating to Pillar 3 which is about building more homes and making the planning permitting and approvals...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: 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. In accordance with section 37(2) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The regulation of dog breeding establishments is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. Each local authority must maintain for public inspection a register of dog breeding establishments in its functional area, which must include the name and address of the applicant seeking entry onto the register, the address of the dog breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The practical operation of transfer lists is a matter for each local authority to manage, on the basis of their scheme of letting priorities. My Department does not gather or hold any information on households seeking a transfer to an alternative social housing support whether they are currently having their housing needs met through HAP, RAS and or any other form of social housing support....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: Pillar 4 of the Government’s Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan commits to developing a comprehensive strategy for the rental sector in Q4 2016. My Department has just completed a public consultation process in relation to the strategy and has received a number of submissions from a wide range of stakeholders, which will contribute to shaping the final strategy. The number of emails...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: I am committed to developing a real and meaningful strategy for the rental sector to enable it to develop to its full potential. Ensuring quality accommodation standards in the sector is an integral part of this process. Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, as amended by the Housing (Standards for Rented...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (17 Nov 2016)

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

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced the vacant site levy measure, aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, under - utilised sites in urban areas. Under the provisions of the Act, with effect from 2019, a levy will be charged on the registered owners of vacant sites in designated areas in local development plans and local area plans as being in need of, and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The development contribution rebate scheme was one of a number of measures included in the housing package, Stabilising Rents, Boosting Supply, which was announced by the previous Government in November 2015. The aim of the scheme is to enhance the viability of construction and sale of residential housing units at affordable prices in the locations of greatest need. The scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151 and 158 together. I have previously acknowledged the good start made on social housing delivery in 2015 with 13,000 households’ needs met, but my ambition is that the delivery of homes under each of the social housing programmes will be accelerated and that the target of 17,000 units for 2016 will be fully achieved. More broadly, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housingpublished by my Department in April 2005 set out the national policy framework for planning authorities in drawing up their statutory development plans in relation to the issue of housing in rural areas, taking into account local circumstances and the type of area involved, including areas adjacent to large cities and towns...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153, 154 and 156 together. 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 homeless services, including accommodation, rests with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not hold information on the allocation of social housing supports to households on the waiting list. The allocation of such support is a matter for each housing authority in accordance with its allocation scheme made under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The key aim of the rapid build housing programme is to fast-track the delivery of much needed homes, particularly for homeless families. Under the Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, a total of 1,500 rapid-build units will be delivered by 2018. My Department is currently working closely with the four Dublin local authorities in relation to the rapid delivery...