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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. My Department does not hold or collate statistics on the numbers of pre-1963 properties in the State or the number of private rental units in such buildings.Data from Census 2011 indicate that there were 392,447 dwellings built before 1961 in the State. Of those dwellings, almost 51,000 were in the private rented sector. New data will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. Addressing the challenges in the housing sector is an absolute priority for the Government. Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness,published in July 2016, sets out the Government’s approach to increasing the provision of housing, including social housing. This cross-Government plan is divided into five...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Information on the activity and spend by individual local authorities and approved housing bodies on the maintenance and repair activity for their social housing stock is not available in my Department. Responsibility for the maintenance and repair of social housing res ts with each of the individual housing authorities and approved housing bodies in respect of the housing stock they own....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. 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 the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland. HAP is now available to all qualified households...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 amends the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commissions of Investigation (1 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: There have been no Commissions of Investigation completed by my Department since the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 came into effect, nor are there any ongoing Commissions of Investigation in my Department. There are therefore no relevant costs arising for the Exchequer.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Up to 31 December 2016, a total of 3,575 cases have been submitted under the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme, which was introduced in 2012 for borrowers of private commercial lending institutions. Of these, 2,723 were ineligible or terminated during the process, 217 have been completed with 635 being actively progressed. The reasons why a case has not progressed are varied and can depend on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Evictions (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: On 13 December 2016, Government approved the publication of a Strategy for the Rental Sector, which delivers on a commitment made under Pillar 4 of Rebuilding Ireland.The strategy is structured around 4 key areas: security, standards, supply and services. The measures under these four headings will be implemented through the 29 actions contained in the Strategy. One of the measures contained...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications Data (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: At the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on Wednesday, 18 January 2017, my Department indicated that details of all approved social housing projects are being updated and would be published in conjunction with the next Rebuilding Ireland quarterly implementation report, which is due in the coming weeks. The list will also be provided to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas, including the management of dog pounds or shelters and my Department has no involvement in this process. The procurement of any service in that regard, therefore, is a matter for each local authority, and the management and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 to 2016 regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and set out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Acts to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 153 together. The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 amends the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Further Revised Estimates Volume for Public Services 2016, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, provided for gross capital expenditure of €505.244 million (inclusive of €32m in unspent funding from 2015) in respect of my Department in 2016. The provisional gross capital outturn for my Department was €496.029 million last year....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Marine Licence Vetting Committee is in the process of being convened. The details of the committee will be provided when they are available. As the applicant in the case concerned is the Marine Institute, no member of staff of the Marine Institute will be involved in any way with the assessment of this application. The Marine Licence Vetting Committee is expected to meet to assess this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 amends the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment Facilities Inspections (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Section 70 of the Water Services Act 2007 places a duty of care on the owner of a premises to ensure that their waste water treatment systems are kept so as not to cause, or be likely to cause, a risk to human health or the environment, including water, the atmosphere, land, soil, plants or animals, or create a nuisance through odours. The duty of care provisions have been augmented by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rental Sector (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: On 13 December 2016, Government approved the publication of a Strategy for the Rental Sector, which delivers on a commitment made under Pillar 4 of Rebuilding Ireland. The strategy is structured around 4 key areas: security, standards, supply and services. The measures under these four headings will be implemented through the 29 actions contained in the Strategy. In terms of supply, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Communications (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I refer to the reply to Question No 240 of 13 December 2016. Ministers of State Catherine Byrne and Damien English have both confirmed that they do not use non-Departmental personal email accounts for work purposes. My Department does allow staff to access personal web-based email accounts from the network, but does not permit the use of such personal email accounts for Departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (2 Feb 2017)

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: Electoral Reform (7 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I have no plans to extend the right to vote at Dáil general elections to Irish emigrants.