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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: On Monday last, I published a Social Housing Construction Projects Status Report, which lists all approved projects including those delivered in 2016 and those at various stages of advancement through planning, design and construction. This report can be accessed at the following link: . The report contains a range of information in relation to each separate social housing construction...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: It is up to each local authority, including Kildare County Council, to consider what are the best mechanisms for the delivery of social housing units in their area and this can include traditional construction methods, rapid delivery, acquisitions and also can include the delivery of units through current-funded programmes, such as the Rental Accommodation Scheme, Housing Assistance Payment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Planning Framework (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: No decision on the detailed content or approach to be contained within the new National Planning Framework has been taken by me or the Government at this stage. Indeed, I intend that the development of the Framework, one of the most strategically important public policy exercises currently underway by the Government, will be a collaborative exercise, the ultimate success of which will depend...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Detailed data on the total number of households removed from all housing authority lists and the reasons for such removal, as part of the process for the Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) 2016, is not yet available. Once compiled, the data will be published on my Department’s website, www.housing.gov.ie. Under the SSHA 2016 process, all housing authorities were required to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (23 Feb 2017)

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. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services, including accommodation, rests with individual housing authorities. Therefore the issue...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The management of the stalled Naas town centre development is primarily a matter for Kildare County Council in the first instance, and I have no function in the matter. I understand that the securing of a satisfactory conclusion to the development of the site in question, which is of significant strategic importance to the town of Naas, has been a particular focus of the Council’s...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department is committed to the accelerated delivery of social housing to address homelessness and local authority waiting lists. As part of this commitment, my Department has worked closely with the Office of Government Procurement to establish a framework for the procurement of design and construction work to assist with meeting demand, efficient procurement and value for money in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Assessing a household’s eligibility for social housing support is a matter for each local authority in accordance with the provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated regulations. I am aware of the difficulties experienced by some households in purchasing their own home where they are not eligible for social housing support on income grounds, and where...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing, issued by my Department, set out the national policy framework for planning authorities in drawing up their statutory development plans in relation to rural housing, taking into account local circumstances and the type of area involved, including areas near large cities and towns which need careful management of development pressures...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I refer to the reply to Question No. 55 on today’s Order Paper, which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (23 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: There are currently no employees in my Department who are suspended from work without prejudice and on full pay pending the outcome of an investigation. The Department does not hold this type of information in relation to staff of local authorities or bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Tá sé i gceist agam Ceisteanna Uimhir 346 agus 347a thógáil le chéile. Bailíonn mo Roinn eolas go ráithiúil ar líon na bhfoirne sna húdaráis áitiúla. Ní soláthraíonn an t-eolas sin mionsonraí maidir le hoifigigh Gaeilge atá fostaithe sna húdaráis áitiúla ar fud na tíre....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Recommendations (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Following the publication of the Moriarty Tribunal Report in March 2011, my Department examined and considered the recommendations in the Report in relation to political funding. The Tribunal recommended that the income of political parties be disclosed and that political donations, apart from those under a modest threshold, be reported. The Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: In December 2013, my Department published proposed draft revisions to the noise, setback distance and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - the setting of a more stringent day and night-time noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - a mandatory minimum setback distance of 500 metres between a wind...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: In December 2013, my Department published proposed draft revisions to the noise, setback distance and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - the setting of a more stringent day and night-time noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - a mandatory minimum setback distance of 500 metres between a wind...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Burial Grounds (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 2001, local authorities are deemed to be burial boards for their respective functional areas. Acting in their capacity as burial boards, local authorities are responsible for the management, regulation and control of burial grounds in their functional area. However, that said, in late 2016, having consulted with the relevant Local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The reports for the application in question were completed by my Department’s Water and Marine Advisory Engineer. As the Minister with responsibility for making the decision on this application under the 1933 Foreshore Act, I am satisfied that all aspects of the application and its supporting documentation together with any issues raised during the consultation period were fully...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 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: Irish Water Remit (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The National Taking in Charge Initiative (NTICI) for residential estates announced in April 2016 was aimed at accelerating the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, including estates with developer provided water services infrastructure (DPI). Survey data gathered from each of the 31 local authorities was collated in December 2015 and the information provided by this survey indicated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Price Controls (28 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: On 24 January 2017, in accordance with Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended), the Housing Agency proposed that 15 Local Electoral Areas should be considered for designation as rent pressure zones. On foot of the proposal from the Housing Agency, again in accordance with the Act, I requested the Director of the RTB to make a report to me as to whether these...