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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I beg the Senator's pardon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is a significant area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: If we are going to have a debate, I would like to have the Oireachtas presentation first so that people are as informed as possible about what the Office of Government Procurement is actually doing. I have not read the article to which the Chairman referred, but the six or seven actions he read out are all being progressed by the Office of Government Procurement. We would love the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It would probably be inappropriate for the Government to try to influence the Business Committee of the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Business Committee is close to my heart as an important reform and a separation of the Dáil from the Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Alternatively, I may be sitting over there with some of my colleagues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Chairman's point is taken. It is a good time for the Office of Government Procurement to engage with the Oireachtas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Procurement Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (1 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Absolutely. We always find ourselves talking about foreign direct investment but SMEs are the backbone of the economy. They are net job creators and employ more people. We have to take care of them.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis.  The rates applicable for the half-yearly and quarterly options are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual charge, respectively.  These relativities have remained generally consistent since the 1960's.    The differential takes account of the extra workload for staff in motor tax offices and the Driver and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2137 and 2138 together. The Government’s Action Programme for Effective Local Government indicated that it would be reasonable to project a target for overall savings in the range €15 to €20 million per annum relative to 2010 expenditure figures as potentially achievable from changes in sub-county governance when the new arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2139 and 2140 together. The (June 2012) recommended a categorisation system as a means of prioritising pyrite remediation works in recognition of the expensive and intrusive nature of pyrite remediation and the unpredictability of pyritic heave.  The independent Pyrite Panel was clear in its view that only dwellings with significant damage due to pyritic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2141 and 2142 together. It is important to note that the building control function of each Local Authority pursuant to the Building Control Act 1990, as amended, is separate and distinct from the planning function of each Local Authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended.  Local Authorities in their capacity as Building Control...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On 1 June 2017, my Department received a detailed report from the Chief Executive of Galway City Council into the matters raised in the submission concerned made with reference to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014. The Department will require a period of time - estimated at 6 weeks from the date of receipt of the report - to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s new Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018 was developed through a working group of key stakeholders involving local authorities, the Water Services Transition Office, Irish Water, the National Federation of Group Water Schemes as well as my Department. The programme provides for the funding of demonstration Group Sewerage Schemes, through Measure 4(d), where...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2145 and 2146 together. My Department's new Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2016 - 2018 includes funding of group sewerage schemes, through Measure 4(d), where clustering of households on individual septic tanks is not a viable option, particularly from an environmental perspective. Local authorities were invited in January 2016 to submit bids...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has recently received proposals from Meath County Council for the funding of social housing developments in the locations concerned.  These proposals are currently being assessed by my Department's technical staff, who will be in contact with Meath County Council on the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003 set out statutory provisions for local authorities and their dealings with members of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Section 12 of the Regulations requires that the Chief Executive, together with the Cathaoirleach, of each local authority meets at least annually with local Oireachtas members as a group. This provision...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2149 to 2152, inclusive, together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently more than 22,000 households in receipt of HAP, including 7,000 households that were previously supported by Rent Supplement. There are currently more than...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Needs and Resources Model was developed and first used in 2000 to assist in the determination of the allocation of General Purpose Grants (GPGs) to local authorities from the Local Government Fund. The aim of the model was to bring about equalisation between local authorities over time so that each would have sufficient resources, from a combination of central grants and local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2154 and 2212 together. In July 2015, the then Minister directed that a review be undertaken by an independent fire expert to develop a framework for general application, in the interest of supporting owners and residents living in developments where concerns regarding non-compliance with fire safety requirements arise.  A steering group was...