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

Eoghan Murphy: Responsibility for the provision of emergency medical services, including pre-hospital emergency care, rests with the Health Service Executive (HSE) which operates the National Ambulance Service (NAS) and emergency departments in hospitals in accordance with health sector legislation and national policy. The HSE operates under the remit of my colleague, the Minster for Health. As...

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

Eoghan Murphy: 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. Irish Water is responsible for water services infrastructure including water supply pipes and I have no function in these matters. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of policy. Data on number of private house completions, which are based on the use of ESB connections, are available on my Department’s website at - .   Methodological changes to the way this data is collected or presented are made from time to time. My Department...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2180 and 2181 together. The Code of Practice for Inspecting and Certifying Building Works, published by the Minister in accordance with Regulation 20G of the Building Control Regulations 1997 – 2015, specifies that the following persons may act as the Assigned Certifier, provided they are competent in relation to the particular works involved: - (a)...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2182 and 2183 together. As set out in the Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, the commitment to develop an affordable rental model contained in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan is now to be progressed through kick-starting supply in rent pressure zones.  Lands held by local authorities in such zones are to be...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department routinely monitors the planning process and acts to ensure it facilitates appropriate developments to meet the broader housing requirements of society. My Department’s 2009 Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Residential Development in Urban Areas encourage local authorities to bring about high quality and sustainable urban development, using their...

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

Eoghan Murphy: To end Quarter 1 2017, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) had identified 6,947 units, associated with the security for loans that NAMA has acquired, that could be made available for social housing. Many of these units were in unfinished housing developments or developments that required significant remediation work. All of the units identified by NAMA, regardless of their...

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

Eoghan Murphy: While there are no plans at this stage to introduce a new affordable housing purchase scheme of the kind that existed up to 2011, the Government recognises the housing affordability pressures in certain areas and is determined to see increases in the supply of high quality social and affordable homes, to buy or rent, as quickly as possible, particularly in the major...

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

Eoghan Murphy: An independent review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 which concluded in 2014 recommended that the provision of social housing through Part V should be retained and that the overall requirement should  be up to 10% of units in residential developments. It was considered that this would copper fasten the original objective of Part V in...

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. 2188 and 2203 to 2206, inclusive, together. Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is one of the suite of social housing options available to local authorities to meet housing need.  During the lifetime of the Plan, some 47,000 new social houses will be provided through...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has initiated a review of the Rent Predictability Measure. At this stage, the measure has been in place for 6 months and data from the Residential Tenancies Board’s Rent Index Report for Quarter 1 2017 is also available. Using this latest data, it will be possible to ascertain the effectiveness of the Rent Predictability Measure and whether any changes need to be made....

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

Eoghan Murphy: Stimulating residential construction activity through interventions on development contributions has already been examined by my Department. A development contribution rebate scheme featured as part of the Department's housing package, "Stabilising Rents, Boosting Supply" announced by the previous Government in November 2015. The primary objective of the scheme was to enhance the viability...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing PPP programme provides for an investment with a capital value of €300 million and is expected to deliver 1,500 social housing units in total, via three bundles. Each PPP site is being developed in co-operation with the local authorities concerned.  The first bundle comprises six sites in the Greater Dublin Area, with provision for over 500...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The overall thrust of dog control legislation is to place the onus for compliance on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsively by keeping their dogs under effectual control, irrespective of breed. Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of dog biting and other problem behaviours. It is important to note that the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities are solely responsible for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas and my Department has no direct role in this regard. Each year my Department publishes statistics in respect of a range of dog control responsibilities of local authorities, including fines and prosecutions taken for breaches...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions, including the Dog Warden service, of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. Statistical information of the number of dog wardens, broken down by local authority, is available on my Department's...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is not in receipt of any recent correspondence in relation to this issue. In 2009, the then Minister requested the relevant authorities (South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council, Dublin City Council and Kildare County Council) to consider the evaluation of lands to be the subject of a further Special Amenity Area Order for the purpose of extending the existing area...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The relevant statutory provisions relating to changing of place names are contained in section 79 of the Local Government Act 1946, as amended, under which the changing of the name of a locality is a reserved function of the council of the relevant local authority.  Certain procedural matters relating to changing of placenames are provided for in the Local Government (Changing of...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides capital funding to Local Authorities to undertake adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing stock. The scheme applies to extensions that are needed to address over-crowding. Local Authorities are also encouraged to use Internal Capital Receipts to provide adaptations and extensions where required. It is a matter for the Local Authorities to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has not awarded any contracts to the company in question since March 2011. Information in relation to contracts awarded by agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email...