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

Eoghan Murphy: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Premises consisting of a dwelling house occupied as a single dwelling are specifically excluded from the  general obligations with regard to fire safety, as well as the inspection and enforcement provisions, in Part III of the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. However, the provisions of this legislation are generally taken as applicable in dwellings within multi-unit developments or...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has completed a Regulatory Impact Analysis in relation to the General Scheme of the proposed Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017, which is available on my Department's website at: . The proposed Bill will establish a mandatory statutory register of builders in Ireland with a view to ensuring quality, competence and good practice in the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2207 and 2208 together. In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in 2016 to support and accelerate overall national and local action on the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI). A specific focus of the initiative was to expedite progress by local authorities and relevant...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has not paid any monies to the organisation in question. The information in relation to 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 address for each agency is as below: ...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant housing authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations.  In order to qualify for social housing support and be placed on a housing list, an applicant must be assessed by the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website at the following link: . These statistics include data in respect of each authority on planning applications received, the number of invalid applications, decisions to grant or refuse permission etc.  However, the statistics gathered do not...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2215 and 2216 together. Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Government is committed to a broad range of measures to tackle, among other things, some of the costs associated with the provision of housing, including apartments. This involves undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Electoral law provides for an entitlement rather than an obligation to be registered as an elector when eligibility criteria, including reaching the age of 18 years, are met. The preparation of the register of electors is a matter for each local authority, as a registration authority. It is the duty of registration authorities to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (20 Jun 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: No former TDs have been appointed to the boards of State Agencies under the aegis of my Department through the Public Appointments Service process. Details in relation to the membership of State Boards including the dates of appointment and mechanisms of appointment of members are available on my Department’s website at the following link: .

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

Eoghan Murphy: 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 accommodation rests with individual housing authorities.  Therefore, operational issues,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The cost of employing Irish language officers is an operational matter for each agency or body under the aegis of my Department. Arrangements have been put in place by each agency and body to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email address for each agency is as below: Agency Email address An Bord Pleanála...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2221 and 2230 together. The overall thrust of dog control legislation is to place the onus on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsibly 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. The Control of Dogs...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission upon publication by the Central Statistics Office of preliminary census results.  Census 2016 was taken on 24 April 2016.  The function of the Constituency Commission is to make a report on the constituencies for the election of members of the Dáil and for the election of...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments - otherwise known as the Mahon Tribunal - was established by Order of the then Minister for the Environment and Local Government in 1997 to inquire into, and report on, various planning matters, as set out in resolutions passed by the Dáil and Seanad in relation to the establishment of the Tribunal. The Tribunal made in...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is in the process of reviewing the current Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines, in collaboration with the County and City Management Association Dogs Working Group.  Following the production of a first draft revision of the Guidelines, it was considered important to broaden the review of the Guidelines to a more formal public consultation, both for quality...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that no employees of my Department attended meetings of the group referred to in the course of their official duties.

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

Eoghan Murphy: Historically, over many years, infringement cases would have been initiated by the European Commission in relation to infringements  of relevant EU legislation. In the period since May 2016, when the Government was formed following Election 2016, my Department has received notifications from the European Commission in respect of four cases in which Ireland has been deemed to be in breach...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 made provision for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to enter into a contract for the development, implementation and maintenance of a national postcode system.  Responsibility for the Eircode system rests with the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. In terms of the impact on...