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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Social regeneration funding (currently €1.7 million p.a.) for community initiatives in Ballymun will continue to be fully recouped by my Department to Dublin City Council in 2017. The substantial regeneration programme, which included 24 projects, is now complete. Approximately €972 million was spent on the programme, €775.3 million of which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Data (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Working Group that is reviewing the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing has been established in light of ongoing engagement between the European Commission and my Department on a matter arising from a European Court of Justice ruling in a Flemish decree case.  The Working Group held its first meeting on 18 May and a further meeting on 13 June.  On...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016.  The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme.  In line with the commitment given in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, a review of the first 12 months of the Tenant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 sets out the process through which Rent Pressure Zones can be designated.  It provides 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is available to all local authorities, to deliver additional social housing stock through both new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously-owned houses and apartments. Details on the number of properties purchased by all local authorities for letting to those on their social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. My Department does not specifically collate data on the utilisation of hotel accommodation on a national basis.  However, my Department does publish data on a monthly basis regarding the number of homeless families, including dependents, accommodated in all forms of emergency accommodation funded and overseen by housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Refunds (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services was published on 12 April 2017 and approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Committee recommended that in respect of the most cost efficient mechanism of adhering to the principle of equity of treatment for those who have paid and have not paid water charges, such households should be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (5 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The issues in relation to the enhanced redundancy scheme referred to have been the subject of very careful consideration in my Department and I will write to the Deputy shortly in relation to the matter.

Quarterly Report on Housing: Statements (6 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputies and committee members for scheduling time to discuss the homeless emergency and housing crisis we are currently facing. I have already had the opportunity to appear in front of the committee to discuss the latest quarterly report on Rebuilding Ireland. It was a good engagement and I want to thank individual members of the committee who were very generous with their ideas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Data (6 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) was rolled out across communities on 1 April 2015 and will run until 31 December 2017, with funding allocated as follows. 2015 (9 Months) 2016 2017 €28 million €37.5 million €37.5 million SICAP operated for a 9 month period for 2015 and the funding allocation included an allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Communities Facilities Scheme (6 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s Communities Facilities Scheme, which launched on 10 March, has a total allocation of €2 million for 2017. The Scheme is being administered on behalf of the Department by Local Community Development Committees under the remit of the Local Authorities. Each of the 31 Local Authorities will be provided with an equal allocation of €64,500 and arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (6 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: While the acquisition of new and previously-owned houses and apartments through my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme has been a strong feature of social housing delivery, local authorities in Dublin or elsewhere do not acquire properties in other counties. Statistics for acquisitions completed in 2016 are being finalised, but it is estimated that almost 2,000 houses...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (6 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I have no plans to further review the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, given that the terms and conditions governing the grants, including the income limits, were revised in 2014. My main focus currently in respect of these grants is in seeking to spread their benefits by further increasing the funding, as has been done...

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017 is a very short Bill, with two sections speaking to one issue. It was actually part of a previous Bill that was debated on Committee Stage. It provides for the extension of planning permission in cases in which people who are building at the moment might not be able to get a second extension to continue building their homes over the...

Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This matter has already been debated and considered at length at committee. This is a very short Bill. It speaks to one particular issue, which is the second extension of planning permissions.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Expenditure (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 786 and 787 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. The increased rent limits introduced by the Government last year, together with the additional discretion available to local authorities to exceed the maximum rent limit where necessary,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Remuneration (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The data gathered does not provide details in respect of employer's PRSI or allowances and, accordingly, the information requested is not available in my Department. A summary of the salary scales of the relevant grades is outlined in the following table. Grades Salary Scale Senior Executive Building Surveyor...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 789, 802 and 803 together. The National Housing Strategy for people with a Disability (NHSPWD) 2011-2016 and associated National Implementation Framework were jointly published by my Department and the Department of Health.  They set out the Government’s broad framework for the delivery of housing for people with disabilities and were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Marine Resources (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The application in question was circulated, in line with usual practice, to various bodies for their views and input.  Submissions were received from the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Underwater Archaeology Unit of the then Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaelteacht, the Marine Survey Office, the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, the Eastern Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tribunals of Inquiry Data (11 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The procedure for third party submissions and other documentary materials that are required to be archived by the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments (also known as the Mahon Tribunal) is provided for in sections 46 and 47 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 and the National Archives Act 1986. The relevant documents are in the process of being...