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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no specific planning guidelines in place in respect of solar farms. Proposals for individual solar farm developments are subject to the statutory requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in the same manner as other proposed developments. Planning applications are made to the relevant local planning authority with a right of appeal to An Bord Pleanála....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Commercial Property (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Decisions in relation to the sale of vacant commercial units are primarily a matter for the property owners concerned in the first instance and ones in which I do not have a statutory function. The Programme for a Partnership Government, published in May 2016, includes a commitment to examine reclassifying and incentivising the use of underutilised or vacant areas over ground floor premises...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including housing repairs, is a matter for each individual local authority and is not directly funded by my Department. My Department does provide exchequer support to local authorities to support their work in ensuring social homes in need of significant remediation are returned to use as soon as possible for those on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides current funding to housing authorities towards the cost of providing accommodation and related services for homeless persons under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Under ‘Section 10’ funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of any service they are funding, from within their own resources. Furthermore, housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Costs (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The average costs for the range of differently sized social housing units in terms of both construction costs and ‘all-in’ costs are set out in the table below. These are based on the analysis of returned data from tendered social housing schemes over an extended period. Construction cost is reflective of building costs (including VAT) and also includes normal site works and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 convened to oversee the review. The independent fire safety expert has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On 10 July 2017, I was delighted to attend the “hand-over ceremony” at the Ó Cualann Co-Housing Alliance in Ballymun, and I was very impressed by this project. Working with Dublin City Council, AIB and industry professionals, Ó Cualann are delivering new 2-, 3- and 4-bed, A2 rated, top quality homes in Dublin with sales prices ranging from €140,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A single Division in my Department has full responsibility for all social housing matters both policy and operational. On 31 May 2017, there were 121.65 full time equivalent staff members working in the Division. It is not possible to disaggregate the staff into precise numbers dealing with policy and operational matters as, in the case of many staff, their roles involve them in both areas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The aim of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is to relieve critical infrastructural blockages in order to enable the accelerated delivery of housing on key development sites in urban areas with high demand for housing. It is expected that the 34 LIHAF projects will deliver 23,000 housing units over the next 4 years, with a longer-term projection of up to 70,000 units...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Programme for a Partnership Government included a commitment to launch a recast RAPID programme. My Department is currently finalising the necessary arrangements, with the intention of launching the new programme shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Costs (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government has made housing a top priority, bringing forward the range of measures under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness in July 2016. Under this plan, 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. This includes undertaking a detailed analysis, in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Using funding available from my Department, Dublin City Council makes its own decisions on the types of housing they wish to develop, in line with their housing needs and priorities. Equally, social housing allocations are a matter for the Council in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations. Substantial support is available to Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no specific planning guidelines issued by my Department in relation to the assessment of the climate impact of renewable energy developments on peatlands, including degraded peatlands, as referred to by the Deputy. It should be noted that policy matters in relation to climate change and renewable energy generally are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Communications,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: It is important to ensure that the planning process supports the provision of necessary community facilities in parallel with housing developments. In this context, under section 48(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, there is provision for the attaching of conditions to planning permissions, requiring the payment of a development contribution in respect of public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department published statutory guidelines for planning authorities in June 2013 on Local Area Plans under Section 28 of the Planning Act 2000 (as amended). Section 5 of these Guidelines offer advice as regards the structure and content of local area plans and sets out a range of policies that can be put in place to promote and facilitate active and healthy living patterns for local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme, which is no longer in operation, eligibility was determined on the basis that applicants were in need of housing and could not afford to purchase a house outright on the open market. The income limits under the 1999 Scheme were revised on a number of occasions and in 2010 the annual income limit for a single income household...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department wrote to the agent representing the applicant in this case on 18 July 2017, seeking their agreement to both the specific conditions and valuation that would attach to a licence if granted.  The applicant accepted both the specific conditions and the valuation by letter received by my Department on 25 July 2017. I expect the case to come before...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not have any grant available specific to the removal of asbestos from homes. However, the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability provide a range of grants for necessary improvement works or adaptations to houses in order to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their own homes by older people and people with a disability....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Motor Tax (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Other than the provisions of EU Directive 1999/62/EC (the "Eurovignette" Directive), the EU does not impose rules on motor tax rates.  Directive 1999/62/EC provides a legal framework for charging heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain roads.  While the Directive is largely concerned with the provision of mechanisms for infrastructure charging, it also sets...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Register (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Measures to facilitate the greater participation of students in elections have been provided for in electoral law. Section 63 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides that full-time students...