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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1631 to 1633, inclusive, together. The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in certain vacant properties across Ireland. The scheme is targeted at owners of vacant properties who cannot afford or access...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, housing authorities may provide assistance to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the provision and management of housing accommodation. As Minister, I am empowered to grant approved status to housing bodies for this purpose. AHBs are independent, not-for-profit organisations, which can also include housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 Purchase scheme’s operation has been undertaken. The review has incorporated analysis of comprehensive data received from local authorities regarding the operation of the scheme during 2016 and a wide-ranging...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Programme for a Partnership Governmentcontains a commitment to develop a "cost rental" housing option, taking account of work already completed in this area, including by NESC and others. Action 12 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, (which can be accessed at: ), provides that my Department will establish and lead an expert group to develop a cost rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not fund any homeless service directly, but provides funding to housing authorities on a regional basis towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act, 1988.  Under ‘Section 10’ funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1638 and 1650 together. As my Department does not maintain a national database of planning permissions, the detailed information sought regarding the number and location of planning permissions impacted by the amended provision is not available.  However, in line with the focus on implementing Rebuilding Ireland, my Department keeps in regular...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) for residential estates was launched in April 2016 to support and accelerate overall national action on the taking-in-charge process for housing estates.  A specific focus of the initiative was to expedite progress by local authorities and relevant stakeholders, including Irish Water, in addressing a build-up of pending...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Expenditure on taxis, car hire and limousines hire by my Department in the past two years is set out in the following table: - Taxis Car Hire Limousine Hire 21 July 2015 to 31 December 2015 €9,009.52 €1,984.15 €0.00 2016 €8,945.96 €135.93 €0.00 1 January 2017 to 20 July 2017 €5,522.26 €0.00 €0.00...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Advisers Data (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Subject to Government approval, I currently intend to appoint one Special Adviser, Jack O'Donnell. Mr. O'Donnell has previously served as Deputy Government Press Secretary in the Department of An Taoiseach. In accordance with the Guidelines and Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 32nd Dáil, Mr. O'Donnell will be appointed to the Principal Officer (Standard) PPC Scale -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the Pyrite Remediation Scheme and while the Act provides that the scheme can be amended, replaced or revoked, this can only be done in accordance with the scope of the Act.  In this regard, any proposal to revise the pyrite remediation scheme is ultimately a matter for the Pyrite Resolution Board and would require...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The funding allocation in 2017 for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability is €59.8m, comprising €47.84m Exchequer funding and €11.96m from local authority resources. It represents an increase of some 6% on the previous year's allocation.  Increasing funding under this scheme by 50% would cost an additional €23.92m...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1645 to 1647, inclusive, together. Statistics on the number of social housing properties constructed, purchased and leased by local authorities and AHBs, for letting to those on their social housing waiting lists, are published on my Department’s website at the following link: . Some of these details are currently being finalised in respect of quarter...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A Building Control Resource Survey was carried out in 2015 which concluded that there were 332 persons (177.35 full-time equivalent), engaged in Building Control activities nationally, comprising: - 37 Technicians, Building Inspectors and Clerks of Works; - 111 Administrative Staff; and - 184 Professional Engineers, Building Surveyors and Fire Officers. Under section 159 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (26 Jul 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. Data provided by local authorities in relation to certain of their dog control functions, including the information sought in relation to dog wardens, is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (26 Jul 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 accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Planning legislation places no specific restrictions on the height of trees, nor does it make any particular provision for remedy from any other nuisance which may be caused by trees in an urban residential area. However, there is currently a civil remedy available concerning branches or roots of neighbouring trees encroaching on a person’s property. The previous Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jul 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.  In accordance with section 37(2) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Pillar 5 of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is specifically focused on utilising existing housing stock, with a key objective of ensuring that the existing vacant housing stock throughout the country and across all forms of tenure, in both the public and private sectors, is used to the optimum degree. In this regard, Action 5.1 of Rebuilding...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for housing support through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme. HAP is available to all residents of direct provision that have secured a long-term right to residence in Ireland and are assessed as eligible for social housing support by the relevant local authority. I understand that most residents of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (26 Jul 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: As Irish Water was established as a subsidiary of Ervia (formerly Bord Gáis Éireann), formed and registered under the Companies Act, neither I, as Minister for the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, nor my predecessors have had any role in relation to the procurement by Irish Water of external resources or service providers. These are operational matters for the...