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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1658 and 1659 together. Since December 2016, the Housing Agency has had offers of properties from one of the banks referred to in the Question.  Many of the properties offered could not be accepted for a number of reasons, including the reason that not all properties were vacant.   Ultimately, 142 vacant properties have been offered by the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The regulation of dog breeding establishments is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and I have no function in this matter. 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 any inspection of...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1661 to 1663, inclusive, and 1680 together. Details on the number of households qualified and in need of Social Housing Support (SHS) in each local authority area are available from the results of the Summaries of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA.) The most recent statutory SSHA was carried out in 2016, and indicated that 91,600 households were eligible and...

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

Eoghan Murphy: There are currently over 24,700 households being supported by the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme in 31 local authority areas. The HAP scheme is funded through a combination of Exchequer monies and tenant differential rents collected in respect of HAP tenancies. The  exchequer outturn for the HAP scheme in 2016 was in excess of €57 million. The majority of this funding...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has no immediate plans to issue a circular to local authorities to outline national policies in relation to promotion of breastfeeding as responsibility for national policy in this area rests with my colleague, the Minister for Health.  However, in consultation with the Department of Health, the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: 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 urban areas where demand is greatest. This is one of the issues I will be considering in the context of the recently announced review of Rebuilding...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation pursuant to the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority.  The annual rate on valuation...

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

Eoghan Murphy: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for delivering public water services. Irish Water is also responsible for water services infrastructure including water supply pipes or drainage pipes extending from a waterworks or wastewater works to the curtilage of a private property.  Under sections 43 and 54 of the Water Services Act 2007, responsibility for...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested in respect of direct funding from my Department's Vote is set out in the following table. Local authorities and related bodies also receive funding from my Department based on the delivery of a range of functions in the areas of housing, planning, water, community and other local government-related activities. The levels of funding for 2017 are not available in the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1670 and 1671 together. I have not given any planning advice to President Trump, either generally or in relation to the development referred to by the Deputy. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My role, as Minister, in relation to the planning system is mainly to provide and update the legislative and policy guidance framework. The legislative framework comprises the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended.  Under planning legislation, the day-to-day operation of the planning system, including...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Funding is available under my Department's Rural Water Programme towards the provision or necessary improvement of private wells. Local authorities were informed of the grant scheme and the criteria to be met by way of Circular Letter L8/97 of April 1997.  The terms and conditions of the scheme are set out in an Explanatory Memorandum which is available from the local authorities and on...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1674 and 1675 together. The three current expenditure funded housing schemes – the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) - are critical components of the accelerated delivery of social housing envisaged under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and...

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

Eoghan Murphy: While my Department does not hold the information requested, the Central Statistics Office has made available a variety of data from Census 2016 on vacant residential properties. For example, CSO published a comprehensive report on 20 April 2017 entitled Profile 1 - Housing in Ireland which can be accessed via the following link: . As per this Census...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The active management of the public housing land bank is part of a range of actions taken under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, designed to accelerate and increase housing output. This is complementary to actions already undertaken to streamline the planning process, reform development contributions, and invest some €226 million in infrastructure,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, included a commitment to undertake summaries of social housing assessments (SSHA) on an annual basis from 2016. The aim of the process is to capture the total number of households across the country which are qualified for social housing support and whose housing need is not currently being met. This data will allow my Department...

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

Eoghan Murphy: In 2008, the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs allocated funding of €83,450,000 under its Local and Community Development Programmes, specifically the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme (LDSIP) and the Community Development Programme.  Also in that year, that Department asked the Centre for Effective Services (CES) - an independent centre set up in a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment and delivery of the accommodation needs of Travellers through 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...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1683 and 1684 together. The information requested is not available in my Department. However, in accordance with the Local Authority Accounting in Ireland Code of Practice and Accounting Regulations, which is available on my Department's website at the following link: . Proceeds from the disposal of property, plant and equipment should be credited or debited...