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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provides for, among other things, the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme to be operated by the Residential Tenancies Board. The Government is fully committed to the principle of ensuring effective protection of deposits.  However, I am examining the current legislative provisions to take account of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the provisions of sections 40 and 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, planning permissions are generally granted for a period of five years with the possibility to extend that period by an additional period not exceeding five years to enable the development to which the permission relates to be completed subject to compliance with certain conditions. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Traveller-specific accommodation is funded by means of 100% capital funding from my Department.  Capital funding of €9m is being provided in 2017, an increase of €3.5m (64% increase) on the 2016 allocation.  This is the third consecutive year that the capital budget has been increased.  The traveller accommodation capital budget in 2008 was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1988 and 1989 together. My Department provides current funding to housing authorities towards the operational 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: ESB residential housing connections data represents the best available indicator that a house or apartment is completed and becoming available for occupation.  ESB data, from 1996 onwards,  are available on my Department’s website at .  The dataset will be updated to include data for June 2017 later this month. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides capital funding to Local Authorities with regard to Disabled Persons Grants on an annual basis.  These grants allow Local Authorities to undertake adaptations and extensions to their existing social housing stock such as the installation of grab rails; stair lifts; showers; wet rooms; ramps etc. An announcement will be made shortly in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (11 Sep 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 terms of reference of the Steering...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) published a special report in August 2017, based on Census 2016, which provides a comprehensive enumeration of all categories of emergency accommodation, including domestic violence refuges.  This report, which is available on the CSO’s website, , identifies just over 300 adults and children as accommodated in refuges on Census...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not hold or collate the data referred to by the Deputy in relation to the number of registered landlords in each county and the number of properties per landlord. The Residential Tenancies Board, through its tenancy registration system, collects information on tenancies and landlords.  The Clerk of Dáil Éireann has requested that arrangements be put...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Support Services Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Ring-fenced funding of €10 million was made available in 2016 under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) to support the provision of accommodation for persons with disabilities transitioning from congregated settings. However, take-up was slow, with €2.1 million being approved that year towards accommodation in counties Donegal, Galway, Kildare and Offaly for 20 people who had...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (11 Sep 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.  To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable income of €15,000 per annum and having been in receipt of social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Stations Upgrade (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In February 2016, my Department announced a five-year Fire Services Capital Programme with an allocation of €40 million, based on the current annual €8 million allocation, to be used for the purchase of fire appliances and specialist equipment, building or upgrading of prioritised Fire Stations, an upgrade of the Communications and Mobilisation system and improvements to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 amended the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide 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 Director of the Residential...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) was piloted in Carlow and Waterford and has been rolled out nationally since 23 February last. Data gathered during 2017 will inform and guide the development of a national scheme up to 2021. My Department has been working intensively with local authorities and AHBs to develop and implement the scheme. There have been a number of national and local press...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Refunds (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The estimated cost, including administrative costs, of refunding all customers of Irish Water that paid domestic water charges totals some €179m.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: With regard to the number of homeless persons, official homeless reports are published on my Department's website on a monthly basis and can be accessed using the following link: . These reports are based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS).  These reports capture details of individuals utilising...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions, including local authority housing, voluntary housing, estate regeneration,  energy efficiency retrofitting, housing grants, rural water schemes, foreshore regulation, fire services, Met Éireann, and the electoral and planning systems. In order to achieve its business objectives, the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding to local authorities for certain housing-related supports for persons with disabilities. This includes adaptations to both private and social housing, to support adaptations and extensions to meet the needs of people with a disability. Funding is provided by my Department to local authorities to undertake adaptations and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the powers contained in Section 2 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, a local authority may grant a Shared Ownership lease and administer the Shared Ownership loan scheme.  The Shared Ownership Scheme was introduced in 1991 and was stood down in 2011.   From 1991 to 2010, a total of 16,492 loans were issued under the scheme, of which 3,585 remained at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2009 and 2036 together. The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) was piloted in Carlow and Waterford and has been rolled out nationally since 23 February last. Data gathered during 2017 will inform and guide the development of a national scheme up to 2021. My Department has been working intensively with local authorities and AHBs to develop and implement the...