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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2011, 2017 and 2046 together. 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...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2012 and 2013 together. Matters in relation to Brexit are managed by the business unit responsible for the coordination of EU and international business in my Department, with input from relevant line sections and experts across the organisation, as necessary.  The relevant team, in the Assistant Secretary led Corporate and Business Support...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2015 and 2070 together. The extent to which Brexit will impact on the private rented residential sector or indeed on the housing market generally, is uncertain at this point in time as it will be determined at least in part by the nature of the future relationship between the EU and the UK. In May 2017, my Department and the Economic and...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme provides a means whereby properties can be built or bought by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) with the combined use of State and private funding, and leased by AHBs and Local Authorities from private providers, for the provision of social housing.  This scheme is underpinned by a lease and other legal agreements.  These provide that...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Funding in respect of homeless services is provided on a regional basis.  During 2016, my Department recouped over €68.6 million to the Dublin Region housing authorities, while payments exceeding €23.7 million have been recouped to date in 2017.  With regard to the number of homeless persons, official homeless reports are published on my Department's website on a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently conducting a review of the Rent Predictability Measure and, on the basis of the RTB rent data and of the recently conducted consultation on the operation of the Rent Pressure Zones, is examining whether there is avoidance, either through the unjustified use of the exemptions or the introduction of extra charges by landlords or the implementation of increases...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are making an important contribution to social housing delivery as envisaged in Rebuilding Ireland. My Department and local authorities administer a number of funding programmes to assist AHBs with the cost of building, buying and leasing new social houses. All funding is conditional on the properties being made available to households on local authority...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department, generally, does not provide services or payments directly to the public; services tend instead to be provided to the public through our agencies or through the local authorities. I do not currently have any plans to make the use of the Public Services Card by the public mandatory for the receipt of services directly from my Department.   The...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, published in July 2016, sets out the Government’s approach to addressing the current challenges in the housing sector.  It is focused on increasing supply across all tenures and, in respect of social housing, the target is to deliver 47,000 housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisition and leasing over the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under Section 18(2) of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003, there is a standing responsibility for fire safety in buildings of all kinds to which this legislation applies on the “person having control” of the premises.  In addition, the design and construction of buildings is regulated under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014 and the primary responsibility for...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, a tenant sources their own accommodation, the tenancy agreement is between the tenant and the landlord and is governed by the Residential Tenancy Act 2004 (as amended). The Government increased the maximum rent limits available under the HAP and Rent Supplement schemes across the country with effect from 1 July 2016. Furthermore, additional...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing PPP Programme involves an investment with a capital value of €300 million.  It is to deliver 1,500 social housing units in total, via three bundles.  The first bundle comprises six PPP sites, providing for over 500 units in the Greater Dublin Area. Each individual bundle of sites takes an estimated 37-48 months to deliver in total, including...

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

Eoghan Murphy: On 28th March 2017, funding was announced for 34 projects under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF). The total cost of these projects is €226.5 million, of which €169.7 million would be funded from the Exchequer under LIHAF with local authorities funding the remaining €56.8 million. No drawdown of funding can occur until grant agreements...

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: Rental Sector Strategy (11 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, noted that the Programme for a Partnership Government contains a commitment to develop a "cost rental" option, taking account of work already completed in this area, including by the National Economic and Social Council and others. In line with this commitment, Action 12 of the Strategy commits my...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced a new measure, the vacant site levy, which is aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, under-utilised sites in urban areas.  Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January 2017, and to issue annual notices to owners of vacant sites by 1 June...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Following the completion of 22 rapid build houses in Poppintree in 2016, an additional 21 houses have now been completed and occupied in St. Helena’s Drive, Finglas.  Details of other schemes due for completion in 2017 and 2018 are as follows: Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot 24 homes, scheduled for completion and allocation in September 2017...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is presently engaging in consultations with a number of other Government Departments and agencies in relation to vacancy issues within the wider review of Rebuilding Ireland.  Subject to the outcome of these discussions, I expect to be in a position to complete this work next month.

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

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of social housing properties constructed, purchased and leased by local authorities and approved housing bodies, for letting to those on their social housing waiting lists, are published on my Department’s website at the following link: . Information is currently being finalised in respect of quarter one of 2017 and will be published shortly, with...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, my Department has established a Working Group of all the major public stakeholders with a policy interest in Short-Term Letting.  Three meetings of the Working Group have been held to date and work is progressing well. The proposals under consideration are aimed at facilitating the short-term letting of accommodation...