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An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: This year it will be more than €100 million and next year it will be more than that. It is important that we commit our resources in this way. It should not be forgotten that every working day of the week, 80 new households will be supported in tenancies through social housing supports. This means 21,000 new households this year will be supported by taxpayers' money. It is right...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In the context, it is absolutely relevant in how the Deputy raises those names.

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart chun Tithíochta), 2017: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Housing) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is trying to impugn their good name.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 747 and 748 together. In accordance with the Nitrates Directive, Ireland’s Nitrates Action Programme is due for review this year.Negotiations with the European Commission are ongoing with a view to having a revised Nitrates Action Programme in place by the end of 2017. As part of the review, a full public consultation process was undertaken and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Mortgage to Rent scheme introduced in 2012 is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who are eligible for social housing support whose mortgage is unsustainable and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their long-term housing needs themselves.  One of the main criteria underpinning the MTR scheme is that it is a social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government recognises the housing affordability pressures faced by many households, particularly in certain parts of the country. It is for this reason that the overarching objective of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness is to increase the supply of new homes to 25,000 per annum by 2020. In particular, the aim is to increase the supply of high quality social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992.  All landlords, including those in receipt of Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these regulations and responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability assist people in private houses to have necessary adaptations, repairs or improvement works carried out in order to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs.  The suite of grants includes the Housing Aid for Older People, the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability and the Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 755 and 756 together. Under the terms of the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), local authorities retain the responsibility to source further accommodation for a household accommodated under RAS, should the dwelling that the household is living in become unavailable through no fault of their own.  It is a matter for local authorities to make every...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: A call for proposals under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund was issued to all local authorities in August 2016. It was open to all local authorities to apply for funding towards the capital cost of the public infrastructure, which when provided, would secure the early delivery of additional affordable housing at considerable scale, with developments in excess of 500 units in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Tax Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Effective from 1 July 2014, local authorities may vary the rate of Local Property Tax (LPT) in their administrative area for the following year by up to 15% of the basic rate of the tax. Elected members are responsible in law for adoption of the local authority's annual budget, and the power to vary LPT rates has enabled them to directly influence the level of LPT income available to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: On 27 April 2017, my Department published the Rebuilding Ireland Housing Land Map, which can be accessed at the following link: . The map is the result of the collation of data by my Department from local authorities, the Housing Agency, and other State and semi-State bodies. The data sets released to date include details of over 700 local authority and Housing Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: There are currently 5 persons on secondment from local authorities as set out in the following table: Local Authority Number of Staff Business Unit Length of Secondment Galway County Council 1 Housing Delivery Office September 2016 to date Fingal County Council 1 Forward Planning March 2016 to date Dublin City Council 1 Fire Services and Emergency Management Directorate January...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 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: Property Tax Administration (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The local government funding model changed considerably in 2014, primarily due to the establishment of Irish Water. Its financial relationship with the local government sector had a considerable impact on local authority financing at that time. In allocating General Purpose Grants (GPG) from the Local Government Fund for 2014, my Department took account of the movement of certain water...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the numbers and types of cases undertaken by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), their enforcement actions and numbers of cases referred to the courts, are available in the RTB Annual Reports which are available on the Board's website at . The Clerk of the Dáil has requested that arrangements be put in place to facilitate the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Sep 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.  My Department does not fund any service directly but provides funding to lead housing authorities on a regional basis.  Statutory responsibility in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The RTB currently has 49 staff which include a number of secondees from other civil/public service bodies.  The following table sets out staffing numbers from 2014 up to the current position i.e. September 2017: 2014 2015 2016 2017 (September) 31 34 40 49 Demand for the RTB’s services has increased significantly due to the increasing size of the rental sector and also...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 766 to 772, inclusive, together. Rebuilding Ireland has put in place the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities. Critically, €5.35 billion in exchequer investment has been secured to support its implementation and to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (20 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.