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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 797 and 798 together. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 amended section 3 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 so that dwellings let by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Irish Water Business Plan 2014-2021 forecasts €5.5 billion in capital expenditure over the period.  It is anticipated that €2.2 billion will be spent by the end of 2017, leaving some €3.3 billion to be invested to the end of the Plan period.   The Commission for Energy Regulation has approved the capital spending for the current regulatory...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. If Deputies have any queries on specific issues in relation to water services, they may be aware that Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Review of the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme, published on 8 February 2017, introduced a range of amendments to the eligibility criteria and administration of the MTR scheme in order for it to work better for borrowers.  My Department and the Housing Agency are working with all stakeholders to ensure that the actions set out in the Review are being effectively implemented to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Section 12 of the Water Services Act 2014 states that public water services property is not rateable for the purposes of the Valuation Act 2001.  This exemption applies to Irish Water for the provision of water supply and waste water treatment.  Government provides equivalent funding directly to local authorities, through the Local Government Fund, in respect of rates income...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The taking-in-charge of housing estates is a matter for the relevant local authority.  In an attempt to enhance learning and systems development and to accelerate the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, my Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016.  The Initiative was set up on a time-bound basis in order to both better understand...

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

Eoghan Murphy: There was no direct funding provided by my Department towards unfinished housing estates in 2016 and 2017.  The 2016 Annual Progress Report on Unfinished Housing Developments, published in March 2017, highlighted that the number of ‘unfinished’ developments had reduced by over 85% from just under 3,000 developments in 2010 to 420 developments in 2016. Funding of the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 806 and 807 together. Rebuilding Ireland has put in place both the targets and the funding resources to accelerate the delivery of social housing for all local authorities, including Cavan and Monaghan County Councils. There are currently over 600 social housing construction projects included in the Status Report on Social Housing Construction Projects,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each housing authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment of the income needed to provide for a household's basic needs...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Review of the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme, published on 8 February 2017, introduced a range of amendments to the eligibility criteria and administration of the MTR scheme in order for it to work better for borrowers.  My Department and the Housing Agency are working with all stakeholders to ensure that the actions set out in the Review are being effectively implemented to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966 provides that the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including the implementation of planned maintenance programmes and carrying out of responsive repairs and pre-letting repairs, is a matter for each individual local authority. The Exchequer funding provided by my Department under the voids programme is to support the return of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. There are currently more than 27,000 households having their housing needs met via HAP and some 20,000 separate landlords and agents currently in receipt of monthly HAP payments. Limerick City and County Council provides a highly effective HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: As I have previously signalled, the issue of housing affordability is being examined by my Department, in consultation with local authorities and the Housing Agency, in the context of the review of Rebuilding Ireland. I expect this work to be concluded in the coming weeks and I will be considering the potential role of new initiatives in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vehicle Registration Data (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The numbers of private vehicles (excluding vintage vehicles) taxed at 31 August 2017 and which were first licensed prior to July 2008 are set out below: Year of  Registration Number Prior to 2000 40,857 2000 37,482 2001 36,994 2002 52,045 2003 67,828 2004 91,390 2005 121,597 2006 145,243 2007 166,691 Jan to July 2008 136,005 Total 896,132

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 leasing, over the period to 2021. This level of national funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (21 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: In June 2017, the European Investment Bank agreed a framework loan arrangement of €160 million to provide financing for the three project bundles under the Social Housing PPP Programme.  The EIB will work with the preferred bidder, when selected, for each project bundle in respect of the provision of loan finance to support delivery of this important social...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: The credit union movement is being taken very seriously. I met the Housing Finance Agency to talk about what potential role it might have regarding social and affordable housing in particular. I will bring legislation to regulate the approved housing bodies sector, AHBs, in October or November. At that point I should be able to clarify what have been the conclusions of our conversations...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I have spoken with them, but not directly.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2017)

Eoghan Murphy: I confirm that there will be a motion before the House tomorrow to refer the Eighth Report of the Convention on the Constitution to the committee chaired by Deputy McGuinness for consideration of the balance of rights listed therein and to report back to the Dáil.