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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Portfolio (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The folio of lands referred to by the Deputy is in the ownership of the Housing Agency. The lands were purchased by the National Building Agency around 10 years ago and in the course of winding up the National Building Agency, this asset transferred to the Housing Agency. Any disposal of land now in the ownership of the Housing Agency is subject to normal due diligence procedures. I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I have received the correspondence referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy is aware, I have no role in the approval process set down in section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) for proposed developments by local authorities that fall within the classes of development prescribed under section 179...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are by law (Section 63(1) of the Local Government Act 2001) independent in the performance of their functions. This means that the provision of social housing support is entirely a matter for the local authority concerned in accordance with its allocation scheme. It is the local authority, which assesses housing applicants, taking into account factors such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 to 309, inclusive, 311, 312 and 345 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 83 on today's Order Paper, which outlines the position with regard to the development of an affordable rental scheme, to be based on a cost rental model. In addition, the policy aim in relation to affordable rental is to enable local authorities, in urban areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I have approved a Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) project for the South Docks in Cork City for the construction of road infrastructure and parks at a total cost of €15.50 million.  This public infrastructure will stimulate associated housing delivery of approximately 620 housing units by 2021 and it is expected that these apartments will be primarily for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: With effect from 1 January 2014 Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of public water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Under the European Communities (Drinking Water) Regulations 2014, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, suppliers of drinking water are required to ensure that the water supplied is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding to local authorities to acquire a range of properties for social housing use. The properties involved can range from those in good condition to those that need remediation and may have been vacant. To ensure a local led response to such work, responsibility for property acquisitions is delegated to local authorities. To further assist local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following a review of the two existing local authority home loan schemes, the House Purchase Loan and the Home Choice Loan, I am introducing a new loan offering, known as the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, with effect from tomorrow, 1 February 2018. The new loan will enable credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 329 together. In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017,  fire authorities were requested to carry out a preliminary survey to identify buildings of more than six storeys, or more than 18m in height, fitted with external cladding or rain screen systems, with or without insulation, and to consider whether use of the power under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The fire safety strategy and associated procedures to ensure the safety of people in buildings is the responsibility of the person having control over the premises. It is for the management of the building to implement the design strategy for fire safety and put procedures in place, including procedures for evacuation of the building, where necessary in the event of fire, and to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Funding (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In late 2017, my Department conducted a review of group water schemes' subsidies. The review involved discussions with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, the representative body of the group water sector. Discussions concluded in December, when I approved revised subsidy levels.  The new subsidy arrangements, endorsed by a special delegate conference of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government's Action Plan for Rural Development: Realising our Potential has a clear objective of working across Government Departments to deliver a co-ordinated group of strategies to ensure the success of vibrant rural communities across Ireland. My Department works closely with the Department of Rural and Community Development on rural housing issues. In relation to social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The large majority of social housing projects initiated by local authorities are implemented through standard contracts for public works, following a competitive tendering process. Contractors in such cases are paid on a staged basis as the project advances. Local authorities may also acquire social housing either through acquisitions of second-hand or newly completed houses,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Advisers Data (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Two Special Advisers, Mr. Jack O'Donnell and Ms. Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, are employed in my Department, both of whom work across a wide range of areas within the remit of my Department including Housing, Planning, Local Government, Water Services and Electoral Reform. Immediately prior to his appointment, Mr. O'Donnell was employed as Deputy Government Press...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 351 together. Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA), which are now being carried out on an annual basis. The most recently published statutory SSHA relates to the assessment carried out in June 2017....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 336 and 355 together. The active management of the publicly owned housing land bank is part of a range of complementary actions being progressed under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, designed to accelerate and increase housing output. To this end, details of some 1,700 hectares of land in local authority and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No 72 on today's Order Paper which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338, 348 to 350, inclusive, and 354 together. The Government has made housing a top priority and, through the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, has a framework in place to deliver an increase and acceleration in the supply of high quality housing, including social and affordable homes particularly in the major urban areas where demand is greatest. In order...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 339 and 340 together. 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 and Support System (PASS).  These reports capture details of individuals utilising...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (31 Jan 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 347 together. A landlord or an agent acting on behalf of a landlord is not legally obliged to enter into a tenancy agreement with a Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) recipient. However, since 1 January 2016, a person cannot be discriminated against when renting because they are in receipt of certain housing related payments, including HAP. If...