Results 9,341-9,360 of 15,555 for speaker:Eoghan Murphy

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 639, 640 and 645 together. Under the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), all development, including a material change of use, unless specifically exempted under the Act or the associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Section 4 of the Act, and Article 6 and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2017, set...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (6 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 641 to 644, inclusive, 646 and 648 to 657, inclusive, together. Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, my Department established in June 2017 a Working Group of all major public stakeholders with a policy interest in Short-Term Lettings, to develop guidance in relation to planning applications, changes of use relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (6 Feb 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 have introduced from 1 February 2018, a new loan offering, known as the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan. The new loan will enable credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes reports on a monthly basis regarding the number of individuals utilising emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. These reports include a breakdown of the homeless adult population. These official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can be accessed using the following link:. These monthly reports do not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (7 Feb 2018)

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. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services, including accommodation, rests with individual housing authorities. It should be noted that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas.  My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following a review of the two existing local authority home loan schemes, the House Purchase Loan and the Home Choice Loan, a new loan offering, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, was made available from 1 February 2018. The new loan will enable credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties. The low rate of fixed interest...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (7 Feb 2018)

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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of Budget 2018, I announced that an additional €50 million Exchequer funding will be available for a second Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) call. This will, as was the case in the original LIHAF call, be subject to matching funding by local authorities, where the Department will provide 75% Exchequer funding, with the Local Authorities themselves...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, brought into operation a grant scheme to assist with the cost of remediation of septic tanks and domestic waste water treatment systems which are deemed, following inspection under the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Inspection Plan, to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government’s Public Service Reform Plan included a proposal to merge the Valuation Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Property Registration Authority to provide an opportunity for more efficient and effective delivery of land, spatial data and property administration services in Ireland. One of the key milestones of the merger project centres around progressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Data (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Brexit-related contingency planning at both a domestic and an EU level is focused on three areas: preparing for a no-deal scenario or so-called “disorderly Brexit”; preparing for a transition period based on the “status quo”; and preparing for the future EU-UK relationship. While the outcome of the December European Council and the move on to Phase 2 has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Data (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s priorities are, primarily, of a domestic focus and, as such, no additional funding was sought in 2018 for Brexit-related matters nor has there been a requirement to recruit additional staff to work specifically on Brexit policy in 2018. While there is no requirement at this point in time for staff members to be assigned on a full time basis to Brexit matters, a team...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Public Private Partnership (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 sites and will provide over 500 units in the Greater Dublin Area. A contract notice for this bundle was published on 12 May 2017 in the Official Journal of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards Data (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, I am responsible for appointments to the boards of relevant bodies under the aegis of my Department. All appointments are made in accordance with the requirements of the governing legislation and the Government Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards. Full information of the kind sought by the Deputy is not held by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategy Statements (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Reporting on implementation of my Department's Statement of Strategy is done, primarily, through Annual Reports. The most recently published such report is for 2016 and is available at: . In accordance with the Public Service Management Act 1997 and following my appointment to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in June 2017, a new Strategy Statement was prepared for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. A properly functioning planning system is of critical importance in ensuring development across the country takes place in accordance with the principles of proper planning and sustainable development. As in everything, balance is key in who gets to make representations and the kind of representations they get to make. In that respect,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Planning Issues (7 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senator Boyhan for his reply. When it comes to the skill sets of our local authority members, he touched on a very important point. As we look to fix the housing sector in the country while also planning for future population growth, local authority members, together with Senators in this House and Members of the Dáil, will be a part of the solutions and driving those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Strategic Communications Unit (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Last October, I, together with my Department's Secretary General and other relevant officials, met with representatives of the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU). I have also appointed an Assistant Secretary to represent my Department on the SCU Inter-Departmental Group which meets regularly. In addition, my officials and Advisers have been engaging with the Unit on specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of Government Procurement (8 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Office of Government Procurement has not been involved in the procurement process for the development referred to.  This development is being progressed directly by the relevant local authority and has the potential to yield over 580 mixed tenure residential units on the basis of a 30% social, 20% affordable and 50% private mix. A portion (56 units) of the 30%...