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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Road Network (20 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The funding of roads infrastructure generally is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. My Department is not in receipt of any request for funding in respect of roads infrastructure at Archerstown, Thurles, County Tipperary. While my Department will be issuing a call shortly for proposals under the second round of the Local Infrastructure Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (20 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: While planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website at the following link: , my Department does not gather or publish the information sought by the Deputy. Irish Water is focused on growth activities supporting economic development, including supporting housing development, through...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (20 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding under the disabled persons grant, DPG, scheme to local authorities for adaptations and extensions to the existing social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants. The scheme applies to adaptations that are necessary to address the needs of older people or people with a disability who may require stair-lifts, grab-rails, showers, wet-rooms...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising the question. The Rebuilding Ireland home loan is for first-time buyers but there is an exception for someone who is separated or divorced; if they have previously owned a property they will still be eligible to apply for the scheme. We are currently rolling out the first tranche of the scheme and we are reviewing it as we go to see what changes we might make...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: If the Deputy will give me the specific information, I will have it communicated to that person because if he is separated or divorced, he can apply for the loan.

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy Broughan for his question. We are proceeding with the building control (construction industry register Ireland) Bill. The Deputy is aware that I received a report from the joint Oireachtas committee at the end of December which is currently being reviewed to see how we can accommodate some of its proposals into the legislation to come before the Dáil. As regards the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy Healy-Rae for his question. The repair and leasing scheme extends to all towns and villages but is demand-led such that if the local authority determines a demand for the repair and leasing scheme, it takes appropriate houses back into use for social housing needs. If Deputy Healy-Rae has specific examples, I can raise them with the local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Development contributions applied by local authorities are levied on the basis of a development contribution scheme adopted by the elected members which sets out how contributions are to be applied in respect of developments in their respective functional areas. The level of contribution and the types of development to which development contributions should apply, including any exemptions...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 216 together. The Water Services Act of 2007 sets down the obligations and responsibilities of water services authorities and property owners in respect of wastewater infrastructure. Section 70 places a general duty of care on the owner or occupier of a premises to ensure that wastewater from the premises does not cause nuisance or risk to human...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (21 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, prescribe maximum net income limits for eligibility for social housing support for each local authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy, published by my Department. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band are based on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (21 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 introduced on 1 February 2018.  Rather than applying a Loan to Income (LTI) limit to the new loan, a maximum permissible Net Disposable Income (NDI) ratio of 35% is used which more...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I can confirm that the deposit requirements underpinning the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan are the same for all applicants. Specifically, where a loan applicant owns a site with full planning permission, the maximum loan amount that can be advanced is 90% of the build cost. This is also subject to the post construction market value of the completed house not exceeding the maximum allowable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A motion to refer the Eighth Report of the Convention on the Constitution, which dealt with economic, social and cultural rights including the right to housing, to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach was passed by the Dáil on 28 September 2017 and by the Seanad on 11 October 2017. As the Deputy will be aware, at the time that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In late 2017, my Department conducted a review of group water scheme 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 Federation on 13...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 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 and having been in receipt of social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The strategic infrastructure development (SID) provisions in the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001-2017 (the Regulations), whereby planning applications are made directly to An Bord Pleanála (the Board), provide for the necessary public notification, site notice and public consultation arrangements in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As reflected in the National Development Plan 2018 - 2017, a total of 112,000 social housing homes will be delivered over the next decade, through a range of mechanisms including build, long term leasing and acquisitions. In addition to the social housing homes already delivered under Rebuilding Ireland, 40,000 further social housing homes will be delivered between...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently progressing draft European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations that will establish a revised regulatory regime in respect of large-scale peat extraction. Under the draft Regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency will be required to carry out an environmental impact assessment as part of its examination of applications for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume that the Deputy is referring to group sewerage schemes. My Department's Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2016-2018 includes funding of group sewerage schemes, through Measure 4(d) where clustering of households on individual septic tanks is not a viable option, particularly from an environmental perspective. Local authorities were invited in January 2016 to submit bids under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Budget 2018 provides for a national Exchequer allocation of €116 million for homeless services, which is an additional €18 million, or 18%, on the Budget 2017 provision. The purposes for which housing authorities may incur expenditure in addressing homelessness are prescribed in section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. My Department may recoup housing authorities up to 90% of...