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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: While the funding of the maintenance and repair of weirs is not a matter that falls within the remit of this Department, and it has no specific funding line for such projects, it is appreciated that this is a very important project for Cork County Council and the community of Fermoy, in particular. In view of the strategic importance of this project from an economic, social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516 and 518 together. My Department publishes comprehensive statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: . This will provide the Deputy with detailed breakdown of activity across multiple years up to end Q4 2019. Due to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The total expenditure for Cork County Council under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) from 2018 to date in 2020 is as follows: Scheme Expenditure 2018 €m Expenditure 2019 €m Expenditure to end Q2 2020 €m RAS 6.9 4.9 2.5 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Housing (Private Water Supply Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020, the grant scheme to support improvement works for a private water supply has been revised.  This revised scheme forms part of the funding investment under Measure 8 of the Multi-Annual Rural Water Programme 2019 to 2021. Following an examination of the previous arrangements, consultation with stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing development within in its area of responsibility, is a matter for Cork County Council, in the first instance, as a planning and housing authority. My Department is supporting housing delivery in Midleton via the Serviced Sites Fund and the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund. I understand that Cork County Council has confirmed that the Water Rock Urban Expansion Area...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: No funding proposal has been made to my Department in respect of the project referenced. The advancement of social housing proposals is a matter, in the first instance, for local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: An examination of records indicates that my Department has not made any payments for goods or services to the company in question since 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: As stated in the reply referred to by the Deputy, Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was commenced in June 2018 to provide a new statutory basis for affordable dwelling purchase arrangements. Initial Regulations in relation to schemes of priorities were made subsequently and further Regulations are being developed regarding eligibility and other matters. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The most recent amendments to the taking in charge provisions of the planning code were made in section 37 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2018 with a view to further strengthening and streamlining the taking-in-charge process. Residential developments consisting of two or more dwellings that have been granted planning permission under section 34 of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Development Management Guidelines: Guidelines for Planning Authorities, which issued in June 2007, are currently being reviewed by my Department.  This review is aimed at further enhancing best practice for all parties involved in the development management process i.e. planning authorities, applicants, agents and the wider public who interact with the planning process. It further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to him in accordance with Standing Orders. 

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Both the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, hold responsibilities in relation to the regulation of developments in the foreshore. The appropriate Minister may grant a lease or a licence in respect state-owned foreshore, where it is in the public interest to do so. Regulation of boats does not come within my remit as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: There is a strong and clear commitment in the Programme for Government to increase our social housing stock by over 50,000 over the next five years with an increasing emphasis on homes being built by local authorities, approved housing bodies and State agencies. The Programme for Government also commits us to progressing a State-backed affordable home purchase scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: To support the costs associated with its intended construction of a Naas Inner Relief Road, in October 2017 Kildare County Council was approved for exchequer grant funding of up to €4,500,000 under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF).  LIHAF funding supports the provision of infrastructure to facilitate residential land banks and allow for the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department currently has no funding allocated or project agreement in place with Kildare County Council to facilitate an inner and outer relief road or a second bypass bridge in Celbridge. Overall responsibility for roads policy and funding is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (8 Sep 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government provides that the Government will refer the issue of the environment, including water, and its place in the Constitution, to a relevant Joint Oireachtas Committee for consideration. I and my Department look forward to engaging with the relevant Committee when work proceeds on this issue.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (8 Sep 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2020, a total of €73.75 million is available for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme, in respect of private houses. This is made up of €59 million Exchequer funding, which is an increase of some 3.5% on 2019, with the balance of €14.75m being contributed by the local authorities. The suite of grants include the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Sep 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Individual military installations may have a variety of different functions; therefore, no specific set of guidelines exists regarding development in close proximity to military installations. Planning applications should be considered by a planning authority on a case by case basis taking all relevant factors and statutory requirements into account. It is open to a military installation or...