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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 760, 774 and 775 together. 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 county breakdown of the homeless adult population. These official homeless reports are published on my Department's website and can...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In terms of meeting the need of households on waiting lists across the country, Rebuilding Ireland set ambitious targets for social housing delivery and there is an accelerated delivery programme in place for 2018 and the years beyond. Last year, I secured an additional €500 million during Budget 2018 negotiations, to increase the social housing delivery ambition from 47,000 to 50,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 764 and 771 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is a matter for each local authority to determine the nature, location and relative priority of individual social housing projects for their areas. In submitting proposals for funding to my Department in respect of new social housing projects, local authorities may include proposals for single social houses in rural areas where they have identified and prioritised such need and the issue...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 768 and 769 together. The delivery of social housing in each local authority area is a matter in the first instance for the local authorities themselves. However, I would encourage all local authorities, including those in Kildare, Wicklow and Meath, to use all available approaches to expedite delivery of new social homes. This can include local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each housing authority area are provided in the statutory summary of social housing assessments, SSHA. The most recent SSHA carried out in 2017, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 28 June 2017. The results of the SSHA are available on my Department’s website and include...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The housing assistance payment, HAP, provides fast, flexible housing support to households in an area of their choice. Individuals with a housing need who in the past were reluctant to avail of full time work as they would lose their rent supplement support, can now move to HAP, avail of full-time work and retain their housing support, with an adjustment in their differential rent. HAP is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The implementation of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan is well underway and making significant progress. This was evident in the Social Housing Output indicative figures published last month, showing that nearly 26,000 households had their social housing need met in 2017; this was building on the equivalent figure of 19,000 in 2016. The results of the statutory summary of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (27 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 accommodation and associated services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (27 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: Rental Sector Strategy (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The appointment of a receiver to a dwelling can cause confusion and distress to tenants and, in circumstances where a receiver is appointed to a rented dwelling, it is essential that the rights of tenants are protected. Under Action 5 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, my Department has established a working group with the participation of the Departments of Justice & Equality;...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My focus, and that of the Government, is to ensure that as many households as possible remain in their homes and in this regard, a range of measures are currently being implemented across Government Departments and agencies. These actions are focused on encouraging those in mortgage distress who have not been able to engage, to reach a long term debt resolution and avoid repossession if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (28 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: To date, 13 social housing capital projects are being advanced by local authorities via the single-stage approval process for projects with a maximum all-in budget up to €2m. These projects have been proposed by the local authorities in Meath, Louth, Laois, Cavan, Leitrim, Roscommon, Fingal, Wicklow and Galway County. Revisions to the single-stage approval process were recently...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (28 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 233 together. Social housing projects funded by my Department, like all publicly funded construction projects, must comply with the Government’s Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF), the objectives of which are to ensure greater cost certainty, better value for money and financial accountability. While there are nine points of review within...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (28 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966 provides that the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is a matter for each individual local authority. This includes the achievement of energy efficiency, the implementation of planned maintenance programmes and carrying out of responsive repairs and pre-letting repairs. Local authorities are currently undertaking an ambitious...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (28 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is not, as a general rule, available to those in receipt of unemployment or other social welfare benefits.  However, where there is a primary income of a waged or salaried nature, long term state benefit payments may be considered.  State benefit payments allowable are:  - State Pension (Contributory); - State pension...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (28 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested in relation to my Department is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Provision (28 Feb 2018)

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. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives in relation to water services.  The team can be contacted via email to or by telephone on a dedicated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (28 Feb 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Planning Framework (NPF) sets the framework for future planning in Ireland at a national and regional scale. In addition to Ireland’s five cities, the NPF recognises the important regional roles of three other centres as well as the Drogheda-Dundalk-Newry cross-border network. The Framework indicates that all of these centres and networks should each lead...

Leaders' Questions (6 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Withdraw.