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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I welcome the opportunity to join the committee for Committee Stage of the Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016. I acknowledge the work of Deputy Joan Collins in bringing it forward and the active engagement to date of other Members of these Houses. I have not received the Deputy's recent letter and I agreed to meet with her but the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I am not sure I agree.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputies for those contributions. I say to Deputy Barry that there is no other agenda here. When the Taoiseach made his comments he would of course have been speaking to the spirit of the Bill and not the legal text that is before us now, as we are speaking about a Bill that brings about a referendum to amend the Constitution in a very specific way. We must focus on that legal...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uisce faoi Úinéireacht Phoiblí) (Uimh. 2) 2016: Céim an Choiste
Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Water in Public Ownership) (No. 2) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Nothing I have said contradicts what I wrote in my letter to the trade unions. The point I made was that, in my view, the referendum on the eighth amendment was more urgent than the referendum proposed in this legislation. I also made that point in the Dáil when we spoke about the pace at which we were proceeding with this proposed amendment to the Constitution. I have also spoken to...

Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My understanding is that the committee made a decision on this matter only this morning. I have not been informed of the details of that decision myself but the committee agreed it.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 614, 615 and 631 together. My Department is continuing to actively progress draft European Union (Licensing of Large-Scale Extraction of Peat) Regulations that, when signed into law, will establish a revised regulatory regime in respect of large-scale peat extraction, requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out an environmental impact...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (27 Mar 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, known as the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, was introduced on 1 February 2018. As with the previous local authority home loan offerings, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is a local authority product and loan applications are made directly to...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Government's Rebuilding Ireland action plan is focused on accelerating the delivery of housing, with an investment of more than €6 billion to deliver 50,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to 2021. The implementation of Rebuilding Ireland is well underway and making significant progress. This was evident in the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 622 and 623 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Aid for Older People Scheme provides grants of up to €8,000 to assist older people living in poor housing conditions to have necessary repairs or improvements carried out. Grant eligible works include structural repairs or improvements, re-wiring, drylining, repairs to/replacement of some/all windows and doors, provision of central heating, water and sanitary services,...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), a tenant sources their own accommodation. The tenancy agreement is between the tenant and the landlord and is covered by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended). The accommodation sourced by tenants should be within the prescribed maximum HAP rent limits, which are based on the household size and the rental market within that area. HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 627 together. In response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy and in recognition of fears expressed for fire safety, I tasked my Department's National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management with coordinating a high-level Task Force to lead a reappraisal of fire safety in Ireland. The Task Force was requested to oversee and report on a number...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016, which amends section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, relating to the extension of the duration of planning permission, has not been commenced to date because I have tabled an amendment for consideration at Seanad Committee Stage of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 632, 649 and 650 together. Against the background of the affordability pressures which exist in the rental market, particularly in our cities and other major urban areas, the Government is determined to make cost rental a major part of the Irish housing system. To do this, we will offer more affordable long-term rental options, by leveraging the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 634 and 635 together. On 27 June 2017, in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy and in recognition of fears expressed in the context of fire safety, I tasked my Department's National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management with coordinating a high-level Task Force to lead a reappraisal of fire safety in Ireland. The Task Force was requested to oversee...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 642 together. 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 on 1 February 2018. The new loan will enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or...

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

Eoghan Murphy: In the first instance, the optimal usage, management and development of Dublin City Council's land bank is a matter for the Council itself. In relation to the specific land referenced, I understand that the Council is working on a Depot Consolidation Project, involving the rationalisation of existing depots, into two main locations, to achieve operational...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 and 640 together. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The only home loan scheme available from the local authorities is the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan which was launched in February this year, replacing the previous local authority home loan schemes. The new loan will enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range. The scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (27 Mar 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s assessment of both the submission made with reference to the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 by the individual named and Galway City Council’s report in response to that submission is now at an advanced stage.  As part of its assessment, my Department wrote to Galway City Council on 22 February, 2018 seeking clarification of...