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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (19 Apr 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 in the first instance, including housing maintenance and repairs. My Department does provide exchequer support to local authorities in respect of housing refurbishments in certain situations and, for example, in 2017 through the Voids...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (19 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As with the previous local authority home loan offerings, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, which was introduced on 1 February 2018, is a local authority product and loan applications are made directly to the local authority in whose area the property proposed for purchase is situated. My Department does not collect information on the number of enquiries to local authorities regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Prices (19 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As the Deputy will be aware, chronic under-supply of housing across all tenures, for several years during the economic downturn, is at the heart of the significant challenges which exist in the housing sector. The residential construction sector in Ireland was severely impacted by the economic downturn, with housing output falling by almost 90% between 2006 and 2013. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (19 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Against the background of the affordability pressures which currently exist in the rental market in certain areas, the Government is determined to make cost rental a major part of the Irish housing system, similar to the role it plays in many European countries. Under this approach, rents are set at levels to recover the construction costs and to facilitate the management and administration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The delivery of more affordable homes, to buy or rent, is a major priority for Government, focusing in particular on the cities of Dublin, Galway and Cork, where people are facing the greatest affordability challenge. Following the economic downturn, with housing construction output dropping by 90%, the Government has taken remedial action to get Ireland building new homes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Thatching Grants Applications (19 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department received an application last month for a thatching grant for the case in question. The assessment of such applications requires an inspection of the property, which will take place shortly. A decision will issue to the applicant shortly thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 350 and 351 together. In respect of delivering new social housing homes, whether through construction, acquisition or other approaches, no precise advance allocation of funding is made to individual local authorities. Instead, funding is drawn down by the local authorities, in line with the level of advancement they make in delivering new social housing. In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (19 Apr 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 support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive mandates EU member states to collect and treat urban waste water in towns and cities to protect public health and avoid pollution of rivers, lakes and coastal waters. Member states had until the end of December 2000 to ensure appropriate treatment for large agglomerations (with a population equivalent of more than 15,000), and until the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Property Registration Authority (PRA) is the State organisation responsible for the registration of property transactions in Ireland. The PRA manages and controls the Land Registry and the Registry of Deeds and has a current staff complement of 504 full time equivalents. The PRA expects to complete in excess of 220,000 Land Registry transactions in 2018. There is considerable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As the Deputy will be aware, last week the Minister for Finance published the Draft Stability Programme Update for 2018. This included an analysis of the financial impact of the Eurostat decision to reclassify Tier 3 Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) as part of the local government sector. This was an important first step in the Government's assessment as to the impact of the Eurostat decision....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Apr 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: , these statistics do not include planning enforcement and unauthorised development related information. The Deputy may wish to get in touch with the relevant local authorities in relation to the status of their planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The operation of the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme 2016 is a matter for individual local authorities, in line with relevant legislation, including the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015. Local authorities are by law (Section 63(1) of the Local Government Act 2001) independent in the performance of their functions. My Department does however publish information...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 598, 600 and 602 together. Details of Local Authority Social Housing Targets, broken down by Local Authority, for 2018 and for the period 2018-2021 are now available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: . The overall 2018 Build target is for the delivery of 4,969 additional social homes including 3,819 local authority and Approved Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As a key initiative of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) is designed to fund the provision of public off-site infrastructure to relieve critical infrastructure blockages and enable housing developments to be built on key sites at scale. Funding of €200 million was originally provided under LIHAF,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 348 of 19 April 2018 which sets out the position in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of the broader social housing reform agenda, a review of income eligibility for social housing supports has commenced, with the detailed statistical work underpinning the review being carried out by the Housing Agency. I expect the results of this review to be available for publication in late Summer 2018. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Quarterly performance reports from local authorities on a regional basis show that 4,729 individuals exited homelessness into independent tenancies during 2017. This included 3,983 families who exited homelessness into independent tenancies during 2017 as follows: 802 local authority tenancies, 795 tenancies with an approved housing body, and 2,386 tenancies in the private rental sector....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Homeless HAP Place Finder Service operating in the Dublin local authorities, and in Cork City Council, is a targeted support for homeless households who are finding it difficult to secure HAP tenancies. The Place Finder Service has been successfully utilised by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) across the Dublin local authorities since February 2015, with more than 2,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Apr 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is a matter for local authorities, working in co-operation with approved housing bodies (AHBs), to bring forward proposals for new social housing delivery in their areas of responsibility. Funding for the project in question was approved in principle by my Department and it is now a matter for the local authority and the AHB involved to advance as appropriate. My Department does not...