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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: In Budget 2021, the total funding being made available for the delivery of housing programmes is €3.3bn. This includes funding to deliver 12,750 social homes through build, acquisition and leasing. A major focus of this investment is the delivery of new build, with an overall target of 9,500 new homes. The build target includes the delivery of 5,250 new homes by local authorities,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 374 together. Section 5.0 of Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities, published by my Department in 2018, provide guidance and policy in respect of ‘Shared Accommodation Developments’, also known as ‘Co-living’. I have been clear in my intention to review the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity under Rebuilding Ireland. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: In addition to the statistical overview of activity in each local authority, a detailed Social Housing Construction Status Report is published...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The right of local authorities to set and collect rents on their dwellings is laid down in section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The making or amending of a rent scheme is an executive function. The process can be subject to the influence of elected members through the local authorities annual estimates process. The Programme for Government commits to bringing forward a package of social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Risk Management (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Office of Public Works (OPW) is the lead organisation for flood risk management in Ireland. The OPW has set out in Flood Plans how that flood risk is to be managed through investment in flood relief schemes and other policy measures. The Flood Plans detail the flood risk and proposed feasible flood risk management measures for 300 areas of significant flood risk throughout the country. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: 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: Mica Redress Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme is underpinned by regulations made under Sections 2 and 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, to provide for a grant scheme of financial assistance to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo to carry out the necessary remediation works to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government has spelt out specific areas where certain activities could continue during the current COVID-19 Level 5 Phase. While it was noted that horse racing and greyhound racing were given a special dispensation by Government to continue behind closed doors, it was not clear to my Department that the body in question had an exemption to continue its activities. However, that body was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 cold...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 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. Under Section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and Regulation 22(1) of the Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Delivery under the Enhanced Leasing Scheme by Local Authority, to date, is as follows: Local Authority Units Delivered Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 78 Galway County 35 Total 113 Interest in the Social Housing Leasing Programme has increased significantly and there are a number of Enhanced Leasing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Nov 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 associated Regulations and are applied by all local authorities in assessing individual households for support. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The provision of fire services in local authority areas, including the establishment and maintenance of fire brigades, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises, is a statutory function of the individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Acts, 1981 and 2003. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hen Harriers (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand that the question may relate to the Hen Harrier project operated as an EIP by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and that Department will make arrangements to provide the information requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Under the Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housing 2005, planning authorities are required to frame the planning policies in their development plans in a balanced and measured way that ensures the housing needs of rural communities are met, while avoiding excessive urban-generated housing. The National Planning Framework (NPF) provides an important strategic basis for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme was established in 2011 for active turf cutters arising from the cessation of turf cutting on 53 raised bog special areas of conservation. This scheme is comprised of a payment of €1,500 per annum, index-linked, for 15 years, or relocation, where feasible, to a non-designated bog, together with a once-off legal agreement payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding to local authorities to support a broad range of housing programmes, including the delivery of new social homes through build, acquisition and leasing and programmes which support maintenance, upgrades and improvement works to existing social housing stock. No social housing areas in Kildare are part of the current social housing regeneration programme, however...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 96(3) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended) sets out 6 types of Part V agreement that may be made with respect to lands that are subject to a residential development pursuant to a relevant planning permission, which include: 1. Transfer of up to 10% of the land that is the subject of the application; 2. Build and transfer of up to 10% of the proposed housing units; 3....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 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: Legislative Measures (10 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The provision of fire services in local authority areas, including the establishment and maintenance of fire brigades, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises, is a statutory function of each individual fire authority. This work of Local Authority Fire Services, has, to a large degree, been supported by the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003 for nearly 40 years. While...