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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: There appears to be a misapprehension regarding the dates for registering rights of ways acquired by prescription on foot of amendments made by Parts 12 and 13 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 to the provisions relating to acquisition of easements and profits by prescription contained in Part 8 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009.   I understand from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Budget 2021 (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 353 and 366 together. Support provided by my Department towards domestic violence services is in relation to the capital cost for the development of refuges. This funding support is delivered through the local authorities to housing associations delivering such facilities, using the Capital Assistance Scheme. There is sufficient funding provision to support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Lease Agreements (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Details of the number of homes delivered under the Social Housing Leasing Programme in 2019 and to end Q2 2020 are set out in Tables 1 and 2.  Leasing delivery data for Q3 2020 is being collated at present and will be published on my Department's website as soon as that process is finalised. The total expenditure for leasing in 2019 and up to end October 2020, together...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: A spending review and analysis of capital and current expenditure on housing supports has been carried out by the Irish Government Economic & Evaluation Service (IGEES) staff within the Department of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, published in July 2018.  This report focuses on the comparative analysis of delivery streams particularly related to cost...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: There has been no policy change with regard to Part V housing and no changes have been made to the financial calculation of Part V in 2020.  A review of the Part V provisions is ongoing in light of the Programme for Government commitments in relation to the delivery of affordable homes through Part V. The Part V Guidelines issued in January 2017 under section 28 of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 372 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government commits to increasing the social housing stock by more than 50,000, with an emphasis on new builds. In 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 5.0 of Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities, published by my Department in 2018, provides guidance and policy in respect of ‘Shared Accommodation Developments’, also known as ‘Co-living’.  I have been clear in my intention to review the provisions on Co-living set out in the Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities will always have a level of vacancy in their housing stock that will fluctuate over time as tenancy surrender and re-letting of stock is an ongoing process. The National Oversight & Audit Commission (NOAC) reviews the social housing stock level in local authorities every year, including the number of vacant local authority houses at a particular point in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary facilities, heating, ventilation, natural light and the safety of gas, oil and electrical supplies. With very limited exemptions, these apply to all private rented residential accommodation. All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, covering a broad range of functions including local authority housing, voluntary housing, homeless services, estate regeneration, energy efficiency retrofitting, housing grants, rural water schemes, urban renewal/regeneration, and fire services. To achieve its business objectives, my Department allocates significant resources to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a targeted scheme to cater for the accommodation needs of people in receipt of long term rent supplement. The qualifying criteria for RAS are as follows:   - A household must be in receipt of rent supplement, in general for a period of 18 months or more, and;   - Are assessed as having a long term housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: Louth County Council submitted an application for funding support for the Northern Cross Route under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund.  The final date for the submission of applications under Call 2 was the 29thMay. A large number of proposals were received, with every local authority submitting at least one application for URDF support.  Because of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Thatching Grants (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 and 377 together. Under my Department’s renewal or repair of thatched roof grant scheme, in general a grant of up to €3,810, or two thirds of the approved cost, whichever is the lesser, may be payable in respect of necessary works to renew or repair the thatched roofs of houses.  In the case of medical card holders however, a grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (17 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 the local level.  Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department collects information on Shared Ownership Loans from local authorities. There are currently active 2,525 Shared Ownership Loans in place, as set out in the following table. Local Authority  Shared Ownership Loans Carlow County Council 12 Cavan County Council 24 Clare County Council ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The provisions of the Act apply only to dwellings affected by significant damage attributable to pyritic heave consequent on the presence of reactive...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides significant funding support to local authorities in terms of various targeted housing stock upgrade programmes. In respect of local authority housing stock in Donegal impacted by defective concrete blocks, further evaluation of the issue is being undertaken by Donegal County Council. Once this evaluation is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: The supply of social housing is in the first instance a matter for each local authority in line with local housing need. My Department supports local authorities through the policy and legislative framework and the range of funding schemes and delivery channels available.  In the case of Kerry County Council, I welcome that their social housing construction...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Nov 2020)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 388 together. In Budget 2021, the total funding being made available for the delivery of housing programmes was €3.3 billion. From this sum, €110 million was ring-fenced for a new national Affordable Purchase Shared Equity Scheme and a newCost Rental Equity Loan facilityto help deliver Cost Rental homes. Both of these programmes will...