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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes, that is the final stage of the process which we have not yet reached since this has only been introduced. The Law Reform Commission is leading very good work on streamlining of the compulsory purchase order, CPO, process. Our CPO legislation is in so many different places and some of it predates the State. I have spoken with the Attorney General about flexing CPO legislation to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It was a very noisy meeting, if I remember correctly. There was noise outside and I could not quite hear what was said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Senators and Deputies for the questions. The repair and lease scheme is available in all local authorities. The criteria were reviewed, and the main changes were that it was reduced from ten years to five years at 92% of market rate because the owner is going to continue to be a landlord; and we increased the money available to those who had a number of properties so that it was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We are looking at that issue at the moment. A number of meetings have taken place between myself and the Department of Education and Skills. We have also met the RTB. We will establish what the facts are around these arrangements and whether they are or are not covered by the rent pressure zone legislation. If they are not we will see what we can do to address it. We will see what we can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Is that a change in legislation that is coming?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (17 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: That work is being done at the moment with the Department of Education and Skills. Although the Act is under my Department, the Department of Education and Skills has responsibility for student housing. A meeting at which we asked what the situation is and spoke to the RTB has already taken place. We are working on the matter. I am waiting for a report to come back and I will act on foot...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 586, 613 and 614 together. My Department approved a project under the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF) for the construction of the Donabate Distributor Road. The project was submitted for funding by Fingal County Council, following a Call for Proposals in August 2016. The proposal was assessed by the LIHAF Advisory Group and LIHAF...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The HAP rent limits were increased significantly in July 2016, including by up to 60% in some areas. The Government also provided flexibility to each local authority to agree to a HAP payment up to 20% above the maximum rent limit, where it is necessary, because of local rental market conditions. At the end of Q4 2017, 22.4% of the total number of households being supported by HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is deemed to be a social housing support under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. As a long term housing support, an assessment of housing need must be completed in order for a household to qualify for HAP. Any household with an identified housing need is eligible for HAP. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 provide that subject...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There are no specific requirements under the Electoral Acts in relation to online advertising. Under section 140 of the Electoral Act 1992, the sole provision in relation to advertisements provides that every notice, bill, poster or similar document having reference to a referendum or distributed for the purpose of furthering a particular result at a referendum is required to bear upon its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Staff Training and Development spend for the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in 2017 including associated incidental expenses was €688,060.66, broken down as follows: Name   Annual Spend Training Core Skills Programme € 31,201.32 Training Personal Development € 45,606.04 Training Language € 745.00 Training General IT...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by my Department in the year ending 31 December 2017 are set out in the following table. Category 2017 Accommodation / Hotel €43,613.20 Airfare €68,091.75 Car Hire / Rental €505.36 Hire of Rooms €80.00 Insurance Class 2 €876.55 Motor Travel €433,228.20 Other T&S Expenses...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Where possible, my Department avails of in-house staffing resources to undertake value for money, policy review and other similar work in support of achievement of business objectives. Consultancy services are only engaged by the Department where specific expertise is required which is not available in the organisation at the relevant time. The expenditure incurred by the Department on such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: All sections of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006 have been commenced and details regarding the relevant Statutory Instruments and their commencement dates are available on the Irish Statute Book at .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 599 and 600 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 601 and 602 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is funded through a combination of Exchequer monies and tenant differential rents collected in respect of HAP tenancies. Budget 2018 has increased the Exchequer funding for the HAP scheme by €149m to €301 million. This will allow for the continued support of existing HAP households...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Enforcement of Part IV of the Housing Act 1966, which deals with overcrowding, is a matter for each local authority in its role as housing authority for its relevant functional area. The information requested by the Deputy is not collected by my Department. Under that Act, a housing authority may request information from the owner or occupier of a house such as will allow that authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I recently announced funding of €66.25 million nationally for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which includes €1,367,534 for Sligo County Council, comprising Exchequer funding of €1,094,027, along with €273,507 from the local authority. Details of the allocations are available on my Department’s website at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A range of housing options are necessary to ensure a supply of accommodation to meet different types of social housing need. Harnessing the off-balance sheet potential of private investment in social housing is an important objective of the Government and the social housing targets set out in Rebuilding Ireland over the period to 2021 reflect the ambition in that regard. Of the 50,000 social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 609 to 611, inclusive, together. The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability were introduced on 1 November 2007. The schemes provide a range of grants for necessary improvement works or adaptations to houses in order to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their own homes by older people and people with a...