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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 to 228, inclusive, together. My Department’s involvement in the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) arises in the context of my statutory role in the designation and future planning of the area as an SDZ, and in that context, setting out the broad views of my Department in relation to planning and housing policies relevant to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (24 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Rent Pressure Zones have their legal basis under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016, which regulate the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector.  Pursuant to section 3(1) of the 2004 Act, the Acts apply to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy. The provisions of the Acts, including those provisions providing for the rent...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department received a report from Senior Counsel in June 2017 regarding his Review Into Certain Planning Matters In Respect Of County Donegal. My Department is currently reviewing and assessing the contents of Senior Counsel’s report and I have requested the advice of the Attorney General in respect of a number of points, including the issue of publication...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (24 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under sections 43 and 54 of the Water Services Act 2007, responsibility for maintenance and replacement of any water or wastewater pipes, connections or distribution systems that are located within the boundary of a private property rests with the owner. This was the position that pertained prior to the establishment of Irish Water, when individual local authorities held responsibility for...

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising his concerns about this issue. I am aware of them as they are held by a number of other Deputies in this House. Having viewed some of the affected properties, it is a very difficult situation for people to be in. The Minister of State, Deputy English, has been dealing with this issue. It is complex and he has not been sitting on his hands. No one in the...

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We are in favour of establishing an electoral commission for referendums and general elections to manage things like voter lists, registration forms and everything else. It is a complex process but we are proceeding with it. When we proceed with legislation, more than likely it will be done on a phased basis over a period rather than doing it immediately at the next referendum.

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Thank you a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Minister, Deputy Ring, has raised the matter with me and I will communicate directly with the Deputy as to the current plans in place.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Water Services Acts 2007-2017 set out clearly the arrangements in place for the delivery of water and wastewater services by Irish Water, and for the scrutiny and oversight provisions that apply in respect of these arrangements. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has been designated as the national authority for the provision of public water services, a role previously vested in 34 (now...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Any household assessed as eligible for social housing is immediately eligible for housing support through the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme. Once a household has been deemed eligible for social housing support, it is a matter for the local authority to examine the suite of social housing supports available, including the HAP scheme, to determine the most appropriate form of social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Transport Initiatives (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Arising from the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, my Department is funding an initiative to provide homeless families residing in hotel accommodation and family hubs in the Dublin Region with access to free public transport for essential school journeys. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive is overseeing implementation of this initiative and, working in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Detailed data in relation to social housing delivery by each local authority, for the years 2015 to 2017, is available on my Department's website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/attachments/1a2-sh-20 15-2017-brkdn-final_2018_v3_0.xlsx. The Government is committed to ensuring that housing is affordable, particularly for households on low to moderate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Voids Programme, introduced in 2014 by my Department, provides additional support to local authorities in preparing vacant units for re-letting. The purpose of the Voids Programme is to ensure that vacant units are actively targeted, with a view to minimising the turnaround and re-let time of these units and return them to use in an energy efficient condition. During 2017, my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department, in consultation with the Environment Protection Agency, is actively progressing the drafting of European Union Regulations with a view to putting in place as speedily as possible a robust and effective legislative underpinning for a proposed new regulatory system for the large-scale peat extraction sector. Under the new system, the Agency will be required to carry out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: To end Quarter 1 2018, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) had identified 6,984 units, associated with the security for loans that NAMA has acquired, that could be made available for social housing. Many of these units were in unfinished housing developments or developments that required significant remediation work. All of the units identified by NAMA, regardless of their condition,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Over the period 2016-2021, under Rebuilding Ireland, 50,000 additional social homes are to be delivered through build, acquisition and leasing schemes. Through the supports made available from my Department, funding is available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through a range of initiatives, including, where appropriate, the acquisition of new and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 and 637 together. At the end of 2016 local authorities reported that there were 20,306 Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) tenancies in place, with total expenditure in 2016 for the scheme of just under €131 million. My Department is currently collating 2017 RAS data, which includes the number of tenancies in place at the end of 2017, received...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 and 639 together. The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the leasing of houses and apartments. These properties are either privately owned or owned by AHBs. Properties made available under the programme are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (29 May 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 improvement works carried out. The grant eligible works include the provision of heating and any repair or improvement works which are considered reasonably necessary. The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Transport (29 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government decided on 15 March 2011 that, with the exception of the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality who continued to retain their State cars and Garda drivers, the travel arrangements then in place for Ministers of State would apply to all Ministers.  The new travel regime for Ministers took effect from 1 May 2011.  Since then no ministerial cars...