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Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I live less than an kilometre from an incinerator and it is bigger than any I have ever seen.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (31 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There has been no change in the amount that an applicant under the Housing Adaptation Grants schemes for Older People and People with a Disability can be refunded for engaging the services of a private occupational therapist. I understand that both HSE and private occupational therapists are routinely engaged by local authorities to assess the needs of applicants for grants under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is recognised that Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) make an important contribution in social housing delivery, building on their track record in terms of both housing provision and management. Last year, the AHB sector delivered over 2,000 additional units for social housing use across the country and there is a strong delivery pipeline for 2018. This demonstrates the sector’s...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels.  Neither I nor my Department have a role in relation to procurement by Irish Water which is an operational matter for which Irish Water as contracting authority is wholly responsible. I understand that Irish Water has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: River Basin Management Plans (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government has recently published Ireland's River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021 which is required under the EU Water Framework Directive. The Plan sets out the actions that Ireland will take to improve water quality and achieve ‘good’ ecological status in water bodies (rivers, lakes, estuaries coastal waters and ground waters) by 2021. The Plan is available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges (31 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.  Responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and the CRU is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The low rate of fixed interest associated with the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan provides first-time buyers with access to mortgage finance that they may not otherwise have been able to afford at a higher interest rate. One of the key conditions of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is that prospective applicants must demonstrate that they have had inadequate loan offers from two...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced a new measure, the vacant site levy, which is aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, under-utilised sites in urban areas for residential or regeneration purposes. Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January 2017. Planning authorities will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: No guidelines have issued to planning authorities under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 relating specifically to temporary pop-up kitchens and I have no proposals to issue such guidelines.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (31 May 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, my Department established a Working Group, involving representatives of all major public stakeholders with a policy interest in short-term lettings, to develop guidance in relation to planning applications, changes of use relating to short-term lettings and to examine the need for new regulatory...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. The residential tenancies (amendment) Bill is priority legislation. It is being drafted at the moment, and dates have been agreed with the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government for pre-legislative scrutiny. It is my ambition, if we can get that Bill published shortly, to have it passed as quickly as possible and before the recess....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum Campaigns (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 and 458 together. The Government announced on 26 September 2017 that it had agreed an indicative timetable for the holding of a number of referendums on proposals for amendments to the Constitution arising from the work of the Citizens’ Assembly and the Convention on the Constitution. In this context, my Department will be responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: River Basin Management Plans (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2018-2021, which was published in April 2018, sets out the actions that Ireland will take to improve water quality and achieve ‘good’ ecological status in water bodies (rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters) by 2027. Ireland is required to produce river basin management plans under the Water Framework Directive. The River Basin...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Data (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 21 May 2018, I published the Water Services Policy Statement 2018-2025 following its approval by Government. The Policy Statement sets out a series of high-level policy objectives across the three thematic areas of Quality, Conservation, and Future Proofing, which must be pursued when planning capital investment and framing current spending plans. The Policy Statement is available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes, in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The Commissioner of Valuation has responsibility for valuation matters. The Annual Rate on Valuation (ARV), which is applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, planning authorities may levy development contributions in respect of public infrastructure and facilities benefiting development in the area that is provided, or intended to be provided, by or on behalf of the local authority. Examples of such infrastructure and facilities include roads, footpaths, public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As I previously outlined in my reply to Questions Nos. 594 and 599 of 15 May 2018, I have no function in relation to the regulation of how property websites and advertisements for properties for sale display information, including whether they provide specific asking prices or not. I have no plans to introduce legislation in relation to the assignment of conditions of planning permission...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1280 and 1281 together. The active management of the publicly-owned housing land bank is part of a range of complementary actions being progressed under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, designed to accelerate and increase housing output. To this end, details of some 1,700 hectares of land in local authority and Housing Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Homeless HAP Place Finder Service is a targeted support for homeless households who are finding it difficult to secure HAP tenancies. The function of the Service is to work with homeless households to identify potential rental properities and support them to secure the tenancies. The Place Finder Service has been successfully utilised by the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE)...