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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006.  The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. Property is registered in the Land...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Prior to the publication of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, it was planned to establish a financial vehicle to facilitate the aggregation of private investment into a fund for subsequent lending as project finance. The intention was that this investment would be off-balance sheet and in Budget 2015, the Government announced that €400m of public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Issues (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual housing authorities. The group...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 to 267, inclusive, together. At present the making of rent schemes and the setting of rent levels is a matter for each local authority under the provisions of the Housing Act 1966. The making or amending of such schemes is not a reserved function and does not require the approval of the elected members, however it is subject to the influence of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Information on the number of households qualified for and in need of social housing support whose need has not been met is set out in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA) which, since 2016, is carried out annually.   The most recent assessment was carried out in 2017, full details of which are available on my Department's website, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (27 Jun 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 further set out the scrutiny and oversight provisions that apply in respect of these arrangements.  Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of the planning, delivery and operation of water and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the replies to Question Nos 589 of 22 May 2018 and 625 of 8 March 2018. The position in relation to the processing times for Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) applications remains unchanged. Once a HAP application has been received and confirmed as valid by the relevant local authority, it is then processed by the HAP Shared Service Centre.  On average, HAP applications are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 provides local authorities with a range of powers to deal with derelict sites within their functional areas, including powers to require specified measures to be taken in relation to a derelict site, to impose a levy on sites which are included in the local authority’s derelict sites register, or to compulsorily acquire any derelict site. I understand from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department offers a range of funding programmes to assist the voluntary sector with the delivery of social housing, including the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) and the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). CALF is a facility, which is exclusively available to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), to assist them in accessing private or Housing Finance Agency (HFA) finance for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electric Vehicles (27 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There is one eCar charging point at the Custom House currently.  My Department’s Workplace Travel Plan (WTP) aims to encourage greater staff use of sustainable transport options when travelling to and from work, and to ensure that, where practicable, staff opt for sustainable transport options when conducting business on behalf of the Department.  My Department will keep the...

Child Homelessness: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the House for the opportunity to talk about this very important issue. One of the very first conversations I had when I was appointed was with a person working in the educational space about the difficult situations the person was encountering with children who were in emergency accommodation in terms of their development, learning and growing. From that very first induction into my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Functions (28 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Neither I nor my Department have had any involvement with the organisation of the INBO Europe Conference 2017 which took place in Malahide in September 2017.    My Department were contacted with a request for funding by the Conference organisers, but due to other funding priorities in 2017, we were not able to agree to the request.  The Department did however...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers Funding (28 Jun 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Ports Policy 2013 recommends that designated Ports of Regional Significance which are currently State-owned should be transferred to more appropriate local authority led governance structures.  This policy, and associated issues arising, including any issues in relation to funding, are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability is available to assist in the carrying out of works which are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a person with a disability who has an enduring physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual impairment. The detailed administration of the scheme, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 536 and 537 together. The appointment process for ordinary Board members of An Bord Pleanála is set out under section 106 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and the associated Regulations. This provides that appointments to the Board by the Minister are generally made from candidates nominated by panels of prescribed bodies which are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Jul 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. Without substantial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of any residential land in housing authority ownership is in the first instance a matter for the local authority concerned, including its elected members. I want to see local authorities realise new social and affordable homes from their lands without delay, with particular emphasis on prioritising those sites with the greatest potential to deliver housing at scale, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) supported tenancies are agreed between the landlord and the tenant; the local authority is not a party to the tenancy and has no role in its agreement. There is no limitation placed by the scheme on the length of tenancy that can be supported by HAP. However, as with other private rental tenancies, the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended) governs the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (3 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 542 and 543 together. 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...