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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (5 Jul 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 accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. Monthly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: This year, in preparation for the implementation of the GDPR, Information Officers were appointed in each business unit across my Department, with GDPR training being provided to these officers as well as to senior management. The Department has had a Data Protection Officer in place since the beginning of the year who is committed to raising awareness in relation to GDPR. The DPO, working...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 to 358, inclusive, together. My Department meets on an ongoing basis with all local authorities at a range of levels, both individually and collectively, to advance housing delivery. Such engagements cover, inter alia, progress on social housing and mixed-tenure projects, and the active management and utilisation of local authority and the wider public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (5 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in certain vacant dwellings across Ireland. The RLS is targeted at owners of vacant dwellings, who cannot afford or access the funding needed to bring their dwellings up to the required standard for rental property. Subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Funding (5 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In line with the commitments in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, an Innovation Fund was established to assist Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to develop structures, policies and new funding mechanisms. One of the projects being funded, which is being undertaken by the Irish Council for Social Housing, is the development of a Special Purpose Vehicle to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is provided by local authorities in accordance with the Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loans) Regulations 2018, which broadly set out the eligibility criteria to avail of the loans as well as the obligations of the local authorities and duties of borrowers in respect of the Scheme. In accordance with the regulations, as Minister, I have issued a statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. As part of the overall review, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on the revised Guidelines before they come into effect, in accordance with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/24/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 Jul 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. A service for Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Recruitment in the Local Government sector is undertaken through a mixture of internal competitions and open competitions. In open competitions, candidates may apply irrespective of their place of work and will be assessed against the published criteria.  A set proportion of posts are filled on an open competition basis. In addition, posts at some management levels...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Earlier this year, my Department conducted a review of the legislation under its remit to identify if any of it was based upon or drew upon the concepts in Article 41.2 of the Constitution.  No such legislation was identified. The review was undertaken on foot of a request by the Department of Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: To date in 2018, my Department has recouped some €2 million in funding to Carlow County Council for the direct purchase of twenty properties. The total expenditure recouped to the Council on capital and current housing programmes to date in 2018 is €7.5 million.  In respect of delivering new social housing homes, whether through construction, acquisition or other...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As housing authorities, local authorities, including South Dublin County Council, are responsible for the identification of the social housing need in their area and for the development of appropriate responses to the need identified. My Department is supporting local authorities in the delivery of a range of social housing schemes from small to larger scale developments. South...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Parliament Elections (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 28 June 2018, the European Council adopted a decision on the composition of the European Parliament for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term. This provides for 13 members to be elected in Ireland, an increase from the present 11 members. The Electoral Act 1997 (as amended) provides for the establishment of a committee to review European Parliament constituencies in the context of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Investigations (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Review Into Certain Planning Matters In Respect Of Donegal County Council was received by my Department in June 2017. Following initial analysis and assessment of the report’s findings and recommendations, including interaction with the Department’s own legal advisers and the Attorney General’s Office, a comprehensive set of queries and request for advice...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Jul 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: Departmental Staff Data (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In line with the commitment under Action 2.9 of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, a dedicated Housing Delivery Office (HDO) was established within my Department, in August 2016, to support the accelerated delivery of housing across the social and private sectors, and tenure spectrum, in an integrated and timely manner. Working with the broader Housing and Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 introduced the vacant site levy aimed at incentivising the development of vacant, underutilised sites in urban areas.  Under the Act, planning authorities are required to establish a register of vacant sites in their areas, beginning on 1 January 2017.  Planning authorities issued notices to owners of vacant sites by 1 June 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 elected members through the annual estimates process. The Chief...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There is no funding available in my Department for the circumstances outlined in the question. The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (10 Jul 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The allocation of social housing support is a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, and associated regulations. Section 22 of the 2009 Act requires all local authorities, as a reserved function, to make an allocation scheme determining the order of priority to be accorded in the allocation of dwellings to...