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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications Data (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Rebuilding Ireland is focused on accelerating the delivery of housing, with an investment of more than €6 billion to deliver 50,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisition and leasing, over the period to 2021. A high level of progress is already being made in meeting Rebuilding Ireland’s targets. Over 19,000 households had their social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 63(3) of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that, subject to law, a local authority is independent in the performance of its functions.  Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 specifically provides that the Minister's power to issue policy directions and guidelines to housing authorities in relation to their housing functions should not be construed as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1371 to 1373, inclusive, together. The new Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range. The scheme is targeted at first-time buyers who have access to an adequate deposit and have the capacity to repay a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Credit Union Services (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1374, 1422 and 1428 together. Work has been ongoing between the Irish Council for Social Housing (ICSH), a number of larger Tier 3 AHBs and their financial advisors on the development of a vehicle for delivering private financing for AHBs providing social housing in line with commitments under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As the Deputy will be aware, last April, the Minister for Finance published the Draft Stability Programme Update for 2018. This included an analysis of the financial impact of the Eurostat decision to reclassify the majority of Tier 3 Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) as part of the local government sector. This was an important first step in the Government's assessment as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, my Department committed to undertaking a detailed analysis, in conjunction with the construction sector, of housing delivery input costs in Ireland. To advance this work, a working group, chaired by my Department, was established to review the delivery costs and viability for affordable residential developments in the domestic market....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Carer's Allowance Payments (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As the Deputy is aware, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is not, as a general rule, available to those in receipt of unemployment or other social welfare benefits. However, where there is a primary income of a waged or salaried nature, long-term State benefit payments may be considered.  State benefit payments allowable are: - State Pension (Contributory); -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Since the publication of Rebuilding Ireland in mid-2016 to the end of August 2018, the Housing Agency has been offered a total of 3,967 properties from banks, private investment funds and other sources for acquisition, using both the €70 million rotating acquisitions fund and other funds made available to the Agency through Local Authorities. 2,101 of these were offered in 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Property Registration Authority records the names and addresses of every registered land owner and details in respect of each county can be accessed atwww.landdirect.ie. My Department does not collate or hold specific data regarding profiles on the concentration of ownership of residential, commercial or other categories of land...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I am not aware of delays to construction associated with Part V approvals. My Department keeps the January 2017 Guidelines on Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 under review, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the Irish Homebuilders Association. My Department will consult further as to whether any process improvements are required in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rents Data (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1382 and 1383 together. My Department does not hold or collate the data referred to by the Deputy in relation to rents paid to private residential landlords. The Clerk of the Dáil requested that arrangements be put in place to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies to members of the Oireachtas.  Following the issue of Circular LG...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1384, 1387, 1402 and 1411 together. The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Relief Schemes (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Since the severe flooding of winter 2015/2016 the Irish Red Cross has operated a scheme of assistance for small businesses, sporting bodies and community and voluntary groups who have been unable to obtain insurance against flooding and experienced flood damage to their premises. This scheme is administered by the Irish Red Cross on behalf of the Department of Defence.  In early...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department offers both landline and LoCall numbers for anyone wishing to contact its offices. The rates charged for the use of 1890 (LoCall) numbers is a matter for each service provider and, therefore, the Department has no control over this matter.  However, the Department’s website does indicate clearly to customers that rates charged may vary among different...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department gathers quarterly data on fire fighters in local authorities. The most recent data collected at the end of June 2018, together with data from the past three years, are set out in the table attached. My Department works closely with all local authorities to ensure adequate staffing levels are in place and maintained for emergency services. - 2015 2016 2017 2018...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Given that turnkeys are a good source of social housing that can often be quickly delivered, at value for money prices, local authorities actively utilise turnkeys as one of a range of mechanisms to deliver additional social homes. Turnkey delivery involves local authorities going to the market to procure a social housing solution to meet an identified social housing need. As is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 1390 to 1392, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The total target for Social Housing delivery in 2017 was to provide 21,050 additional housing solutions across Build, Acquisition, Leasing, HAP and RAS schemes. The total output for 2017 was 25,901, or 123% of the target. The table sets out delivery by each main delivery programme. Build refers to Local Authority and Approved Housing Body construction, including traditional construction,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Emmet Road/St. Michael's Estate site in Inchicore has been selected as the location for Dublin’s first major Cost Rental development. It is an excellent site in the ownership of Dublin City Council that is suited for a mixed tenure approach. Under the Cost Rental model, minimising profit, land costs and other costs and securing very competitive EIB financing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (7 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 27 June 2017, following the fire in London’s Grenfell Tower, and in recognition of concerns arising for fire safety in Ireland, I tasked my Department’s National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management with convening and coordinating a high-level task force to lead a re-appraisal of fire safety in Ireland. In addition to this, and in the immediate aftermath of the...