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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department assesses, approves and records local authority social housing delivery costs for each project submitted for funding approval. As part of the process submitted costs are reviewed, taking cognisance of the particular circumstances of each project and the context of the overall housing need. On occasion, tender approval has been withheld by my Department or only a reduced budget...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2020 and data for Quarter 4 2020 is currently being compiled. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: My Department has also published the Quarter 3 2020 Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 296, 332 and 333 together. There have been a number of deaths, in recent months, of people who had been sleeping rough or accessing homeless services. Each of these deaths is a tragedy and I extend my sympathies to the families concerned. The deaths of people availing of homeless services are a concern and in order to provide a better understanding on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Data in relation to Donegal and numbers on the housing waiting list, households in the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) for the period 2016-Quarter 3 2020 are set-out in the following table: 2016 2017 2018 2019 Q3 2020 Households on the Housing List 1,267 903 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 and 300 together. My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on all social housing delivery activity. This is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: We have also published the Quarter 3 2020 Social Housing Construction Status Report, which provides details of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 313 together. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 305 together. Under the Social Housing Investment Programme, my Department provides capital funding to all local authorities, including Donegal County Council, for the delivery of new social homes via their own social housing construction programme, through turnkey arrangements and through acquisitions. As capital-funded construction projects by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government provides that Irish Water will be retained in public ownership as a national, standalone, regulated utility. Consistent with this commitment I undertook to bring forward a Policy Paper setting out the Government’s expectations in relation to the next phase of transformation for the water sector, including in relation to the matters referred to in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 307 to 309, inclusive, together. My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2020 and data for Quarter 4 2020 is currently being compiled. This data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity. This data is available to the end of Quarter 3 2020 and data for Quarter 4 2020 is currently being compiled. This data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: . This provides information for a number of categories...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Since my appointment as Minister, I have met directly with the Chief Executives and Housing Directors of a number of local authorities, as circumstances have allowed and in an appropriate setting, in compliance with Covid restrictions. In that context, I met with the Chief Executive of Meath County Council and members of her housing team on 2 December last, to discuss social housing issues....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Cavan County Council submitted an application for funding support for this proposal under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund. Seventy six proposals were received under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund ( URDF), with every local authority submitting at least one application for URDF support. The assessment process for proposals received under Call 2 is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 318 and 320 together. The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Since 2014, Exchequer funding has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 and 323 together. Primary responsibility for the monitoring, management, protection and improvement of water quality is assigned to local authorities under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts and related legislation. The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Office of Environmental Enforcement, exercises general supervision in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: In relation to the Deputy's query regarding the protocols in place for all local authority grades regarding Covid-19, when a person is deemed to be a close contact, the position is that the protocols and arrangements in place are applicable to all local authority grades. It should be noted that the arrangements in operation for the local authority sector are consistent with public health...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am informed that the Property Registration Authority (PRA) has established a dedicated unit to investigate issues such as the ones highlighted by the Deputy. I understand that the required investigations can take some time to complete; however, the PRA expedites processing where it is notified of urgency relating to a case. I further understand that the specified application has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Data (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is not available in my Department. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2020, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants. The Clerk of the Dáil requested that arrangements be put in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Feb 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The allocation of local authority dwellings, including the prioritisation of certain households, is a matter for the local authority concerned, in accordance with their allocation scheme made under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Regulations. As Minister I am precluded by housing legislation from intervening in relation to the procedures followed,...