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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Deputy is referring to the 14th Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey 2018 (January 2018). The Survey, which covers metropolitan housing markets in nine countries (Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States), uses data for the third quarter of 2017 and covers areas in Ireland with a population of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department keeps the January 2017 Guidelines on Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 under review, in consultation with local authorities and other stakeholders. My Department is in contact with housing authorities in relation to whether there are any delays in signing contracts for new build homes pursuant to Part V agreements. The responses received will be examined to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Strategy for the Rental Sector, published in December 2016, set out a series of measures to be introduced to ensure the quality of private rental accommodation by strengthening the applicable standards and improving the inspection and enforcement systems. On 1 July 2017, updated regulatory standards, the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017, came into effect. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 796 to 798, inclusive, together. Earlier this year, as part of the target setting process for local authorities, I committed to increasing transparency and accountability by publishing quarterly data on delivery against the targets, broken down by each local authority and across all delivery streams. The Q1 2018 report is available on my Department's website...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At the time of its establishment in August 2016, the Housing Delivery Office (HDO) comprised a team of 4 people including staff seconded from the local government sector and the National Development Finance Agency. Having carried out a range of initial initiatives, and taking account of the fact that some assignments to the office were time-limited, the HDO was refocused in September 2017 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The reserved functions of the elected council of a local authority are designated by provisions of the Local Government Acts 1925 to 2014 as well as by provisions of any other Act that is construed together with those Acts. Executive functions are performed by the Chief Executive. Section 149(4) of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, states that every function of a local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The accelerated delivery of housing, including social housing, is of critical importance to this Government. My Department has recognised the need to support local authorities in their efforts to increase both capacity and output in this regard. In addition to substantial capital and current funding provided under Rebuilding Ireland, additional dedicated co-ordinated support resources...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The accelerated delivery of housing, including social housing, is of critical importance to this Government. My Department has recognised the need to support local authorities in their efforts to increase both capacity and output in this regard. In addition to substantial capital and current funding provided under Rebuilding Ireland, additional dedicated co-ordinated support resources...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Guidelines for Planning Authorities relating to Childcare Facilities recommend that, in the case of new housing areas, a standard of one childcare facility providing for a minimum of 20 childcare places per approximately 75 dwellings may be appropriate, depending on the particular circumstances of each individual site. The planning and housing statistics compiled annually by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Arising from the detailed analysis, provided by the Working Group on Short-term Lettings that the Deputy is referring to, which informed the development of a range of proposals to establish an appropriate regulatory approach for short-term tourism-related lettings as well as identifying amendments to relevant legislation to give effect to such a regulatory regime, I am currently reviewing the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I commenced the relevant provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, to place the new scheme for affordable purchase on a statutory footing, on 18 June 2018. This Scheme will be delivered by local authorities developing their sites in key locations. The Scheme complements other Government Schemes which help first-time buyers to buy a home, such as the Help to Buy Scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of Q2 2018, there were 37,751 active tenancies being supported under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme in 31 local authority areas. A breakdown of the number of households supported by HAP, in each local authority area since the scheme began in 2014 to Q1 2018, is available on my Department’s website at the following link: . My Department is aware that some HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Dealing with homelessness is an absolute priority for the Government and Rebuilding Ireland, the Government's Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, sets out a range of actions in that regard, implementation of which is well underway. My Department is committed to ensuring that those experiencing homelessness are accommodated in appropriate emergency accommodation until such time as they...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The CSO Census of Population 2016 indicated that there were approximately 183,000 vacant homes throughout the country (down from 230,000 in 2011). However, in considering that figure, it should be noted that those numbers were recorded at a single point in time and included houses for sale or for rent, as well as homes that are not recoverable for occupancy for a wide range of reasons. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 17 September 2018, I launched the new Land Development Agency (LDA) which will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage development land with two primary objectives. The first objective is to ensure the optimal usage of State land and coordinating their regeneration and development and opening up key sites not being optimally used, especially for the delivery of new...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Development Agency (19 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy Burke for raising this important matter, which is a key priority for the Government. Following a Government decision last Thursday, both I and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, signed an establishment order under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971, establishing the Land Development Agency, LDA, on an interim basis. The establishment order is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Land Development Agency (19 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is right to be proud of the history of the barracks and the people who were stationed there. It has a new future ahead of it and it is important we work together to protect that future in the public interest. There must be a social dividend from this site and it is important that dividend will be there for the people of Mullingar to enjoy. I would just make a few more general...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (19 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I, along with my colleague the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, signed the Establishment Order for the new Land Development Agency on 14 September 2018, this Order was made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The LDA will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage development land with two primary objectives. - The first...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Administration (19 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the replies to Question Numbers 270 of 27 June 2018, 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation (19 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Deputy is referring to a proposed pyrite pilot remediation project in North County Mayo in respect of social housing stock. The Stage 3 application (i.e. pre-tender) recently received from Mayo County Council for this proposal is being examined by my Department and a response will be provided to the County Council shortly.