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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Sinn Féin supported 4%.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Sinn Féin supported them.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Proposals are about to go to Cabinet on this, but the intention is to have a plebiscite of the people in the four cities that were named. I will consider the point about an assembly to consider the issue regarding a Dublin mayor.

Confidence in the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: That is correct. I had the privilege recently of meeting with a young mother with a young child who were homeless. She told me her own personal story through tears because she felt ashamed about the situation she was in and I apologised to her because she had to spend three weeks in a hotel. She should never have been in that hotel. We were talking in the hub that she is now in and she...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Library Services Staff (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. My Department has approved Kerry County Council's Library Service Workforce Plan. The delegated sanction conveyed by my Department to the County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department launched the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative (NTICI) in April 2016 to trial new approaches and working methods in supporting and accelerating overall national and local action on the taking-in-charge process of housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI). Under the terms of the NTICI, which was underpinned by €10...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The new Land Development Agency, which was established earlier this month, will act as a national centre of expertise, working with and supporting local authorities, public bodies and other interests, to harness public lands as catalysts to stimulate regeneration and wider investment and to achieve compact, sustainable growth, with a particular emphasis on complex regeneration projects,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Loans (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516 and 517 together. As with the previous local authority home loan offerings, loan applications under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan are made directly to the local authority in whose area the property proposed for purchase is situated. This has always been part of the application process for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan since its launch and there...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 and 520 together. Current local authority rent differential schemes generally set out that assessable income is net of statutory deductions such as income tax, PRSI, universal social charge, pension deductions, etc, which is in line with the Household Means Policy, which local authorities must use in assessing an applicant’s eligibility for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 and 522 together. The setting and publishing of social housing targets for 2018 and 2018-2021 reflects a drive towards increased transparency and accountability. Rebuilding Ireland is modelled on blended delivery across the main programmes of build, acquisition and leasing. While it is recognised that the pace of delivery, particularly under build...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In July 2015, a review was undertaken by an independent fire expert to develop a framework for general application, in the interest of supporting owners and residents living in developments where concerns regarding non-compliance with fire safety requirements arise.This review included a case study at the estate referred to by the Deputy. This review was completed and the 'Framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Controls (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004, as amended, provides that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to the Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone.Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to conduct an assessment of the area to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, in respect of private housing. The schemes are 80% funded by my Department, with a 20% contribution from the local authorities. For 2018, the financial provision for the Schemes is €66.25 million, comprising €53 million exchequer funding and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2018, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform last July, sets out expenditure ceilings in respect of my Department in 2019, including an increase of €402 million in capital expenditure over 2018. The figures set out in the Report do not include expenditure savings targets specifically earmarked for my Department. The specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), a tenant sources their own accommodation. The tenancy agreement is between the tenant and the landlord and is covered by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended). The accommodation sourced by tenants should be within the prescribed maximum HAP rent limits, which are based on the household size and the rental market within that area. Each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 544 together. While this project is being developed by an approved housing body (AHB), its approval is a matter for Limerick City and County Council, in line with the arrangements under the Capital Assistance Scheme. At the request of the Council, my Department issued initial project approval in February 2017 for this project, involving the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Following engagement between the European Commission and my Department regarding the 2013 European Court of Justice ruling in the "Flemish Decree" case, a working group, comprising senior representatives from my Department and planning authorities, was established in May 2017 to review and, where necessary, recommend changes to the 2005 Planning Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing, issued...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I am not aware of any local authority seeking such a derogation and I as Minister have no power, under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, to give such a derogation. Part V provides (section 94) that a planning authority’s housing strategy shall provide that as a general policy a specified percentage, not being more than 10 per cent, of the land zoned...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Irish Water has entered into service level agreements (SLAs) with each local authority for the provision of water services. Staff members working under these arrangements remain local authority employees while continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of major local authority residential sites in Dublin, where undersupply and affordability issues are being experienced most acutely, is a major priority for the Government. We are working with all Dublin local authorities, including Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC), to see their sites brought forward as quickly as possible, with the optimum tenure mix and...