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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides the local authority housing sector with significant resources to provide necessary housing and planning supports. Local authorities generate income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services and funding from Central Government. Across all schemes and funding programmes, my Department provided a total of €1.26bn to local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 258 of 26 September 2018, which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. HAP plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At end Q2 2018, there were more than 37,700 households having their housing needs met via HAP and over 21,000 landlords and agents in receipt of HAP payments. In respect...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37 and 52 together. Along with my colleague the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, I signed the Establishment Order for the new Land Development Agency (LDA) on 13 September 2018. This Order was made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The Agency will act as a national centre of expertise, working with and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The scale and relevant tenure mix for new social housing developments are, in the first case, matters for the relevant local authority, whether those developments are contracted by the authorities themselves or by Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) operating in their areas. Central guidance for housing developments is set out in my Department's publication 'Quality Housing for Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Rebuilding Ireland, a total of 50,000 social housing homes will be delivered through build, acquisition and leasing programmes. In addition to this, 87,000 additional households will be supported through the Housing Assistance Payment Scheme (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). The combination of 50,000 social housing homes and 87,000 HAP and RAS social housing supports,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not keep data on turnaround times, from void to occupancy, for local authority dwellings.Statistics in relation to social housing are compiled by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in its annual reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These statistics are set out by local authority and include the average time from date of vacation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) plays an important role in the delivery of social housing. To end June 2018, a total of 2,474 residential properties have been delivered for social housing providers comprising of 2,407 completed properties with a further 67 that have been contracted where completion work is on-going. As at end June 2018, a total of 228 units across Galway City and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities have a significant residential land bank that needs to be developed as soon as possible. In bringing forward proposals, the optimal tenure mix and most appropriate procurement approach are key issues in order to balance housing outcomes, while achieving value for money. The State residential landbank, incorporating lands in the ownership of the Housing Agency and local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: All local authorities are being funded to significantly increase their delivery of social housing as part of Rebuilding Ireland and a strong social housing construction pipeline is already in place for local authorities and approved housing bodies. A detailed breakdown of the construction programme of new social housing build is set out in the Social Housing Construction Status Report which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 53 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 an assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy, which I published in July, contains a range of objectives and key actions which will be pursued in partnership with stakeholders and agencies across the housing sector to address vacancy in our housing stock. It draws together all of the strands of ongoing work in one document with a clear vision for progressing the return of vacant homes to use...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Planning Framework (NPF), published together with the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of Project Ireland 2040 earlier this year, is intended to provide the strategic context for future planning, development and investment over the next two decades. In addition, the NPF represents a long-term strategy for Government Departments, State agencies, State-owned enterprises,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of June 2018, a total of 6,984 residential properties had been identified by NAMA as potentially available for social housing. Local authorities, together with the Housing Agency and my Department, have worked systematically through the full list of units with NAMA to determine if there is a social housing demand for the properties identified as potentially suitable for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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. My Department will continue to publish information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I have advised all local authorities of their minimum social housing targets across build, acquisition and lease both for 2018 and also for the multi-annual period to 2021. Details of the targets for each local authority can be accessed on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: . The 2018 build target is for the delivery of almost 5,000 additional active social housing homes,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: In April 2018, the Government approved the priority drafting of a new Bill to amend the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016 to enhance the powers of the RTB to protect both tenants and landlords in the residential rental sector, particularly with regard to enforcement of the annual rent increase limit in Rent Pressure Zones. This Bill's provisions are intended to strengthen further the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No 5 on today's Order Paper which sets out the position in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As the social housing support system is demand driven and given the wide variations in maintenance payments that can arise in relevant individual households, it is not possible to provide the costing requested.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Protection Policies (27 Sep 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 242 together. It is a statutory requirement that mortgage protection insurance (MPI) is taken out in respect of all local authority housing loans. The Local Authority Mortgage Protection Insurance scheme is a group scheme and is designed to provide an appropriate level of insurance cover to those who wish to avail of the Rebuilding Ireland Home...