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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) enables credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties or self-build in a suitable price range. As with the previous local authority loan offerings, the RIHL is available to first-time buyers only, to ensure the effective targeting of limited resources. The final decision on loan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1188 to 1192, inclusive, together. My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and associated services for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 2018 Social Housing Targets and Delivery Outputs to end Q2 2018, along with numbers of projects under construction in each local authority area, including the four Dublin local authorities, are available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following link: . The Q2 2018 Construction Status Report shows a strong build pipeline is in place across the Dublin area...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that the Deputy is referring in his question to the annual subsidy towards the operational costs of Group Water Schemes. In late 2017, my Department conducted a review of Group Water Schemes’ subsidies. The review involved discussions with the National Federation of Group Water Schemes, the representative body for the Group Water Sector. Discussions concluded in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Communications (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Neither Minister of State in my Department has had any engagements, meetings or correspondence with the person concerned in the past three years.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (6 Nov 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 process for taking-in-charge housing estates, including estates with developer-provided water services infrastructure (DPI).  Under the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: There are two Ministers of State currently serving in my Department, Damien English, TD and John Paul Phelan, TD. Minister of State English has a range of responsibilities in the area of Planning, including implementation of regional planning guidelines and Regional Economic and Spatial Strategies as well as Local Authority Development Plans, Local Area Plans and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has not had dialogue with Kildare County Council regarding a social housing direct build or turnkey project at the location in question.  The advancement of new social housing proposals at local level are matters for the relevant local authorities and it would therefore be for Kildare County Council to bring forward proposals in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines.  As part of the overall review, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on the revised Guidelines before they come into effect, in accordance with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/24/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Applications (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, An Bord Pleanála has a statutory objective to determine normal planning appeals within 18 weeks of receipt of the appeal.  Furthermore, under Section 37J of the Act, the Board has an objective to make decisions on applications for strategic infrastructure development within a period of 18 weeks,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: As stated in my previous reply, €37,661 has been recouped to Wicklow County Council for this scheme. Further funding will be released to the Council on receipt of valid claims duly certified and vouched within the approved budget amount. According to the Council, this scheme will commence construction imminently once the Traffic Management and Health & Safety Plans...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Action 18 of the Strategy for the Rental Sector, a Working Group was established, involving representatives of all major public stakeholders with a policy interest in short-term lettings, to develop guidance in relation to planning applications, changes of use relating to short-term lettings and to examine the need for new regulatory arrangements, including having regard...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Irish housing system was very badly affected during the economic downturn, with housing output falling by 90%. Reversing such a significant decline in residential activity to a more balanced supply and demand position requires a mix of targeted actions across the complex and inter-related parts of the housing system. Rebuilding Ireland,the Government's comprehensive action plan on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: On 13 September 2018, I launched the new Land Development Agency (LDA) which will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage the strategic development of public land, with a particular focus on unlocking the potential of publicly owned brownfield sites. The Agency will act as a national centre of expertise, working with and supporting local authorities, public bodies and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: North-South Implementation Bodies (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Estimate for my Department in 2019 includes a provision of €6.5 million in respect of the INTERREG Programme, which is managed and overseen by the Special European Union Programmes Body.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commissions of Investigation Data (6 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the amount spent by my Department in 2018 on relevant activities are provided in the following table: Name of Investigation/State Inquiry Amount Spent in 2018  Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters & Payments €3,415,660

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Election Expenditure (7 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Electoral law provides that where a poll is to be taken at a referendum or a Dáil, European, Presidential or local election, the returning officer shall send to every elector whose name is on the relevant register of electors for the constituency and who is not on the postal or special voters lists, a card (referred to as a polling information card). The purpose of the card is to inform...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Capital funding is provided to local authorities to acquire a range of properties for social housing use. The properties involved can range from those in good condition to those that need remediation and may have been vacant. To ensure a local-led response to such work, responsibility for property acquisitions is delegated to local authorities. To further assist local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (7 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) was initially piloted in Carlow and Waterford and the pilot has been rolled out nationally since 23 February 2017. The scheme is one of a suite of measures available to local authorities to bring vacant properties back into use. Since the national roll out, my Department has been working intensively with local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs)...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under Actions 1.1, 2.5 and 5.6 of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Housing Agency is actively engaged with banks and investment companies in relation to its acquisitions programme. An Acquisitions Fund of €70m, which is a revolving fund, has been established with the objective of acquiring some 1,600 units over the period to 2021 for social housing...