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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency is up and running. The heads of the Bill to establish it on a statutory funding in order to capitalise it with Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, funding will be published in the next week or two. The intention has always been to get the Bill through Second and Committee Stages next year with the draft heads published this year, which will happen. On...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Without interruption.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his question. I take it he is talking about the payment of commercial bills.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Irish Water is doing a very good job to facilitate the easy payment of all bills from all customers in a timely manner. There is a dedicated service to work with customers to make sure that any issues like that can be resolved.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: This is the first time this matter has been raised with me and if the Deputy wants to give me individual details, I could see if there is a problem in the system.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy has raised a separate issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I will.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities are empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market value of relevant vacant sites where a site exceeds 0.05 hectares in area, was in the planning authority’s opinion vacant or idle in 2018, and is in an area identified by the planning authority in its development plan...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 602 and 603 together. Ensuring that we have a supply of housing that is affordable for people to buy or rent, depending on their choice and circumstances, is a priority for the Government. In overall terms, the key elements of the Government’s approach to addressing the issues in our housing sector are set out in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The recently established Land Development Agency (LDA) will act as a new commercial State body to actively manage the strategic development of public land, with 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 other interests, to harness...

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

Eoghan Murphy: As is the case with the large majority of development types, there are currently no specific planning guidelines in place in respect of solar farms. Proposals for individual solar farm developments are subject to the statutory requirements of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in the same manner as other proposed developments, with planning applications made to the relevant...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The National Development Plan 2018-2027, provides for the delivery of 112,000 new social homes over the next decade. These 112,000 new social homes will be delivered through a range of mechanisms, including build, long term leasing and acquisitions. As reflected in the National Development Plan 2018-2027, some €11.6 billion in capital funding will be provided for the delivery of...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 607 and 608 together. Under Rebuilding Ireland, funding is available to Local Authorities through a range of build, acquisition and leasing schemes to facilitate constructing, acquiring, leasing and remediating vacant properties that may be suitable for social housing. The blend delivered in each local area will have regard to housing need, value for...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The cost of constructing new affordable homes is dependent on a range of variables, such as the location, scale of the development, home sizes and infrastructure requirements. Future costs are also obviously dependent on tender price levels and construction market trends at any given time. Any proposals to be brought forward by the body referred to in the 2020 to 2024 period will be a matter...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables. Normal Planning Appeals Year Number of Cases Received Number of Cases Disposed % disposed within statutory objective period Average Time taken to dispose in weeks 2013 1,396 1,572 72% 19 2014 1,456 1,384 83% 16 2015 1,646 1,637 83% 15 2016 1,827 1,745 82% 16 2017 2,041 1,742 64% 17 Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department was notified of the decision made by the relevant planning authority in Northern Ireland - the Causeway, Coast and Glens Borough Council - that it had concluded that there is likely to be a significant effect on the environment of Ireland as a result of the proposed development referred to by the Deputy. Donegal County Council was notified by my Department in this regard...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic abuse rests with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the delivery of such services is managed through the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. Housing authorities do not provide or oversee services specifically designed for victims of domestic violence.  Where victims of domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Regulations (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is actively progressing the drafting of European Union Regulations with a view to putting in place as speedily as possible a robust and effective legislative underpinning for a new regulatory system for the large-scale peat extraction sector.  Under the new system, the Environmental Protection Agency will be required to carry out environmental impact assessment as part...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: 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...