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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: It is not that the hubs are costing us more than we would have expected, necessarily. It is just that the money has been already spent and we have moved money across, and now we are seeking this additional Estimate to cover the money that has been already spent. On the breakdown between the money already spent and that to come, we will know that at the end of the year, depending on how...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Can Deputy Casey repeat that second question please? I am sorry, I did not hear the beginning of it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Approximately 7,900 homes were programmed in to increase the stock of social housing for 2018. As we get to this point in the year, we are trying to ensure we continue to drive delivery as per the targets given for local authorities for 2018. The construction status report provided to the committee this evening will speak more to that and will show that more needs to be done in the final...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: We hope to have 24 hubs delivered by the end of the year, with more in the pipeline. We are currently at 20. About 560 family spaces are being provided at the moment in family hubs and we are seeking to increase that all of the time. Chairman:I thank Deputy Casey. I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Acquisition is going to be more expensive upfront but then it is going to be a different carrying cost. A lease is over a 25 year period so it carries in a different way. Notwithstanding that, the capital cost of taking on the acquisition also has ongoing liabilities because it is an asset that depreciates over time. We have had to move money to be able to take advantage of these...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The target of 7,869?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Yes, I am. One of the reasons I looked for the extra money was to make sure we would not only reach 7,869 but, hopefully, exceed it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: No thanks.

Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy said it was and it is not. We have to make a distinction between evictions and notices of termination. Even when we look at notices of termination, given the make-up of the rental sector that we have today we have to be careful in interfering more than we are at the moment. We have to make sure we are not placing extra burdens on small landlords and we have to make sure that we...

Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: He does it all the time.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) was launched as part of Project Ireland 2040, to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s five cities, regional drivers and other large urban centres.  I initiated the first call for proposals under the Fund in July...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department has not received staffing sanction requests for additional enforcement officer positions from Cavan County Council or Monaghan County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Parliamentary Questions Data (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: The processing of individual Parliamentary Questions is undertaken as part of the normal day to day work of individual Sections within my Department and no staff in my Department are assigned full time to deal with Parliamentary Questions. The number and level of staff, and the time spent on individual replies, depends on the complexity and urgency of the issues raised, the ease of access to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are provided in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).  The most recently published SSHA, carried out this year, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as at 11 June 2018. The results of the SSHA are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Pollution (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: I have no direct statutory responsibility for the investigation of specific water pollution issues as this area is a matter for the relevant local authority pursuant to the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act 1977, as amended.  The Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, as amended, is responsible for the supervision generally of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities already have powers to make low-cost sites available to individuals, who are qualified for social housing support, and collectively, to voluntary or co-operative not-for-profit housing associations. The Government continues to address affordability specifically.  In particular, for those households earning low to moderate annual gross...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenancy Protection Scheme (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 25 of the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016 disapplies its security of tenure rights under Part 4 from Approved Housing Body (AHB) tenancies of up to 18 months in duration relating to designated “transitional dwellings”. Where a lease extends beyond 18 months, then the property in question is no longer considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Adaptation Plans (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, I am, as Minister, specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or the Board is or may be concerned, except in very specific circumstances, which do not arise in this case. In addition, it would be inappropriate for me to make any comment on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (12 Dec 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: Fire Service Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Eoghan Murphy: Persons from all walks of life and all sections of society, including staff of local authority fire services, are eligible to be nominated for an award under the National Bravery Awards. Under this scheme, Deeds of Bravery Awards are given to people who have saved a human life involving personal risk to themselves. Comhairle na Míre Gaile - the Council for the recognition of...