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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Increased rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rent Supplement Scheme were introduced in 2016. These limits were agreed in conjunction with the Department of Social Protection (DSP).  In reviewing the rent limits, my Department worked closely with DSP and monitored data gathered from the Residential Tenancies Board and the HAP Shared Services...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires each public body to publish an annual report setting out the number of protected disclosures received in the preceding year and the action taken.  The annual reports for my Department are available on the Department's website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/20f06-protected-disclosures-annual- reports/ My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future commits to appointing Education Liaison Officers in our National Parks to work with schools across the country, to promote the importance of biodiversity and the natural world, and to involve pupils in the work that goes on in our National Parks. My Department is in contact with the Department of Education and Skills to progress...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 339 and 340 together. My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing delivery activity. This data includes details on the number of social houses built between 2004 - 2015 and from 2016 onward. This data is published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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. State funding provided to Irish Water since its inception in 2014 including the estimate for 2021 is set out in the table below: The Irish Water Strategic Funding Plan 2019-2024 sets out Irish Water’s multi-annual...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on a quarterly basis on social housing delivery activity.  This includes detailed data on the Repair and Lease (RLS), including data on delivery through RLS for each local authority since 2016. The data is available to the end of Quarter 1 2021.  Housing statistics are published on the statistics page of my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019.  All landlords have a legal obligation to ensure that their rented properties comply with these Regulations. Responsibility for enforcement of the Regulations rests with the relevant local authority.  Local authorities report to my Department on numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future contains a commitment to realise our outstanding target of 10% marine protected area (MPA) coverage in Ireland's waters as soon as is practicable, aiming for 30% by 2030. In this regard the Government has committed in the Programme for Government to deliver comprehensive legislation for the identification, designation and management of MPAs in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (1 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future contains a commitment to realise our outstanding target of 10% marine protected area (MPA) coverage in Ireland's waters as soon as is practicable, aiming for 30% by 2030 including the examination of an offshore maritime area as a national park.  In this regard the Government has committed in the Programme for Government to deliver...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety (2 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Statutory responsibility for mitigation and dealing with fire emergencies in wildland areas and areas of ecological sensitivity are distributed appropriately across a range of Government Departments and Agencies. The Inter-Agency group referred to was established and chaired by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Group was tasked with exploring issues including the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (2 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The oversight and management of the lists of qualified households awaiting accommodation, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships (2 Jun 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: All Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects should be managed and implemented in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform guidelines which make provision for the appropriate review of the Project following its completion, by requiring the Sponsoring Agency to prepare a Project Completion Report. In the case of the Social Housing PPP Programme, which consists of three...