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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, brought into operation a grant scheme to assist with the cost of remediation of domestic waste water treatment systems / septic tanks, which are deemed, following inspection under the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Inspection Plan, to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. There were 719.35 full time equivalent staff in my Department at the end of December 2018, of which 223.28 FTE were professional/technical grades and 496.07 FTE were general administrative grades. The vast majority of staff in the professional and technical stream would require professional qualifications relevant to their specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (16 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018 was published on 19 December 2018. I intend to bring the Bill through the legislative process in the Houses of the Oireachtas as soon as possible during the current Oireachtas session.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Registration of Title (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority (PRA) was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaced the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. A service for Oireachtas members was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area concerned, 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 income needed to provide for a household's...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (17 Jan 2019)

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 housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistics in relation to social housing stock are published by the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC) in their annual reports on Performance Indicators in Local Authorities. These reports provide a range of information in relation to social housing stock, including the number of dwellings in the ownership of each local authority and percentages vacant. The most recent report,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has no record of receiving a submission on the Social Housing Strategy 2020 from Louth County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At its meeting on 4 December 2018, the Government reviewed the progress on the overall programme of Bills to amend the Constitution. Having regard to other referenda proposed to be progressed in the short term, the Government agreed that further consideration would be given to the timing of a referendum on reducing the voting age to 16 although it is not proposed that this referendum be held...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 24A of the Residential Tenancies Acts provides that the Housing Agency, in consultation with housing authorities, may make a proposal to me, as Minister that an area should be considered as a Rent Pressure Zone. Following receipt of such a proposal, the Minister requests the Director of the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to conduct an assessment of the area to establish whether or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018 was published in December 2018 to strengthen further the rights of tenants in the private rented sector, building on initiatives already taken. Among the key provisions of the Bill are measures to empower the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) to investigate and sanction landlords who engage in improper conduct including non-compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Charges Data (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In keeping with the relevant recommendations of the Report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Servicesapproved by both Houses in April 2017, legislative provision to discourage the excessive use of water services has been included in the Water Services Acts 2007 to 2017. Excessive usage is determined by reference to the threshold amount of 213,000 litres...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An examination of records indicates that no amounts were paid to accountancy firms in the past five years in relation to capital projects for which my Department is responsible. Information regarding expenditure on consultancy firms in respect of such projects is set out in the following table: Capital Project 2014€ 2015 € 2016€ 2017€ 2018€ C trí...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy Brassil for the question. The reason for the delay is because the World Health Organization, WHO, revised the noise aspects of the guidelines last year. As a result, the EU decided to implement them in a directive that was issued only in October of last year and we thought it prudent to put them into the guidelines that we were putting out to public consultation. The public...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The 2005 guidelines are being reviewed off the back of the Flemish Decree. We have a working group in the Department. It is working with the Commission as well and taking guidance from it. We incorporated some of the thinking into the national planning framework, which is now in law. There was a meeting, I believe last week, of the review group that is looking at how we will review the...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time" We all know that we are in the middle of a serious homelessness crisis. All of our efforts, as a Government and as an Oireachtas, are being directed towards solutions that will help bring this crisis to an end. Fundamentally, supply must be - and is being - increased, thanks to the policies that this Government is spearheading through...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Copies should have been provided to Deputies by the office but we were caught by the change of time of this debate. We were notified that we would be required in the House later. My office is hopefully making copies of the speech at the moment.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: This is also having an impact on their ability to save for a home. That is not the kind of quality of life we want for our citizens. Others are having to make unacceptable sacrifices to meet the rent, or are sacrificing time with their families by making long commutes because they cannot meet the rent closer to where they work. Still others are living in overcrowded situations, or have to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (22 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669 and 670 together. My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including sound or noise, visual amenity setback distances, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. As part of the overall review, a strategic...