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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: That is misleading the Dáil.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: That is good.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am listening.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme introduced in 2012 is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to the voluntary surrender of their home and who have very limited options, if any, to meet their long-term housing needs themselves. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jan 2019)

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.  Proposals under consideration by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 255 and 256 together. Unit Cost Ceiling (UCC) Construction Costs relate to building costs only, which include normal site-works and site development, and are inclusive of VAT. As noted in the reply to Question No. 1172 of 15 January 2019, land costs vary depending on location, size, site conditions, etc. The UCC all-In costs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of Q3 2018, a total of 1,214 applications had been received from property owners under the Repair and Leasing (RLS) scheme; 48 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 122 agreements for lease had been signed. A detailed breakdown of the RLS scheme data by local authority up to end Q3 2018 is available on my Department’s website at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 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 homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is now available to all eligible households throughout the State. Data to end 2018 is not yet available; however, at the end of Quarter 3 2018, there were more than 40,800 households having their housing needs met via HAP and some 25,500 separate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 and 263 together. Data for the years 2011 to 2017 on the number and cost of tenancies funded under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) scheme is available on my Department's website at the following link: .   The most recent RAS data reflects the number of tenancies in place at end October 2018, when there were a total of 19,062 tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 and 265 together. The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) for the leasing of houses and apartments. These properties are either privately owned or owned by AHBs. Properties made available under the programme are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As indicated in my reply to Question No 268 of 17 January 2019, future policy decisions in relation to the rental sector, including the future of RPZ designations, will be informed by ongoing careful analysis of the rental market. Decisions flowing from this process, including in relation to the future RPZ designations, will be outlined in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Staff (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: To date, staff in my Department have been assigned Brexit-related roles in addition to their existing responsibilities, rather than being assigned exclusively to Brexit matters. This has enabled broad engagement across the Department and has ensured the availability of appropriate expertise in all relevant areas. It has also enabled the Department to become fully engaged in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (23 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Having regard to the detailed engagement that took place with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) when the fees referred to were set initially, and again when they were reviewed in 2016, I am satisfied that the fees have been set at an appropriate level in relation to the functions which the RIAI performs under the Building Control Act 2007.  It should also be noted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (24 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (24 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I have no proposals to set up a North Inner City Development Authority, especially given that the establishment of such an agency would likely replicate the work and objectives of the existing North East Inner City Implementation Board, which was established in June 2017 to oversee the implementation of a community-led programme of social and economic renewal in the area. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of residential land in local authority ownership is in the first instance a matter for the individual authority concerned, including its elected members. My Department has been working closely with all local authorities to ensure that new social and affordable homes are delivered from the public land bank, including that of Dublin City Council, with particular emphasis on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (24 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is very important that local authority housing stock is maintained to an appropriate standard. Under the Housing Acts, such management and maintenance, is, in the first instance, a matter for each individual local authority. In order to support local authorities in this work my Department provides exchequer funding for eligible capital improvements to local authority housing,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (24 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 to 299, inclusive, together. The manner in which Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) allocate dwellings and set rent is dependent on the way in which the building/acquisition of the dwellings was funded. Where AHB homes are acquired with funding under the Capital Advanced Loan Facility/Payment and Availability Agreement, or are leased with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Issues (24 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government’s contingency planning for Brexit was initiated well in advance of the UK referendum in June 2016 and has intensified in recent months. To this end, co-ordination of the whole-of-Government response to Brexit is being taken forward through the cross-Departmental coordination structures chaired by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  These include...