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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As Minister I have no statutory powers or discretion to grant professional accreditation to an architect. Section 13 of the Building Control Act 2007, provides that the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) is the registration body for the registration of architects in the State. They have sole statutory responsibility for administering the register. The Act provides for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Meters Data (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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, pursuant to Section 7 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 which provided for the transfer to Irish Water of the general water services functions conferred on the county and city councils by the Water Services Act 2007....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistics on the social housing properties constructed, purchased and leased by local authorities, including Cork City and County Councils, are published on an ongoing basis on my Department’s website at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordb le/overall-social-housing-provision.These statistics are updated on a quarterly basis. Data for Q4...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The right of local authorities to set and collect rents on their dwellings is laid down in section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The making or amending of such schemes is an executive function and is subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002, which states that rent levels should reflect tenants’ ability to pay.Rental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The budget allocation for social housing energy efficiency works in 2019 is €25 million. My Department is currently working with the local authorities regarding their work proposals and related funding requirements for 2019, following which allocations will be made. The number of social homes to be targeted in 2019, and for subsequent years, will depend on the work proposals and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Deputy is referring to a proposed pyrite pilot remediation project in North County Mayo in respect of social housing stock. My Department has received a Stage 4 (post-tender) proposal from Mayo County Council, which is now being examined and a response will issue to the County Council as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Following a Review of the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme, published on 8 February 2017, a range of amendments to the eligibility criteria and administration of the scheme came into effect to enable more properties to qualify and to make the scheme more flexible and accessible to borrowers. The Review, available at the following link:,explored the impediments to participation in the scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Process (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In the period of the 32nd Dáil, the following legislation would have been seen by the European Commission prior to publication: - Building Regulations (Part B Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 57 of 2017) - European Communities (Marine Strategy Framework)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 265/2017) - Building Regulations (Part L Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 538 of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Management (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The term of office of a Chief Executive of a local authority is the subject of a contract of employment between the individual Chief Executive and the local authority concerned. My Department is not a party to such contracts. The information sought in relation to contract start dates may be available directly from the local authorities concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is designed to enable credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range. The scheme is targeted at first-time buyers who have access to an adequate deposit and have the capacity to repay a mortgage, but who are unable to access a mortgage sufficient for them to purchase...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (29 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016 set out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants in both the private rental sector and the Approved Housing Bodies (AHB) sector. The Acts provide that landlords in the sector must apply to register a tenancy of a dwelling with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) within one month of the commencement of the tenancy. The RTB actively pursues...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. We have to be careful in addressing this situation with the cold weather initiative that is in place and we must ensure that the information we are getting is accurate. We work with a number of NGO partner organisations to make sure that in these types of events when there is severe cold weather outreach teams from all the different organisations are out...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The outreach teams are out to get people into accommodation. No one will be turned away. Also, when we have the cold weather initiative in place, people are not just being turfed out onto the street. We have to be mindful of the fact that it is very cold-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----and we must ensure that people are protected. We do that with our NGO partners. The cold weather initiative will remain in place during the cold snap.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. This is a priority for the Government. As I informed the House two weeks ago, over the course of 2018 the World Health Organization changed its guidelines relating to noise from wind turbines. As a result, the EU changed its directives in October last year.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: We decided it was prudent to take cognisance of the change in the directive from the EU before we went to public consultation. We will go out to public consultation within the next two weeks. It will be a short public consultation but as we go out to public consultation for the draft guidelines, we will expect planning authorities to take cognisance of them in the decisions that they make.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Arising from an action in Rebuilding Ireland, my Department is funding an initiative to provide homeless families residing in hotel accommodation and family hubs in the Dublin Region with access to free public transport for essential school journeys. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) is overseeing the implementation of this initiative and, working in partnership with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is intended to hold the European Parliament and local elections on the same day in May. I will be announcing the date shortly and will make the formal polling day orders in due course. To meet statutory deadlines set out in the European Parliament Act 1997 and the Local Elections Regulations 1995 for the conduct of these polls, including setting the nomination period, polling day orders...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In relation to operational costs for homeless accommodation and related services, my Department does not provide funding for services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards these costs. Under the funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide at least 10% of the cost of services from their own resources. Housing authorities may also incur additional expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The latest data in relation to social housing delivery to end Q3 2018, broken down by local authority, is published on my Department's website at the following link: . Data in relation to Q4 2018 outputs is currently being compiled and will be published shortly.