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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (27 Feb 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 set out by my Department, including that rent levels should be based on income and reflect tenants’ ability to pay. Different approaches are taken to rent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (27 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Comptroller and Auditor General publishes a report on the central government funding of local government. The most recent report refers to 2017 and is available at the following link: . The report outlines that in 2017 local authorities received a total of €2.66bn in transfers from central government. The CSO publishes GDP and GNI statistics on its website and figures for 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (28 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A full time firefighter is statutorily required to retire at age 55 under the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004. This retirement age is set at 55 due to the physically demanding nature of the fire-fighter role. The retirement age for retained fire fighters is 55 with an extended period to age 58, subject to a formal application process including a compulsory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (28 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 gives legislative recognition to rental accommodation availability agreements which underpin the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS), as a form of social housing support. Consequently, since 1 April 2011, RAS tenants are now considered to be in receipt of social housing support and should not generally remain on housing waiting lists for new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (28 Feb 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: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (28 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In relation to staff transfers between public service bodies, Circular 05/2016 provides that where the appointee has been serving elsewhere in the public service in an analogous grade and pay-scale, and will be moving without break to another part of the public service at an analogous grade, the appointment may be made at the appointee’s current point on the scale. In terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Redeployment (28 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Cork boundary alteration is the most significant change of its kind undertaken in the State. It represents a major reorganisation of local government in Cork with a population of over 85,000 people in the relevant area transferring from Cork County Council to Cork City Council. The Local Government Act 2019 came into effect on 31 January 2019 and provides primarily for the alteration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (28 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: One of the main outcomes of the Housing Summit with local authority Chief Executives held in early 2018 was a commitment to drive greater transparency and accountability at local level for the delivery of social housing, including the publication of detailed targets for each local authority at a high level for the remaining 4 years of Rebuilding Ireland, and then broken down into the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mortgage Protection Policies (28 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. It is a requirement that mortgage protection insurance (MPI) is taken out in respect of all local authority housing loans. The scheme applies to all house purchase loans approved by local authorities. One of the conditions of the scheme, which is a group policy, is that it is obligatory for all borrowers, who meet the eligibility...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I did not mislead the House.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I did not mislead the House. The Deputy can check the record.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy should be careful.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: This is a very difficult situation for these people who must now meet a significant expense to remediate certain deficiencies in how their homes were built. It is a very stressful situation and they are trying to find assistance with that, which I understand. Building standards were not complied with during the boom-time years. Today, unfortunately, certain politicians are looking for...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I wish to say to the Deputy that this is a revelation today. I was clear with the Dáil and I can direct attention to parliamentary questions on 5 and 26 February but also to previous conversations we have had at committee about the operation of this loan. The Rebuilding Ireland home loan is incredibly worthwhile and supportive of people trying to buy their first home. Time and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his question. The matter remains as I explained to the Dáil recently. We are operating on the 2005 guidelines. We have been in negotiations with the Commission following on from the Flemish decree. Much of the thinking that is being incorporated as a result of the Flemish decree made its way into the national planning framework, which is being put through the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Respect Deputy Murphy O'Mahony.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Aid for Older People Scheme (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The regulations governing the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme were reviewed and updated in 2014, to ensure the scheme's continued capability to support older people living in their own homes and communities with dignity and independence for as long as possible.  If further details are provided directly to me in relation to the specific circumstances of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tree Remediation (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is the Lead Government Department for coordinating the response to severe weather events, including those involving high winds. One of the most widespread and potentially dangerous consequence of high wind is the risk of trees breaking and/or falling, posing a danger to motorists and pedestrians in the vicinity. This was the case with ex-Hurricane Ophelia on 16 October...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 19 July 2018, the European Commission issued a Letter of Formal Notice to Ireland due to exceedances of trihalomethanes (THMs) levels in some drinking water supplies.  The Commission requested that Ireland submit its observations within two months of receipt of the letter (i.e. by 20 September 2018) which was extended to 20 October 2018 at Ireland’s request. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, I have responsibility for policy, legislation and Oireachtas accountability in respect of the local government system. I also have  policy responsibility in relation to certain functions and services of local authorities, particularly in areas such as housing, but local authorities also operate a range of functions within the...