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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (12 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 721 to 724, inclusive, together. A detailed breakdown of the construction programme of new social housing build is set out in the Social Housing Construction Status Report, which is published on a quarterly basis by my Department. The report covering the period up to end Quarter 4 of 2018 is now available on the Rebuilding Ireland website at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (12 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not routinely collect the information referred to.  However, towards the end of last year, for the purposes of a review of the operation of the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme that has been undertaken by my Department, a request was made to a number of local authorities for information regarding processing times for loan applications.  Based on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála (12 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, An Bord Pleanála (the Board) has a statutory objective to determine planning appeals within 18 weeks. Where the Board does not consider it possible or appropriate to reach a decision within 18 weeks (e.g. because of the particular complexities of a case or the requirement to hold an oral hearing), it will inform the parties of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: River Basin Management Plans (13 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has policy responsibility for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive in Ireland. The Directive is a framework for the ecological protection of waters, and is implemented via River Basin Management Plans. Measures have been identified in the River Basin Management Plan 2018-2021 to improve the assessment of river barriers that may be impacting on a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together. My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda which includes a range of social housing programmes under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, private housing grants, the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund, the Serviced Sites Fund, funding of Irish Water, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, and the Local Government...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (13 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: During 2018, I received reports from the Homelessness Inter-Agency Group and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) that identified the challenges of non-Irish nationals presenting to homeless services. The report of the Inter-Agency group recommended the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government should develop an agreed policy,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (13 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes information on the overall number and value of (i) local authority loan approvals and (ii) local authority loan drawdowns. Information up to the end of Quarter 3 2018, including in relation to number and value of mortgage drawdowns, is available on the Department's website at the following link: . In addition, the Housing Agency provides a central support service...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (13 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (13 Mar 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 the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The RTB exists to adjudicate on tenants' rights and landlords' rights when there is a dispute. There was recently an adjudication on the Tyrrelstown amendment, in which its interpretation and intention were shown to be robust and the amendment was deemed to work. Of the two thresholds that needed to be met, one passed because it was found that it would result in a significant decrease in...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: We are not dragging our heels. A lot of intensive work is happening in the background between my officials and the Minister for Finance's officials. We have discussed it at length on a number of occasions. I was recently in Mayo and met people who are affected by this. I thank everyone in Mayo and Donegal for their patience. We announced in the budget last year that there would be a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1350 and 1351 together. The National Planning Framework (NPF), published as part of Project Ireland 2040, sets out the Government’s overarching strategic planning approach underpinning the proper planning and sustainable development of urban and rural areas in the period to 2040, including the proper planning and sustainable development of rural towns...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I do not consider that planning legislation should be amended to prevent an applicant who has been refused planning permission in respect of a particular development proposal from subsequently submitting a modified planning application, even if it could be considered somewhat similar or substantially the same as a previous planning application. This approach is considered to be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The advancement of this project through its various stages of development is, in the first instance, a matter for Kildare County Council. The provisional funding amount of €400,000 from the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) has been allocated to support the Council’s initial technical and preparatory work on this project. My Department met with officials from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan must be of good credit standing and have a satisfactory credit record. The Housing Agency provides a central credit assessment service to local authorities and credit checks are undertaken as part of the credit assessment process. The final decision on loan approval is a matter for the relevant local authority and its credit committee on a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is a mortgage scheme for first-time buyers which has been available nationwide through local authorities from 1 February 2018. When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans under the scheme would be approximately €200 million over three years. The scheme has proven to be far more...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1357, 1393, 1411 and 1414 together. The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme was launched in February 2018 to replace the existing local authority mortgage schemes, which were funded through loans that local authorities obtained from the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) for that purpose. When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was initially being developed,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency (LDA) is focused on managing State-owned land to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites. In the longer-term it will assemble strategic land banks from a mix of public and private lands, making these available for housing in a controlled manner which brings essential long-term stability to the Irish housing market with the objective of facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 the local level. My Department does not provide funding for services directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards operational costs for homeless accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (26 Mar 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1360 and 1361 together. I note the two projects referred to by the Deputy. The CAS 2 application referred to by the Deputy was submitted to my Department on 15 February 2019 and was incomplete. Information that had been requested at a prior stage had been omitted and the information in question is required in order for my Department to assess the project. My...