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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authority build programmes are an essential component of the 50,000 social housing homes to be delivered over the lifetime of Rebuilding Ireland. In addition to local authorities building on their own land, partnerships with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are also an important aspect of build delivery. Rebuilding Ireland has been increasing the capacity of local authorities and AHBs to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistics on the number of social housing properties constructed in each of the past five years by local authorities, are published on my Department’s website at the following link: . These statistics are updated on a quarterly basis, with similar details for 2019 to be published as the year progresses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, responsive repairs and implementing planned maintenance programmes, is a matter for each individual local authority, in line with Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities return vacant properties to use through their own resources and also using exchequer support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Responsibility for the administration of my Department’s Rural Water Programme, under which funding is provided to the rural water sector, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. My Department recoups funding under the Programme to local authorities which administer it on behalf of my Department. In relation to group water schemes, recoupment includes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that the scheme in question commenced planning its development in the early 1990s. At that time the scheme proposed to supply over 800 houses plus farms and commercial premises to a relatively large area of north-west County Kildare – covering some 4 to 5% of the area of the county. The scheme, the size of a medium sized public water supply scheme, would be...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. The income thresholds are being reviewed by the Housing Agency and I await its report.

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move amendment No. 3:To delete all words after “That” and substitute the following: “Dáil Éireann acknowledges the extensive range of measures which the Government has brought forward to address the significant challenges in the housing sector and, in particular, notes that:— the Government introduced the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and...

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I will start with an apology because unfortunately I cannot remain for the entire debate and the Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, will be coming in after me. The motion says that shelter is a fundamental human right and I do not disagree with that at all. The motion also says that it is the duty of Government and the State to have that right fulfilled through the provision of quality and...

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A Fine Gael led Government in a minority brought forward Rebuilding Ireland and this year will spend €2.4 billion on housing, more than any previous Government has spent. Labour held the housing brief until the middle of 2016, when it had a majority Government. Why did it not do any of these things when it had both the responsibility and the power to do so?

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is irresponsible to suggest that long term homelessness could be solved in the time period that the Labour Party has provided. It is irresponsible because the Labour Party did not do it and the Labour Party has to ask itself if some of its policies actually make things worse. This motion speaks to a number of issues in the housing area-----

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----because it is a very complex area. We have to talk about supply of course but it not just purely about supply. It is about sustainability of supply, security of supply, diversity of supply and affordability of supply. It is also about the safety and security of citizens, new stock and dealing with existing stock. Deputy Penrose talked about vacancies, with which we have a problem....

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: How long would it take to build it, if we are being honest with ourselves and recognise the bureaucracy about which Deputy Penrose spoke? How long would it take to build the new agency? Would it take a year? It could be another 12 months before that agency had control of the lands it would need and would lodge its first planning application. It would be another year before a home was...

Building the Housing of the Future: Motion [Private Members] (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It cannot be wished up overnight; we cannot all of a sudden add an extra 50,000 homes to the housing stock in a year. We have to be honest with the public about the time it takes to get shovels into the ground to get things built. Yes, we have cut the red tape where it has been safe to do so, making sure it will not result in a fall in standards. We have to be honest with the public about...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has given funding approval for Meath County Council's proposed development of 13 new build social homes at the location in question and I understand from the Council that construction is due to commence in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to qualify for social housing support and be placed on a housing list, an applicant must be assessed by the authority concerned as meeting all of the eligibility and need criteria set down in the legislation. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Review (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An Organisational Review of An Bord Pleanála was undertaken by an independent expert panel and its report was published in March 2016. A copy of the review is available on my Department's website at the following link: . A number of other formal reports concerning the management, structure and processes of, or relevant to, An Bord Pleanála have previously been undertaken by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Payment and Availability (P&A) funding to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) was introduced by my Department for leased properties, secured by AHBs, in 2009. It was subsequently extended to the acquisition and construction of properties by AHBs and facilitates delivery under the Capital Advance Loan Facility (CALF), the Mortgage to Rent Scheme (MTR), the Housing Agency Acquisitions Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships Data (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. This PPP contract is paid through a monthly unitary payment. This payment incorporates all costs under the contract, including the initial construction costs of the units, or what might be referred to as the pure "bricks and mortar" costs.  It also includes management and maintenance costs, such as the day-to-day upkeep of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Construction work on the 534 homes that will be delivered under Bundle 1 of the Social Housing PPP Programme commenced following financial close on the contract, which took place on 19 March 2019. In relation to the work which has begun on the site at Craddockstown, as referred to by the Deputy, it is expected that these homes will be completed and ready to receive tenants by Q2 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (10 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistics on the number of social homes constructed by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are published on my Department’s website at the following link: . These statistics are updated on a quarterly basis, with similar details for 2019 to be published as the year progresses. The Social Housing Construction Status Report, which is published on a quarterly...