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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Information on the auditor’s remuneration for Ervia and its subsidiaries (excluding Irish Water) is provided in the Notes to the Financial Statements for each of the years in question.  These Financial Statements are included in Ervia’s Annual Report for each year, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library.  Information on the auditor’s...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: In accordance with the Gas Act 1976 (as amended) and the Constitution of Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), my Department is currently considering, in consultation with NewERA, the appointment of the company referred to in the question as auditors of Ervia and GNI for the 2022 and 2023 financial audits, having regard to the contract entered into by the parties which included the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme introduced in 2012 for borrowers of commercial lending institutions 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021, to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants.  My Department does not collect the data sought, however the Clerk of the Dáil requested that arrangements be put in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Details on social housing delivery for each local authority, across a range of delivery mechanisms, are included in social housing statistics published by my Department. Data for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 2021 is available on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-hou sing-provision/   Under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All – A New Housing Plan for Ireland sets out four pathways to a sustainable housing system. At a time of high housing need, when people are homeless and living in unsuitable accommodation, it is vital that existing vacant homes are brought back into productive use. Pathway 4: 'Addressing Vacancy and Efficient Use of Existing Stock' addresses this issue and sets out a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Analysing the average cost to deliver a new social home via the Buy and Renew home for the 12 month period up to August 2021, would not give an accurate reflection of costs as it is drawing from a small data sample.  More broadly, since the introduction of the scheme, approximately 700 properties have been acquired by local authorities for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: An acquisitions fund of €70 million, which is a revolving fund was established with effect from 1 January 2017 with the objective of acquiring some 1,600 units over the period to 2021 for social housing use.  This has enabled the Housing Agency to actively engage with banks and investment companies in relation to the acquisition of vacant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are making and continue to make an important contribution to social housing delivery. My Department and local authorities administer a number of funding programmes to assist AHBs with the cost of building, buying and leasing new social housing units. The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) funding is capital support provided to AHBs by local authorities to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The recently published Housing for All strategy is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. The annual targets include the delivery of 88,400 new social homes and 53,800 new affordable homes in the period 2022-2030.   Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the development and provision of services to support victims of domestic violence rests with my colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and I understand that the delivery of these services is managed by Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. In terms of housing services, in 2017, my Department issued policy and procedural guidance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing units leased by Local Authorities on a quarterly basis. Details on the number of social housing units leased by local authorities from 2015 to Q2 2021 are published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Social Housing Leasing Programme supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments. Applications under the leasing programme are made to the relevant local authority who assess each application. Where the application is for more than 4 properties, the local authority must apply to my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Primary responsibility for the monitoring, management, protection and improvement of water quality is assigned to local authorities under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts and related legislation. The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Office of Environmental Enforcement, exercises general supervision in relation to the performance of these functions by local authorities....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Funding of €75 million is available nationally in 2021 for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme. This funding has increased year on year since 2014. As part of the annual budgetary process, consideration will be given to this funding in future years in line with the Programme for Government commitments and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing Circular 41 of 2019, issued 20 December 2019, provided local authorities with revised guidelines for the operation of the Housing Adaptation Grant for Older People and People with a Disability scheme, in respect of private houses. This circular also included a revised single application form for use by all local authorities. These guidelines clearly state that there is no legal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: On 19 August 2021, I made the Affordable Housing Act 2021 (Cost Rental Designation) Regulations 2021, which came into effect that day. These Regulations govern the process by which the owners of dwellings may obtain the designation of their properties as Cost Rental dwellings.  The first Cost Rental homes were delivered by the Approved Housing Body (AHB)...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Programme for Government, Our Shared Future, sets out the objective that everybody should have access to sustainable, good quality housing to purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard, and located close to essential services, offering a high quality of life. Housing for All confirms the introduction of two new affordable purchase scheme.  The first...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is targeted at first time buyers who wish to own their own home, 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 their first home. The loan enables credit worthy first time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand...