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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Persons from all strands of society, including staff of local authority fire services, are eligible to be nominated for an award under the National Bravery Awards. Under this scheme, Deeds of Bravery Awards are given to people who have saved a human life involving personal risk to themselves. Comhairle na Míre Gaile - the Council for the Recognition of Deeds of Bravery - is under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379, 380 and 381 together. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. My Department supports fire...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 a local level. My Department does not provide homeless accommodation services directly but contributes to overall expenditure incurred by housing authorities in the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority (PRA) that under its Digital Mapping Project (2005-2010), the Land Registry plans and boundaries were transferred from the paper maps to the digital map. This digitisation, carried out in accordance with the guidelines set out in the PRA Digitisation Protocol Document, involved moving away from an increasingly deteriorating paper map system...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: For Land Registry Folios, the protection afforded to purchasers that is commonly referred to as a State guarantee is produced by the combined effect of several legislative provisions in the Registration of Title Act 1964, that is: - Section 32, as amended by the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, dealing with errors in registration; - Sections 52, 55 and 62(6) covering the effect of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I was not in attendance at the meeting referenced.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks in Construction (Remediation) (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2020 provide for a grant scheme of financial assistance to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo only, to carry out the necessary remediation works to dwellings that have been damaged due to the use of defective concrete blocks. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (2 Nov 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 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, through an overall...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: While the appointment of project managers for Social Housing projects is a matter for the Local Authority, funding is available for such costs from my Department. Dublin City Council (DCC) has advised my Department that they recognise the benefit of a programme management approach to enabling delivery of their ambitious housing delivery target under Housing for All. To this end they are in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides both capital and current funding to local authorities across a range of funding initiatives to assist them in providing homes for families and individuals on their social housing waiting lists and to support affordable purchase and cost rental tenures. To provide transparency for new social housing projects being advanced, each quarter my Department publishes a Social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016, gave effect to Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement. My Department can find no evidence of contracts of an indefinite period entered into prior to the enactment of the EU Procurement Directive.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All is the most ambitious housing plan in the history of our State, backed up by an unprecedented financial commitment of over €4bn per annum. As detailed in Housing for All under ‘Pathway to Supporting Home Ownership and Increasing Affordability’, affordable purchase and the home loan scheme will be primarily targeted at first time buyers. However, the plan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Assemblies (2 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The legislation providing for the establishment, constitution, functions, membership, etc, of the Regional Assemblies is the Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Assemblies) (Establishment) Order 2014, S.I. No. 573/2014. Article 5 of the Regulations sets down the number of members of each Assembly and arrangements for their appointment. As per Article 5(2), "every member of a regional...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (3 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2016 my Department sought to trial new approaches and working methods in supporting and accelerating overall national and local action on the process of taking in charge residential estates including those with developer provided water services infrastructure. This was done through a pilot initiative called the National Taking in Charge Initiative (NTICI). Following the NTICI process...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (3 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am informed by the Property Registration Authority (PRA) that, under the Form 3 procedure, the PRA effects registration based on the certification of the solicitor who investigates the title to the property registered. The solicitor certifying the title must be a practising solicitor, that is, s/he must hold a practising certificate from the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland. In...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, as amended. The allocation of local authority dwellings, including the prioritisation of certain households, is a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (3 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The legal framework and rules for placing construction products on the market, including concrete blocks, are established in the first place at European level and then national provisions can be set at Member State level. - The Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (CPR) sets out rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU. Where a construction product covered by a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. 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: Planning Issues (4 Nov 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has received correspondence relating to a number of allegations regarding certain matters in County Wicklow. An assessment and analysis has been carried out of the various allegations raised. A final decision on the appropriate action to be taken by my Department will be made in due course. My Department has not had engagement with Wicklow County Council or An Garda...