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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Development contributions are levied as conditions attached to planning permissions and are payable prior to commencement of development or as otherwise agreed by the local authority. Commencement notices are issued by the developer to the local authority and these generally trigger the raising of the charge. Local authorities may facilitate the phased payment of contributions, such as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Efficiency (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Energy Efficiency/Retrofitting Programme was launched in 2013 to improve the insulation standards and overall energy performance of local authority social housing stock. The programme is being implemented in two phases: Phase 1 provides funding targeted at the less intrusive cavity wall/attic insulation, while Phase 2 focuses on the fabric upgrade works to dwellings with solid/hollow...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 313 together. Residential developments consisting of two or more dwellings that have been granted planning permission under Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) may be eligible (depending on the grant of planning condition) for taking in charge. The taking in charge of residential estates by local authorities is provided for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) was launched as part of Project Ireland 2040, to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s five cities, regional drivers and other large urban centres. A total of 189 applications were received by my Department under the first call for proposals.  The full list...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Agencies Data (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The agencies/bodies under the aegis of my Department, along with their locations, are listed as follows. Agency/Body Location of Headquarters An Bord Pleanála Dublin Ervia Dublin Gas Networks Ireland Cork Housing Sustainable Communities Agency Dublin Housing Finance Agency Dublin Irish Water Dublin Local Government Management Agency Dublin Ordnance Survey Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Residential developments consisting of two or more dwellings that have been granted planning permission under section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) may be eligible (depending on the grant of planning condition) for taking in charge. The taking in charge of residential estates by local authorities is provided for under section 180 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The following tables set out the gender breakdown of staff, by grade, in my Department from 2016 to March 2019. 31/12/2016 31/12/2017 Equiv Male Female Total Male Female Total SECRETARY GENERAL 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 ASSISTANT SECRETARY 2.00 4.00 6.00 2.00 3.00 5.00 PRINCIPAL 22.00 7.50 29.50 25.00 7.50 32.50 MINISTER'S ADVISOR PO 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 2.00...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statistical information in relation to social housing delivery across all delivery streams, including rapid delivery, is published on my Department's website at the following . Statistical information for the full year 2018 has been published and is available at the following . To the end of 2018, 423 homes had been delivered under the rapid delivery programme. 22 of these were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of 2018, a total of 1,260 applications for the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) had been received from property owners; 89 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 132 agreements for lease had been signed. A detailed breakdown of the RLS scheme data by local authority up to end Q4 2018 is available on my Department’s website at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (18 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A range of housing options are necessary to ensure a supply of accommodation to meet different types of social housing need. Harnessing the off-balance sheet potential of private investment in social housing is an important objective of the Government and the social housing targets set out in Rebuilding Ireland over the period to 2021 reflect the ambition in that regard.   My...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Of course, it is important that we discuss this issue but we also have Report Stage of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018 later this evening. The time was extended to 9 p.m. to facilitate the passing of that Bill. If we are to suspend, we must extend the sitting of the House as well to take Report Stage of the Bill.

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Ceann Comhairle has just said that business will be truncated. That Bill is too important to truncate the time given to it.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his question. Much urgency has been taken on addressing this issue. The Deputy will be aware of that and the Taoiseach has taken a personal interest in it as well. The Minister of State, Deputy English, is very much involved. Ms Harvey, who has been appointed, is an expert in this area. There is no lack of funding available; €20 million has been made...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for question, which is an important one. We are all getting questions like this as we are canvassing with local and European election candidates. The Minister of State, Deputy Phelan, is responsible not just for the Valuation Office but also for rates and how businesses are rateable in this country. Work is happening on commercial rates to see what further changes might...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Order for Report Stage (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At the outset, I thank all of the Deputies for the lengthy debate and discussion we have had on this legislation and the proposals behind it up to this point, and we had a lot of discussion on Committee Stage as well. We are now on Report Stage and I hope we can conclude this quickly while also giving the due diligence we need to the amendments before us. On this amendment, I gave a...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I completely agree that the deposit should only be one month and no more than one month, and I do not disagree with that as a principle. My point is that while this had a certain priority a couple of years ago, it is not the priority it once was. This legislation does a huge amount. Areas that I think are a greater priority include student accommodation, as mentioned by Deputy O'Brien, but...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: To respond to the question on the extra legislation, we have that scheduled for pre-legislative scrutiny in the fourth quarter of this year. It is the housing (residential tenancies) Bill. It is for those areas that we wanted to address in this sector that we could not address in this Bill because of the other priorities we have. We are working on that at the moment and, in the fourth...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I move amendment No. 2:In page 8, line 2, to delete “commenced” and substitute “commenced,”. I propose to take amendments Nos. 2 to 10, inclusive, together. Amendment No. 2 is a technical amendment to insert a comma at the end of the substitute paragraph (a) of the section 19(5) of the Act of 2004. Amendment No. 3 is also a technical amendment to put the new text...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Deputy O'Brien for withdrawing his amendment at two separate occasions on Committee Stage. There was a formal Committee Stage and an informal committee debate. We went back and forth on the issue so everyone involved is well versed on the different aspects and why we cannot go forward with the amendment at this stage, although there is merit in it. In response to Deputy...