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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: What we are trying to do is provide choices for the people who are looking for homes.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The 2005 guidelines are still in force despite things that have happened since. We are working to take on board the Flemish decree and other things that have happened in Europe since, including the issuance of new guidelines. It is important to note that, in publishing the national planning framework, we took account of those issues. The national planning framework allows for individual...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme is not and never has been frozen. It is open for applications to be processed and approved and for money to be drawn down. That is happening. If the Deputy has examples of local authorities refusing to process loans-----

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----I ask him to bring them directly to my attention because every local authority has been contacted to confirm that the scheme is open and they should continue to accept applications. The continuation of the scheme this year is not dependent on an agreement between myself and the Minister for Finance-----

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----although we are in discussions around the overall envelope required to fulfil commitments under the scheme that have been made to date.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Our bathing water quality in Ireland is generally of a high standard – the most recent EPA report on Bathing Water Quality in Ireland for 2017 classed 93% of our designated coastal and lake beaches as meeting the minimum standard of sufficient water quality as defined under the Bathing Water Quality Regulations, and almost 85% classed as either ‘good’ or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 643 and 653 together. The new Enhanced Leasing Scheme has been developed by my Department, together with the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), the Housing Agency and local authorities, following market engagement. It has been designed to harness the potential of private sector interest in social housing delivery in a new set of long-term leasing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities are empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market value of relevant vacant sites where a site exceeds 0.05 hectares in area, was in the planning authority’s opinion vacant or idle in 2018, and is in an area identified by the planning authority in its development plan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to support the Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability in private houses.  These grants are available to assist in the carrying out of works which are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a person with a disability who has an enduring physical,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 32 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, all development requires planning permission unless it is exempted development. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the 2001 Regulations), provides exemptions from the requirement for planning permission for the construction, erection or placing within the curtilage of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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: Housing Issues (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is already possible for households to move and relocate between housing authority areas, including relocating from an urban to a rural location, under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme. Under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, a household may apply to one housing authority only for social housing support, at a time. Currently it is not possible for a household on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At an overall level, the budgetary provision for the delivery of housing in 2019 is €2.4 billion, the largest investment ever in a single year.  This funding will see the housing needs of 27,360 households being met this year. Local authorities derive their income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services, Local Property Tax (LPT) as well...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (21 May 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 the LDA will assemble strategic land banks from a mix of public and private lands, making these available for housing in a controlled manner, bringing essential long-term stability to the Irish housing market with the objective of facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested is set out in the following table: 2011€ 2012€ 2013€ 2014€ 2015€ 2016€ 2017€ 2018€ PwC 179,584 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil KPMG Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 49,721 Ernst & Young Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 119,556 *Deloitte Nil Nil 39,299 66,036 28,939 Nil Nil Nil * Deloitte...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In late 2018, I announced plans to regulate short term lettings. As the proposals are primarily aimed at addressing the impact on the private rental market by the use of residential homes for short term tourism type letting, in areas of high housing demand, it is intended that the new provisions will only apply in areas designated as rent pressure zones under the Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan launched on 1 February 2018. Prior to its launch, an initial tranche of €200 million of long-term fixed-rate finance was borrowed by the Housing Finance Agency to provide funds for the scheme to local authorities. When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans under the scheme would...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The administration of homeless services is organised on a regional basis and as part of the funding arrangements in place, each region provides my Department with a quarterly performance report which includes details of the number of individuals exiting homelessness into an independent tenancy in that quarter. The reports show that during 2018, 5,135 adults exited homelessness into an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 669 together. The average all-in cost to deliver a social housing unit through the Buy & Renew Scheme is currently circa. €193,000. The social housing statistical returns for quarter 1 of 2019 are currently being compiled and will be available shortly.