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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I accept that point completely in terms of making sure the rents are actually affordable for the people at whom the solutions or apartments are aimed. We have a new working group on cost rental in the Department now. I have the European Investment Bank agreement, as I have said. It was signed in May. The agreement states the bank will provide advisory services. The NDFA has done its own...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for his follow-up question. When one looks at the rental information we have and the rent index produced by the Residential Tenancies Board, it is crazy that in many parts, particularly the capital city but also in Cork, someone's rent might be more expensive than a mortgage. That is why we brought through, as quickly as we could, the recent rent Bill to moderate rents...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. In 2018, I published updated Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. The guidelines propose one possible format for shared accommodation or co-living units comprising two to six bedrooms, including en suites, those bedrooms...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: More than a year ago, the new guidelines came into force. The Deputy and her party did not participate in the public consultation that was held at the time. According to the logic of the article published yesterday and to which the Deputy referred, which is that allowing for more units on a site will drive up the cost of that site, one would build only one unit of accommodation per site...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Co-living is an attempt to provide a choice and an option for people. The bedrooms are en suite and larger than traditional bedrooms. These units are not for families nor are they social housing. There is no evidence that this sector is exploding in the way the Deputy thinks it is. It is approximately 14 months since these guidelines were published.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Policy (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am talking about co-living which is the question the Deputy asked. There is no evidence that co-living has exploded in the way she says it has over the past 14 months. Of course, because it is new, we will keep it under review and ensure the guidelines are robustly enforced. The fact of the matter is that we must provide homes for everyone. Student accommodation takes pressure off other...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 40, 47, 74 and 93 together. When the Rebuilding Ireland home loan was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans under the scheme would be approximately €200 million over three years. From the data collated on the scheme to date, the home loan has proven to be more successful than initially anticipated, as a result of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: No local authority ran out of funding. They were each given an allocation which some met early because of higher demand in their areas. As those allocations were met, they were topped up. However, because of the concern expressed publicly, I issued circular 7/19 in March of this year, which directed local authorities to continue issuing and approving loan applications. In addition, where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There are national criteria for how the Rebuilding Ireland home loan is to be implemented. As I stated, I brought together a group of people to ensure those criteria are being applied consistently across local authority areas. Each local authority has its own credit committee. After an application is approved by the Housing Agency, which acts as a clearing house or backstop, it is up to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Loan Scheme (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: No one who sought approval under the new loan scheme, received approval from the Housing Agency as the first clearing house and their local authority credit committee has been prevented from drawing down that money to buy their home. We have very good timelines in place. However, each local authority has its own credit committee and different demands on it depending on the number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is good to see the Deputy. I congratulate him on his recent campaign.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency was established on an interim basis in September 2018 by way of an establishment order made under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971, pending the enactment of primary legislation, when it will be established as a commercial State agency. An interim board has been appointed to the agency, an interim CEO and establishment team are in place,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy is correct that this requires primary legislation, and once we put it on a statutory footing, we can then capitalise it to the tune of €1.25 billion. That will make the Land Development Agency one of the biggest, if not the biggest, players in the land market in the country. It is the State bringing forward State and private land, developing it in a strategic interest for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: If the Land Development Agency had been established 20 years ago, we would not have the crisis that we now have in housing or land. It is a very important piece in rebuilding our housing sector in a way that will not break it again like it did in the past. We must proceed very carefully, and that is why we are putting it on a statutory footing. That is why we have had a number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Land Development Agency (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: More than 40 sites that had not been developed are under development since the levy came into effect.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defective Building Materials (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is very unfair, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 46 and 90 together. I thank the Deputy for the question. In 2018, I published updated Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments Guidelines for Planning Authorities under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, to respond to the changing housing needs in light of demographics and the dynamics we are seeing in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the supplementary question. When these guidelines were first proposed, he did not make any observations. Was he not paying attention?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I will check the website and look for the Deputy’s submission.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Shared Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: No. That is not the same, I am afraid. The Deputy is a little loose in-----