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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (3 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed under Pillar 5 of the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in vacant properties. The scheme is targeted at owners of vacant properties who cannot afford or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (3 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 364 together. My Department does not collect information on the number of Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) applications received by Local Authorities. However, the Housing Agency provides a central support service, which assesses RIHL applications on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The review is addressing a number of key aspects including sound or noise, visual amenity setback distances, shadow flicker, community obligation, community dividend and grid connections. As part of the overall review, a strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is being undertaken on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 premises and equipment for use by fire service personnel, is a matter for individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. My Department through the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 and 455 together. On 8 February this year, I announced details of the measures being funded through my Department under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. Local authorities were invited to submit their bids for the funding of schemes or projects in their functional areas, with the deadline for receipt of proposals set as 14 March 2019. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2016, the North Quays in Waterford was the subject of a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) order made by the Government, recognising the social and economic importance of the site to the State, and designating the Waterford North Quays for mixed-use development, subject to preparation of an SDZ planning scheme, which has since been completed. The National Planning Framework (NPF), launched...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Offices (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is the main tenant in the following offices - - Custom House, Dublin 1 - Government Buildings, Ballina - Newtown Road, Wexford - Met Eireann, Glasnevin, Dublin It also shares accommodation at 1A South Mall, Cork and Little Island, Cork and Met Éireann have offices at various locations around the country, including at the main airports. The availability of bicycle parking...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Transport (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I use a Skoda Octavia with a diesel engine in the performance of my official duties.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan Scheme enables credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range, where they cannot obtain sufficient mortgage finance from a commercial lender. Applicants must be in continuous employment for a minimum of two years, as the primary earner or be in continuous employment for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I recently announced the 2019 funding allocations to local authorities for the Disabled Persons Grants (DPG) Scheme for adaptations and extensions to existing social homes to meet the needs of local authority tenants. The scheme applies to works that are necessary to address the needs of older people or people with a disability. Some €15 million is being made available under the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (4 Jul 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: Social and Affordable Housing Data (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Data in relation to social housing delivery across all local authorities, for the period 2016 to end March 2019, are published on my Department's website at the following link: . My Department also publishes status reports on a quarterly basis, of all social housing construction schemes for all local authority areas. The most recent of these reports covers the period up to the end of March...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website, at the following link: The statistics collected relate to the total numbers of: - Invalid planning applications received, - Applications received for outline permission and full permission, - Decisions to grant/refuse permission, - Decisions issued...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The funding provided for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme to support people living in private houses, has increased year on year since 2014 and I have made a total of €71.25 million available nationally in 2019 for the schemes, which is an increase of some 8% on the 2018 funding. The approach each year is to issue a single full...

Seanad: Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019 is a technical Bill to enable the register of electors to be used for selecting members of the citizens’ assemblies which the Government agreed on 11 June to establish. Two assemblies are being established, the Citizens’ Assembly 2019 and the Dublin Citizens’ Assembly. The role of the Citizens’ Assembly will be to bring...

Seanad: Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank Senators for their contributions and their brevity. The Cathaoirleach mentioned a woman he met in America. I hope she did not come back and vote because that would have been illegal but I understand the point the Cathaoirleach made about the electoral register and I will come back to that in a moment. The citizens' assembly model has improved our public discourse and political...

Seanad: Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Senator's characterisation of them is unfair. He referred to the outcomes and said ordinary voters did not want them. They did, because they voted for those outcomes overwhelmingly. In that regard, the moves we are making now in respect of the citizens assemblies that are to be established on two important issues are welcome. I thank the House for its support.

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Reference was made to legislation to extend the presidential franchise to citizens outside of Ireland. I know the Senator wanted to have it yesterday but the Cabinet will have the Bill next Tuesday. We will then be able to publish it and begin work on it as quickly as possible. We want to provide for the option of a referendum in October or November, depending on the time it takes for the...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My understanding is that it will be brought forward by the Department of the Taoiseach as the lead Department in the establishment of the Citizens' Assembly. If the amendment were withdrawn today, the Senator would need, through the whips, to seek an amendment to the motion if possible in advance of the motion being tabled.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (9 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The statutory competent authorities with legal authority to make statutory determinations under EU Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the Habitats Directive) and EU Directive 2009/147/EC on the conservation of wild birds (the Birds Directive) are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, whom I...