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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 947 to 951, inclusive, together. Local authorities and bodies under the aegis of my Department enter into capital contracts in the course of their work, some of which is funded through the Department's Vote; my Department itself does not directly engage in any major capital projects. As regards relevant contracts for which local authorities are responsible,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The provision of fire services is a statutory function of fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. In the case of Dublin, the City Council also provides fire services on behalf of the other three Dublin local authorities. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting national policy, providing a central training programme, issuing guidance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Guidelines (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines in line with the “preferred draft approach” which was announced in June 2017 by the then Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in conjunction with the then Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. The review is addressing a number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency (LDA) has been established on an interim basis by statutory instrument under the Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971. The Establishment Order is an initial and enabling measure to get the LDA up and running as quickly as possible, ahead of the provision of a more comprehensive primary legislative basis for the Agency and its intended scope of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has a broad remit with responsibility for housing, planning, water, local government and the provision of weather information and related services. In the period since 2016, the Department would have issued a vast array of communications of the kind referred to and has a variety of arrangements in place, ranging from formal statutory arrangements through to more informal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has played an active part in the development of the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2019 and has also been assigned lead and supporting roles in the implementation of a range of actions set out in the Plan. In addition, prior to the finalisation of the Climate Action Plan, I met on a bilateral basis on several occasions with my colleague, the Minister for Communications,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2018, bids were invited from public bodies for funding support from the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) either under Category A, for projects that were proposed as being ready to be initiated, or under Category B, as projects that required further consideration and development. On 26 November 2018, initial URDF support of €100m was provisionally allocated to a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (11 Jul 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2019, a total of €71.25 million is available for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme, in respect of private houses. This is made up of €57 million exchequer funding, which is an increase of some 8% on the 2018 figure, with the balance of €14.25m being contributed by the local authorities. Information on the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority Data (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Registry Map is available online and may be searched free of charge. In 2018 there were 2,568,068 online map searches carried out in this manner. Name and area searches incur a €5 fee as do inspections of ownership details on a Folio. The relevant fees received by the Property Registration Authority for 2018 are set out in the following table. All fees are remitted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the supervisory authority for public water supplies in Ireland. Irish Water is responsible for monitoring public water supplies while local authorities are responsible for monitoring water provided by other suppliers. The roles of the water supplier, the EPA and the Health Services Executive (HSE) in relation to measuring lead levels in public...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There are circa 138,000 social housing homes nationally in the ownership of local authorities. My Department has been funding an Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for these properties since 2013. The Programme has 2 Phases - Phase 1, which comprises the bulk of the work undertaken to date, has focused on the lower cost improvements such as cavity wall and attic insulation, while...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is currently undertaking a focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines in line with the “preferred draft approach” which was announced in June 2017 by the then Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in conjunction with the then Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment. The review is addressing a number of key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested by the Deputy is not collected by my Department. Under section 8 (Part II) of the Derelict Sites Act 1990, each planning authority is required to maintain a register of derelict sites, including derelict houses and structures, in their respective functional areas and to have it available for inspection at its offices during office hours. In addition, some...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Section 9 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the 2016 Act), requires An Bord Pleanála (the Board), when making a decision on a planning application for a Strategic Housing Development (SHD), to have regard to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which it is proposed to situate the proposed development, the development...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of the actions under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 (the Act) introduced new streamlined arrangements to enable planning applications for strategic housing developments (SHDs) of 100 housing units or more, or student accommodation or shared accommodation developments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The General Scheme of the Bill to establish the Land Development Agency (LDA) on a primary legislative basis was approved by Government and has now been published. It has been referred to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny which is set to begin in the coming weeks. It is intended that the LDA Bill will be published and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Extensive consultation has taken place and is ongoing between the Land Development Agency (LDA) and the four Dublin local authorities. The discussions have centred around both how the LDA can assist with the formulation of plans to deliver affordable housing on local authority owned lands, and the LDA’s plans for sites in its initial portfolio that are located in the Dublin area. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legal Proceedings (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: While the State may be a co-respondent or notice party in certain legal challenges against planning decisions of An Bord Pleanála, this would not always be the case. Full details in relation to the number and nature of such cases would be held by the Board and the management of such cases is a matter for the Board itself. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Advisers Data (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Two Special Advisers, Mr. Jack O'Donnell and Mr. Paul Melia, are employed in my Department. The salary details of both advisers are set out in tabular form as follows. Name Payscale Paul Melia Principal Officer (Standard) PPC pay scale (€85,823 - €105,552). Jack O'Donnell Principal Officer (Standard) PPC pay scale (€85,823 - €105,552). There are no Special...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Increases (6 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: For tenancies in Local Electoral Areas (LEA's) which have not yet been designated as a Rent Pressure Zone, the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015, enacted on 4 December 2015, amends Section 20 to provide that rent reviews can only take place every 24 months rather than every 12 months, unless there has been a substantial change in the nature of the accommodation that warrants a...