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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 484 of 2015) set down the terms and conditions of the scheme. The operation of the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is a matter for the local authority concerned, in line with the legislation and the 2015 Regulations. Local authorities are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Valuation Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland and the Property Registration Authority are being merged into a new single organisation, Tailte Éireann, to deliver more integrated, efficient and effective State land, spatial data and property administration services for Ireland. From January 2018 responsibility for the oversight of the three bodies, and the related merger project,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (17 Sep 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.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Kildare County Council is securing a total of 44 new social homes at the location referred to.  Of these, 5 arise through Part V arrangements and 39 through a 'turnkey' arrangement with the developer. To date, funding of €3,139,648 has been provided by my Department in respect of housing units delivered to Kildare County Council at this development.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The capital expenditure provision for my Department in 2020, as set out in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report 2019 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, amounts to €2.205 billion  - an increase of  €81m on the 2019 allocation of €2.124 billion. This 2020 provision does not take into account a further €13m...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As with the previous local authority house purchase loan offerings, the properties that may be purchased with a Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan must have a gross internal floor area of 175 square metres or less, which is equivalent to 1,884 square feet.  This property size limit more than adequately provides, in terms of property size, for the range of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) supported tenancies are agreed between the landlord and the tenant. It is important to note that the local authority is not a party to the tenancy and has no role in its agreement. There is no limitation placed by the scheme on the length of tenancy that can be supported by  HAP. However, as with other private rental tenancies, the Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Over the course of the 6-year Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan, the Government is committed to meeting the housing needs of over 138,000 households. This will be achieved through blended delivery, involving increasing the social housing stock by over 50,000 homes, through build, acquisition and leasing programmes, and supporting some 88,000 further households through the Housing Assistance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 685, 689, 690 and 692 together. All local authorities are being funded to significantly increase their delivery of social housing as part of Rebuilding Ireland and a strong social housing construction pipeline is already in place for local authorities and approved housing bodies. A detailed breakdown of the construction programme of new social housing build is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Applications Data (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority area are set out in the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA).  Since 2016, the summary process has been carried out on an annual basis. The most recent available summary, which was carried out in 2018, details the number of households on all local authority waiting lists as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses applications for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan on behalf of local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities to approve or refuse applications. I have asked the Agency to compile figures on the numbers of applications that it has assessed, recommended to approve and recommended to decline since the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme remains fully operational and all local authorities are continuing to accept and process applications under scheme.   When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan (RIHL) scheme was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans would be approximately €200 million over three years.  However, the RIHL proved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The key to resolving current issues, including affordable housing, in the housing market is increasing supply. This is why the Government is committed to increasing the supply of all types of housing including social, affordable and private. Institutional investors represent one aspect of the housing market and have a role to play in increasing overall supply. Whilst the role of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (17 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes a monthly report on homelessness. The monthly report is based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS).  The most recently published report, in respect of July 2019, shows that there were a total of 10,275 individuals in emergency accommodation, including 6,497 adults and 3,778...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On a point of order, when questions are taken in a group we get additional time in our replies.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Deputy and welcome everyone back to what is a very important Dáil term. I propose to take Questions Nos. 32, 34 and 36 together. Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was commenced in June 2018 to provide a new statutory basis for affordable dwelling purchase arrangements. Initial regulations in regard to schemes of priorities were...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On a point of information-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On a point of information, the grouping of questions is not a matter for me. I support what Deputy O'Brien has said.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: That is not what I was informed of. From my point of view, issues like the Rebuilding Ireland home loan are separate from the serviced sites fund. It is in my interest to be able to speak to those issues separately because of the amount of information we have in this area. The questions have been grouped today, but it is something we could look at before we take questions in the future.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Sep 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: If Deputies are going to ask questions, they should stick to the subject of the questions they tabled if they want to get specific answers. Deputy Collins asked about St. Michael's Estate in her question but has now delved into another area that, in fairness to the Deputy who asked the question about O'Devaney Gardens, will be addressed later in the session. The average age of home...