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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Brexit Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 9 July 2019 the Government published the Brexit Contingency Action Plan Update whichreflects the extensive work that has taken place at EU level and on a whole-of-Government basis, including the Brexit Omnibus Act, to prepare for a no deal Brexit, including in relation to housing and construction matters. My Department has been engaging extensively with the construction sector on Brexit...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 and Kerry County Council included the scheme referred to in its application to my Department under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: While I have no direct function in relation to the First Fix Free scheme, which is an operational matter for which Irish Water has responsibility, I understand that the scheme is available to Irish Water customers across the country and will continue to operate for the remainder of 2019 and beyond. Customers wishing to avail of the First Fix Free scheme may contact Irish Water directly on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A new funding scheme for on-site wastewater treatment systems (more commonly known as septic tanks) is being introduced and will replace the current grant which was brought into operation by the Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013.  Under certain conditions, households can receive a grant to assist them in carrying out remediation, repair or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of Q2 2019, a total of 1,459 applications for the Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) had been received from property owners; 113 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 149 agreements for lease had been signed. My Department has no direct role in deciding on individual applications under the scheme and does not collect data in relation to the number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The compilation of the information sought would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work, as it would require all areas of the Department's extensive range of activities to be checked in respect of a 3½ year period. If the Deputy wishes to submit a further more specific question in relation to  correspondence in regard to a particular area, I will endeavour to provide the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level.  Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.  My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630 and 631 together. Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 was commenced in June 2018 to provide a statutory basis for the delivery of affordable housing for purchase. Regulations in respect of the making of Schemes of Priority were signed on 12 March 2019, and these were issued to local authorities on 22 March 2019.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I received the report, entitled 'A Review Into Certain Planning Matters in Respect of Donegal County Council', on 11th June 2017. Following initial analysis and assessment of the report’s findings and recommendations, including interaction with the Department’s own legal advisors and the Attorney General’s Office, a comprehensive set of queries and a request for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies Data (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Management Board for the National Directorate of Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) was established in June 2009. Generally, it has had a membership of 13, made up as follows: -  An Independent Chairperson -  The head of the relevant division within my Department -  The National Director of Fire and Emergency Management -  A representative from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 provides for, among other things, the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme to be operated by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB). There have been significant changes in the rental market since the 2015 scheme was first envisaged and designed. For example, the draft scheme was originally intended to be financed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The oversight of Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) is currently conducted through the Voluntary Regulation Code (VRC), "Building for the Future, A Voluntary Regulation Code for Approved Housing Bodies in Ireland". The VRC is overseen by the Interim Regulation Committee (IRC) supported by a Regulation Office based in the Housing Agency. In September 2018, the Regulation Office wrote to those...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities.  This responsibility of housing authorities includes responsibility for ensuring that contracted services are delivered in a professional manner, in line with any service level agreement that is in place.   Supporting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Maximum rent limits for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme are set for each housing authority area by the Housing Assistance Payment (Amendment) Regulations 2017. The current maximum HAP rent limits are available on the Irish Statute Book website, www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/56/made/en/print?q=housi ng&years=2017. The HAP limits were agreed in conjunction...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Choice Based Letting (CBL) is a method whereby available social housing stock is let by being advertised by local authorities to persons on the social housing waiting list. This allows qualified applicants to 'register an interest' in available homes. Applicants can act on their own initiative to respond to adverts and express an interest in dwellings that they would like...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 640 and 641 together. The Pyrite Resolution Act 2013 provides the statutory framework for the establishment of the Pyrite Resolution Board and for the making of a pyrite remediation scheme to be implemented by the Board with support from the Housing Agency. The pyrite remediation scheme was first adopted in February 2014. The provisions of the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 642 and 643 together. My Department is supporting local authorities in the provision of social housing across a range of delivery mechanisms including through new build activity, as part of which some authorities work in partnership with developers through turnkey arrangements. Delivery is also happening through long-term leasing and acquisitions.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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.  An Expert Panel has been put in place to support the evaluation process and its membership includes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels and the matter referred to in the question is a matter for Irish Water in the first instance. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Central Statistics Office Data (1 Oct 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As an innovative, world-class national statistical information agency, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) collects, compiles, analyses and disseminates statistical data in relation to the economic and social life of the country. The preparation of the National Planning Framework (NPF) was undertaken with the benefit of the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) Census...