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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 569 together. My Department does not collate planning statistics regarding the number of housing units in the planning process in individual counties in Ireland. However, planning authorities compile planning statistics annually for collation and publication on my Department’s website . The statistics published relate to the total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties Data (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department and local authorities have been proactive in dealing with vacant properties and all local authorities, including Mayo County Council have prepared Vacant Homes Action Plans. In addition, there are a number of schemes available to incentivise reactivating appropriate dwellings into the liveable housing stock. In order to more accurately determine the levels of long-term,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (12 Nov 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. Below is the link to the summary report for 2018 which includes breakdowns by each local authority across a range of categories. Details on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a flexible and immediate housing support that is available to all eligible households throughout the State. At the end of Quarter 2 2019, there were over 48,000 households having their housing needs met through HAP. HAP commenced in County Mayo on 16 November 2015. At the end of Q2 2019, the total number of active HAP tenancies in Mayo County Council...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (12 Nov 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. Housing Agency recommendations are then considered by the Credit Committee in each local authority, which issues loan approvals. I asked the Agency to compile...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Offices (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The civil service accommodation facilities allocated to my Department outside of Dublin are situated at office locations in Wexford, Ballina and Cork. In addition, Met Eireann, a division of my Department, has weather stations located throughout the country. My Department is the lead tenant at Government Offices, Ballina and Carricklawn, Wexford with responsibility for coordinating...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In July this year my Department launched the multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme. Bids were sought from local authorities around the country for funding under the Programme. The development of such a multi-annual funding programme was a key recommendation of the report on the National Taking-in-Charge Initiative that was published by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The right of local authorities to set and collect rents on their dwellings is laid down in section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The making or amending of such schemes is an executive function and is subject to broad principles set out by my Department, including that rent levels should be based on income and reflect tenants’ ability to pay. Each local authority has its own separate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: All local authorities have vacant home officers to co-ordinate local actions to address vacancy and also to undertake local vacancy surveys in order to identify - through their Vacant Homes Action Plans - priority "vacancy hot-spot areas" and properties that can be quickly brought back into residential use. Local authorities continue to undertake vacancy assessment exercises (drilling...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) is a flagship element of Project Ireland 2040.  Under the stewardship of my Department, the Fund was established to support more compact and sustainable development, through the regeneration and rejuvenation of Ireland’s five cities and other large towns, in line with the objectives of the National Planning Framework and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Freedom of Information Data (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In line with the Code of Practice for Freedom of Information for Public Bodies and the Freedom of Information Model Publication Scheme, my Department publishes disclosure logs in relation to non-personal requests, on a quarterly basis.  The most recent logs were published in October 2019 for the period July to September 2019.   The logs for my Department can...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Nov 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. In addition, under Section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), as Minister, I am precluded from exercising power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I have not met with Councillors or management from Dublin City Council to discuss the delivery of this much needed housing on the O’Devaney Gardens site since the date referred to by the Deputy.  I can confirm that, a number of weeks previously, I did make myself available to meet with a delegation of Councillors in relation to this development.  This offer was not taken up....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence (NPPR) Charge. The NPPR Charge  applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence.  The NPPR charge was based on self-declaration and therefore the onus is on the property owner...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The delivery of housing, whether it be social, affordable or the advancement of mixed use housing developments, is a key priority for both Cork City and Cork County Council. My Department is committed to working and supporting both these local authorities to deliver such homes across the County.  Indeed, my Department engages on a very regular basis on all matters...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (12 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department supports the "Be Winter ready" initiative as Lead Government Department for emergency scenarios involving severe weather and flooding. In this regard, the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) and Met Éireann provide leadership in terms of forecasting and response.  The NDFEM has a Crisis Management Team in place...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for her question. In response to her sentiments about how we are trying to provide for development, I completely agree, but as the matter is under appeal, it would not be proper for me to comment on it. A number of projects are under appeal. We are working through them in a sequential manner. We are not waiting for them all to be resolved in one go. As soon as this one...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Grants (13 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Work is at an advanced stage of development for two new schemes to replace existing schemes which assist householders, in certain circumstances, in the provision of on-site domestic water supplies (individual wells) and waste water treatment systems (septic tanks).  The changes that I have approved to the individual wells grant scheme are as follows: - a maximum grant...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (14 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and for providing an opportunity to give an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency's latest report, Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2018, which was published yesterday. The EPA issues this report on wastewater each year, as referred to by the Deputy, and it is an important piece of work. The EPA plainly sets out the significant issues in our...