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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities have responsibility for the administration of the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant scheme. This includes the assessment of applications for eligibility and payment of grants to successful applicants under the specific remediation option approved. Applications can continue to be made to local authorities and processed under the current Defective Concrete Block grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In relation to any specific cases with the Property Registration Authority (PRA), arrangements have been put in place to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. Further information in relation to the specific case referred to may be obtained by contacting the dedicated e-mail address in respect of the PRA at reps@prai.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In 2019, my Department announced funding for capital works under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021. An allocation of €53,550 was provided under Measure 6.(a) – Community Water Connection Network, to Kerry County Council for the project named in the details supplied. The day-to-day administration of the Programme is devolved to local authorities. Kerry County...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department has no current retainers with outside organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The €70 million revolving Housing Agency Acquisitions Fund (HAA fund) was established with effect from the 1 January 2017 with the objective of acquiring vacant property portfolios from banks and financial institutions that could then be used for social housing. The target for the HAA fund was to acquire 1,600 units over a four year period to 2020 with this target subsequently extended...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 to 329, inclusive, together. The EPA reports in the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland 2020 report that 96% of bathing waters met or exceeded the minimum required standard, up from 95% in 2019. I was pleased to see the continued improvements in the quality of our bathing waters, especially those bathing waters that are meeting or exceeding the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Data in relation to housing commencements is published by my Department on a monthly basis and can be accessed via the following link: www.gov.ie/en/publication/a5cb1-construction-activity-starts / Data is analysed from the Building Control Management System to produce the provided information. The table below includes the total commencements for all unit types in each of the years 2016 to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Data in relation to new dwelling completions is published by the CSO on a quarterly basis and can be accessed via the following link: www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/er/ndc/newdwellingcomp letionsq42021/ Data for the years 2016 - 2021 inclusive is set out in the table below. Data for Q1 2022 has not yet been published by the CSO. Statistic Year All house...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) funding is capital support provided to AHBs by local authorities to facilitate the funding of construction, acquisition or refurbishment of new social housing units. This loan facility can support up to 30% of the eligible capital cost of the housing project, with the housing units provided to local authorities for social housing use under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are important partners for local authorities in the delivery of social housing. My Department and local authorities administer a number of funding programmes to assist AHBs with the cost of building, acquiring and leasing new social housing units. The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) funding is capital support provided to AHBs by local authorities to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing delivery for each local authority on a quarterly basis. The statistics are currently available to the end of Quarter 3 2021. Details of individual local authority delivery are available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-housing-provis ion/. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department’s People Strategy was developed in partnership with staff and sets out the strategic priorities, objectives and actions through which we wish to engage, support, develop and lead our staff, in alignment with our strategic goals. The strategic goals identified under our ‘WELL’ Strategy are ‘Wellbeing’, ‘Engagement’,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: 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 and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The National Quality Standards Framework (NQSF) for homeless services is in place nationally for local authority and NGO delivered services. The NQSF has been developed to ensure a consistent approach in how local authorities and service providers respond to the needs of those experiencing homelessness and to improve the quality of services provided. In general, the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. The scheme is governed by the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015. These regulations provide for specified classes of houses to be excluded from sale, including those provided to local authorities under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested is set out in the below table. Consultancy service providers are only engaged by my Department where specific expertise is required which is not available in the organisation at the relevant time. Consultancy Report Title Year of Commission Year Received Cost of Report To be Published Yes/No Date of publication ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All recognises the need to strengthen the capacity of local authorities to initiate, design, plan, develop and manage housing projects. It also commits to making additional resources available to local authorities to further build housing delivery teams. During 2021, the Housing Delivery Coordination Office (HDCO) engaged with each local authority to identify their additional...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Official Engagements (29 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Since my appointment in June 2020, my diary and those of my Ministers of State are routinely published on my Department’s website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/5f6f1-ministers-diaries/#. The information requested predates my appointment as Minister. This information is being compiled from our archives and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (30 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Both the Programme for Government and Housing for All, the Government’s national plan on housing to 2030, set out a range of commitments in respect of the important policy area of building defects. This includes the commitment to ensure that the remediation fund for pyrite and mica is fully drawn down. In this context, €60m has been provided under Budget 2022 to continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Capital Expenditure Programme (30 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Exchequer funding available for the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) in 2022 is €96 million and the target is for AHBs to provide 400 units for the target groups, including age-friendly housing, accommodation for individuals and families who are homeless and housing for people with a disability. CAS funding also supports other important and emerging areas of housing need including the...