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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Press and public relations functions are generally undertaken by my Department's Press Office. The engagement of external expertise is only considered where the issues involved require expert skills or capabilities that are not readily available within my Department.  The details requested for the years 2016 onward have previously been provided in reply to Question No 586 of 18...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (20 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As part of the actions under the Government's Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness – Rebuilding Ireland, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities are empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market value of relevant vacant sites in 2018. The rate of the levy has increased to 7% for sites on a local authority vacant sites register from 2019 onwards and in respect of which site owners will become liable to with effect from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government I have not met with any representatives from insurance companies or Insurance Ireland since taking office in June 2017. In the period since 1 January 2016, my Department has met with the insurance sector on a number of occasions as outlined in the following table. Date of Meeting Insurance Company Purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, provide the basis for the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme for existing local authority houses. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria, including having a minimum reckonable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The following table sets out the recoupment by my Department to local authorities each year since 2016 for Group Sewerage Schemes. Local Authority 2016 2017 2018 2019 - (up to 18/11/19) € € € € Cavan 80,274.36 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2019, over 62,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 48,000 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 28,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals. At the end of Q2 2019, over 62,700 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 48,000 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 28,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by the scheme. HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) was established in 2004 and placed responsibility on local authorities to meet the accommodation needs of people in receipt of Rent Supplement for 18 months or longer, and who are assessed as having a long-term housing need. RAS provides a more structured, accommodation-based approach to the use of the private rented sector to meet long-term housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the long term leasing of houses and apartments from a range of different sources including Repair and Leasing, Enhanced Leasing and Long-term leasing. In addition, SHCEP supports the current costs of dwellings delivered by AHBs under my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Article 27 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, planning authorities are required to publish on their websites weekly lists of all new planning applications. The lists must be published within five working days following a particular week. With regard to the documentation linked to a planning application, there is no statutory requirement to publish planning...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I assume the Question is referring to a development in Boherboy Road, Mayfield, Cork City, that I launched with An Taoiseach on 16 November 2019. From the outset, I would like to clarify that this development comprises homes that will be made available for purchase under the affordable dwelling purchase arrangements rather than being made available for rental. In line with the commitments in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An Bord Pleanála is currently implementing a major ICT strategy which will facilitate the introduction of online planning services as part of a complete transformation and replacement of core systems. The first phase of the implementation of the ICT strategy involves the ongoing deployment of a new case management and geographic information system across the organisation. The final...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The day to day running of each local authority is a matter for its Chief Executive. I have no specific function in relation to the matter raised and the specific information requested is not available in my Department. The information should be available in individual local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The day to day running of each local authority is a matter for its Chief Executive while budgetary decisions are made by the Elected Members. I have no specific function in relation to the matter raised and the specific information requested is not available in my Department. The information should be available in individual local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The public procedure for Part XI development is provided for under Part 8 of the Planning Development Regulations 2001, as amended. A planning authority is required to advertise its proposals for certain types of its own developments, erect a site notice, make available plans and particulars for inspection and to invite submissions and observations from members of the public as well as from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Masterplan for the Cranmore area was launched in December 2016 and sets out the high level priorities and objectives to be achieved and the range of physical, social and economic projects that will achieve these objectives. The estimated cost of the programme is €75.6m comprising €42m exchequer funding and €33.6m through private sector development. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Data (26 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authority "own" developments prescribed in Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, are exempted development under section 4 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and therefore no planning application is required for local authority development of this nature. Section 179 of the 2000 Act provides that, with certain exceptions, Part 8 type...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (26 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The design and construction of buildings is regulated under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014. The building regulations set the minimum performance requirements that a building must achieve, to provide for the health, safety and welfare of people in and about buildings. The building regulations apply to the design and construction of a building, material alterations or extensions of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (26 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On 23 July this year my Department launched the multi-annual Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure Resolution Programme. In parallel to this, local authorities were invited to submit their bids under the programme for the funding of projects in their functional area. The development of such a multi-annual funding programme was a key recommendation of the report on the National...