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

Eoghan Murphy: Through the supports made available under Rebuilding Ireland, funding is available to all local authorities to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments for social housing use. Given the emphasis on achieving best value for exchequer investment, a set of cost guidelines for the...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 586 of 12 November 2019 on this matter, in which I indicated that to search for and provide the full breadth of correspondence sought would involve a disproportionate level of work. As the Deputy will be aware, there is a vast number of housing projects in Cork City and County, including build, acquisition and leasing projects. This is In addition to a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Over the course of the 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 50,000 homes, through build, acquisition and leasing programmes, and supporting some 88,000 further households through the Housing Assistance Payment and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (26 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In the judgment delivered on 12 November 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union in case C-261/18 (the Derrybrien Wind farm case) ruled against Ireland and imposed the lump sum fine of €5m referred to in the question. While detailed payment instructions are awaited from the EU Commission, the lump sum fine of €5m will likely be payable before end 2019. It is...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan must be of good credit standing and have a satisfactory credit record. The Housing Agency provides a central credit assessment service to local authorities and credit checks are undertaken as part of the credit assessment process. The final decision on loan approval is a matter for the relevant local authority and its credit committee on a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: A voted provision of €1.2 billion is included in the 2019 Estimates in respect of Irish Water’s domestic water services operational and capital expenditure in 2019. At the end of September 2019 €806m of this provision had been provided to Irish Water. I expect to be providing the full €1.2 billion to Irish Water in 2019 in respect of Irish Water’s...

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

Eoghan Murphy: My Department oversees a number of legislative provisions aimed at addressing dereliction and vacancy in our cities and towns, including the derelict sites levy. The only circumstances under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 where the derelict sites levy may be waived is on hardship grounds. In this connection, section 26 of the Act provides as follows: 26.-'Where, in the opinion of a local...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness recognises the key contribution that Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) make to the delivery of social housing. Approximately 34,000 homes are managed by AHBs, meeting the housing needs of families on low income, older persons, persons with disabilities and households experiencing homelessness. AHBs are committed to delivering a...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Local authority land utilisation and activation is, in the first instance, a matter for the local authority and its elected members including the development of its land for the delivery of affordable housing. In line with the commitments in Rebuilding Ireland to support the delivery of discounted homes to buy or rent, this Government has allocated €310 million under the Serviced...

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

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 to 524, inclusive, together. Details of the number of homes constructed and acquired in each local authority area, are available on my Department's website at the following link www.housing.gov.ie/node/6338. I also publish details on the outputs under Part V arrangements and these are also available on the website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (26 Nov 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. In parallel to the announcement local authorities were invited to submit their bids for the funding schemes or projects in their functional areas, with the deadline for receipt of proposals set as 14 March 2019. The new multi-annual...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: This is a democratic Chamber.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Deputy Barry did not do so.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: No.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: What about the 1920s?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: That has not been the practice on Questions on Promised Legislation to date.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Thank you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. It is very regrettable that the Social Democrats have decided to use valuable Dáil time-----

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Deputy mentioned the motion, so I think that gives me the right to mention it as well. It is very regrettable that they are using their Dáil time for this stunt. I do not recall ever the Social Democrats bringing forward any legislation to address the housing challenge we face. I do not remember either of its Deputies attending the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Nov 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I am not talking about what the Deputy thinks she knows.