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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan has only been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022. Prior to that, the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was the mortgage available from local authorities. As of 4 January 2022, no new Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan applications will be accepted, although applications/approvals already in process will be honoured. Therefore, information on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: While my Department has a role in strategic workforce planning with the local government sector, Section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that 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. Accordingly, the staffing resources of Kildare...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as a quasi-judicial independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2021 (RTA), to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and tenants. Registered landlords and all tenants can apply to the RTB for dispute resolution. Section 134 of the RTA...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, the implementation of a planned maintenance programme and carrying out of responsive repairs, are matters for each individual local authority under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. Local authorities also have a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. The oversight and practical management of housing waiting lists, including the allocation and transfer of tenancies, is solely a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 to 119, inclusive, and 127 together. The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and leasing agreements, which include the Repair and Leasing scheme (RLS), are all forms of social housing support for people who have a long-term housing need. The table below shows the number of: - HAP active tenancies at year end as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120, 121 and 129 together. Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Management and maintenance of the approximate 140,000 local authority owned social homes is an important issue. In accordance with section 58 of the Housing Act, 1966 local authorities are legally responsible for the management and maintenance of these homes. Local authorities also have a legal obligation to ensure that all of their tenanted properties are compliant with the provisions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department provides funding under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids Grant and the Housing Aid for Older People, each of which are 80% funded by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Details on the number of households qualified for social housing support in each local authority administrative area are published by my Department in the annual statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments (SSHA). See below for links to the 2020 and 2021 summaries. SSHA 2021 www.gov.ie/en/publication/f6119-summary-of-social-housing-as sessments-2021-key-findings/ SSHA 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The information requested by the Deputy is not held by my Department. The oversight and practical management of housing waiting and transfer lists is a matter for each local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated Social Housing Assessment Regulations.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (11 May 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 homeless services rests with individual housing authorities. My Department does not fund any homeless service directly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The details of all approved social housing construction programmes are published quarterly in the Social Housing Construction Status Report. This report provides details of all social housing developments, which are under construction, have been completed or are at various stages of the design and pre-tender process in each local authority at the end of 2021. The report is available at the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for meeting the immediate and short-term accommodation needs of persons arriving in Ireland from the conflict in Ukraine. Meanwhile, my Department is focusing on the medium and long-term accommodation challenges and is leading cross-government efforts through a Housing Taskforce established by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (11 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All, is the Government’s plan to increase the supply of housing to an average of 33,000 per year over the next decade. This includes the delivery of 90,000 social homes by 2030. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct Exchequer funding, €3.5bn in funding through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (12 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I brought a Memorandum to Government on an enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme on the 30 November 2021. It included an unprecedented suite of improvements to the current scheme. Government approved the enhanced scheme which it is estimated will cost approximately €2.2Bn. I aim to bring the required primary legislation to give effect to the enhanced scheme before the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (12 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: 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. The scope, prioritisation and progression of individual projects is a matter for Irish Water, and is approved through its own internal governance structures. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (12 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing plans for specific settlements are a matter for each local authority in the first instance, as the planning authority for general housing and as the housing authority for social and affordable housing in the area under their remit. As part of Housing For All and under Circular 32/2021, I requested all local authorities to develop a Housing Development Action Plan detailing their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (12 May 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In December 2019 a scoping exercise on Kilmainham and Inchicore was carried out by Retired Assistant Garda Commissioner Dr Jack Nolan. This report was commissioned by my Department with respect to the broader needs of the Inchicore-Kilmainham area from a strategic social and community perspective. The final report issued to all relevant line Departments who engaged in the scoping exercise....