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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Road Projects (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Louth County Council recently submitted an application for funding support for this project under Call 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund.  The final date for the submission of applications under Call 2 was last Friday, the 29th May.  The application in question will be considered in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Strategic Housing Developments (SHD) are classed as Strategic Infrastructure Developments within the definition of ‘strategic infrastructure development’ through Section 13 of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 which updated Section 2 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act). The process for proposing an amendment to a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: All local authorities, including Monaghan County Council, are being funded to significantly increase their delivery of social housing in line with their Rebuilding Ireland targets and a strong social housing construction pipeline is already in place for local authorities and approved housing bodies both nationally and in Monaghan. Information on social housing delivery is published by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The role of my Department in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at local or regional level. Responsibility for the provision of emergency accommodation and related services for homeless persons is a matter for the local authorities, and the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: With effect from 27 March 2020, new emergency measures were introduced into law to protect tenants during the COVID-19 emergency period. Tenants cannot be forced to leave their rental accommodation, other than in exceptional circumstances, during this period. Initially, these emergency laws will apply for a period of 3 months, but they may be extended if the Government considers it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mica Redress Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I made Regulations under sections 2 and 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, to provide for a grant scheme of financial assistance to support affected homeowners in the counties of Donegal and Mayo to carry out the necessary remediation works to dwellings that have been damaged due to defective concrete...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disabilities Data (3 Jun 2020)

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 and generally takes place in June of each year. The purpose of the SSHA is to capture the total number of households qualified for social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: To date, there have been no instances in which I, or a Minister of State in my Department, have made decisions contrary to the advice of the Office of the Planning Regulator (the Office). The Office has a statutory role under Section 31P of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended (the Act), in the evaluation of matters relating to county and city development plans, variations to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The making or varying of a county or city development plan is a reserved function of the elected members of a local authority in their capacity as planning authority under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act). Statutory requirements governing the content and process for review of a development plan are set out in Sections 10-12 of the Act. A planning authority may also,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, the management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, responsive repairs and implementing planned maintenance programmes, is a matter for each individual local authority.   My Department actively encourages local authorities to ensure all vacant properties in their stock...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), I am precluded, in my capacity as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, from involvement in any particular planning case and therefore I am not in a position to comment on the proposed development referred to. In 2018, I published updated Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme plays a vital role in housing eligible families and individuals.  At the end of Q4 2019, over 71,000 HAP tenancies had been set-up since the scheme commenced, of which there were more than 52,500 households actively in receipt of HAP support and over 30,000 separate landlords and agents providing accommodation to households supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1251 and 1256 together. The Social Housing Leasing Programme, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) are all critical components of the accelerated delivery of social housing envisaged under Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness. The position in Longford and Westmeath, as at end 2019, for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1252 to 1255, inclusive, together. While the social housing stock numbers of each local authority area is changing consistently, particularly given the inflow of new delivery as part of Rebuilding Ireland, the number of social homes owned by each local authority – including Longford and Westmeath - is captured at a particular point in time by the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under Rebuilding Ireland, all local authorities including Kildare County Council, have funding available to them to deliver new social homes through a variety of delivery programmes.  This has included agreements with developers to complete new homes and deliver them to the local authority on a ‘turnkey’ basis.  That option has been utilised by many local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The preparation and management of electoral events is a key part of the ongoing business planning work of the Franchise Unit in my Department.  Earlier this year, when the extent of the COVID-19 virus became evident, officials in the Franchise Unit commenced scenario planning for the conduct of any electoral event where COVID-19 type restrictions might be in place. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The management and maintenance of social housing stock (both local authority and Approved Housing Body), including compliance with both Health & Safety and Fire Safety regulations is a matter for each individual local authority and Approved Housing Body, in line with Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966. The Deputy may wish to seek further information in this regard from the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan on Housing and Homelessness, 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 developments of 200 bed spaces or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Advertising (3 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested in respect of expenditure by my Department is contained in the following table. Platform Amount Spent Campaign Facebook €200 Met Éireann Podcast promotion Facebook €200 Five things you need to know about going to vote Twitter ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The emergency period referenced in Part 2 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 commenced on the date of enactment of the legislation, which was 27 March 2020. I understand that the provision referred to commenced at the same time. The text of the Act and the particular provisions queried is set out at the following link . The interpretation of the...