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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that the Property Registration Authority (PRA) is upscaling its operations in line with Covid-19 recovery planning. As part of a phased recovery plan, the PRA is implementing a graduated increase in the level of applications processed for registration. New work practices and projects are being successfully incorporated into this phased increase. Applications are being dealt...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Road Safety (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Responsibility for public roads is an independent function of the relevant road authority. Overall national policy in relation to roads and transportation is a matter for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 692 and 693 together. The day to day management of the Land Development Agency (LDA), including spending on capital projects, is a matter for the Chief Executive and his management team reporting to the LDA Interim Board. In line with all commercial and non-commercial State bodies, the LDA is required to comply with the Code of Practice for the Governance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Leases (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Of the 733 Part V dwellings delivered in 2019 and supported under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP), 719 were delivered under the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) Part V and are owned by the relevant Approved Housing Body. The remaining 14 dwellings were delivered under a Part V Lease and will revert to the private owner at the end of the lease term. The relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In July 2018 bids for URDF funding support were invited from public bodies, and as a result a total of 189 applications were received by my Department. The application process was competitive and in the event, the call was oversubscribed in terms of potential value of proposals compared to the available annual URDF provisions. In this context all proposals went through a rigorous assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: In relation to any specific cases with the Property Registration Authority, 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: Local Authority Housing (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Oversight and management of housing waiting lists is a matter for the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, and associated regulations. Specifically, section 63(3) of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that, subject to law, a local authority is independent in the performance of its functions. Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 698 and 706 together. The Planning And Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No 235 of 2019) - otherwise referred to as the Short-Term Letting Regulations - came into effect on 1 July 2019 with the aim of addressing the longer term rental issues arising from the use of properties for short-term letting purposes in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Cycle to Work Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department’s Workplace Travel Plan encourages staff to use sustainable transport when: - travelling to and from work, and - conducting business on behalf of the Department Participation by staff in the Cycle to Work scheme was facilitated initially under this Plan before the operation of the scheme transferred to Peoplepoint at the National Shared Service Office in 2016. The costs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department publishes extensive data each quarter relating to the delivery of social homes across the country. Detailed information on the various components of the 6,074 social homes delivered through the Build stream in 2019 can be accessed at the following links: LA and AHB Build, which can be disaggregated into Direct Build & Turnkeys: Open Data Portal (configurable files):...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: My officials kept me informed since March in relation to the water supply situation arising from the current dry spell and the risks of encountering a situation much like the one faced in the summer of 2018. Officials from my Department are also maintaining ongoing close contact with Irish Water and the National Federation of Group Water Schemes throughout this period. With the impact of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 Act provides a legal definition of ‘substantial change in the nature of rental accommodation’ to illustrate the type of works to be carried out to a rental property to qualify for an exemption from the annual rent increase restriction applicable in Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs). Such works shall result in: - a permanent extension...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: A Review of the Role and Remuneration of Local Authority Elected Members, led by Ms Sara Moorhead SC, was initiated by the Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, in conjunction with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in June 2018. Ms Moorhead's final report was formally submitted to me for my consideration on 22 May 2020. I am considering the Report,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The Community Call initiative is a coming together of National Government with Local Government and the Community and Voluntary Sector, to put in place a safety net for people who are cocooning and need extra help at this time, particularly if their usual networks of support are unable to reach them. Forums were put in place in all 31 local authority areas over the weekend of 28/29 March. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: There is no single, comparable set of data pertaining to the output of public housing in the State which spans the near century covered by the Deputy's query. The Central Statistics Office does hold records pertaining to housing units 'rented from Local Authority', which span back to prior to the formation of the State but even in the early decades of the State some of the these homes were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (9 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: Local Authority Housing (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: The staffing arrangements, including recruitment and the detailed role and functions of the posts within a local authority, are a matter for the individual Dublin local authorities. In accordance with section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, the Chief Executive of the local authority makes such staffing and organisational arrangements as may be necessary for the purposes of carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 715 and 716 together. My Department publishes a monthly report on homelessness. The monthly report is based on data provided by housing authorities and produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). The report captures details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: As set out in the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness (Action 2.15) it has been an objective of my Department to establish a statutory Regulator to oversee the effective governance, financial management and performance of voluntary and co-operative housing bodies and to transition from the current voluntary regulatory environment. The legislative basis for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Court of Justice Rulings (9 Jun 2020)

Eoghan Murphy: Compliance with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in case C-261/18 (Derrybrien Wind Farm) will be achieved when the Derrybrien Wind Farm in County Galway is subjected to retrospective environmental impact assessment (otherwise known as substitute consent). The Electricity Supply Board (ESB), which owns and operates the wind farm through a subsidiary, has...