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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Pathway 4 of Housing for All sets out a blueprint to address vacancy and make efficient use of our existing housing stock. In July 2022 the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was launched to support bringing vacant and derelict properties back into use. From 1 May 2023, a grant of up to a maximum of €50,000 is available for the refurbishment of vacant properties for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 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. Since 2014, Exchequer funding has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The construction site on Kilmore Road, Knocknaheeny, forms part of the City Northwest Quarter Regeneration Programme, and part of Cork City Council’s wider social housing delivery programme, which is funded by my Department. I have been advised by Cork City Council that the project is the subject of a complex contractual dispute. Cork City Council have advised that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The detailed advancement of housing and other works under the Cork City North West Quarter Regeneration (CNWQR) programme is a matter, in the first instance, for Cork City Council. I have been advised by them that the project is progressing under several strands and significant progress has been made in the advancement of this regeneration programme. The Cork North-West Quarter Regeneration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The regeneration of Poolbeg West is an important step in the transformation of the Dublin Docklands area, with the potential to provide for 3,500 homes. A condition of the planning scheme for the Poolbeg West Strategic Development Zone, as modified by An Bord Pleanála on 9 April 2019, is the provision of 15% social and affordable homes on this site in addition to the 10% statutory social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 54,000 affordable homes between now and 2030, and significant funding has been secured and is being made available to support this delivery for purchase or for cost rental by local authorities, the Land Development Agency, and Approved Housing Bodies. Last year I wrote to local authorities to set out the increased level of Affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: As independent corporate entities, local authorities have the power to acquire land for the purposes of performing any of their functions, including for the delivery of housing. The acquisition of land is a function of the local authority and they do not require permission from my Department to do so. Once local authorities have identified a need to acquire additional lands, they may...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Projects (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Cork Events Centre was included as a commitment under Project Ireland 2040. This underlines the Government’s objectives for urban regeneration, enhanced amenity and heritage, associated quality of life standards, balanced regional development, and the regeneration and development of Cork City Centre. It was agreed by Government in the context of Budget 2020 that responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together. The Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP) supports the delivery of social housing by providing financial support to local authorities for the leasing of houses and apartments. Dwellings under the scheme come from a number of different sources including private owners, Part V and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Since the receipt of Government approval in January of this year, I have been working to progress the various programmes of work that are required to place the scheme to establish supports for the remediation of fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects in purpose-built apartment buildings, including duplexes, constructed between 1991 and 2013 on a statutory footing. Key to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196, 197 and 198 together. The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (21 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I have considered the matter raised and in accordance with the Good Agricultural Practice Regulations (SI 113 of 2022) I have decided, this year, to extend the slurry spreading period to the 7 October 2023. The closed period for slurry spreading will therefore start on the 8 October 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I can confirm that the monument in question is a protected structure (Record of Protected Structures ID 02348). My Department provides financial support to owners of eligible heritage buildings and historic structures to assist in their conservation and protection through two grant schemes, the Historic Structures Fund (HSF) and the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS). The HSF is for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, the Government will deliver 47,600 new build social homes and 3,500 social homes through long-term leasing in the period 2022-2026. Our clear focus is to increase the stock of social housing through new build projects delivered by local authorities and Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). For 2023, the Government has agreed that there will be increased provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the scheme. The scheme is underpinned by the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 and the Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015, as amended. The regulations provide for specified classes of houses to be excluded...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The structure in question may be eligible for an application under the Community Monuments Fund grant scheme of the National Monuments Service of my Department.The Community Monuments Fund was established in 2020 to provide investment in Ireland’s archaeological heritage. This funding is prioritised for local authorities, private owners and custodians and community groups for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The recent Public consultation on the Open Seasons Order contained several useful recommendations and suggestions, many of which will be actioned by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department in the coming months. These include: - the need for collaboration across various groups and agencies - the need for collation of good quality, current data on bird populations and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Licences and leases in respect of properties such as the marina identified are managed by Waterways Ireland, a North South body sponsored by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. While it would be inappropriate to comment publicly on any individual marina in a manner that might potentially prejudice any current or future legal proceedings, arrangements have...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (27 Sep 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The registration, licensing and operation of marinas is managed by Waterways Ireland, a North South body sponsored by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. In 2021, Waterways Ireland established a dedicated land recovery and first registration team to research, lodge and register its property portfolio. As part of that process, Waterways Ireland is...