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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: In accordance with section 34 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, it is a matter for the relevant planning authority to consider each application for planning permission, including an application in respect of a wind energy development, on a case-by-case basis and to decide whether to grant permission, subject to or without conditions, or to refuse permission. When...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

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. The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant supports bringing vacant and derelict properties back into use. A grant of up to a maximum of €50,000 is available for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant was launched under the Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund to support bringing vacant and derelict properties back into use. A grant of up to a maximum of €50,000 is available for the refurbishment of vacant properties for occupation as a principal private residence and for properties which will be made available for rent. Where the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department operates a number of funding programmes that assist local authorities to work in partnership with Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to construct and purchase homes and make them available for social housing. One such programme that local authorities and AHBs progress Social Housing projects through is the Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF). CALF funding is capital support...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All targets the delivery of 18,000 new Cost Rental homes to 2030. A strong pipeline is in place and under continuous development by local authorities, by Approved Housing Bodies using the Cost Rental Equity Loan, and by the Land Development Agency. The core principle of Cost Rental is that the rents cover the development, management, and maintenance costs of the homes, so...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (23 Jan 2024)

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 local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities. The International...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (23 Jan 2024)

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 local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities. To assist in ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 368 together. I established an Implementation Steering Group to work through administrative issues around the Defective Concrete Blocks (DCB) scheme as they arise and make recommendations if further changes to the regulations or guidelines on the Scheme are needed. The Group comprises the relevant local authorities, my Department, the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (23 Jan 2024)

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, 36,000 affordable purchase homes and 18,000 cost rental homes. Housing for All is supported by an investment package of over €4bn per annum, through an overall combination of €12bn in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Transport Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Awaiting reply from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department supports the objectives of the Building a Zero Carbon Ireland roadmap as published by the Irish Green Building Council through the delivery of the Government's Climate Action Plan 2024. Climate Action Plan 2024 commits to:All new dwellings designed and constructed to Nearly Zero Energy Building standard by 2025, and Zero Emission Building standard by 2030Equivalent of 120,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authority housing is provided unfurnished including appliances and therefore this is not a matter for my Department. When a person on the social housing waiting list is offered a local authority home and they do not have and cannot afford to buy furniture or appliances, they may be eligible for help under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme through the Department of Social Protection.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All commits to increasing the housing options available to older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence, including the development of a policy on right-sizing. Work is being advanced in my Department to inform and progress the development of national policy on right-sizing.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the reply to Question No. 777 of 17 January 2024 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (23 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Currently there are two main established forums across the local authorities, the Dublin Housing Delivery Group and Galway Social Housing Taskforce. The Dublin Housing Delivery Group (DHDG) was established in June 2021 to co-ordinate and drive delivery of social and affordable housing in the four Dublin local authorities. Membership of the DHDG includes the Chief Executive of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: The Land Development Agency's (LDA) Report on Relevant Public Land was published in March 2023 and can be seen via the following link: lda.ie/uploads/documents/230323_LDA_Ministers-Report-on-Rele vant-Public-Land_high-res-resized_2023-03-28-105049_jooh.pdf . Specific information on the former Cork Prison site can be found on page 109. My Department and the Department of Justice have held...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: Under Housing for All, there is a policy objective to increase and improve housing options for older people to facilitate ageing in place with dignity and independence. Housing for All builds on and takes forward the ongoing actions in "Housing Options for Our Ageing Population" policy statement from 2019, published jointly by my Department and the Department of Health, which provides policy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: In response to the Programme for Government commitment, my Department launched a newly revised ten year Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme (EERP) in 2021 to retrofit 36,500 local authority homes by 2030. This new programme set a BER performance requirement of “B2” or cost optimal level. The upscaling of the works included in the programme sees a substantial overall increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department formally launched its Blended Working policy in July 2022, which has been developed in line with the central policy framework for Blended Working in the Civil Service. My Department moved to the implementation phase of this policy and commenced accepting applications for Blended Working in early October 2022. Rollout of Blended Working across the entire organisation was...