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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (23 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department has no specific remit in relation to Traveller Culture, Heritage and Identity. In relation to Traveller accommodation, the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Government is committed to increasing housing supply generally, including rental accommodation and to protect renters while retaining landlords in the system. In particular the Government is committed to the introduction of a meaningful and effective Budgetary package for the rental sector to include both taxation and expenditure measures. Over the coming months, my Department and I will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (18 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Traveller Accommodation Expert Review report was published in July 2019. The Report reviewed the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998, and other legislation that impacts on the provision and delivery of accommodation for Travellers. The Expert Review report, which is intended to improve the effectiveness of the arrangements for providing accommodation for members of the Traveller...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under Housing for All, the Government aims to deliver 54,000 affordable homes between now and 2030, to be facilitated by local authorities, Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs), the Land Development Agency (LDA) and through the First Home Scheme. The LDA is tasked with managing the State’s own lands to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites. In the longer-term, it will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (10 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to the reply to Questions No. 341 and 342 of 9 May 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (4 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding to local authorities in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The suite of grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (max grant €30,000), the Mobility Aids Grant (max grant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department provides funding under the suite of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, to assist eligible people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. Housing for All commits to reviewing the full suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. A report on the review of the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (3 May 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: My Department jointly published the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People (NHSDP) 2022-2027 with the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) in January 2022. It may be accessed on the on my Department’s website at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/press-release/1c6c5-new-national-housing-strat...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended (the Act), there is no specific preclusion to the development of log cabins as a housing type. All development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Any person may lodge an application for permission to a planning authority in accordance with section 34 of the Act for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (25 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (25 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (19 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Local Authorities are required to submit an annual return to my Department providing information on the operation of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 in their functional areas. The table contains the information requested regarding the operation of the derelict sites levy, as per the most recent returns from local authorities relating to the year 2022. Returns are awaited from 4 local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (19 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to the reply to Question No. 710 of 18 April 2023 which sets on the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (18 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 699 and 751 together. The Minister is empowered under section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct a planning authority to take measures to ensure that its development plan complies with national or regional planning policy, upon receipt of a recommendation on the matter from the Office of the Planning Regulator (the Office). The decision to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (18 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 (the Act), planning authorities were empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market valuation of relevant properties which were listed on local authority vacant site registers in 2018, which relevant owners were liable to pay in January 2019. The rate of the levy increased to 7% for sites listed on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: I refer to the reply to Questions No. 420, 475, 476 and 513 of 21 March 2023 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Updated Rural Housing Planning Guidelines are currently being prepared by my Department. The updated guidelines will expand on the high level spatial planning policy of the National Planning Framework (NPF), in particular on National Policy Objective (NPO) 19 which relates to rural housing. This objective makes a clear policy distinction between rural areas under urban influence (i.e. areas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (18 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: Development contribution charges to be applied on developers are set at the planning permission stage but are not collectable by the relevant local authority until after the development work commences. Commencement notices are issued by the developer to the local authority and these generally trigger the raising of the charge. The normal practice is for the developer to issue a commencement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Apr 2023)

Kieran O'Donnell: In my role as Minister with responsibility for planning, I have no function in relation to the health and safety of telecommunications masts. The Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures Guidelines (1996) which were published by my Department, advise that planning authorities should not include monitoring arrangements as part of planning permission conditions nor determine planning...