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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In order to be eligible for HAP support, a household must first qualify for social housing support and be placed on a housing list. Applications for social housing support are assessed by the relevant local authority, in accordance with the eligibility and need criteria set down in section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated Social Housing Assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (28 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department does not hold information of the type requested by the Deputy. The assessment of households for social housing support, and the allocation of that support to qualified households is a matter for individual local authorities in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated regulations. Under Section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies Data (28 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The county location for each Agency/Body under my Department's aegis was provided in the reply to Question No. 315 of 18 April 2019 but is set out again in Table 1. My Department collects information on staffing numbers for certain non commercial state bodies quarterly, broken down by total number of employees and the number of whole time equivalents. The most recent data, up to end quarter...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I recognise the concerns the Deputy is raising and he is right to raise them. It is right to speak about what is happening with homelessness outside of Dublin. Dublin gets much of the attention because it has a significant problem, particularly when it comes to families in emergency accommodation. However, that problem is experienced in other parts of the country as well. I spoke about...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Perhaps the Acting Chairman will allow me to reply without interruption.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The point I am making is that the problem is not only in the city but also in the county.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Part of the reason it is more acute in the city is that some of the people with problems in the county find themselves in the city. We have heard this directly from the people who provide the services on the ground. I have been to the area and I have met people from the NGOs that provide emergency accommodation services and the local authority officials. I am aware of the issues. That is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: There is a prejudice in this regard. That is why we have a dedicated piece of work in the Department looking at this as well as a dedicated budget line. However, we do not use just that budget line. We also use HAP and normal social housing delivery. We are doing different things to try to help. I recognise that we must do more and that is why the task force is in place and there are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. Supporting individuals and families experiencing homelessness is a priority for the Government. Rebuilding Ireland, the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, is being implemented to deliver a range of measures to address homelessness and increase the supply of all types of housing - social, affordable and private....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. The Government is fully behind this important initiative, which we have undertaken with local stakeholders. That is why we have appointed an expert to lead this piece of work. All the different funding streams and agencies that are needed to make this initiative happen and work are available to the task force, which is currently doing this piece of work...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Deputy for the question. In my ministerial role, I appoint the chairperson of An Bord Pleanála. For the first time ever in the history of the State, earlier this year I appointed an independent planning regulator, Mr. Niall Cussen, to oversee all of our plans under the national planning framework, all of the work being done by local authorities and their planning offices,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Why did the Deputy not object to the guidelines when they were introduced 14 months ago?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ports Merger (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company transferred to Dún Laoghaire County Council late last year in accordance with Sections 28 to 33 of the Harbours Act 2015, which provide, inter alia, for the dissolution of the Port Company and the transfer of assets, liabilities  and rights to the Council. Section 30 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Housing Agency provides a central support service which assesses loan applications made to the local authorities and makes recommendations to the authorities as to whether loans should be offered to applicants.  I have asked the Agency to centrally compile figures on the numbers of applications that it has assessed and recommended for approval.  The most recent figures, as at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (22 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the measures being funded under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021 were notified to local authorities by my Department on 8 February 2019. Local authorities were invited to submit their bids for the funding of schemes or projects in their functional areas, with the deadline for receipt of proposals set as 14 March 2019. My Department is currently...

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme is not and never has been frozen. It is open for applications to be processed and approved and for money to be drawn down. That is happening. If the Deputy has examples of local authorities refusing to process loans-----

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----I ask him to bring them directly to my attention because every local authority has been contacted to confirm that the scheme is open and they should continue to accept applications. The continuation of the scheme this year is not dependent on an agreement between myself and the Minister for Finance-----

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: -----although we are in discussions around the overall envelope required to fulfil commitments under the scheme that have been made to date.

An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The 2005 guidelines are still in force despite things that have happened since. We are working to take on board the Flemish decree and other things that have happened in Europe since, including the issuance of new guidelines. It is important to note that, in publishing the national planning framework, we took account of those issues. The national planning framework allows for individual...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is actually the same Bill. It has been Government policy for quite some time to move to tenancies of indefinite duration but it is nowhere near as simple as the very brief amendment the Labour Party tried to put forward.