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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the vacant site levy provisions in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, planning authorities are empowered to apply a vacant site levy of 3% of the market value of relevant vacant sites where a site exceeds 0.05 hectares in area, was in the planning authority’s opinion vacant or idle in 2018, and is in an area identified by the planning authority in its development plan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Eligibility (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities to support the Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability in private houses.  These grants are available to assist in the carrying out of works which are reasonably necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for the accommodation of a person with a disability who has an enduring physical,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 32 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, all development requires planning permission unless it is exempted development. Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended (the 2001 Regulations), provides exemptions from the requirement for planning permission for the construction, erection or placing within the curtilage of a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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 Regulations 2011, as amended. The 2011 Regulations prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: It is already possible for households to move and relocate between housing authority areas, including relocating from an urban to a rural location, under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme. Under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, a household may apply to one housing authority only for social housing support, at a time. Currently it is not possible for a household on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At an overall level, the budgetary provision for the delivery of housing in 2019 is €2.4 billion, the largest investment ever in a single year.  This funding will see the housing needs of 27,360 households being met this year. Local authorities derive their income from a variety of sources including commercial rates, charges for goods and services, Local Property Tax (LPT) as well...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Land Development Agency (LDA) is focused on managing State-owned land to develop new homes, and regenerate under-utilised sites. In the longer-term the LDA will assemble strategic land banks from a mix of public and private lands, making these available for housing in a controlled manner, bringing essential long-term stability to the Irish housing market with the objective of facilitating...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The information requested is set out in the following table: 2011€ 2012€ 2013€ 2014€ 2015€ 2016€ 2017€ 2018€ PwC 179,584 Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil KPMG Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 49,721 Ernst & Young Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 119,556 *Deloitte Nil Nil 39,299 66,036 28,939 Nil Nil Nil * Deloitte...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In late 2018, I announced plans to regulate short term lettings. As the proposals are primarily aimed at addressing the impact on the private rental market by the use of residential homes for short term tourism type letting, in areas of high housing demand, it is intended that the new provisions will only apply in areas designated as rent pressure zones under the Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan launched on 1 February 2018. Prior to its launch, an initial tranche of €200 million of long-term fixed-rate finance was borrowed by the Housing Finance Agency to provide funds for the scheme to local authorities. When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was initially being developed, it was estimated that the drawdown of loans under the scheme would...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The administration of homeless services is organised on a regional basis and as part of the funding arrangements in place, each region provides my Department with a quarterly performance report which includes details of the number of individuals exiting homelessness into an independent tenancy in that quarter. The reports show that during 2018, 5,135 adults exited homelessness into an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 669 together. The average all-in cost to deliver a social housing unit through the Buy & Renew Scheme is currently circa. €193,000. The social housing statistical returns for quarter 1 of 2019 are currently being compiled and will be available shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Between 2005 and 2017, over €36 million has been paid to local authorities to assist them in the performance of their functions under the Housing Acts, including the inspection of rented accommodation. Over 229,000 inspections were carried out during this period. The Rental Strategy recognises the need for additional resources to be provided to local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Information on the allocations to each local authority under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in private houses, for 2018 and 2019 is publicly available on my Department’s website, at the following links -  For 2018: . For 2019: . Information on the grants paid in 2018 by the local authorities is also set out on my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities Provision (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Local authorities are responsible in law for the provision of social housing in their areas, and, as such, decide on the number and specific types of dwellings to provide in their developments, based on identified need.  In that context, my Department does not compile statistics in relation to allocations to people with disabilities. One of the key initiatives under...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Energy Efficiency/Retrofitting Programme was launched in 2013 to improve the insulation standards and overall energy performance of local authority social housing stock. The programme is being implemented in two phases: Phase 1 provides funding targeted at the less intrusive cavity wall/attic insulation, while Phase 2 focuses on the fabric upgrade works to dwellings with solid/hollow...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Act or associated Regulations, requires planning permission.  Section 4 of the Act and Schedule 2 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, set out various exemptions from the requirement to obtain planning permission.  Any such exemptions are subject...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: As with the previous local authority home loan offerings, loan applications under the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan are made directly to the local authority in whose area the property proposed for purchase is situated. My Department does not directly collect information on the number of enquiries to local authorities regarding the loan or the number of loan applications received by local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (21 May 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At the end of 2018, a total of 1,260 applications had been received from property owners under the Repair and Lease Scheme (RLS); 89 homes had been brought back into use and were tenanted; and 132 agreements for lease had been signed. A detailed breakdown of RLS data by local authority up to end Q4 2018 is available on my Department’s website at the following link:...