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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 115 together. The Government's Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, Rebuilding Ireland, is designed to increase the delivery of housing across all tenures to help individuals and families meet their housing needs.  The Action Plan focuses, in particular, on increasing the delivery of social housing, with a target of delivering 50,000...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 123 together. On 7 December 2018, I issued ’Urban Development and Building Height’ Guidelines for Planning Authorities and An Bord Pleanála, pursuant to Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).Publication of the guidelines, which were called for widely in the wider planning and development sector,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Social housing homes that are upgraded and returned to use with capital funding support from the exchequer via the voids programme are a continuing element of the Rebuilding Ireland programme. Given the level of investment that has been made to date, it would be expected that the scale of the voids programme would reduce over time. For Rebuilding Ireland statistical reporting...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 99 and 107 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Project Ireland 2040 provides a robust and resilient strategic policy and investment framework for the development of Ireland taking account of a range of relevant and contextual requirements, including existing and emerging climate mitigation and impact considerations. Moreover, addressing the shared national strategic outcomes common to the National Planning Framework (NPF) and National...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Following the move of the Valuation Office to come under the aegis of my Department on 1 January 2018, a review was initiated of the categories of relevant rateable properties contained in the Valuation Act 2001, as amended. My Department has an overarching objective to ensure the sustainable funding of local authorities. As commercial rates provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.  From my extensive engagement with local authorities on housing matters, I am satisfied that Chief Executives are committed to ensuring that their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 109, 125 and 654 together. Under the current 2005 Guidelines on Sustainable Rural Housing, planning authorities are required to frame the planning policies in their development plans in a balanced and measured way that ensures the housing needs of rural communities are met, while avoiding excessive urban-generated housing and haphazard development,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is currently working with the National Development Finance Agency in relation to modelling a number of development scenarios for the site at Shanganagh. This exercise is comparing and contrasting the different potential approaches, as required by the Public Spending Code. The site at Shanganagh has the potential to deliver some 600 homes. It is the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The National Planning Framework (NPF), published as part of Project Ireland 2040, sets out the Government’s overarching strategic planning approach underpinning the proper planning and sustainable development of urban and rural areas in the period to 2040.   National Policy Objective 15 of the NPF supports the sustainable development of rural areas that have experienced low...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Government is committed to the introduction of a not-for-profit, cost rental sector in Ireland. Together with delivering more affordable and predictable rents, cost rental will make a sustainable impact on national competitiveness and the attractiveness of our main urban centres as places to live and work. Cost rental is new to Ireland and in order to drive delivery, two early mover...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of major local authority residential sites in Dublin and the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), where under supply and the greatest affordability issues are being experienced, is a major priority for the Government. In the first instance, it is a matter for each local authority and its elected members to agree the optimal approach to development and financing of its land bank,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including pre-letting repairs to vacant properties, responsive repairs and implementing planned maintenance programmes, is a matter for each individual local authority, in line with Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966.  Local authorities return vacant properties to use through their own resources but my Department also...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 606 and 645 together. The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was launched on 1 February 2018 to replace the existing House Purchase and Home Choice Loan schemes, providing a new line of mortgage finance, including fixed rates over 25 to 30 years, to creditworthy first-time buyers who cannot access sufficient mortgage finance from commercial lender.   The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority Administration (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A service for Oireachtas Members was introduced in 2006 through which information can be obtained on the current status of applications to the Property Registration Authority (PRA), such as the case referred to with this question.  This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system through which the PRA can address such queries.  The Deputy's query...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 608 and 609 together. The funding provided for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability Scheme to support people living in private houses, has increased year on year since 2014. From a funding level in 2013 of €43 million, I have made a total of €71.25 million available nationally in 2019 for the schemes,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I refer to the reply to Question No. 70 on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment Data (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: At end of 2018, there were more than 43,000 households having their housing needs met via the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme, of which 1,892 active HAP tenancies were setup by Kildare County Council. A breakdown by town and village is not available. However, a breakdown of active HAP tenancies, by municipal area, is set out in the following table: Municipal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The advancement of social housing delivery on a local basis is the responsibility of each individual local authority. My Department works with the local authorities in terms of setting and monitoring targets for social housing delivery and the funding approval for individual projects.  In the latter context, Kildare County Council identified the opportunity for delivery of newly...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Construction Industry (9 Apr 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The State’s general policy is to promote the sourcing of labour and skills needs from within the workforce of Ireland, the European Union and other EEA states. Policy in relation to applications for employment permits remains focused on facilitating the recruitment from outside the EEA of highly skilled personnel, where the requisite skills cannot be met by normal recruitment or...