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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Funding for capital funded social housing construction projects is not paid to local authorities in advance; rather it is made available in line with the project's progress. As only limited progress has been made so far on this project, only limited funding has been provided. Any further funding to the local authority will only arise with further advancement of the project and in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: House Sales (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department has no information in relation to the bodies referred to, in regard to whether or not they engage directly with private individuals in respect of sales of property that they own.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: On establishment, the Land Development Agency had access to an initial tranche of 8 sites – listed below - that have delivery potential for 3,000 new homes. - Initial Site List 1 Central Mental Hospital site, Dundrum 2 Hampton, Balbriggan 3 Hacketstown, Skerries 4 Devoy Barracks, Naas 5 Former Meath Hospital, Dublin City Centre 6 St. Kevin's Hospital, Cork 7...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Part 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the associated regulations, the Housing (Tenant Purchase of Apartments) Regulations 2011, introduced the scheme for Tenant Purchase of local authority apartments, which came into operation on 1 January 2012 and remains in place. A local authority may, as a reserved function and following at least 65% support at a tenant...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 638 and 640 together. Details of number of conferences attended by staff in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, together with costs are set out below. No staff members attended the specifically referenced summit. Year Number of Conferences Number of staff attending Conferences Conference Costs 2017 39 123 €33,545 2018 95 146...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Details of the amount spent by my Department in advertising and or sponsorship in respect of conferences for each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 are set out in the table below. Year Title of Conference External/Internal Amount spent on Advertising Amount spent on Sponsorship 2017 Young Scientist Exhibition External €0 €7,995 2018 Young Scientist Exhibition External...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Programme (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment)(No. 2) Bill 2018 was published on 19 December 2018 and passed second stage in Dáil Éireann on 23 January 2019. The intention is for the Bill to progress through the legislative process in the Houses of the Oireachtas as quickly as possible during the current Oireachtas session.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Finance Agency Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 643 and 644 together. The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme was launched on 01 February 2018 to replace the existing House Purchase and the Home Choice Loan schemes. The HFA borrowed €200 million to lend to local authorities to fund the scheme. When the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan was initially launched, it was estimated that the drawdown of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Residential Tenancies Acts 2004-2016 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Information on relevant programmes and associated EU funds in relation to my Department in 2017 is set out in Notes 6.1 and 7 to the Department's Appropriation Account for 2017 (Vote 34) which is published by the Comptroller and Auditor General and is available at , by clicking on "Appropriation Accounts".

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: For the purpose of assessing households under the income eligibility criteria and to ensure consistency in approach, the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each local authority, in different bands according to the area concerned, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The 2011 Regulations do not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 648 to 650, inclusive, together. The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) was launched as part of Project Ireland 2040 to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s five cities, regional drivers and other large urban centres. It is a rolling, multi-annual fund, with €2 billion available to 2027. I...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (26 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Eastern and Midlands Water Supply Project has been in development since the mid -1990s, originally under Dublin City Council and under Irish Water since January 2014. It is the first comprehensive upgrade of Ireland’s water infrastructure in over 60 years. An additional 330 million litres of treated water a day is estimated to be needed in the Greater Dublin and Eastern and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (21 Feb 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 be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services Infrastructure (21 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. If Deputies have any queries on specific issues in relation to water services, the team can be contacted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (21 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. If Deputies have any queries on specific issues in relation to water services, the team can be contacted...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Data (21 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together. My Department publishes information on the sale of local authority houses each year; this can be accessed on my Department's website at the following link: . Sales of houses between the period 2011 to 2015 would have been made under the terms of the 1995 Tenant Purchase Scheme or the 2011 Fixed term Tenant Purchase Scheme for...

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

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme was launched in February to replace the existing House Purchase and the Home Choice Loan schemes. It has been established under the Housing (Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan) Regulations 2018, which also provide for the issuance of a statutory Credit Policy. The purpose of the Credit Policy is to set out in more detail the eligibility criteria for...

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

Eoghan Murphy: To support prudential lending and consistency of treatment for borrowers, a Loan to Value ratio of 90% applies to the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan as per the Central Bank's prudential lending guidelines. Therefore, in order to avail of the loan, applicants must have a deposit of funds equivalent to 10% of the market value of the property. In the case of a self-build property, a loan can...

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

Eoghan Murphy: Applicants for the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan, whether to purchase or self-build, must first of all satisfy all the eligibility criteria, details of which are available on the dedicated website, . Applicants applying for loan approval to build their own home may be approved for a loan, subject to the condition that they obtain planning permission for the site on which the...