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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: These are the questions that need to be answered so that we can then have a detailed discussion on where we go from here.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The relevant provisions of Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 have been commenced.  It provides a statutory basis for the delivery of affordable housing for purchase by local authorities. Part 5 contains significant detail on the procedures and operation of the new Affordable Purchase Scheme. The primary legislation will be supported by associated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Abhaile Project was the winner of the Rebuilding Ireland Homes for Smart Ageing Universal Design Challenge in June 2017. It involved the development of an innovative new model to support older homeowners to reconfigure their family-sized homes by creating an independent living area suitable for the older homeowner, eliminating the need to use the stairs, and creating a rental home...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Websites (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I understand that the circulars.gov.ie  website was established in 2011 by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), primarily to house circulars issued by that Department and by the Department of Finance.  Over time, other Departments have requested access to upload certain circulars to the website. My Department already uses a variety of media to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: An initial legislative provision to enable the administrative integration of Galway City and County Councils, as a precursor to full integration of the two local authorities, was included in the Local Government Bill 2018 but was not approved as the Bill passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas.  Accordingly, drafting of the further Bill, which would...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: My Department is considering the issues involved in providing a potential role for the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) in relation to Irish Water, which is a subsidiary of the company referred to by the Deputy.  This is a complex matter, having regard to the provisions of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993, Irish Water’s governing legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (6 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. Procurement of external resources or service providers is an operational matter for Irish Water.  Accordingly, the contract referred to is a matter for Irish Water and I have no function in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (6 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Since mid 2016, my Department has published detailed statistics regarding the provision of social housing across all local authorities, under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan. Data is published on a quarterly basis and provides detail on the wide range of initiatives being progressed across the five pillars of the action plan, including county by county breakdown of homes...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to come back and finish off addressing some of the questions raised when I appeared in this House last week because we ran out of time and I wanted to respond to everyone's contribution. I had time in my initial response to respond to some of the questions asked and made a note of ones that were not answered, so I will work backwards through...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Policy objectives in relation to specific land uses, including green spaces, allotments and community gardens, are a matter for local planning authorities as part of the City/County Development Plan and Local Area Plan processes. Part I of the First Schedule of the Planning Act 2000, as amended, provides for the reservation of land for use and cultivation as allotments and regulating,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rights of Way Registration (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Under the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority, PRA, was established as and from 4 November 2006. The PRA replaces the Registrar of Deeds and Titles as the registering authority in relation to property registration in Ireland and, subject to the above Act, is independent in the performance of its functions. I am advised by the Property Registration...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: 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. The URDF grant in respect of the successful proposal in question, as with all other successful bid proposals, has been approved in principle subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The development of publicly owned residential lands for social and affordable housing is a priority for the Government. In this context, together with developing a significant build programme on their existing residential land bank, local authorities are also required to consider the availability of land for housing, particularly social and affordable housing, within their area of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is not, as a general rule, available to those in receipt of unemployment or other social welfare benefits. However, where there is a joint application and the primary income is of a waged or salaried nature, long-term State benefit payments may be considered. State benefit payments allowable are: - State Pension (Contributory); - State pension...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: Applications seeking planning permission for 200 bed spaces or more are made directly to An Bord Pleanála, the board, for determination under the strategic housing development provisions. The Planning and Development (Strategic Housing Development) Regulations 2017 inserted new provisions into the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (the 2001 Regulations), setting out procedural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 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: Housing Issues (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The latest iteration of the National Statement of Housing Supply and Demand is the subject of ongoing engagement between my Department and the Housing Agency. The preparation of reports of this kind derived from a commitment in the Construction 2020 Strategy, published in May 2014, predating both Rebuilding Ireland and the National Planning Framework (NPF) published as part of project...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: In 2009 my Department recouped €8.1 million to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council under the Capital Assistance Scheme in respect of 41 homes in St Anne's Court, Ballinteer, secured by an Approved Housing Body (AHB) under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts. In December 2018, my Department received a proposal, from an AHB for a development on this site, seeking to use the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan scheme was launched last year to replace the existing House Purchase and Home Choice Loan schemes. The scheme enables credit-worthy first-time buyers to access sustainable mortgage lending to purchase new or second-hand properties in a suitable price range, where they cannot obtain sufficient mortgage finance from a commercial lender. The regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Feb 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: A multi-stranded approach is being taken to the targeted delivery of affordable housing, in particular for those households earning up to €50,000 for single income households and €75,000 for dual income households. As part of that approach, I commenced the relevant provisions of Part 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 last year to provide a statutory basis...